Film

The Fog

1980 · 1h 30m · Horror

What you can't see won't hurt you...it'll kill you!

IMDb

6.8

Rotten Tomatoes

76%

Metacritic

55

Strange things begin to occur as a tiny California coastal town prepares to commemorate its centenary. Inanimate objects spring eerily to life; Rev. Malone stumbles upon a dark secret about the town's founding; radio announcer Stevie witnesses a mystical fire; and hitchhiker Elizabeth discovers the mutilated corpse of a fisherman. Then a mysterious iridescent fog descends upon the village, and more people start to die.

Adrienne Barbeau

Stevie Wayne

Tom Atkins

Nick Castle

Jamie Lee Curtis

Elizabeth Solley

Hal Holbrook

Father Malone

Janet Leigh

Kathy Williams

Nancy Kyes

Sandy Fadel

Ty Mitchell

Andy

John Houseman

Mr. Machen

James Canning

Dick Baxter

Charles Cyphers

Dan O'Bannon

John F. Goff

Al Williams

George Buck Flower

Tommy Wallace

Regina Waldon

Mrs. Kobritz

Jim Haynie

Dockmaster

Darrow Igus

Mel

John Carpenter

Bennett

• John CarpenterDirector · Screenplay · Original Music Composer
• Debra HillProducer · Screenplay
• Barry BernardiProducer
• Pegi BrotmanProducer
• Charles B. BlochExecutive Producer
• Dean CundeyDirector of Photography
• Charles BornsteinEditor
• Tommy Lee WallaceEditor

Trailer

Release date

February 1, 1980

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 30m

Rated

R

Budget

$1,000,000

Revenue

$21,448,830

Genres

Horror

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