The Fog (1980)
The Fog is one of John Carpenter's supernatural horror films that was released in 1980. After a strange fog sweeps over Northern California, vengeful ghosts of leprous mariners wreak havoc on a small coastal town. After starring in Halloween, Jamie Lee Curtis returns to work with Carpenter alongside Adrienne Barbeau, Tom Atkins, and Curtis' mother, Janet Leigh.
The Fog
- Director
- John Carpenter
- Release Date
- February 8, 1980
- Studio(s)
- 20th Century
- Distributor(s)
- Columbia Pictures , 20th Century
- Cast
- Adrienne Barbeau , Tom Atkins , Jamie Lee Curtis , Hal Holbrook , Janet Leigh
- Writers
- John Carpenter , Debra Hill
- Runtime
- 89 minutes
- Budget
- $1 million
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