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The Fog (1980)'s US theatrical release date is February 1, 1980. No digital rental, streaming or physical release date has been announced.

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The Fog (1980) has 16 jump scares, based on its logged jump-scare count.

Who is in the cast of The Fog (1980)?

Adrienne Barbeau plays Stevie Wayne, Tom Atkins plays Nick Castle, Jamie Lee Curtis plays Elizabeth Solley, Hal Holbrook plays Father Malone, Janet Leigh plays Kathy Williams, Nancy Kyes plays Sandy Fadel, Ty Mitchell plays Andy, John Houseman plays Mr. Machen.

What are some films like The Fog (1980)?

Films similar to The Fog (1980) on Watch Darkly include The Woman in Black (2012), Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954), The Lighthouse (2019), selected by shared themes and tags plus the curator scoring across fear, gore, atmosphere, intensity, and overall quality.

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The Fog

1980 · R · 1h 30m

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

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In theaters: February 1, 1980

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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.

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Genres

horrorthriller

Details

Budget$1M

Box office$21.4M

Directed by

John Carpenter

Written by

Debra Hill, John Carpenter

Cinematography

Dean Cundey

Music

John Carpenter

Starring

Adrienne Barbeau as Stevie Wayne · Tom Atkins as Nick Castle · Jamie Lee Curtis as Elizabeth Solley · Hal Holbrook as Father Malone · Janet Leigh as Kathy Williams · Nancy Kyes as Sandy Fadel · Ty Mitchell as Andy · John Houseman as Mr. Machen