The Fog (2005)

A thick mist full of vengeful spirits haunts a prosperous island town off the coast of Oregon, as its inhabitants try to learn their town's dark secret in order to stop it.

Director:

Rupert Wainwright

Writers:

Cooper Layne (screenplay), John Carpenter

Stars:

Tom Welling, Maggie Grace, Selma Blair

Bottom Rated Movies #82 | 2 wins.

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 | fog | ghost | leper | ship on fire | 

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Taglines:

Their PAST Has Come Back To HAUNT THEM

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Genres:

Horror | Mystery

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

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

Did You Know?

Trivia

Tom Welling had three weeks left on Smallville (2001) season 4 when he began shooting this film. Selma Blair often joked that the director kept two cameras running during his scenes, one for 'The Fog', and one for 'Smallville'.

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Goofs

Tom Malone's stunt double is clearly visible when he's being attacked on the church. The stunt man wears a wig that proves to be unsuited for the character who is slightly bald while the wig has longer hair when he moves.

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Quotes

Father Malone: So now you know.
Elizabeth Williams: That our forefathers murdered every man, woman and child on the Elizabeth Dane? And this town was built on nothing but lies?
Father Malone: And now they've come for revenge.

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Alternate Versions

Theatrical version 100 min. and unrated version 103 min.

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Connections

References Gilligan's Island (1964)

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Soundtracks

Vibrate
Written by Petey Pablo (as Moses Barrett III), Rasheeda and Bangladesh
Performed by Petey Pablo
Courtesy of Jive Records
By Arrangement with Sony BMG Music Entertainment

User Reviews

don't bother wasting your time or money

seriously. what the hell? this movie was a complete waste of time. my husband and i ended up just making fun of the entire movie and enjoying it that way. it seems as though the entire movie was written up on a weekend. the continuity in this movie was horrible. it couldn't get in a freezer but it could get in through a kitchen sink? it had trouble with a door but not a car vent? what was with the ghost holding the woman's ankle and then releasing her?

was it ghosts or fog? make up your mind. was it for a selective massacre or a search for a blonde wife?

this movie had absolutely no structure. the acting was a complete sham and the script... oh holy god. i can respect a fun movie with ghosts and bad acting, but it has to have SOMETHING going for it.

the fog had to be one of the worst movies I've seen in a long time.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 October 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Fog

Filming Locations:

Bowen Island, British Columbia, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$18,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$11,752,917, 16 October 2005

Gross USA:

$29,550,869

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$46,201,432

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