The Fog
UW Cinematheque 821 University Ave., UW Vilas Hall, Room 4070, Madison, Wisconsin
press release: USA | 1980 | DCP | 91 min.
Director: John Carpenter; Cast: Jamie Lee Curtis, Adrienne Barbeau, Janet Leigh
In writer-director Carpenter's first theatrical feature after Halloween, a Northern California coastal town is besieged by vengeful ghosts 100 years after a legendary shipwreck. With a great cast that includes Jamie Lee Curtis and her real-life mom Janet Leigh, this underappreciated gem is also chillingly atmospheric and boasts one of Carpenter's finest musical scores.
All Cinematheque screenings are free and open to the public.