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The Mist (film)

For other films, see Mist (disambiguation).

The Mist
Theatrical release poster
Directed byFrank Darabont
Written byFrank Darabont
Based onThe Mist
by Stephen King
Produced by
  • Frank Darabont
  • Martin Shafer
  • Liz Glotzer
Starring
CinematographyRohn Schmidt
Edited byHunter M. Via
Music byMark Isham
Production
company
Darkwoods Productions[1]
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer[1][2]
Dimension Films[1]
Release date
  • November 21, 2007 (2007-11-21)
Running time
126 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$18 million[3]
Box office$57.3 million[2]

The Mist (also known as Stephen King's The Mist) is a 2007 American science fiction horror film based on the 1980 novella The Mist by Stephen King. The film was written, directed and co-produced 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, Sam Witwer, Toby Jones, Frances Sternhagen, Buck Taylor, Robert Treveiler, William Sadler, Alexa Davalos, David Jensen, Chris Owen, Andy Stahl and future The Walking Dead stars Jeffrey DeMunn, Laurie Holden, Melissa McBride and Juan Gabriel Pareja.

Although a monster movie, the central theme explores what ordinary people are driven to do under extraordinary circumstances. The plot revolves around members of the small town of Bridgton, Maine, who after a severe thunderstorm causes the power to go out the night before, meet in a supermarket to pick up supplies. While they struggle to survive, an unnatural mist envelops the town and conceals vicious, Lovecraftian monsters as extreme tensions rise among the survivors. The director revised the ending of the film compared to the novella's ending, a change to which King was amenable. Darabont also sought unique creature designs to differentiate them from his creatures in past films.

Filming of The Mist began in Shreveport, Louisiana in February 2007. The film was released in the United States and Canada on November 21, 2007; it performed well at the box office and received positive reviews.[4]

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 films as Night of the Living Dead (1968) and the pre-color work of Ray Harryhausen. While the film's theatrical release was in color, the director has described the black-and-white print (released on DVD and Blu-ray in 2008) as his "preferred version."[5]

  1. ^ a b c "The Mist (2007)". American Film Institute Catalog. Archived from the original on June 21, 2022. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
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  5. ^ Darabont, Frank (2008). Director's Introduction. The Mist. Harry Knowles. Archived from the original on November 17, 2021 – via YouTube.

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