What you can't see won't hurt you...it'll kill you!
Strange things begin to occurs as a tiny California coastal town prepares to commemorate its centenary. Inanimate objects spring eerily to life; Rev. Malone stumbles upon a dark secret about the town's founding; radio announcer Stevie witnesses a mystical fire; and hitchhiker Elizabeth discovers the mutilated corpse of a fisherman. Then a mysterious iridescent fog descends upon the village, and more people start to die.
Cast
Adrienne Barbeau
Stevie Wayne
Hal Holbrook
Father Malone
Janet Leigh
Kathy Williams
Tom Atkins
Nick Castle
Jamie Lee Curtis
Elizabeth Solley
Nancy Kyes
Sandy Fadel
Ty Mitchell
Andy
John Houseman
Mr. Machen
James Canning
Dick Baxter
Charles Cyphers
Dan O'Bannon
John F. Goff
Al Williams
George Buck Flower
Tommy Wallace
Regina Waldon
Mrs. Kobritz
Jim Haynie
Dockmaster
Darrow Igus
Mel
John Carpenter
Bennett
Darwin Joston
Dr. Phibes
Fred Franklyn
Ashcroft
John Strobel
Grocery Clerk
Tommy Lee Wallace
Ghost
Lee Socks
Ghost
Ric Moreno
Ghost
Rob Bottin
Blake
Charles Nicklin
Blake (voice)
Debra Hill
Blonde Girl on Bleachers (uncredited)
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- Release Date 02/07/1980
- Language English
- Director John Carpenter
- Editors Tommy Lee Wallace, Charles Bornstein
- Cinematographer Dean Cundey
- Producers Pegi Brotman, Debra Hill, Barry Bernardi
- Companies AVCO Embassy Pictures, EDI, Debra Hill Productions
- Budget $1,000,000
- Homepage www.theofficialjohncarpenter.com
| Country | Date | Format | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| CL | Feb 7, 1980 | Theatrical | — |
| United States | Feb 8, 1980 | Theatrical | R |
| France | Mar 19, 1980 | Theatrical | 12 |
| Netherlands | May 14, 1980 | Theatrical | 16 |
| Japan | May 24, 1980 | Theatrical | — |
| SE | Jun 30, 1980 | Theatrical | 15 |
| Mexico | Jul 17, 1980 | Theatrical | — |
| Germany | Aug 27, 1980 | Theatrical | 16 |
| AR | Aug 28, 1980 | Theatrical | — |
| United Kingdom | Nov 6, 1980 | Theatrical | 15 |
| IE | Nov 7, 1980 | Theatrical | 15 |
| PT | Nov 5, 1981 | Theatrical | M/16 |
| France | Aug 18, 1999 | Physical (DVD) | — |
| SE | Aug 11, 2004 | Physical (DVD release) | 15 |
| SE | Jun 1, 2007 | Physical (HD-DVD release) | 15 |
| Netherlands | Feb 19, 2008 | Physical (DVD) | 16 |
| United Kingdom | Aug 4, 2008 | Physical (DVD Special Edition) | 15 |
| France | Sep 23, 2008 | Physical (Blu-Ray) | — |
| SE | Jan 7, 2009 | Physical (Blu-ray release) | 15 |
| France | Nov 7, 2018 | Physical (4K UHD) | — |
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