The Fog
1980 film directed by John Carpenter
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Summary
The Fog is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23,029 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Director: John Carpenter[3]
- Screenwriter: John Carpenter[4], Debra Hill[5]
- Composer: John Carpenter[6]
- Genre: horror film[7], mystery film[8], ghost film[9], slasher film[10], supernatural horror film[11], independent film[12], thriller film[13], suspense film[14], drama film[15], supernatural film[16]
- Cast member: Adrienne Barbeau[17], Jamie Lee Curtis[18], John Houseman[19], Janet Leigh[20], Hal Holbrook[21], Tom Atkins[22], Nancy Kyes[23], Charles Cyphers[24], Darwin Joston[25], George Buck Flower[26], Tommy Lee Wallace[27], John Carpenter[28], Jim Haynie[29], Debra Hill[30]
- Producer: Debra Hill[31]
- Director of photography: Dean Cundey[32]
- Original language of film or TV show: English[33]
- Commons category: The Fog[34]
- Distribution format: video on demand[35]
- Review score: 6.6/10[36], 76%[37], 55/100[38]
- Color: color[39]
- Country of origin: United States[40]
- Publication date: February 8, 1980[41], August 28, 1980[42], 1980[43], February 1, 1980[44]
- Distributed by: Embassy Pictures[45], Netflix[46]
- Narrative location: California[47]
- Filming location: California[48]
- Main subject: revenge[49], supernatural[50], social exclusion[51]
- Title: The Fog[52]
- MPA film rating: R[53]
- Different from: Q11778182[54]
- FSK film rating: FSK 16[55]
- Duration: 90[56]
- Capital cost: 1,100,000[57]
- Box office: 21,448,782[58]
Why It Matters
The Fog has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[59] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[60]