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    Fog, The (1979)

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    In the Northern Californian coastal town of Antonio Bay, tales are told of a century-old shipwreck that occurred in very dense fog and the prophesied return of vengeance-seeking sailors.

    As the citizens are about to celebrate the town’s centennial, angst-ridden Father Malone (Hal Holbrook) finds an old journal explaining that the town’s honoured founders were thieves and murderers, which justifies the local legends.

    At the same time, a mysterious glowing fog rolls in from the sea towards the town.

    Major characters include Radio DJ and single mom Stevie Wayne (Adrienne Barbeau) who broadcasts out of a decrepit old lighthouse; easygoing local Nick Castle (Tom Atkins) and sexy hitchhiker Elizabeth Solley (Jamie Lee Curtis), who become a couple while travelling together; and uptight town official Kathy Williams (Janet Leigh).

    Tense and occasionally gruesome, The Fog is always tense and often unnerving, and another illustration of why John Carpenter is known as one of the champions of the scary movie.

    Sticking in Jamie Lee Curtis, hot from Halloween and paying homage to the likes of Night of the Living Dead and Invaders from Mars meant that John Carpenter was taking the film The Fog pretty seriously from day one. And it shows.

    This is definitely a film to watch late at night with all the lights off.

    Stevie Wayne
    Adrienne Barbeau
    Elizabeth Solley
    Jamie Lee Curtis
    Mr Machen
    John Houseman
    Kathy Williams
    Janet Leigh
    Father Malone
    Hal Holbrook
    Nick Castle
    Tom Atkins
    Sandy Fadel
    Nancy Loomis
    Dan O’Bannon
    Charles Cyphers
    Al Williams
    John Goff
    Andy Wayne
    Ty Mitchell
    Tommy Wallace
    George ‘Buck’ Flower
    Mayor
    Jay Jacobs
    Sheriff Simms
    John Vick
    Dick Baxter
    James Canning
    Mrs Kobritz
    Regina Waldon
    Mel Sloan
    Darrow Igus
    Bartender
    Bill Taylor
    Hank Jones, Dockmaster
    Jim Haynie
    Ashcroft
    Fred Franklyn
    Blake
    Rob Bottin
    Blake’s Voice
    Charles Nicklin
    Dr Phibes
    Darwin Joston

    Director
    John Carpenter

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