#THE FOG 1980 CAST MOVIE#
#THE FOG 1980 CAST TV#

The town of ‘Port Antonio’ itself is Point Reyes Station in Marin County, on Highway 1 north of San Francisco. It was filmed on the damp and, yes, misty northern California coast and – surprisingly – also around Los Angeles. In summary of a far too long comment, I believe the fog to be in the top 10 of all time classic horror movies with other greats like the shining, psycho, and others.The Fog location: the fogbound lighthouse: Point Reyes Lighthouse, northern California I agree that it would have been better to have Adrienne Barbeau is more of the action parts of the film, but considering what she was doing (making announcements and such regarding the fog – which she believed was critical to save lives), I fully understand why she was in the radio station through most of the film, and I agree with the story line. One thing that seems to elude horror writers today is that you don’t need buckets of blood and endtrails to make a horror film… Implied horror and atmosphere is much more effective. I think the atmosphere is perfect in this film… In fact, I would compare it with the Shining (the original movie, not the remake).

#THE FOG 1980 CAST MOVIE#

I think that everyone is believable (I have lived in small towns, and the dynamic is perfectly portrayed in this movie with notable exception: no rednecks, which is ok considering the location should be the NE USA not the south where I lived).

I agree with a large part of your review.

They are unfortunately our main protagonists. The two start up a quick romance that feels completely disingenuous. She is hitch-hiking to town when local guy, Nick, picks her up. She is especially disappointing considering her fantastic performance in Halloween. There are a few supporting cast members who are strictly utility or comedic actors who do their job perfectly fine, but some of the protagonists are very dull, especially Jamie Lee Curtis. It is impressive the way they seem to have complete control over the actual fog giving it an other-worldy, sentient feel. Carpenter pick and chooses what to show and what not to show opting that more is less. The Fog is an incredibly atmospheric horror flick that takes the technical expertise of Halloween and adds more obvious supernatural elements. The town even looks more like something from New England than California. These kinds of stories always seem like they start on those early settlements on the Northeast coast. This supernatural presence has a deep connection to the tragic story that Father Malone is reading. Soon after, a phantom clipper ship hidden in a dense fog appears off the coast with a murderous crew. What he uncovers behind the stone is his grandfather’s old diary which includes the tragic story of how their town came together.

One of those objects is a stone in the church office of Father Malone, Antonio Bay’s resident alcoholic preacher man. Inanimate objects are moving on their own.

All the pay phones start ringing at the same time.

#THE FOG 1980 CAST TV#

TV sets and radios are turning on by themselves. Plot: A thick fog descends on an old fishing town containing vengeful ghosts.Īntonio Bay, CA is about to celebrate their centennial when a list of ominous things start happening around the fishing town. Starring: Jamie Lee Curtis, Adrienne Barbeau, and Hal Holbrook