Style: Supernatural Horror
Director: John Carpenter
Starring: Jamie Lee Curtis, Adrienne Barbeau, Tom Atkins, Hal Holbrook, Janet Leigh, John Houseman
Working Time: 90 minutes
Synopsis: The small coastal neighborhood of Antonio Bay is about to rejoice its a centesimal anniversary. Lighthouse radio host Stevie (Adrienne Barbeau), church chief Father Malone (Hal Holbrook), and neighborhood booster Kathy (Janet Leigh) are getting ready for the large day, whereas hitchhiker Elizabeth (Jamie Lee Curtis) companions with fishing boat proprietor Nick (Tom Atkins). However the quaint city is constructed on a darkish basis: a presumably intentional foggy ship wreck 100 years in the past resulted within the dying of many mariners. Now as midnight approaches, a thick glowing fog seems, and dying lurks inside.
What Works Properly: John Houseman supplies an epic prologue with a campfire legend to scare the children, an ideal basis for director and co-writer John Carpenter to craft a high quality small city ghost story. The residents-under-threat are established with admirable effectivity, leaving loads of room to construct a threatening temper punctuated by a number of efficient leap scares. Hal Holbrook contributes a foreboding elaboration in town’s shameful secret, setting the stage for a frantic third act. The visible results and cinematography are sometimes excellent.
What Does Not Work As Properly: The absence of a primary protagonist dilutes focus amongst three or 4 characters. Even inside the supernatural context, fairly a number of inconsistencies bedevil the plot, together with the destiny of the treasure on that shipwreck from 100 years in the past.
Key Quote:
Stevie (over the radio): There’s one thing within the fog!
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