The fog is a 1980 film about a town built with blood money obtained from shipwrecked lepers, who return to seek revenge on the eve of the towns centennial directed by john carpenter. So begins the fog, john carpenters supernatural tale of revenge from beyond the grave, which celebrates its 40th anniversary this month. John carpenter wanted to follow the runaway success of halloween with a good, oldfashioned ghost story, but audience expectations led to the last minute addition of extra gore the director triumphs over the minuscule budget with imagination and widescreen bravura, as the longdrowned crew of a wrecked ship return to the california coastal town of port antonio wreak whatever. Priest father malone is in his church, when a piece of stone falls from the wall. The movie lacks much of the overt horror audiences might expect, but it creates a nicely eerie atmosphere and succeeds in its own right. The fog is a 1980 horror movie directed by john carpenter and starring jamie lee curtis. Adrienne barbeau, jamie, lee curtis, tom atkins, john houseman, janet leigh, hal holbrook. Part of 8 pages of info for the 1980 movie from the award winning 80s movies rewind.
Strange things begin to occurs as a tiny california coastal town prepares to commemorate its centenary. When the nozzle falls to the ground, even in the position that the camera is filming it, the trigger should still be visible, due to the fact that one should still be able to see the tip end of the trigger protruding through the opening at the bottom of the nozzle, thus. The house used for stevie wayne is in inverness, ca. Many interiors for the fog, though, including john housemans beach prologue were filmed at raleigh studios, 5300 melrose avenue, in hollywood, where parts of carpenters assault on precinct had been filmed. Travel guide to filming locations for john carpenters the fog 1979, around california. The scene where they show the gas stations nozzle, while it is mounted on the pump has a trigger. Legend says that antonio bay was built in 1880 with blood money obtained from shipwrecked lepers but no one believes it. If you disagree or have additional info, please update us.
The fog 1980 filming location john carpenter youtube. Stevie waynes voice on the radio that throaty, smoky, croaky drawl is an integral and unforgettable part of the movie. Directed by 1 writing credits 2 cast 33 produced by 4 music. Stanley kubricks very free adaptation of the stephen king novel sees blocked writer jack torrance jack nicholson going barmy in a creepy snowbound hotel although the film was shot almost entirely in the studio at elstree studios in hertfordshire, england, where the hotel interior was constructed, the exterior of the overlook hotel is the timberline lodge, mount hood in the hood. California i thought id revisit the fog having not seen it for almost 15 years. The mist also known as stephen kings the mist is a 2007 american science fiction horror film based on the 1980 novella the mist by stephen king. It was filmed on the damp and, yes, misty northern california coast and. Oct 11, 2016 the fog 1980 begins with an elderly mariner sitting around a campfire with a group of children.
Halloween preceded it, and clearly the director hoped to recapture that films overbearing sense of dread within the context of the fogs more overt ghost story. Turns out the town has a curse on it dont they all. As the californian coastal town of antonio bay is about to celebrate its centennial, strange phenomena occur. Apr 21, 2012 the fog is a 1980 horror film directed by john carpenter, who also cowrote the screenplay and composed the music for the film. Filming locations for the popular 1980 horror thriller, the fog. Feb 29, 1980 the fog, which opens today at loews state 1 and other theaters, is neither a rewarding ghost story nor is it sciencefiction, though it borrows freely from both genres, to such an extent that. They re people who have come to the town relatively recently and dont have any ties to the original conspirators. A feeling of creeping dread is palpable throughout.
It is a remake of john carpenters 1980 film of the same name and was produced by carpenter and debra hill who cowrote the original film. The film features an ensemble cast including thomas jane, marcia gay harden, nathan gamble, andre. The current owners have tried to disguise it somewhat in order to deter gawkers but it is the house. When the skeletons and cargo of this ship are disturbed by the anchor of a charter boat captained by tom welling nick castle and his first mate spooner deray davis, a fog carrying the spectres of the murdered passengers rolls in on antonio island. The fog is a 1980 horror film by john carpenter his first feature after a certain other horror film, starring adrienne barbeau, jamie lee curtis and her mother, janet leigh, hal holbrook, nancy loomis, john houseman and others the small coastal northern california town of antonio bay is about to celebrate its 100th anniversary. The picture was filmed from april 1979 to may 1979 at raleigh studios in hollywood, california interior scenes and on location at point reyes, california, bolinas, california, inverness. Filming locations 18 filming dates 1 filming locations. The fog movie filming locations the 80s movies rewind.
The fog is a 1980 american supernatural horror film directed by john carpenter, who also cowrote the screenplay and created the music for the film. John carpenter wanted to follow the runaway success of halloween with a good, oldfashioned ghost story, but audience expectations led to the last minute addition of extra gore the director triumphs over the minuscule budget with imagination and widescreen bravura, as the longdrowned crew of a wrecked ship return to the california coastal town of port antonio wreak whatever it is the. As a kid growing up in the 1970s, i had the good fortune of having my formative years molded by one of the most powerful, prolific chapters of american cinema. Carpenter sets the mood in the films prologue, which features grizzled old sea salt mr. The point reyes lighthouse, sir francis drake boulevard, inverness. The fog is a 1980 horror film directed by john carpenter, who also. An unearthly fog rolls into a small coastal town exactly 100 years after a ship mysteriously sank in its waters. Also, why were the strange events like glass breaking and the car horns blasting happening before the fog rolled into town. Oct 03, 2015 the film flows through keeping the scares and chills regularly between but as more information is uncovered about the past then as a viewer your perspective is changed. This was the first of john carpenters eight films that would span almost the entire decade of the 80s where he would direct one every year with the exception of 1985 and 1989, cementing his status as one of the genres most popular and influential directors. The fog 1980 is one of my favourite john carpenter movies right after halloween 1978, the thing 1982 and assault on precinct 1976 respectively.
How john carpenters the fog went from disaster to horror classic. The fog is the okayish movie carpenter squeezed in between his run of masterpieces. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. The fog 1980 begins with an elderly mariner sitting around a campfire with a group of children. Carpenter was following up one of the scariest and most successful horror. Carpenter was following up one of the scariest and most successful horror movies. Machen john houseman spinning ghost stories for a group of local children. How john carpenters the fog went from disaster to horror. This was the first of john carpenters eight films that would span almost the entire decade of the 80s where he would direct one every year with the exception of 1985 and. The end result was the fog, a spooky romp about a dark secret that returns to haunt the pacific fishing community of antonio bay on the 100th anniversary of the towns charter. Gulf of the farallones, point reyes, california, usa lighthouse 24 of 24 found this interesting interesting.
The movie was filmed on location in the towns of inverness, point reyes station, bodega bay and tomales bay, tiny coastal towns in marin county, about 40 miles north of san francisco. The fog dvd, 2002, widescreen and full frame for sale. Although set on an island off the oregon coast, the location scenes were filmed in canada. This movie is one i enjoy watching a lot, but my favorite carpenter film is prince of darkness. This was the first of john carpenters eight films that would span almost the entire decade of the 80s where he would direct one every year with the exception of 1985 and 1989, cementing his status as one of the genres most. Objects move by themselves, machines turn themselves on, and all the public payphones ring simultaneously. The bluray delivers generally good picture and audio as well as a strong roster. Aside from the fog, it was also featured in return of the living dead part ii. It stars adrienne barbeau, jamie lee curtis, tom atkins, janet leigh and hal holbrook. The narrative background in the fog is presented stylishly john houseman of the paper chase tells a ghost story around a campfire on the beach, little kids listen with their mouths hanging open, we learn that shipwrecked sailors were murdered near this town a century ago, and that they vowed to return 100 years later.
Curtis and leigh both have smaller roles but they add class to the film and. The horror film, the fog, was released 4 decades ago on february 8, 1980 to critical success. The fog is een amerikaanse horrormysteryfilm uit 1980 onder regie van john. Fog is one the best films by carpenter and maybe that where he proves his great ability in keeping the tension and the viewers attention up to the end of the story, through few and very effective elements.
The small coastal northern california town of antonio bay is about to celebrate its 100th anniversary. Its an easy recommendation as a horror film that, honestly, the whole family can watch. Then a mysterious iridescent fog descends upon the village. Some scenes were filmed around cowichan bay, most of the beach scenes were filmed in tofino, and those of the town of antonio bay were filmed on bowen island and fort langley all in british columbia. The fog is quite a patchy film in places, due mostly to reshoots that took place after john carpenter realised he wasnt happy with the finished product and the studio pushed for more scenes involving gore, due to the recent rise of the slasher film, ironically partly due to john carpenters double ironically virtually bloodless halloween. He directed, cowrote the screen play, and created the music for the fil. The fog was released on february 8, 1980, and although carpenter would have slightly more money than he did on halloween, it was still paltry even by early 80s standards.
See the full list of the fog cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. Malone stumbles upon a dark secret about the towns founding. The fog, though, including john housemans beach prologue were filmed. The fog is a 1980 film about a town built with blood money obtained from shipwrecked lepers, who return to seek revenge on the eve of the towns centennial. The ghosts tried to get them to separate but that did not happen. He and hill set out to craft an oldfashioned ghost story about the fictional seaside california town of antonio bay, and how its 100year anniversary is marred by the. Priest father malone is in his church, when a piece of stone falls from the wall revealing. On the eve of the towns centennial many plan to attend the. The following trivia for the fog is apparently bogus. But while its commonly seen as a sublime ghost story today, things were a lot different back in 1980.
Instead of continuing on with the coming 80s future of slasher success, carpenter returned to an old horror staple of ridiculous threats and monstersagogo. Among the towns denizens are stevie wayne barbeau, who. Hal holbrook in the fog 1980 jamie lee curtis and debra hill in the fog 1980. Nothing is too gory, theres no nudity, and its far more about tension than jump scares. The fog is a 2005 american supernatural horror film directed by rupert wainwright and starring tom welling, selma blair, and maggie grace. With adrienne barbeau, jamie lee curtis, janet leigh, john houseman. The fog was carpenters followup to the smash halloween, a boring slasher in my opinion, but one important for its place in horror film history. I cant remember exactly when i first saw the fog, but i know the experience was within a year or so of its original 1980 release. While overshadowed by some of john carpenters betterknown creations, the fog nonetheless provides a reasonably compelling and creepy experience. Surely it would have fit the pg mold a few years later.
The fog is a 1980 horror film directed by john carpenter, who also cowrote the screenplay and composed the music for the film. The fog is a 1980 horror film by john carpenter his first feature after a certain other horror film, starring adrienne barbeau, jamie lee curtis and her mother, janet leigh, hal holbrook, nancy loomis, john houseman and others. The fog 1980 the fog is an absolute masterclass in creating tension and suspense. The fog itself becomes a character, and how they ever were able to control it the way they did would be endlessly fascinating. He tells them that they are approaching midnight, on the 100th anniversary of the founding of. Less useful is fear on film inside the fog, a sevenminute and 42second featurette from 1980. The film was written and directed by frank darabont. Blake and his men seek revenge after their boat was deliberately crashed a hundred years. In 1871 the founding fathers of antonio island, oregon, committed a ghastly crime on the passengers of a clipper ship seeking refuge. This cult classic comes from one of the masters of horror, john carpenter. Sep 10, 2017 filming locations for the popular 1980 horror thriller, the fog.
The key nighttime scenes, when the fog rolls in, demonstrate a good deal of blocky artifacting, often within the fog itself. The fog was released into theaters on february 8th, 1980. The film editor for the fog is tommy lee wallace, which is the exact name of the boy laurie babysits for in carpenters original halloween. Carpenter sets the mood in the film s prologue, which features grizzled old sea salt mr. John carpenters the fog 1980 nice atmosphere, music and visuals, but i never knew what to make of the nature of the ghosts or supernatural beings why would ghosts need knives. The most interesting part of the film as the viewer is being in the observers seat and just how strong the campfire story at the beginning really is. Mar 14, 2019 written by john carpenter and debra hill, the movie takes place in a small coastal town, where a mysterious fog bank is creeping in. The fog is a good entrylevel horror movie for those who are easily frightened, and probably should have been rated pg. Darabont had been interested in adapting the mist for the big screen since the 1980s. It includes a few movie clips but mostly consists of talking head shots of carpenter, hill, curtis, barbeau, and leigh. Written by john carpenter and debra hill, the movie takes place in a small coastal town, where a mysterious fog bank is creeping in. Taking different aspects of many an old tale, the fog filters through being a ghost story, as well as being a thrilling mystery as well. It tells the story of a strange, glowing fog that sweeps over a small coastal town in california, bringing with it the vengeful ghosts of mariners who were killed. The films narrative follows a strange fog that sweeps in over an island town in the coast of oregon.
It is, however, only fair to say that this is a problem on the region 1 disc as well and may well have been hard to avoid given the nature of the photography. Inside the fog are vengeful spirits, whove waited 100 years. Oct 09, 20 the fog was carpenters followup to the smash halloween, a boring slasher in my opinion, but one important for its place in horror film history. Jun 15, 2010 instead, they came up with the idea of a mysterious fog somehow terrorizing a town.