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What you can't see won't hurt you... It'll kill you!
Tom Atkins and Jamie Lee Curtis also star.
Production
Go behind the scenes on the 1980 Horror / Occult movie starring Adrienne Barbeau, Jamie Lee Curtis, Janet Leigh, Tom Atkins
James Canning, Charles Cyphers, Nancy Kyes, Ty Mitchell, Hal Holbrook, John F. Goff, George 'Buck' Flower, Regina Waldon, Jim Haynie, Darrow Igus, John Vick Update Cast
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The screenplay was written in February and March of 1979 by Debra Hill and John Carpenter.Rewind Archive
After principal shooting in April and May 1979, Carpenter and his editor Tommy Lee Wallace began to piece together the movie. To their horror, both agreed that the film "was a disaster. Quite simply, the picture didn’t work". Carpenter stated that "This was the lowest point I had come to in my professional career." After a massive effort they rewrote, rescored and re-cut the movie in one month, after which it was a great success.Thanks to GARY
Some of the filming of The Fog was done at Bodega Bay. This was also the location for another great horror film, Alfred Hitchcock's 'The Birds'.Thanks to Dave Williamson
John Carpenter reportedly shot additional gory scenes after the original 'PG' version failed to impress the preview audiences. The extra scenes were then inserted which then earned the film its 'R' rating.Thanks to Bill Reilly
After a rough cut editing, the movie appeared to be much too short for a theatrical release (about 80 minutes), John Carpenter subsequently added the prologue with the Old Captain telling ghost stories to fascinated children by a campfire.Thanks to nutz'n'boltz
The Fog was made with a budget of just over $1 million dollars. Not bad, considering it took over 21 million dollars in the US alone.Next Section: Deleted Scenes
Deleted Scenes
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Alternate Versions
Sometimes, there will be several versions of a movie floating about on cable, tv or video etc. Other times, a Director may release a special cut of the movie on Blu-ray or DVD.
The following versions of The Fog are apparently real. If you disagree or have additional info, please update us.Thanks to Thomas Phillips
Some years ago I watched the fog on tv, at the end of the movie, when the pirates come back to the church, the last scene shows the pirate swinging his sword towards the priest, then silence. The version I watched showed the head of the priest falling from the air and landing on the ground then the movie ends.Jump To: Filming Locations
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