---
title: 'The Fog (1980)'
type: 'film'
director: 'John Carpenter'
released: '1980-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 90
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Horror'
  - 'Mystery'
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-fog-1980'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080749/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Fog (1980)

1980 · R · 90 min · Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller · United States


## Synopsis

The Fog is a 1980 American independent supernatural horror film directed and scored by John Carpenter, who co-wrote it with its producer Debra Hill. It stars Adrienne Barbeau, Jamie Lee Curtis, Tom Atkins, Janet Leigh and Hal Holbrook. It tells the story of a strange, glowing fog that sweeps over a small coastal town in Northern California.

## Credits

- **Director:** [John Carpenter](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-carpenter)
- **Screenplay:** [John Carpenter](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-carpenter), [Debra Hill](https://cinepixo.com/people/debra-hill)
- **Original Music Composer:** [John Carpenter](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-carpenter)
- **Producer:** [Debra Hill](https://cinepixo.com/people/debra-hill)
- **Director of Photography:** [Dean Cundey](https://cinepixo.com/people/dean-cundey)

## Cast

- [John Carpenter](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-carpenter)
- [Tommy Lee Wallace](https://cinepixo.com/people/tommy-lee-wallace)
- [John Houseman](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-houseman)
- [Adrienne Barbeau](https://cinepixo.com/people/adrienne-barbeau)
- [Debra Hill](https://cinepixo.com/people/debra-hill)
- [Tom Atkins](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-atkins)
- [Janet Leigh](https://cinepixo.com/people/janet-leigh)
- [Nancy Kyes](https://cinepixo.com/people/nancy-kyes)
- [Jim Haynie](https://cinepixo.com/people/jim-haynie)
- [Jamie Lee Curtis](https://cinepixo.com/people/jamie-lee-curtis)
- [Darwin Joston](https://cinepixo.com/people/darwin-joston)
- [Hal Holbrook](https://cinepixo.com/people/hal-holbrook)
- [Charles Cyphers](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-cyphers)
- [George Buck Flower](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-buck-flower)

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