The Mist (film)

The Mist
A man holding a small boy look outside a supermarket window-wall to see a foggy landscape, containing an unnatural light pattern and flipped-over cars.
Theatrical release poster
Directed byFrank Darabont
Screenplay byFrank Darabont
Based onThe Mist
by Stephen King
Produced by
  • Frank Darabont
  • Liz Glotzer
Starring
CinematographyRohn Schmidt
Edited byHunter M. Via
Music byMark Isham
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release dates
  • October 18, 2007 (2007-10-18) (ShowEast)
  • November 21, 2007 (2007-11-21) (United States)
Running time
126 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$18 million[4]
Box office$57.3 million[3]

The Mist (also known as Stephen King's The Mist) is a 2007 American cosmic horror film[5] produced, written, and directed by Frank Darabont. Based on the Stephen King's 1980 novella of the same name, the film stars an ensemble cast including Thomas Jane, Marcia Gay Harden, Laurie Holden, Andre Braugher and Toby Jones.

The plot follows a group of people in the small town of Bridgton, Maine, who become trapped inside a supermarket after a mysterious mist envelops the town, concealing deadly, Lovecraftian creatures. As fear and paranoia spread, tensions rise among the survivors. While the film is primarily a monster movie, it explores how ordinary people react under extreme circumstances. Darabont notably altered the novella's ending, a change that King supported.

The Mist was filmed in Shreveport, Louisiana, beginning in February 2007, and was released in the United States on November 21, 2007, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Dimension Films. The film received polarizing reviews from critics, and grossed over $57 million.

  1. ^ a b c Hazelton, John (November 13, 2007). "The Mist | Reviews". Screen Daily. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
  2. ^ a b "The Mist (2007)". American Film Institute Catalog. Archived from the original on June 21, 2022. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference mojo was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference shock was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Williamson, Samuel (September 11, 2023). "The Ending of This Stephen King Movie Is the Biggest Gut-Punch in Horror". collider.com. Collider. Retrieved December 14, 2024.

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