These three emotions are often at the core of manipulation, and are often how narcissists, sociopaths, and other types of emotional manipulators go about controlling their targets. John carpenters 1980 followup to halloween is a ghost story with overtones of hitchcock the birds and hawks the thing. Additionally they swap roles here the former playing the nononsense hard worker, while the latter plays the kooky slacker. My esteem for this film has been discussed on numerous occasions, and when i met nancy loomis and adrienne barbeau. The fog 30th anniversary panel at crypticon youtube. Five favorite things the fog 1980 by vince liaguno of slasher. Oct 08, 20 flashback weekend in chicago featured among its guests, an alumna from both halloween and the fog, nancy loomis. Nancy loomis is a social worker in westerville, oh and may see patients with parenting, school issues, life transitions, and more. It is about a deadly fog that drives its victims insane when they come into contact with it. Nancy loomis, tommy atkins and jamie lee curtis on the set of the fog. Feb 29, 1980 the fog, which opens today at loews state 1 and other theaters, is neither a rewarding ghost story nor is it sciencefiction, though it borrows freely from both genres, to such an extent that. Howeveras strange supernatural occurrences blemish the festivitiesan impenetrable opaque mist starts to shroud the seaside village, leading to unaccountable disappearances and the spilling of warm brightred blood. Honoring 30 years of john carpenters the fog, charles cyphers, tom atkins, adrienne barbeau, and nancy loomis spoke at the crypticon panel. The comparison may not seem fair, but carpenter clearly modeled the fog after halloween.
She also played the role of linda challis in halloween iii. Practically every major player behind the scenes of the earlier film was brought back for its followup, with cast members jamie lee curtis, nancy loomis and charles cyphers also transferring over. When people list their top favorite horror films, they no doubt mention john carpenters halloween almost immediately. Feb 08, 1980 against the backdrop of spinechilling stories of drowned mariners and a 100yearold shipwreck lying on the bottom of the sea, the peaceful community of the coastal town of antonio bay, california is making preparations to celebrate its centennial. Daily grindhouse the fog at fortyenough time for one.
Jun 27, 2019 fog the fog by johncarpenter with nancy loomis, tommy atkins and jamie lee curtis, 1980 photo photo. Antonio bay, california has turned a hundred years old. Jan, 2021 the fog is a 1980 horror suspense thriller written by john carpenter and debra hill and is directed by carpenter and produced by hill. Its not the scariest of stories, but it does have a spooky atmosphere that lends itself well to halloween or any late quiet night. Hes known for halloween 1978, the fog 1980 and assault on precinct 1976. Nancy loomis cuts through the fog at flashback weekend. The mystery and terror of the shapes concealed in the fog is really very effective. In john carpenters halloween 1978, annie nancy loomis who also plays sandy in the fog teases laurie about going out with a guy named dick baxter when annie and laurie are in the car on the way to babysit.
The fog has a cult following, it seems, but, for the life of me, i cannot figure out why. Nancy attended high school in riverside, california and studied theater. The fog special edition, remastered, widescreen, subtitled on. Fog is an acronym that stands for fear, obligation, and guilt. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. This setback doesnt stop him scoring though, in possibly the fastest courtship in film history. Buy the fog dvd collectors edition, subtitled, widescreen at moviesunlimited. Every year, i try to watch the film on the date and time where the story starts april 20 th, at around 11. Soles carrie, stripes, rock n roll high school, kyle richards the watcher in the woods, eaten alive, nancy loomis carpenters assault on precinct, the fog, charles cyphers escape from new york, the fog and brian andrews the great santini, three oclock high, halloween also cemented the careers of many behind. The fog features several john carpenter alumni and notable horror greats, adrienne barbeau, jamie lee curtis, janet leigh, tom atkins, nancy loomis, and hal holbrook. Flashback weekend in chicago featured among its guests, an alumna from both halloween and the fog, nancy loomis. He directed, cowrote the screen play, and created the music for the fil.
She was born on december 19, 1949 in falls church, virginia. Nancy loomis got killed off in halloween 1978 while charles cyphers survived. Loomis plays the part to precision, keeping sandy sassy enough. This time the projectionist and myself tackle 1980s the fog directed by john carpenter as well as cowritten with the late and great debra hill. The fog is a 1980 american supernatural horror film directed by john carpenter, who also. In the movie, there is a character on the boat at the beginning named dick baxter. As you probably know, both movies are john carpenters. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. Back in town, father malone gets a visit from kathy janet leigh and sandy nancy loomis, about the celebration tonight for the town anniversary.
Nick knows this cant be possible, but the evidence tells him otherwise. In most of her film appearances, she is credited under her stage name nancy loomis. Against the backdrop of spinechilling stories of drowned mariners and a 100yearold shipwreck lying on the bottom of the sea, the peaceful community of the coastal town of antonio bay, california is making preparations to celebrate its centennial. Adrienne barbeau stars in john carpenters the fog 1980. Julie in assault on precinct and sandy fadel in the fog. Oct 28, 2018 this halloween season, one should consider revisiting the carpenter catalog, and the fog should be near the top of the list. Williams and her assistant, sandy nancy loomis, get a drunken history lesson from father malone regarding their towns sins while paying a visit to the church.
Fog the fog by johncarpenter with nancy loomis, tommy atkins. It is, however, only fair to say that this is a problem on the region 1 disc as well and may well have been hard to avoid given the nature of the photography. This cult classic comes from one of the masters of horror, john carpenter. The discovery of a centuryold diary reveals the sins of the towns forefathers and the reason for the ghostly anger. Apr 04, 2021 nancy kyes aka nancy loomis nancy kyes, billed as nancy loomis for halloween, started her bigscreen career in carpenters assault on precinct 1976. In the book, nothing is revealed until near the end when he reads his grandfathers journal to mrs. Despite these strange occurrences, the preparations for the towns centennial celebrations continue, led by the formidable kathy williams janet leigh and her long suffering assistant sandy nancy loomis. The acting i thought was quite strong, everyone does a pretty good job without anyone really standing out. Spinning a yarn takes real talent, as demonstrated. The fog is a horror novel by english writer james herbert, published in 1975. The fog opens on a campfire surrounded by a group of engrossed kids and an old maritime storyteller regaling them with the tale of a ship that crashed on the shores of antonio bay, right near where the storyteller was telling the tale. Low budget john carpenter is atmospheric and frightening, supported by a good cast.
Nancy loomis kyes, assault on precinct halloween the fog. A classic ghost story set in antonio bay starring the likes of adrienne barbeau, jamie lee curtis, tom atkins, janet leigh, nancy loomis, and hal holbrook. Nancy louise kyes is an american film and television actress. October 28, 2018 john soltes 0 comments adrienne barbeau, debra hill, halloween, jamie lee curtis, janet leigh, john carpenter, nancy loomis, the fog. This is carpenters worst film, and that includes ghosts of mars. The fog is john carpenters first offering immediately following the tremendous, welldeserved success of halloween. This book will help you get out of the fog of confusion and into the clarity that you are looking for. Jamie lee curtis is a hitchhiker who makes a connection with a local man, nick castle tom atkins. Find art you love and shop highquality art prints, photographs, framed artworks and posters at. The fog collectors edition, subtitled, widescreen on movies. Likewise jamie lee curtis played a timid virgin in halloween, and she was famous for being the final girl. The fog has some incredibly creepy and disturbing visuals. The nancy drew mystery stories is the longrunning main nancy drew series, which was published under the pseudonym carolyn keene.
A mysterious fog rolls over the town, against the wind, and in that fog lurks something evil. Loomis didnt have top billing in either film but absolutely made her mark in both. Its as though carpenter had this one really disturbing idea and then tried to build a film around it. The key nighttime scenes, when the fog rolls in, demonstrate a good deal of blocky artifacting, often within the fog itself.
At the library my first library loomis, christine, poydar, nancy, poydar, nancy on. Theres very little here to even critique but ill give it my best shot. She is best known for her role as annie brackett in halloween 1978 and the sequel hallowe. Well, nancy loomis, who also starred of the fog, and now going by the different name of kyes, looks fairly tiny compared to tallandlean jamie lee curtis in both halloween and the fog and is smaller than pj soles as well in halloween, so it comes as no surprise to me that she is 5ft3. The storyteller, an old man dressed like the specter of a lighthouse keeper, speaks in a slow, gravelly voice. Jan 26, 2014 as they go to the lower decks, they find that the ship was freezing cold, and also its taken on water.
Nancy loomis, tommy atkins and jamie lee curtis on the set of. The original the fog starred carpenter mainstays like adrienne barbeau the filmmakers wife at the timeand tom atkins, plus actors from halloween including charles cyphers, nancy loomis, and. Discover book depositorys huge selection of nancy loomis books online. Not writing stories, but actual verbal discourse, providing an amusing anecdote or a synopsis one needs only to listen to my guest stints on podcasts where i struggle mightily summing up a movies plot. Williams, sandy, nick, and elizabeth all together and just before the ghosts arrive. Nancy kyes nancy louise kyes is an american film and television actress. Starring jamie lee curtis, the fog is a tense and ghoulish tale that confirms john carpenter as a master of terror. As the residents of this small, quaint harbour town begin to celebrate, an eerie fog envelops the shore and from its midst emerge dripping, demonic spectres, victims of a century old shipwreck.
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