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21 November 2007 (USA) moreTagline:
Stephen King's Legendary Tale of Terror morePlot:
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 synopsisAwards:
2 wins & 4 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(157 articles)
My Halloween Heroes: A Guest Blog By Steve Niles (From MTV Splash Page. 28 October 2009, 7:01 AM, PDT)
Before The Fall aka Tres Dias (Film Review)
(From Fangoria. 26 October 2009, 3:58 AM, PDT)
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Wonderful, horrific, twisted and shocking more (847 total)US TV Schedule:
| Sat. Nov. 7 | 9:00 PM | TMC | |||
| Sun. Nov. 8 | 12:40 AM | TMC | more |
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Thomas Jane | ... | David Drayton | |
| Marcia Gay Harden | ... | Mrs. Carmody | |
| Laurie Holden | ... | Amanda Dunfrey | |
| Andre Braugher | ... | Brent Norton | |
| Toby Jones | ... | Ollie Weeks | |
| William Sadler | ... | Jim | |
| Jeffrey DeMunn | ... | Dan Miller | |
| Frances Sternhagen | ... | Irene Reppler | |
| Nathan Gamble | ... | Billy Drayton | |
| Alexa Davalos | ... | Sally | |
| Chris Owen | ... | Norm | |
| Sam Witwer | ... | Private Jessup | |
| Robert C. Treveiler | ... | Bud Brown (as Robert Treveiler) | |
| David Jensen | ... | Myron | |
| Melissa Suzanne McBride | ... | Woman With Kids at Home (as Melissa McBride) |
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Rated R for violence, terror and gore, and language.Parents Guide:
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126 minCountry:
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EnglishAspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 moreCertification:
USA:R | Singapore:NC-16 | South Korea:15 | Germany:16 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | Australia:MA | Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB) | France:-12 | Hong Kong:IIB | Finland:K-15 | Portugal:M/16 | Japan:R-15 | UK:15 | Ireland:16 | Sweden:15 | Spain:18 | Argentina:13 | Brazil:16 | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R16 | Peru:14 | Italy:VM14 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Nova Scotia)Fun Stuff
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Despite the setting in Maine, the film was shot entirely in Minden, Louisiana. To Frank Darabont's delight, Stephen King could not distinguish it from Maine when watching the film. moreGoofs:
Continuity: The blood splatter on the windshield goes from being in the middle of the broken glass to being spread out across the windshield and then back again. moreSoundtrack:
Apollo to the Rescue moreFAQ
But wasn't that Norton cocooned in the pharmacy?What happens to Brent Norton and the people who left with him?
Why is Mrs. Carmody not stung by the giant insect?
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Pop quiz. Tell me, what do you consider to be the most successful Stephen King adaptation, made for film or television? "Carrie"? "The Dead Zone"? "Salem's Lot"? "Stand By Me"? No! Not "Maximum Overdrive"!! (And if that is your choice, may God forgive you, because I won't.)
All of the above, except "Maximium Overdrive" of course, are great pieces of work. But my choice as the benchmark Stephen King adaptation would probably be "The Shawshank Redemption", directed by Frank Darabont.
Stephen King has been very good for Frank Darabont. "The Shawshank Redemption" has become a modern classic and "The Green Mile" was nearly as good. I am glad to say that "The Mist" is nearly as good again.
"The Mist" is a great film, perfectly structured, but a film that requires patience. It is a film of the slow build and of a gradual getting to know the characters, their obsessions, their fears and prejudices. It was nice to see a King horror film where his great talent of touching on the reality of a small town, has been exploited. It makes it all the more horrific when all hell does break loose, because the people who are getting hurt are ones that you know.
Thomas Jane is faintly wooden. Personally I would not have cast him, but all of the other performances are top notch. Marcia Gay Harden's possibly psychotic, fundamental Christian, Toby Jones' short, pudgy, perfectly ordinary hero, Andre Braugher's uptight, big city lawyer and William Sadler's scared, malleable blue collar worker. All excellent.
"The Mist" is not "The Shawshank Redemption" in one crucial way. Whereas "The Shawshank Redemption" was about hope and life, "The Mist" is about hopelessness and death. One thing that they have in common is an astonishing ending. The ending of "The Mist" is wonderful, horrific, twisted and shocking. Not anything that I saw coming.
"The Mist" is marvellous. Must see.