The Fog

"There's more to fear than you can see."

2005 1h 40m EN

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4.6

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3.7

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★4.6TMDB · 875🥫4%Rotten Tomatoes●27Metacritic★3.7IMDB · 39,939

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Trapped within an eerie mist, the residents of Antonio Bay have become the unwitting victims of a horrifying vengeance. One hundred years earlier, a ship carrying lepers was purposely lured onto the rocky coastline and sank, drowning all aboard. Now they're back – long-dead mariners who've waited a century for their revenge.

“There's more to fear than you can see.”

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Cast

Tom Welling
Nick Castle
Maggie Grace
Elizabeth Williams
Selma Blair
Stevie Wayne
DeRay Davis
Spooner
Kenneth Welsh
Tom Malone
Adrian Hough
Father Robert Malone
Sara Botsford
Kathy Williams
Cole Heppell
Andy Wayne

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Rupert Wainwright
Writers: Cooper Layne, John Carpenter, Debra Hill
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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Released 21 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Rupert Wainwright, shot by Nathan Hope. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Graeme Revell. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Dennis Virkler shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Tom Welling and Maggie Grace and Selma Blair carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "There's more to fear than you can see.".

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7 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0432291 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Rupert Wainwright directs. Nathan Hope behind the camera. Graeme Revell scores. Dennis Virkler cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Released 21 years ago.
2Directed by Rupert Wainwright, shot by Nathan Hope. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Graeme Revell. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Dennis Virkler shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Tom Welling and Maggie Grace and Selma Blair carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "There's more to fear than you can see.".
7IMDB entry: tt0432291 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Classified under 26 themes, including "sea", "small town", "ship", "gold".

The technical file

Cinematography: Nathan Hope
Original score: Graeme Revell
Editing: Dennis Virkler
Production design: Graeme Murray
Costume design: Monique Prudhomme
Makeup / hair: Connie Parker
Stunt coordinator: Ken Kirzinger
Runtime: 100 min · 1h 40m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $18,000,000
Box office: $46,201,432
Return: 257% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: The Fog (2005)
Rotten Tomatoes: 4% 🥫 Rotten
Metacritic: 27/100
IMDB rating: 3.7/10 · 39,939 votes
MPAA: PG-13

Awards

2 wins total

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John Chard2015-11-28
★ 1.5/10
It was like an itch I had to scratch !!!! Is it possible for fans of the John Carpenter original to be objective with this remake? Is it possible for a modern audience fed on Gorno and Slice Dice horror genres to be objective also? Well I like to think that as a man in middle age I can be very objective and rate the film accordingly, so with that in mind I happily admit to being a member of both the above groups I have mentioned. This smacked of a bad idea when it was first mooted but it came as no surprise to anyone who can see that mainstream cinema had at this time in film history simply run out of great ideas for movies. This is real bad and I avoided it for so long, but the fact that his royal highness John Carpenter was lending his name to the project always kept me interested, it was the itch I was destined to scratch at some point. It's poorly directed, badly acted, in fact there is a scene with four people on a boat (two of each sex) that is so badly acted you would be surprised if these actors ever work again! The pic is devoid of suspense, jump shocks and worst of all, an ending that is as dreary as it is insulting. I give it 2/10 for the sound mix only. An awful abomination.
Gimly2019-03-16
★ 2/10
Oh man this was so bad. Like this was so bad. Part of me is afraid to go back and check out the original now, but the rest of me feels safe in the knowledge that it couldn't possibly be worse... I mean it couldn't, right? ...Right? Final rating:★ - Of no value. Avoid at all costs.
r96sk2020-10-16
★ 5/10
Poor overall, I do like the idea though. <em>'The Fog'</em> has been absolutely obliterated on Letterboxd, 1.6 average rating is major yikes. I, honestly, don't think it's quite that awful but I fully understand the dislike this has. For me, it wastes a good concept. I actually don't mind the special effects, sure they aren't anything amazing but I never really felt let down by them; the only times it bothered me, in truth, was when there's a huge bundle of fog. For the "natives", though, I thought they looked fairly neat. The film definitely goes on for too long, while the ending is terrible. Acting wise I think it's OK. Tom Welling (Nick) and Maggie Grace (Elizabeth) are passable, the rest of the cast give pretty lame performances granted. Bad, but not that bad in my opinion. Remakes always tend to make people more annoyed, especially when they've seen the original. I haven't, so I guess that plays a part.