The promises are never fulfilled. To date, the film has a Rotten Tomatoes rating of 5%. Selma Blair did almost all of her own stunt work for the film, and spent 12 hours in a water tank (with only short surafce breaks) for two straight days to shoot her underwater scenes. John Carpenter's name is synonymous with horror films. She and Nick learn the story of the Elizabeth Dane and realize the founders built the town with the fortune they had stolen from the ship, but kept this secret from their families and the townsfolk. It is a remake of John Carpenter's 1980 film of the same name and was produced by Carpenter and Debra Hill who co-wrote the original film. Tom Welling had filmed for three weeks on the fourth season of his TV series Smallville when he started work on The Fog. "One thing is for sure...," she concludes, " something did come back from the sea. | Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? In her car, Stevie is also attacked, but she escapes. He warns her ominously "if you touch it, things will change." Graeme Revell It was one of Hill's final projects before her death from cancer in 2005. Language The spirits kill Hank Castle, Kathy Williams and the Malones. The film was released on DVD and VHS January 24, 2006, and was the last Revolution Studios film to be released on VHS. Out at sea on Nick's boat, Spooner and Nick's cousin Sean are partying with two young women, Mandi and Jennifer. 4 years ago. Columbia Pictures Today, the mayor and others put up a statue honoring the founding fathers of the island. The site's critical consensus states, "The Fog is a so-so remake of a so-so movie, lacking scares, suspense or originality. Walking down to the beach, the fog begins approaching, but Nick brings her back inside. Tom Welling had three weeks left on Smallville (2005) season 4 when he began shooting The Fog (2005). At the docks, Elizabeth finds the buried journal of Patrick Malone from 1871. The other half of horror-files just shook their heads, expecting another disaster in film. In this film, the town by Antonio Bay is preparing to celebrate a new staute dedicated to the "founding fathers" of the town. Edit, Elizabeth, Nick (Tom Welling), Stevie and her son Andy (Cole Heppell), Elizabeth's mother Kathy (Sara Botsford), Father Malone (Adrian Hough), Mayor Tom Malone (Kenneth Welsh), and Spooner (DeRay Davis) barricade themselves in the Town Hall, but the vengeful spirits break in by tossing Hank Castle (Alex Bruhanski) through a window. Tom WellingMaggie GraceSelma BlairRafe SerbedzijaDeRay DavisSonja BennettKenneth Welsh The Fog is a 2005 American supernatural horror film directed by Rupert Wainwright and starring Tom Welling, Selma Blair, and Maggie Grace.It is a remake of John Carpenter's 1980 film of the same name and was produced by Carpenter and Debra Hill who co-wrote the original film. A few films were not well received, but he's gone on to develop a cult status. This conclusion is based on several hints in the movie: (1) the same actress plays both Elizabeth Williams and Elizabeth Dane in the flashbacks, (2) Williams was having dreams of the fire on the schooner and of her drowning, (3) she recognized the symbol of the scales on the 1871 pocket watch, and (4) she states that she never felt like she belonged on the island. Blair performed almost all of her stunts and spent 12 hours in a water tank with only short surface breaks for two days to shoot her underwater scenes. The film was released on DVD and VHS January 24, 2006, and was the last Revolution Studios film to be released on VHS. Lv 6. Later, supernatural occurrences start to plague the town. The screenplay for this movie was written by Cooper Layne. $46,2 million. The Fog Objects move by themselves, power outages occur, and the windows in Nick's truck inexplicably shatter. The ending sucked and it didn't make sense to me either. It also won the Stinkers Bad Movie Awards[11] for being the Least Scary Horror Movie. The film received two awards (or insults) for being a bad movie. Blake transforms from an ugly corpse into his human body, and Elizabeth is transformed into a spirit. She sees a hallmark on it, which includes a set of scales. 0 0. External Reviews The site's critical consensus states, "The Fog is a so-so remake of a so-so movie, lacking scares, suspense or originality. Directed By The watch begins ticking as Elizabeth holds it. Blair was contacted when the role of Elizabeth went to Maggie Grace. CLM. This awakens the ghostly crew of the Elizabeth Dane, who have sworn revenge on the town for what the "founding fathers" did to them. Some scenes were filmed around Cowichan Bay, most of the beach scenes were filmed in Tofino, and those of the town of Antonio Bay were filmed on Bowen Island and Fort Langley—all in British Columbia. Source(s): https://shrinkurl.im/a8sav. While bringing his people to Antonio Island in their clipper ship, the Elizabeth Dane, Blake is betrayed by Castle, Wayne, Williams and Malone. In the final scene, as Nick tosses the Malone journal overboard, Stevie on the air wonders whether the spirits came for revenge, justice, or to claim something they lost long ago. As the fog reaches them, the boat's engine stops, and the instruments break. It also won the Stinkers Bad Movie Awards[11] for being the Least Scary Horror Movie. As Nick watches, Elizabeth, Blake, and the other spirits disappear, and the fog recedes. The story of the shipwreck and its subsequent plundering was based on the SS Brother Jonathan, an actual shipwreck that took place in 1865 near Goleta, California. It is a remake of John Carpenter's 1980 film of the same name and was produced by Carpenter and Debra Hill who co wrote the original film. During early development, Julia Stiles expressed interest in the role of Elizabeth. It won the Fangoria Chainsaw Awards award as Worst Film. One hundred and thirty-four years later, the residents of Antonio Island prepare to honor their founding fathers—the same men who burned the Elizabeth Dane—and a statue of them is to be unveiled on the town's anniversary. Nick and Elizabeth sail out and find the vessel and the three corpses. | I wish I had. Seemingly possessed, Jennifer draws a set of scales on a misted window inside the boat. 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