The Mist (2007)

Réalisateur:

Frank Darabont

Writers (WGA):

Frank Darabont (screenplay)
Stephen King (novel)

Release Date:

21 novembre 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Drame | Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Accroche:

Fear Changes Everything

Plot:

A freak storm unleashes a species of blood-thirsty creatures on a small town, where a small band of citizens hole-up in a supermarket and fight for their lives.

Plot Keywords:

Fire Extinguisher | Blood | Preacher | Shot In The Forehead | Flamethrower

Awards:

4 nominations

Avis des utilisateurs:

"The Mist" is worth watching!

Ensemble

Thomas Jane	...	David Drayton
Marcia Gay Harden	...	Mrs. Carmody
Laurie Holden	...	Amanda Dumfries
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 Suzanne McBride	...	Woman With Kids at Home (as Melissa McBride)

Autre(s) titre(s) :

Stephen King's The Mist (USA) (complete title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, terror and gore, and language.

Durée:

126 min

Pays:

USA

Langue:

Anglais

Couleur:

Couleur | Noir et Blanc (alternate DVD version)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Son:

Dolby Digital | SDDS | DTS

Classification:

Germany:16 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Singapore:NC-16 | Hong Kong:IIB | Portugal:M/16 | South Korea:15 | Finland:K-15 | Australia:MA | France:-12 | Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB) | Japan:R-15 | USA:R | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud)

Emplacements De Pelliculage:

Shreveport, Louisiana, USA

Company:

Darkwoods Productions

Anecdotes:

Director Frank Darabont wanted to cast Stephen King in a supporting role, but King turned his offer down. The role eventually went to Brian Libby.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: The fallen tree which crashed through the house of David Drayton at the beginning of the film, appears to have had it's roots cut.

Guillemet:

[first lines]
Billy Drayton: Whoa!

Connexions De Film:

References Laberinto del fauno, El (2006)

Soundtrack:

Apollo to the Rescue

"The Mist" is worth watching!

I've been a member of IMDb for many years now and rarely do I take the time to comment on a film. In addition, I watch, on average, about 10-15 films a month, split among all genres including horror. Lately though, I've been very disenfranchised with most horror films especially with the proliferation of shock/gore/splatter/torture-porn films such as Hostel 2, The latest Saw film, Captivity, etc. Enter "The Mist" and I leave the theater saying to myself "this is why I go see movies".

Frank Darabont should be the only one adapting Steven King novels and short stories...period. He brings a human balance that's missing in most horror films these days. You can have the most unbelievable, and maybe even the most ludicrous, situations and events, but if you make the characters believable and further peel the layers to expose fear, prejudices and vulnerability then you have the foundations towards making an effective film. I was absolutely gripped during the entire film, and that all-too-rare-these-days sense of dread permeates through almost every scene and left me emotionally exhausted at the end. And speaking of the ending, isn't that what almost everyone is talking about? I'm not going to give anything away, but in my opinion, I loved it. I can see why it can split into camps of "loved it"/"didn't like it" but for me it was a great conclusion to the entire storyline of the human condition. I wouldn't have changed a thing.