The Fog (Special Edition) (1980)

Horror master John Carpenter offers up a triple treat with "The Fog": Jamie Lee Curtis, Adrienne Barbeau, and Janet Leigh all in the same movie. As if that weren't enough, both John Houseman and Hal Holbrook make appearances, each clearly enjoying the novelty of being in a horror flick. "The Fog" opens just before the centennial celebration of the seaside town of Antonio Bay. Then the witching hour strikes, glowing fog rolls in, and all hell breaks loose. Carpenter wrote the script with producer Debra Hill, his collaborator on "Halloween", and the two know their craft. It's a creepy story and a tight script, and, as in their previous effort, the audience gets to know the main characters a bit before they're put in danger. The movie also has a sly sense of humor: "Things seem to happen to me," says slasher vet Jamie Lee. "I'm bad luck." Barbeau is also obviously having a great time, sinking her teeth into her role as a frightened disc jockey watching the fog roll in from a lighthouse. Product details Aspect Ratio : 2.35:1 Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No MPAA rating : s_medR R (Restricted) Product Dimensions : 7.75 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches; 4 Ounces Director : John Carpenter Media Format : Multiple Formats, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Dubbed, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC Run time : 1 hour and 29 minutes Release date : August 27, 2002 Actors : Adrienne Barbeau, Jamie Lee Curtis, Janet Leigh, John Houseman, Tom Atkins Dubbed: : French Subtitles: : English, French, Spanish Producers : Barry Bernardi, Charles B. Bloch, Debra Hill, Pegi Brotman Studio : MGM (Video & DVD) ASIN : B00005JKG7 Writers : Debra Hill, John Carpenter Number of discs : 1