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The Mist (2007)

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User Rating: 7.5/10 (31,836 votes)
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Overview

Director:
Frank Darabont
Writers (WGA):
Frank Darabont (screenplay)
Stephen King (novel)
Release Date:
21 November 2007 (USA) more view trailer
Tagline:
Fear Changes Everything more
Plot:
A freak storm unleashes a species of blood-thirsty creatures on a small town, where a small band of citizens hole-up in a supermarket and fight for their lives. full summary | full synopsis (warning! may contain spoilers)
Awards:
4 nominations more
User Comments:
A Fantastic, Truly Scary Ride! more

Cast

 (Cast overview, first billed only)

Additional Details

Also Known As:
Stephen King's The Mist (USA) (complete title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for violence, terror and gore, and language.
Runtime:
126 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White (alternate DVD version) | Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital | SDDS | DTS
Filming Locations:
Shreveport, Louisiana, USA more
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The pharmacy next to the Food House store is called "King's Pharmacy", most likely a reference to author Stephen King. Coincidentally, Stephen King himself once had a cameo as a pharmacist in the film adaptation of his novel Thinner (1996). more
Goofs:
Errors in geography: The fire engine that drives past the grocery store says "Caddo Parish" on the door. Caddo Parish is not in Maine, where the movie takes place, but in Louisiana (Shreveport) where the movie was filmed. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Billy Drayton: Whoa!
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Movie Connections:
References Laberinto del fauno, El (2006) more
Soundtrack:
Host Of The Seraphim more

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What song plays throughout the ending?
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209 out of 336 people found the following comment useful:-
A Fantastic, Truly Scary Ride!, 9 November 2007
10/10
Author: vdepasqual1 from Austin, TX

I've been a Stephen King reader since I was about 8. I've read almost everything the man has written. I'm also a HUGE Frank Darabont fan after what he did with SHAWSHANK and GREEN MILE.

It takes a lot to scare me, but this movie really creeped me out. From the moment The Mist rolls in over the lake toward the small town, I was hooked. Thomas Jane is fantastic in this. In fact, the entire cast knocks this one out of the park because of how realistically they play each moment. Never once did I feel like I was watching acting on the screen. Darabont sets a mood of realism with the hand held shots inside the grocery store and the organic suspense that creates.

Darabont has added some elements not found in the King story, but each one of them is spot on. Especially the end. It will leave you sitting in your seat, awe struck.

I can't recommend this film more. The FX are outstanding by Greg Nicotero and Cafe FX. The creatures are great, complex and frightening. The Mist itself becomes a character.

The feeling of dread I got each time a character went into The Mist is such a tribute to how wonderful and masterful this film is.

And finally, Marcia Gay Harden and Toby Jones. Harden's character is so despicable I really began to hate her as the movie went on. But the realism of what unfolds with her, and the group of people stuck in the store, is so fantastic. And Toby Jones as Ollie was my second favorite behind Jane's character. Jones looks like he would be the quiet type, but he quickly becomes the audience favorite.

See this movie ASAP. And a special thanks again to Frank Darabont, Greg Nicotero, AICN and the Alamo Drafthouse for bringing this awesome film to Austin for us to see FIRST!!!!!

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Host of Seraphim song meaning of_vh
did anyone else find it funny when drayton was creaming @ the end? Sugar_Angel1687
Okay, if you've seen it please read this. albinonerd13
In may, this could happen for real at CERN (Zwitserland) Wulfmother
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HORRIFIC ENDING!! (spoiler) bryanambition
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