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The Fog (1980)
- Theatrical - Wide 1980-02-08
- Cast Adrienne Barbeau Tom Atkins Jamie Lee Curtis Hal Holbrook Janet Leigh
- Directed by John Carpenter
- Written by Debra Hill John Carpenter
Box Office Gross:
$21,448,830
Running Time:
90 minutes
Language:
English
Production Company:
AVCO Embassy Pictures, EDI, Debra Hill Productions
Genres:
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Synopsis
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... See more 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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