A freak storm unleashes a species of bloodthirsty creatures on a small town, where a small band of citizens hole up in a supermarket and fight for their lives.

Director:

Frank Darabont

Writers:

Frank Darabont (screenplay), Stephen King (novel)
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Thomas Jane ... David Drayton
Marcia Gay Harden ... Mrs. Carmody
Laurie Holden ... Amanda Dunfrey
Andre Braugher ... Brent Norton
Toby Jones ... Ollie Weeks
William Sadler ... Jim
Jeffrey DeMunn ... Dan Miller
Frances Sternhagen ... Irene Reppler
Nathan Gamble ... Billy Drayton
Alexa Davalos ... Sally
Chris Owen ... Norm
Sam Witwer ... Private Jessup
Robert C. Treveiler ... Bud Brown (as Robert Treveiler)
David Jensen ... Myron
Melissa McBride ... Woman With Kids at Home
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Storyline

The Draytons - David, Steff and their son Billy - live in a small Maine town. One night a ferocious storm hits the area, damaging their house. The storm is accompanied by a strange mist the following morning. David and Billy and their neighbour Brent Norton go into town and find themselves trapped in a grocery store with several other people. There they discover that the mist contains something frightening and intent on killing humans. Written by grantss

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Belief divides them, mystery surrounds Them, but fear changes everything See more »


Certificate:

R16 | See all certifications »

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Trivia

Darabont's initial script opened with a scene in a military lab showing the accident that ultimately releases the mist, but Andre Braugher convinced him to cut it. "I'm very, very glad I did, because I don't think it tonally matched and would have wound up on the cutting room floor anyway." Huth adds that it would have ended up being a "very expensive deleted scene." See more »

Goofs

When they are leaving the market, all those headlights on the truck would produce a bright blinding wall of light in the mist. They would see nothing in front of the truck. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Billy Drayton: Whoa!
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Crazy Credits

The end credits begin as the song at the end of the film fades out. As the end credits roll up the screen, the sounds of military vehicles (helicopters, tanks, APCs, etc.) can be heard over the credits. See more »

Alternate Versions

Screenwriter and Director Frank Darabont wanted the movie to be shown in black and white. Eventually it was filmed in color but a black and white version of the movie is on the 2-disc DVD release. See more »

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The Vicious Blues
from Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle (1994)
Written by Mark Isham
Courtesy of Miramax Film Corp.
Under license from the Disney Music Group / New Line Productions, Inc. / Alan Rudolph and The Estate of Robert B. Altman
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A great film with awesome depth of characters
1 July 2008 | by the_liSee all my reviews

I won't go into details as I don't want to ruin this film for everyone, but I will highly recommend it! One warning: Do not watch this film expecting a cheesy/entertaining horror, or even a high-quality entertaining slasher as this film is -all- about the characters and how extreme circumstances can bring out the extreme sides of human nature.

By the end of the film I was literally on the edge of my seat - cider forgotten - with my hand over my mouth.

Masterfully written screenplay (from the original short story by Stephen King) and masterfully directed, anyone who is generally sceptical about adaptations of Stephen King "horrors" will be rewarded by watching this, Frank Darabont has done a typically marvelous job (see Shawshank and Green Mile) and well and truly delivered.


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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 November 2007 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

La niebla See more »

Filming Locations:

Minden, Louisiana, USA See more »

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Box Office

Budget:

$18,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$8,931,973, 25 November 2007

Gross USA:

$25,594,957

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$57,470,220
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Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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