The Fog (2005)

The inhabitants of Antonio Island, off the coast of Oregon, are about to unveil a statue honoring the four men (Castle, Wayne, Williams and Malone) who founded their town in 1871. Nick ... See full summary »

Director:

Rupert Wainwright

Writers:

Cooper Layne (screenplay), John Carpenter,

Stars:

Tom Welling, Maggie Grace, Selma Blair

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tom Welling	...	Nick Castle
Maggie Grace	...	Elizabeth Williams
Selma Blair	...	Stevie Wayne
DeRay Davis	...	Spooner
Kenneth Welsh	...	Tom Malone
Adrian Hough	...	Father Malone
Sara Botsford	...	Kathy Williams
Cole Heppell	...	Andy Wayne
Mary Black	...	Aunt Connie
Jonathon Young	...	Dan The Weatherman
R. Nelson Brown	...	Machen (as Rnelsonbrown)
Christian Bocher	...	Founding Father Patrick Malone
Douglas Arthurs	...	Founding Father David Williams (as Douglas H. Arthurs)
Yves Cameron	...	Founding Father Richard Wayne
Charles Andre	...	Founding Father Norman Castle (as Charles André)

Storyline

The inhabitants of Antonio Island, off the coast of Oregon, are about to unveil a statue honoring the four men (Castle, Wayne, Williams and Malone) who founded their town in 1871. Nick Castle is one of the descendants of the men, and owns a fishing charter company, using his vessel, the Seagrass, for tourism. When his girlfriend Elizabeth Williams returns to the island after spending six months in New York, a bizarre series of events begin to occur, including several gruesome deaths and the presence of a mysterious fog. When Elizabeth slips in Nick's boathouse and falls into the sea, she finds an old journal from 1871, written by Patrick Malone, one of the town's founders. It tells how a man named Blake bought half the island for use as a leper colony. While bringing his people to Antonio Island in their clipper ship, the Elizabeth Dane, Blake is betrayed by Castle, Wayne, Williams and Malone. The four men locked Blake and his people in the vessel, stole their money and possessions, ...

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Plot Keywords:

island | vessel | oregon | leper | fishing | 

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Taglines:

From The Makers Of "Halloween"

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Genres:

Horror

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for violence, disturbing images and brief sexuality

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 October 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

Terror en la niebla

Filming Locations:

Bowen Island, British Columbia, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$18,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$52,343 (Argentina) (10 March 2006)

Gross:

$105,060 (Argentina) (17 March 2006)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Revolution Studios, Debra Hill Productions, David Foster Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min 103 min (unrated)

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

When the remake was announced, rumors circulated the Internet that Charisma Carpenter had been cast as Stevie Wayne and Jessica Biel as Elizabeth. Later reports stated Carpenter was deemed too old for Stevie Wayne and Biel simply did not want to do any more horror films. Similarly, reliable websites announced that Chris Isaak had signed on to play Nick Castle, which was completely untrue as the character was rewritten to be in his mid-twenties.

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Goofs

When Nick picks up Elizabeth hitchhiking on the side of the road, he sees her in his rear-view mirror. A minute later, when they're kissing inside the truck, the mirror is gone.

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Quotes

Father Malone: We're the children of murderers. All of us. Wayne, Castle, Williams, Malone...
Kathy Williams: But we haven't done anything.
Spooner: Yeah, keep my father out of this. We from Chicago.

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Crazy Credits

In loving memory Debra Hill

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Connections

Referenced in The Remake (2006)

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Soundtracks

"Sugar, We're Goin' Down"
Written by Peter Wentz, Patrick Stump, Joseph Trohman and Andrew Hurley
Performed by Fall Out Boy
Courtesy of the Island Def Jam Music Group
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

User Reviews

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John Carpenter's name is synonymous with horror films. A few films were not well received, but he's gone on to develop a cult status. His movie The Fog was not considered a huge hit, but has become near and dear to many horror film lovers bloody hearts. So when it was announced that it was part of the rampage of remakes and sequels, half of those who heard rejoiced. They expected that better effects could make the film scarier. The other half of horror-files just shook their heads, expecting another disaster in film. What could a bigger budget and new hot young actors do to freshen it up? Would a bad episode of the Weather Channel really scare a new generation? I was one of the ones shaking my head, skeptical, but I gave it a shot.

Two of television's young actors, Tom Wellington from Smallville, and Maggie Grace from Lost, star in this unnecessary update. The film tries to fill seats with promised SSA( Scares, Screams and Sex Appeal)- obvious from the quick cut trailer which shows typical horror shots AND a low shot of Maggie Grace in her underwear. The promises are never fulfilled. The remake keeps the same plot of the first movie. Apparently somewhere in Antonio Bay's history people have been wronged. Unhappy and looking for revenge, these people come back in the Fog around the town's anniversary. For some reason the film forgets to add the part which makes the audience care about the characters. You don't care if the living out run the Fog or not. With scary and prophetic statements like "It came back from the sea….things always do" this movie provokes eye rolling and incredulous looks every five minutes.

Nothing in this movie made it redeemable. Trying to add comedy, DeRay Davis, as Spooner, is just confusing. At the same time makes one wonder why he's the only person who isn't white in the entire town. The only way that anyone should sit through this movie is if it's being used as a form of torture. I recommend you tell them what they want to know and forgo the pain. I wish I had. Leaving a horror film shocked or scared out of your wits is a desired effect. What The Fog leaves you with is scary- you've just wasted over an hour of your life watching a needless remake.