John Houseman scares the Hell out of you. Merely by speaking...
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@christopherwalker58789 жыл бұрын
Greatest opening sequence of all time? Hell yes! One of my favorite horror movies of all time! The scene is moviemaking at its finest.
@drinnerd85325 жыл бұрын
Christopher Walker, WORD. We straight-up, don't even KNOW how to do this type of storytelling anymore...
@walterbarsamian89155 жыл бұрын
You are right Chris. This is the single greatest horror movie opening sequence in movie history. One of Carpenters most incredible scores. Almost 40 years after this movie for the first time it Houseman's voice is still just as haunting now as it was then. Great Cast. Carpenter was such a brilliant director and also made a cameo. 80's was a great decade for horror.
@3912James5 жыл бұрын
0:21 Wow...this dude could.pass off as Albert Hitchcock's cousin.
@danieldevries32305 жыл бұрын
Carpenter bro. Top 3 all time director
@richpivo7723 жыл бұрын
Thank you. I was in this scene.
@ToolaRoola9 жыл бұрын
This is the highest level of art. A good example that one story and tension music are able to frighten without presence any monsters.
@trevmac83627 жыл бұрын
exactly..better than CGI crap and blood and gore
@lw36465 жыл бұрын
It's a really effective scene for what is essentially just exposition. Also quite effective if you're working on a shoestring budget and can't afford to actually show the event. It was a reshoot on a soundstage to give the film more atmosphere after negative reactions to test screenings
@RonD843 жыл бұрын
Nail on the Head my friend
@aktenanleger11 ай бұрын
Yes, indeed. The greatest horror is what you imagine, not what you see.
@trevmac83628 жыл бұрын
What makes this movie so great is how beautifully filmed it was.Captured the ocean and the beach scenes and the secluded town perfectly.I love this movie
@basehead6175 жыл бұрын
I live there! It’s only an hour from San Francisco and hasn’t changed at all.
@josebro352 Жыл бұрын
@@basehead617 You still live there?
@LeeByrne3168 жыл бұрын
That music. Absolutely chilling.
@johnrunion53578 жыл бұрын
+James Mackenzie it is my very favorite of all the great, classic carpenter scores.
@christopherwalker58788 жыл бұрын
It is terrifying indeed. This film might not be scary to me, but is it creepy? Hell yes it is! Such a great movie.
@robquin15257 жыл бұрын
if you think thats creepy, listen to the main theme
@filmcult11815 жыл бұрын
It sounds like drowning.
@Moodboard392 жыл бұрын
That's like suspense, dark music
@VainEldritch9 жыл бұрын
When (rightly) praising The Fog, one should not neglect to mention the importance of Mr Carpenter's sad, soul-freezing music score. A piano has never been more haunting nor more lonely.
Honestly this is probably one of the best, most atmospheric openings to a horror movie there is.
@danshanahan83287 жыл бұрын
Id love to be sitting at a fire listening to that old sailors stories
@adamromero4 жыл бұрын
me too! 😊
@iandonnelly14514 жыл бұрын
Listen this story , i need money Pal !
@slippinjimmy39613 жыл бұрын
definitely!! it would be awesome
@richpivo7723 жыл бұрын
I was in this scene. I was about 10 years old and loved being in the movies. It was only a day shoot at the studio, but so much fun.
@georgebarber53342 жыл бұрын
@@richpivo772 which kid was you?
@mr.hissingcockroach50549 жыл бұрын
One of the greatest films and openings to a film of all time!
@mikegarrens52862 жыл бұрын
This is a really really cool opening!
@atlantic-yq2wr8 жыл бұрын
John Carpenter scored a major coup here by recruiting an Oscar winner (John Houseman), an Oscar nominee (Janet Leigh), an established television actress (Adrienne Barbeau), an up and coming movie actress with two horror movies already under her belt (Jamie Lee Curtis), and a serious historical theme actor (Hal Holbrook) to star in this movie. Their combined talents made this into a true classic.
@johnseabrook10294 жыл бұрын
“A campfire.....like this one.” That sets the tone. Great monologue from John Houseman. All the kids totally spellbound.
@matthewking621410 жыл бұрын
Wow, I am 28 - and this is one of the most haunting intros to a horror movie I have ever seen. The piano use is amazing, so dark.
@lw36465 жыл бұрын
It's a really effective scene for what is essentially just exposition. Also quite effective if you're working on a shoestring budget and can't afford to actually show the event. It was a reshoot on a soundstage to give the film more atmosphere after negative reactions to test screenings.
@jrlakin3703 жыл бұрын
Great soundtrack all round
@Moodboard392 жыл бұрын
Love it
@jaym.57137 жыл бұрын
One of the most chilling/ atmospheric openings to any horror film ever.
@atlantic-yq2wr8 жыл бұрын
I live right on the sea (Long Island, New York), and yes, there ARE fishermen like this who revel in telling old stories (both true and legendary) about the wondrous ocean. Awesome.
@arminiusofgermania4 жыл бұрын
Funny. I always thought only sexually androgynous mutants, pretentious snotty rich yuppies, hipster beardos, and ethnic minorities lived in the big gangerous sore that is new york. But really? Crazy boat jockeys who spin stories by a campfire on the beach well into the night? Whodathunk?
@NucleaRaptor3 жыл бұрын
@@arminiusofgermania >sexually androgynous mutants, pretentious snotty rich yuppies, hipster beardos, and ethnic minorities That's NYC. Normal people live further away.
@mickeyscratcher9 жыл бұрын
True story: As a kid I remember watching this on TV around 81 with my family. My folks had recently got a new solid-fuel stove installed for heating, and 3/4 way through the film the stove vents blocked up and smoke started pouring in the vents into the living room. The house was full of smoke so my Dad opened the front door to let the smoke out and was standing at the door shrouded in smoke. I was convinced he was going to get hooked.
@zombiesquad33398 жыл бұрын
+mickeyscratcher I would've died of fear lol great story.
@christophertudor47276 жыл бұрын
mickeyscratcher Nice one! Great story and the way in which you've told it is almost as atmospheric as this wonderful scene. What makes the opening scene of The Fog so devastating in its execution is the simplicity of it. There are no monsters or ghoulies lurking in the background or werewolves with slobbering jowels ready to pounce. There are no psychotic lunatics with axes or post-apocalyptic cannibals with blood lust in their eyes looking for their next kill.... ....the raw, unadulterated power lies in the simplicity and the sheer atmosphere of the scene. An avuncular old fisherman reciting a tale of suspense to a bunch of wide-eyed kids on a beach minutes away from the witching hour, whilst a simple campfire wistfully crackles away. No bells or whistles and no great lightning bolts or blood curdling screams with acrobatic camera shots. Simple, understated and realistic but totally devastating and spine tingling because of this very reason. Oh, and John Carpenter's piano score of course adds a certain Je ne sais quoi! The scene though of seeing your father at the door letting out the smoke whilst the movie The Fog was being shown though.....that would still send shivers up my spine even today lol! Chris (UK).
@ENB19686 жыл бұрын
Was it "....the twenty-first of April...."?
@jeshkam5 жыл бұрын
lol hilarious and scary at the same time :-)
@BOB1972ize4 жыл бұрын
I remember in 80s I seen the movie c.h.u.d,omfg every evening and morning I would lookout window at the man covers in road out front of the house lol
@atlantic-yq2wr9 жыл бұрын
This truly is a classic film in that it grips the observer without showing even a drop of blood or ounce of gore. Not too many productions are able to make that claim. Great movie!
@trevmac83627 жыл бұрын
same with Carpenters Halloween..only one blood scene the whole movie and it was only a little
@konstantinoskaragiannis1596 Жыл бұрын
"The Fog"(1980) is a supernatural horror movie masterpiece! This is the most atmospheric and probably the scariest horror movie of all time!
@yadayada95817 жыл бұрын
John Carpenter may be the greatest, and most under appreciated horror director of all time. I think he understands both filmmaking and fear, on a completely different level then most of his contemporaries, most of those that came before him, and all of the horror directors that have come since him. Lots of filmmakers are capable of creating fear and tension, but they don't understand it, not like Carpenter. Look at this scene, this is how you start a movie, nothing like this happens today.
@citygirl57055 жыл бұрын
Amazing how John Carpenter's "The Fog" and "The Thing" were really unappreciated when they came out. Both films are outstanding horror flicks.
@Escul19605 жыл бұрын
My favorite John Carpenter movie. A true horror classic.
@nassauguy485 жыл бұрын
The great John Houseman made this opening scene the gripping success that it became. He literally set the tone for the rest of the movie.
@richpivo77210 жыл бұрын
I was in this scene. It was a good day for filming, and all the kids had a lot of fun. I miss making movies like this.
@laatkrijt704010 жыл бұрын
Then thank you all for this movie. Its my favourite horror movie and this scene is briljant.
@Whtxombi9 жыл бұрын
That is SERIOUSLY cool. You're immortal now :)
@richpivo7729 жыл бұрын
I'm better looking now, though
@Whtxombi9 жыл бұрын
Lol!
@mountainman49876 жыл бұрын
Yeah i played the part of the old man telling the story.
@jesusnieves22225 жыл бұрын
this story stills give me the chills
@youarelife34378 жыл бұрын
It's really foggy outside right now and I'm watching this.
@anthonyjordanmoviesandmore24704 жыл бұрын
One of the greatest openings to any horror movie
@dangchanneldeg69489 жыл бұрын
I watched this the other night and I felt goosebumps on my arms and I knew how much i loved this movie. I loved it so much that I remember watching it on ABC I didn't care if it was edited for Television, it will always be that good.
@casebz5 жыл бұрын
Horror from about 77-84' was and still is the gold standard. This opening sequence in particular, is just one example of why those years produced superior work in comparison to most of what is being put out today. As others have stated, you have real talent across the board, and teams of people having fun doing what they love . . .and it shows here. John Houseman plays this part masterfully - as any Oscar winner would. We need more filmmakers who are able to capture the essence of what horror movies should be about: atmosphere, suspense, tension, the score, - real ghost stories that keep our child-hood imaginations alive! and who can lead a passionate group of actors and actresses who completely own their characters, no matter how big or small the roles and lines are.
@Mwgedd14 жыл бұрын
One of the friggin creepiest horror movie openings of all time. John Carpenter's soundtrack and direction combined with John Houseman's dark story just sends chills down my spine every time.
@Gingerninja11386 жыл бұрын
One of the best ghost stories over made. And one of my favorite John Carpenter films. The beginning sets you up for the whole of the movie. Absolute brilliance👍👍👍
@eleftheriaeleftheria33024 жыл бұрын
Thomas Mcsorley It's the best one!
@lammysass10 жыл бұрын
John Carpenter certainly knows how to fuck up childhoods.Shit my pants!!!
@ravenhill_firelord_19685 жыл бұрын
great atmosphere in this film, very eerie! the fog rolled in!
@The-KGC5 жыл бұрын
To this day this scene still makes my hairs stand on end
@CombatMedicTM10 жыл бұрын
While I think the Fog is not 'that' perfect as people say it is (it is very good, yet not 'that' overwhelming honestly), this is one of the very best opening scenes of all time, easily. The ghost story alone is so tremendously well done and even better told by the fantastic John Houseman. The story and its brilliant delivery is just perfectly accompanied by the great score, together creating a masterpiece of movie history. Creepy forever, well done!
@stuartb93233 жыл бұрын
I love this movie! Sounds crazy but, I used this movie to put my son to sleep when he was young. He would copy all the noises in the opening clip...pocket watch closing, wind, piano ..... 5 - 10 minutes in, he was out like a light ! Lol...my wife was always asking What the hell are you watching with him?!
@maceek113 жыл бұрын
I remember my dad taking me to see this in the theater in Point Arena, CA. I was about 8 at the time. We were visiting my grandparents who lived out on the ridge about 13 miles from town. I remember the drive home, late that night, and the fog was so thick and white my dad had to drive about 15 mph. I was so scared. I rode the entire way up to grandma and grandpa's house, eyes clenched, heart pounding, curled up on the passenger-side floorboard. Ahh, the good old days to be scared!
@dickiea57910 жыл бұрын
Still a great and chilling opening to a classic Horror film. The old ones are the best. The remake of this could have been so good if they had used their brain cells.
@mr.hissingcockroach50549 жыл бұрын
Agreed.
@Moodboard392 жыл бұрын
Can't remake classic ( depend though ) cuz the film The hills have eyes . 1970s, 80s were crappy as fuck lmao the remake was 💯 times better!!! So it depends how it's made
@mountainman49876 жыл бұрын
Filmed entirely on location in point Reyes seashore here in California. I know because I've been to the light house in the movie and absolutely loved it ...........until the FOG rolled in!
@gaoutlaw10 жыл бұрын
I didn't see The Fog until my teen years in the 90's, but even today it remains a favorite. The haunting music, scenes shrouded in mist, and ghostly mariners...it's a classic ghost story.
@issyjas33098 жыл бұрын
Superb intro to a classic movie
@reniisgod4 жыл бұрын
Brilliant dialogue delivered perfectly. Great intro to one of the most overlooked horror films of all time. Carpenter’s underrated masterpiece 👌
@Chrisstian1119 жыл бұрын
So much better than the remake
@mr.hissingcockroach50549 жыл бұрын
Agreed, the remake made no sense to me. Crap, fog outside!
@roguenerd68584 жыл бұрын
Don’t ever mention that angsty piece of garbage they called a remake
@willow95264 жыл бұрын
The originals you can't top!!!
@Neat0_o4 жыл бұрын
We don’t talk about the remake
@rubywoo743 жыл бұрын
I love the original too, but I do like how the remake went into the back story more.
@dfa33664 жыл бұрын
Carpenter was not satisfied with the movie after filming. He then hired John Houseman for the opening scene. Also did some re shoots to add more fright. The movie land up being a horror classic. No CGI. Just real people in costumes adds to that real ness.
@Moodboard392 жыл бұрын
How ? After filming is done , can't redo that
@drrmdjr Жыл бұрын
How this great movie starts and, how it ends, were both done perfectly!! This is one of those movies that if I saw it playing on tv but had stuff to do, I’d stay home and watch it fully!
@slippinjimmy39613 жыл бұрын
absolutely my favourite horror of all time
@robbhahn88973 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite movies: no bull, just a straight ahead ghost story about drowned sailors coming back from the dead for their gold and revenge.
@wilfried02121969 Жыл бұрын
The old seamen with his way to watch at the kids is just legend
@jbro89346 жыл бұрын
I live in Manchester, Massachusetts. It's a tiny coastal town. Every night the church bells on my corner chime and sound just like the ones at the end here and sometimes it even gets foggy too. Always makes me think of this great film.
@Moodboard392 жыл бұрын
Creepy
@ThePopcorn43314 жыл бұрын
To this day (21) I still can’t watch this alone my kids will watch this.
@joedaily28 жыл бұрын
The original Midnight Society 
@pizzaDhut3 жыл бұрын
JH"One more story....just to keep us warm". Kids"Uh no thanks".
@jcollins1111113 жыл бұрын
One of the best horror movies. Add the thing, jaws and aliens to that list.
@richpivo7723 жыл бұрын
I was in this scene. A good day for filming, and I remember how they used artificial lighting and an artificial fire. It was my introduction to how movies were really made.
@pvtrichter8810 жыл бұрын
OH my GOD how could you not be captivated by hypnotic sounds by the great John Houseman!! this was a great spiritous campfire story that i've always loved!! and helped to further my love of drama!!
@richpivo77210 жыл бұрын
As I mentioned in an earlier post, I was in this film and specifically this scene. I had no idea, after having read the comments, so many people enjoyed it. This makes me very proud to have been part of the film, and I'm grateful that all of you have enjoyed it so much. Thank you.
@richpivo7729 жыл бұрын
***** Thank you. I never thought I would end up part of a cult following - LOL. I love that you guys love this film, and yeah, it was much better than the remake. I'm still surprised to see this film in video kiosks and the bargain bin at Walmart. Thank you again for your comments.
@johndoe-xy4xq2 жыл бұрын
John Houseman would be a highly paid narrator, if he were still alive.
@GrungyNoah15 жыл бұрын
Two words : Legendary scene...I can't remember how many times i've see that movie since it first came out, especially that opening sequence...Sheer brilliance with that whole hypnotic, bone chilling, eerie atmosphere. Timeless scene...Carpenter knew how to genuinely scare audiences... Thanks for posting it up ;) Peace out
@lw36465 жыл бұрын
It's a really effective scene for what is essentially just exposition. Also quite effective if you're working on a shoestring budget and can't afford to actually show the event. It was a reshoot on a soundstage to give the film more atmosphere after negative reactions to test screenings
@HiDesert0044 жыл бұрын
If that happened today all those kids would be staring at their phones :(
@eleftheriaeleftheria33024 жыл бұрын
Amazing opening from an amazing horror masterpiece like "The fog" (1980)! Hello from Athens Greece!
@highgreen3 жыл бұрын
There are some folks here talking about the strange cutaway when he says suddenly out of the night the fog rolled in. When I first saw this movie in the theater the story he was telling was longer than it is now and that accounts for the strange close up.
@Stanfordroad13 жыл бұрын
still gives me chills..
@Aleon3812 жыл бұрын
THE FOG! ROOOOOLLLLED IN!
@am2boni10 жыл бұрын
a classic!!!
@ozzbo61956 жыл бұрын
Imagine Carpenter being a young up coming writer and director today....... But times have changed and we're all not called old school for nothing!
@furpal40 Жыл бұрын
The music really makes this classic.
@leoconchola31635 жыл бұрын
My dad let me watch this movie as a kid scared me to death but one of my favorite movies
@elektrozil97282 жыл бұрын
Legend has it, his alcohol Breeethhh, kept the campfire,... Alive
@ladydragonfly51722 жыл бұрын
Love this movie! Reminds me of when I was a kid in summer camp, we sat around the camp fire telling ghost stories. Miss those days.
@brianheistan98594 жыл бұрын
0:59 that super fast zoom in always has me tripping lol
@DementedCaver6 жыл бұрын
Carpenter in his prime, and his best was yet to come. This intro just sticks in my mind, I recall sitting in front of the massive 25 inch TV and watching this....and this intro just hooked me.
@RedneckRealist15 жыл бұрын
thats so awesome! They don't make movies any more! My grandpa's brother and his crew died when their fishing boat capsiesed out in the pacific ocean. They were out of Newport Bay, Newport,Oregon. God rest their souls and every other who perished at sea. Thanks for posting
@GuyBailey9915 жыл бұрын
one of the best openings ever
@EmilyGloeggler79842 жыл бұрын
Honestly, in addition to the score, this is the best part of the movie
@stephensaxby2820 Жыл бұрын
One of the best opening scenes in any horror film...it's sets up the atmosphere so well.
@jamesegan1474 Жыл бұрын
Loved him in paper chase. He managed to become the epitome of contempt.
@LomoBrowncoat4 жыл бұрын
Old school shivers
@Lonestarr35717 жыл бұрын
I just love how evocative the opening reel of this movie is: the imagery, the music (with that beautiful piano) and this story. Nice post.
@TubeScrewed5 жыл бұрын
I always wondered if the clang in the distance at 12 o clock was edited in, or actually performed during the scene. It would have been a great way to creep the kids out, and get a good performance out of them.
@mattsmt209 жыл бұрын
This is so much better then the remake I pretend it was never made it sucked that bad
@station1044413 жыл бұрын
When my family bought our first dvd player I bought a magazine that gave "The Fog" for free just to test the player. I loved the movie, I have watched more times than i can remember and could watch it again. It is the movie made me love the horror genre. I have heard Carpenter saying this movie was not one of his favorites but it is certainly one of mine.10/10
@TotalSinging4 жыл бұрын
shot on a soundstage weeks after main filming had already wrapped
@afroman2557 жыл бұрын
Did anyone notice that weird zoom cut in 0:59
@brandonnodine69342 жыл бұрын
Love the opening, but those little kids were passing themselves hearing that before bedtime lol
@azertu2u24 жыл бұрын
The view of the beach completes the scene!
@johnnyscarecrow3363 Жыл бұрын
Brilliant that should have been the whole movie
@joeyborges15466 жыл бұрын
Are we just going to ignore the fact that he's telling this story on 4/20 BLAZE IT
@Cobrajet19714 жыл бұрын
For 3min, we were all another kid sitting by the fire and listening to Houseman telling us of the tragedy of the Elizabeth Dane and her crew. Entrancing opening scene.
@jeshkam Жыл бұрын
John Houseman - world's favorite driving instructor.
@glwebb196712 жыл бұрын
one of the best scary movies ever!
@jm-io8iu8 жыл бұрын
Still get goosebumps
@RedneckRealist12 жыл бұрын
"The men at the bottom of the sea, out in the water by Spivey point will rise up and search for the camp fire that led them to their dark and Icy death......" Is there any thing more you can say? a great line!
@lucamaine80964 жыл бұрын
This is the only way the school can keep us doing are homework
@maximuscaligula10 жыл бұрын
If you ever get the chance to watch the 1980 version of The Fog check out the scene in the beginning of the film when Father Malone played by Hal Holbrook first discovers the journal of his grandfather hidden in the wall.As he is first examining the journal he goes through a couple pages before he gets to the page which says "Midnight 'Til One Belongs To The Dead."Pause the screen where you can see random writings before that page.Look closely,an inside joke?Some of the words kinda funny there.
@DBarns715 жыл бұрын
Couldn't have said this better myself. Houseman was a terrific and versatile actor. And Carpenter's music made this scene all the more chilling. A true horror classic.
@davidscott15622 жыл бұрын
My favorite horror movie of all time
@lordgoro4 жыл бұрын
THATS a storyteller!!
@gameram63824 жыл бұрын
Amazing my favourite horror
@designanddirection12 жыл бұрын
"One more story, just to keep us warm" - "one more story just to make em shit their pants" more like! Genius!
@repelghosts15 жыл бұрын
One of my fave scenes of all time in the horror genre..Thank-you so much whoever you are! Jenna and Da Girlz
@moonrunner197212 жыл бұрын
This movie scared the hell out of me as a kid. The remake just cannot compare.
@myfriendisaac Жыл бұрын
Love this scene 🔥🎬🍿👻
@UncleFexxer11 жыл бұрын
One of the most underrated thoroughly awesome horror movies ever. It just gets better with age.