The Fog [Collector's Edition] [Blu-ray]

The Fog [Collector's Edition] [Blu-ray]

Director: John Carpenter Cast: Adrienne Barbeau
Adrienne Barbeau
, Hal Holbrook
Hal Holbrook
, Janet Leigh
Janet Leigh
, Jamie Lee Curtis
Jamie Lee Curtis
John Carpenter
The Fog [Collector's Edition] [Blu-ray]

The Fog [Collector's Edition] [Blu-ray]

Director: John Carpenter Cast: Adrienne Barbeau
Adrienne Barbeau
, Hal Holbrook
Hal Holbrook
, Janet Leigh
Janet Leigh
, Jamie Lee Curtis
Jamie Lee Curtis
John Carpenter

Blu-ray (Wide Screen)

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Overview

Following the phenomenal box-office success of his seminal horror classic Halloween, director John Carpenter teamed up with producer Debra Hill for a second independent horror project, this time in the mode of an old-fashioned ghost story. The end result was The Fog, a spooky romp about a dark secret that returns to haunt the Pacific fishing community of Antonio Bay on the 100th anniversary of the town's charter. Carpenter sets the mood in the film's prologue, which features grizzled old sea salt Mr. Machen (John Houseman) spinning ghost stories for a group of local children. For his final tale, he recounts the legend of the Elizabeth Dane -- a ship which crashed 100 years ago against the very rocks upon which the children are sitting. Meanwhile, as the clock strikes midnight on the fateful anniversary of that disaster, eerie phenomena begin to plague the town as a dense fog bank creeps toward the bay. Seeming to appear from nowhere and emitting a ghostly glow, the fog surrounds a small trawler filled with drunken fishermen, who glimpse the vague outline of a decrepit sailing vessel before being brutally killed by shadowy figures brandishing hooks and swords. That morning, news of their disappearance is relayed to the town by Stevie Wayne (Adrienne Barbeau), owner and operator of the local radio station. The news reaches the wife of one of the fishermen, city councilwoman Kathy Williams (Janet Leigh) and local boy Nick Castle (Tom Atkins), who takes a trip out to the abandoned boat to investigate, accompanied by teenage drifter Elizabeth Solley (Jamie Lee Curtis). As the day progresses, a grim series of events paints a decidedly unpleasant picture of Antonio Bay's founders, and foreshadows the ghostly retribution that awaits the town's present-day residents. When Mrs. Williams visits local priest Fr. Malone (Hal Holbrook) about a benediction for that night's centennial ceremony, he relates a ghastly tale discovered in his grandfather's journal, which details the town fathers' decision to murder a group of lepers who had planned to build a commune outside of Antonio Bay. Just as the night's proceedings are haunted by the horrors of the past, the ghosts of the murdered dead have returned to seek symbolic revenge by claiming the lives of six townspeople, arriving amid the ominous fog bank which has completely engulfed Antonio Bay. Carpenter reportedly shot and inserted additional gory scenes after the original 'PG' cut failed to impress preview audiences.

Product Details

Release Date: 07/30/2013
UPC: 0826663141726
Original Release: 1980
Rating: R
Source: Shout Factory
Region Code: A
Presentation: [Wide Screen]
Language: English
Time: 1:30:00
Sales rank: 18,456

Special Features

New 1080P High-Definition transfer supervised by cinematographer Dean Cundey; Audio commentary with writer/director John Carpenter and writer/producer Debra Hill; New audio commentary with actors Adrienne Barbeau, Tom Atkins and production designer Tommy Lee Wallace; New interview with Jamie Lee Curtis; Tales From The Mist: Inside The Fog featurette; Fear On Film: Inside The Fog featurette; The Fog: storyboard to film featurette; Horror's Hallowed Grounds - a new look at the film's locations; Outtakes; Theatrical trailers; TV Spots; Photo gallery

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Adrienne Barbeau Stevie Wayne
Hal Holbrook Père Malone
Janet Leigh Kathy Williams
Jamie Lee Curtis beth Solley
John Houseman Machen
Tom Atkins Nick Castle
Charles Cyphers Dan O'Bannon
Ty Mitchell Andy Wayne
George 'Buck' Flower Tommy Wallace
John Allen Vick Sheriff Simms
Jim Jacobus Mayor
James Canning Dick Baxter
Regina Walden Mrs. Kobritz
Darrow Igus Mel Sloane
Bill Taylor Bartender
Jim Haynie Hank Jones
Frederic Franklyn Ashcroft
John Goff Al Williams,Al Williams
Darwin Joston Dr. Phibes
Rob Bottin Blake
John Strobel Grocery Clerk
Lee Sacks Ghost
Richard Moreno Ghost
Tommy Wallace Ghost,un fantôme
Laurie Arent Child,Child
Shari Jacoby Child
Christopher Cunday Child
Nancy Kyes Sandy Fadel
Christopher Cundey un enfant
Johnny Carpenter Bennett,Bennett (assistant at the church) (uncredited),Composer
Charles Nicklin Blake

Technical Credits
John Carpenter Director,Screenwriter
Debra Hill Screenwriter,Producer
Richard Albain Jr. Special Effects
Charles B. Bloch Executive Producer,Producer
Gregg Barbanell Sound Effects
Bob Minkler Sound Effects
Richard Albain Special Effects
James Winburn Stunts
Edgar Allan Poe Screenwriter
Rob Bottin Special Effects
Dick Albain Special Effects
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