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The Fog (1980) [R]

Release Date:
February 7, 1980

Original Title:
The Fog

Alternate Titles:
John Carpenter's The Fog
La niebla
La niebla, de John Carpenter
Nebel des Grauens
The Fog
Usva
ザ・フォッグ

Genres:
Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Production Companies:
AVCO Embassy Pictures
Debra Hill Productions
EDI

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
DE: 16  FR: 12  GB: 15  IE: 15  NL: 16  PT: M/16  SE: 15  US: R 

Runtime: 90

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

Overview from TheMovieDB

Strange things begin to occurs 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.

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Production

Art Direction:
Craig Stearns

Assistant Art Director:
Randy Moore

Assistant Editor:
Joe Woo Jr.

Boom Operator:
Joseph F. Brennan

Camera Operator:
Raymond Stella

Costume Design:
Stephen Loomis
Bill Whitten

Director:
John Carpenter

Director of Photography:
Dean Cundey

Editor:
Charles Bornstein
Tommy Lee Wallace

Executive Producer:
Charles B. Bloch

First Assistant Director:
Larry Franco

Gaffer:
Mark Walthour

Grip:
David Michels

Hairstylist:
Tina Cassady

Key Grip:
Ben Haller

Makeup Artist:
Dante Palmiere
Edward Ternes
Erica Ueland

Makeup Effects:
Rob Bottin

Original Music Composer:
John Carpenter

Producer:
Barry Bernardi
Pegi Brotman
Debra Hill

Production Accountant:
Donald P. Borchers

Production Design:
Tommy Lee Wallace

Screenplay:
Debra Hill
John Carpenter

Script Supervisor:
Jeanne Rosenberg

Second Assistant Director:
Jim Van Wyck

Sound Designer:
William L. Stevenson

Sound Effects Editor:
Frank Serafine

Sound Mixer:
Craig Felburg

Sound Re-Recording Mixer:
Bob Minkler
Ray West
Richard Tyler

Special Effects:
Richard Albain Jr.

Stunt Driver:
James Winburn

Stunts:
Mags Kavanaugh

Supervising Sound Editor:
Gregg Barbanell
Ron Horwitz

Title Designer:
Burke Mattsson

Unit Publicist:
Ed Pine
Katy Sweet

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