The Mist (2007)
Horror, Sci-Fi |
The Mist is a American science fiction horror film based on the 1980 novella The Mist by Stephen King. The film was written and directed by Frank Darabont. Darabont had been interested in adapting The Mist for the big screen since the 1980s. The film features an ensemble cast including Thomas Jane, Marcia Gay Harden, Nathan Gamble, Andre Braugher, Toby Jones, Frances Sternhagen, Buck Taylor, William Sadler, Sam Witwer, Alexa Davalos, Chris Owen, Andy Stahl, and future The Walking Dead actors Laurie Holden, Jeffrey DeMunn, Melissa McBride, and Juan Gabriel Pareja.
Filming for The Mist began in Shreveport, Louisiana, in February 2007. The film was commercially released in the United States and Canada on November 21, 2007; it performed well at the box office and received generally positive reviews. Darabont has since revealed that he had “always had it in mind to shoot The Mist in black and white”, a decision inspired by such iconic films as Night of the Living Dead (1968) and the “pre-color” work of Ray Harryhausen. While the film’s cinematic release was in color, the director has described the black and white print (released on Blu-ray in 2008) as his “preferred version.”
After a thunderstorm damages their home, David Drayton leaves his wife Stephanie to buy supplies with his eight-year-old son Billy and their neighbor, Brent Norton. They notice a mist rolling down the mountain toward their house, and unusual police and military activity at the supermarket. Three soldiers enter the store, soon followed by an MP who informs them leave has been cancelled. As the town’s civil defense siren sounds, an injured man, Dan, runs into the store screaming about “something in the mist!” A thick mist envelops the store, accompanied by earthquake-like tremors.
Director: Frank Darabont
Writers: Frank Darabont (screenplay), Stephen King (novel)
Stars: Thomas Jane, Marcia Gay Harden, Laurie Holden, Nathan Gamble, Andre Braugher, Toby Jones, Frances Sternhagen, Buck Taylor, William Sadler
Cast:
| 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 McBride | … | Woman With Kids at Home |
| Andy Stahl | … | Mike Hatlen |
| Buck Taylor | … | Ambrose Cornell |
| Brandon O’Dell | … | Bobby Eagleton |
| Jackson Hurst | … | Joe Eagleton |
| Brian Libby | … | Biker |
| Susan Malerstein-Watkins | … | Hattie (as Susan Watkins) |
| Mathew Greer | … | Silas |
| Juan Gabriel Pareja | … | Morales (as Juan Pareja) |
| Walter Fauntleroy | … | Donaldson |
| Amin Joseph | … | M.P. |
| Kelly Collins Lintz | … | Steff Drayton |
| Ginnie Randall | … | Woman #1 |
| Tiffany Morgan | … | Woman #2 |
| Kim Wall | … | Terrified Woman |
| Julio Cesar Cedillo | … | Father |
| Ron Clinton Smith | … | Mr. Mackey |
| Gregg Brazzel | … | Tom Smalley (as Greg Brazzel) |
| Sonny Franks | … | Man with El Camino |
| Dodie Brown | … | Screaming Woman (as Dodie L. Brown) |
| Taylor E. Brown | … | Screaming Child |
| Jay Amor | … | Shopper #4 (uncredited) |
| Kristin Barnhart | … | Rescued Refugee (uncredited) |
| Kevin Beard | … | Shopper #2 (uncredited) |
| Derek Cox-Berg | … | Teenager #1 (uncredited) |
| Kip Cummings | … | Mrs. Carmody’s Follower (uncredited) |
| John F. Daniel | … | Mrs. Carmody’s Follower (uncredited) |
| Tammy Eaton | … | Shopper (uncredited) |
| Ron Fagan | … | Shopper (uncredited) |
| Ted Ferguson | … | Norton Group Member (uncredited) |
| Travis Fontenot | … | Hazmat Worker (uncredited) |
| Cherie Gierhart | … | Shopper (uncredited) |
| Louis Herthum | … | Colonel (uncredited) |
| Walt Hollis | … | Bio Hazard Engineer (uncredited) |
| Brian Scott Hunt | … | Teenage Boy #2 (uncredited) |
| R. Todd Jones | … | Military Soldier (uncredited) |
| Jimmy Lee Jr. | … | Shopper (uncredited) |
| Cherami Leigh | … | Teenage Girl (uncredited) |
| Mike Martindale | … | Sentry (uncredited) |
| Cindy McBride | … | Mrs. Carmody’s Follower (uncredited) |
| Eric Kelly McFarland | … | Military Soldier (uncredited) |
| Amy McGee-Harrell | … | Mrs. Carmody – Non believer (uncredited) |
| Ritchie Montgomery | … | Paisley Hat Man (uncredited) |
| Michaela Morgan | … | Little Girl (uncredited) |
| Darrick Mosley | … | Shopper (uncredited) |
| James Paul | … | Grocery Store Customer (uncredited) |
| Mark Robin Price | … | Bio Hazard Soldier (uncredited) |
| Charles Sutherland | … | Handsome Shopper (uncredited) |
| Chuck Vail | … | Military Soldier (uncredited) |
| Steven E. Williams | … | Mash Group Member (uncredited) |
Sources: imdb & wikipedia