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I'm Travis Hunter,

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Hi, I'm John Paul Vasquez.

This week, we're broadcasting live from KAB in Antonio Bay, California, discussing the

1980 supernatural horror film, The Fog.

This film was directed by John Carpenter with a screenplay co-written by Carpenter and

the late great Deborah Hill.

Rather than crafting another slasher in the vein of the pair's previous film, Halloween,

Carpenter and Hill decided to tell an atmospheric ghost story set in a picturesque town on the California coast.

Drawing upon films and horror media from their youth and teaming up with past and future collaborators,

the Fog initially received mixed reviews, but in the decades since

its release, has grown to become a cult classic. So, The Fog, what were your first impressions

on the film? I had never seen this film. Really? I've heard of it. Um, it's all right. I'm not

gonna, I'm not gonna lie, I'll be honest. honest. Huge commitment. I didn't love it. I mean, it was all right. You know what I mean? It's okay. I don't know. Something about it. I just really didn't connect with me for some reason. Didn't jive. Yeah. But, I mean, it's all right. I like it. I mean, if you look at John Carpenter's catalog, it's not Halloween or the thing. But I think it's a good little... Those are so good movies. Exactly. And this is sandwiched right in between. But I still like it. I think it's a good little, you know, ghost

creepy story. Yeah, I'm warmer. Obviously, you are, but yeah, I like it. I'm not obsessed

with it, but I think it's a good movie. I said it was okay. I agree with nay. I think that it is very unfair for it because it was

sandwiched between those two movies. Yeah, because those two movies are perfect. Yeah,

it's really hard and it makes it very easy to overlook. Right. I think that's kind of something

that it has going for it is that it's something so different from those two movies. Yeah. And it shows Carpenter's versatility. True. Because he's like, now I'll do a slasher. You know what? Now I'll do a old-fashioned ghost story. Now I'm going to do a creature feature. You're like, you are just. Why not? Yeah. I just, it's admirable. And I love a good revenge story. Same. I was just about to say that. And the cast, though... Oh, man. I know creep show hadn't been made yet, but it's like, creep show and Halloween, like the cast had a baby, and then the fog came out. Yeah. And honestly, there's some moments in this film that feel very creep show. Agreed. So I don't know if Romero was like taking notes. I love this. Yeah. But I mean, and what's weird to me is that I know we saw this as kids. Uh huh. But it's not one that stuck with me. Right. No. it as an adult, I've kind of got a new found respect for it.

Mm-hmm. one that stuck with me. No. But revisiting it as an adult, I've kind of got a new found respect for it.

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