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In 1980, promoters set up fog machines in the lobbies of movie theaters to launch this atmospheric thriller! Now, find out how much you remember about "The Fog" with our quiz!
What is the name of the fictitious town where The Fog is set?
Antonio Bay
Davenport is a real California town, near Santa Cruz. There is an "Arkham Reef" in The Fog, an homage to H.P. Lovecraft.
Arkham Bay
Davenport
Santa Teresa
What is the town celebrating?
the Fourth of July
New Year's Eve
Memorial Day
its 100th anniversary
The celebration isn't just a festive backdrop for the supernatural events. The circumstances of the town's founding will be very important to the plot.
Who played the former sailor telling stories on the beach?
Gordon Jump
John Houseman
Houseman's scene was added in reshoots that Carpenter added after seeing the first cut of his film. He felt The Fog was too short and not scary enough.
Gavin MacLeod
Tom Savini
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What are the call letters of the radio station?
KBAY
KAB
KAB is run by Stevie Wayne. She broadcasts from the old lighthouse.
KABC
KABY
Who played Stevie Wayne?
Adrienne Barbeau
Barbeau was married to director Carpenter at the time. The Fog was her first feature film.
Farrah Fawcett
Betsy Palmer
Dyan Cannon
Who played Father Malone?
Robert Englund
Hal Holbrook
Holbrook played a priest who -- no surprise, in movies -- loves his liquor. A visitor knocking on his door says a quick prayer that "he's not in his cups."
William Holden
Robert Duvall
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Which of the following is NOT a supernatural event that happens shortly after midnight?
a bank of pay phones ring
a stone falls from the wall of the church
the windows of Nick's truck shatter
whales wash up on the beach
Other things that happen shortly after midnight: a hose falls from a gas pump and starts pouring gas, car alarms go off, and a dog barks incessantly.
What does Father Malone find in the church wall?
money
a diary
The diary is labeled, "Father Patrick Malone, 1880." It turns out to be the diary of Father Malone's grandfather.
a skull
a chalice
Who played the hitchhiker, Elizabeth?
Jamie Lee Curtis
The character's full name is Elizabeth Solley. She's a free spirit, into sketching and casual sex.
Susan Dey
Maureen McCormick
Heather Langenkamp
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What is the name of the trawler that is first attacked?
the Alexa
the Miller Time
the Kikuchiyo
the Sea Grass
The Sea Grass is a fishing vessel. Its crew is warned of a fog bank heading their way, but doesn't believe it.
Where did Elizabeth start hitchhiking, and where is she going?
San Francisco - Los Angeles
Santa Barbara - Santa Cruz
Santa Barbara - Seattle
San Diego - Vancouver
Elizabeth says that she's from Pasadena. Her family is rich, but she says she has no chance "to do what I want."
Whose dog barks from midnight to six?
Nick Castle's
Stevie Wayne's
Mrs. Kobritz's
Kathy Williams'
Kathy is rattled by this and the fact that her husband didn't come home the night before. Al Williams is captain of the Sea Grass.
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Who played Kathy Williams?
Debbie Reynolds
Sophia Loren
Janet Leigh
Janet Leigh and Jamie Lee Curtis are mother and daughter. They had a scene together near the film's end.
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What is the name of the ship that sank in 1880?
the Elizabeth Dane
The crew of the Elizabeth Dane were lured onto the rocks by a signal fire. The fire was set deliberately by Antonio Bay's founders.
the Piper Maru
the Cascadia
the Angels' Rest
What medical condition did the passengers on the Elizabeth Dane have?
cancer
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
leprosy
The lepers' leader was a wealthy man named Blake. He wanted to move the colony to within a mile of Antonio Bay.
the plague
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Other than not wanting a leper colony nearby, what inspired the sinking of the Elizabeth Dane?
the city founders wanted Blake's gold
Blake was wealthy, and was bringing his gold with him. Sinking the ship must have required a diving expedition to retrieve the treasure -- not the easiest way to steal!
one of the city founders owed the captain a debt
one of the city founders coveted the captain's wife
there was no other reason
How do the townspeople (some of them) find out about the sinking/theft?
one of the ghost sailors tells Stevie
it's in Father Malone's diary
The original Malone, who went along with the scheme, poured out his guilt to his journal. Of course, he's hiding another sin... but we'll get to that later.
Machen, the old fisherman, heard the story
one of the descendants of the founders knew about it
What does Nick ask Elizabeth after they've had sex?
"Do you do this often?"
"Was I your first?"
"Was it good for you?"
"What's your name?"
Nick and Elizabeth's casual approach to sex marks the movie as classically 1970s (despite its 1980 release date). Other '70s touches include frequent smoking, hitchhiking, drinking beer from cans, and, of course, Beautiful Woman Drives a Jeep.
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When Nick is slow to answer the door, what does the undead sailor do?
breaks a window
batters at the door
gets reinforcements
goes away
Nick is in bed with Elizabeth when the creature knocks. He's reluctant to get up and get the door, and by the time he does, there's no one there.
What are the ghost sailors armed with?
pistols and swords
pistols and hooks
swords and hooks
Mostly, the undead sailors use the hooks, an appropriate weapon for seafarers. But the first victim on the Sea Grass is run through with a sword.
cannons and rifles
Which crew member of the Sea Grass do Elizabeth and Nick find dead?
Al
Dick
Dick's body falls out of a locker onto Elizabeth. The other two crew members aren't found on board.
Tommy
all three
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What does Andy, Stevie's son, find on the beach?
a gold coin
a treasure chest
a broken wooden plank
both #1 and #3
Andy finds a broken plank reading "DANE." But he tells his mother that, at first, it was a gold coin.
What writing appears on the plank, after it seeps sea water?
"6 MUST DIE"
Of course, three of those six have already died. But this scene serves as exposition -- it's where we learn the ghost sailors have a goal.
"REPENT"
"EVERYONE WILL SUFFER"
"GET OUT NOW"
What is the significance of the number six?
there were six city founders in 1880
The money from Blake's gold supposedly funded the chartering of Antonio Bay. That's why the 100th anniversary is important -- it's the anniversary of a town built on blood money.
there were six crew members on the ship
there were six lepers on the ship
the ship sank at 6 a.m.
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Who is in the exam room when Dick's corpse comes back to life?
Dr. Phibes
Elizabeth
Dick's body fell on Elizabeth on the Sea Grass. In the exam room, he lurches toward her. We're starting to think he has a crush!
Nick Castle
Kathy Williams
After the three men on the Sea Grass, who is victim #4?
Andy
Mrs. Kobritz
Dan O'Bannon
Stevie is on the phone with Dan as he reports that the fog has surrounded his building, then that someone "must be playing a joke." She warns him not to go to the door, but he does.
Nick Castle
What street do Stevie and Andy live on?
Sea Shell Road
Kern Avenue
White Beach Lane
This may seem like a minor point of trivia, but Stevie repeats it at least a half-dozen times in the scene where she implores someone to go to Andy's aid. She's seen the fog rolling toward her neighborhood and assumes -- somehow correctly -- that it's targeting her house.
Crowhaven Road
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Why does Stevie feel she's "needed" at the station?
FCC rules require broadcasters not to leave stations unattended
she's relaying information about the direction of the killer fog
Stevie seems to figure out that the fog is the fatal element rather easily. It's like she knows she's in a horror movie!
the advertisers have paid in advance for their ads
people need the distraction of music in hard times
Who is the fog's fifth victim?
Andy
Elizabeth
Mrs. Kobritz
The character of Mrs. Kobritz was named after a producer friend of John Carpenter's. In the movie, she's Andy's babysitter.
Stevie
Where does Stevie flee to when the undead sailors come for her?
home
the roof of the lighthouse
Point Reyes Lighthouse was the filming location for some of Barbeau's scenes. Point Reyes is a famously beautiful small town near San Francisco.
her Jeep
the police station
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Where do the others flee to?
the church
Stevie relays the information that the church remains unaffected by the fog, so Nick, Elizabeth, Andy, Kathy Williams, and Kathy's assistant, Sandy, all converge on it. Father Malone is already there; he never seems to go anywhere else.
the police station
the town's highest point
underground
What does Father Malone offer to Blake and the undead sailors?
absolution for their sins
a cross of gold
The cross was made from the gold the original Father Malone stole from Blake. Why he made it into a giant cross instead of profiting from it, the script doesn't explain.
his own life
holy water
Who is victim #6?
Nick
Kathy
Sandy
Father Malone
This was the last-minute twist all '80s horror movies had. The undead seem to have been appeased by the return of Blake's gold, since they went away. But in the film's final moment, the fog returns, and Malone is beheaded in his own church.
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Who wrote the musical score for The Fog?
John Carpenter
Carpenter scored the film himself. An extended cut of the soundtrack, released as an album, includes a radio interview with Jamie Lee Curtis about the film.
Elmer Bernstein
Danny Elfman
John Williams
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