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''' | {{Infobox Movie|{{PAGENAME}} | ||
[[ | |name = The Mist | ||
''' | |picture = MistMoviePoster.jpg | ||
|caption = Theatrical Release Poster | |||
|country = [[Image:USA.jpg|25px]] United States | |||
|director = [[Frank Darabont]] | |||
|date = 2007 | |||
|language = English | |||
|studio = Dimension Films | |||
|distributor = Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | |||
|character1=David Drayton | |||
|actor1=[[Thomas Jane]] | |||
|character2=Amanda Dumfries | |||
|actor2=[[Laurie Holden]] | |||
|character3=Ollie Weeks | |||
|actor3=[[Toby Jones]] | |||
|character4=Brent Norton | |||
|actor4=[[Andre Braugher]] | |||
|character5=Mrs. Carmody | |||
|actor5=[[Marcia Gay Harden]] | |||
|character6=Ambrose | |||
|actor6=[[Buck Taylor]] | |||
|character7=Jim Grondin | |||
|actor7=[[William Sadler]] | |||
|character8=Dan Miller | |||
|actor8=[[Jeffrey DeMunn]] | |||
|character9=Private Wayne Jessup | |||
|actor9=[[Sam Witwer]] | |||
|character10=Woman with Kids | |||
|actor10=[[Melissa McBride]] | |||
}} | |||
'''''The Mist''''' is the 2007 feature film adaptation of the [[Stephen King]] novella of the same name. The film follows a group of individuals who struggle to escape from an unusual mist that appears to be involved with several deaths occurring in their town. ''The Mist'' was directed by [[Frank Darabont]], who helmed his third feature film adapted from King's works (following ''[[Shawshank Redemption, The|The Shawshank Redemption]]'' and ''[[Green Mile, The|The Green Mile]]''). The novella would subsequently be adapted as [[Mist, The (TV Series)|a television limited series]] that premiered on SPIKE in June of 2017. | |||
{{Film Title|The Mist}} | |||
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{{Spoiler|The screenshots in this page sadly spoil the film's incredible ending. It is highly recommended that you please watch the film before viewing this page.}} | |||
=Handguns= | |||
==Colt SF-VI/DS-II== | |||
As the townspeople hole up in the grocery store, they discover something bad is out in the mist. In search of weaponry, Amanda Dumfries ([[Laurie Holden]]) pulls out a revolver she keeps in her purse. This sidearm is a [[Colt SF-VI/DS-II]] with rubber Hogue grips, the stainless reproduction of the [[Colt Detective Special]]. Unfortunately for the group, she carries only two speed loaders for it. In search of someone with enough experience to use the gun, Ollie Weeks ([[Toby Jones]]) steps up, claiming he was a competition shooter in 1994. '''Highlight for Spoiler:''' <font color="white"> The gun is used several times before Ollie is killed by a creature in the mist as he follows the group of surviving protagonists out to the car in an attempt to escape. The gun is grabbed by David Drayton (Thomas Jane), now only loaded with four bullets. The group of five drives their car out as far as possible before running out of gas. To spare the group the deaths awaiting them out in the mist, David offers to kill them with the gun and figure something out for himself. He then kills everyone in the car and steps outside so the creatures of the mist can take him, only for the US Army to arrive and rescue him.</font color="white"> | |||
==Colt | [[File:Colt Detective Special SF-VI.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Colt SF-VI with Pachmayr grips - .38 Special]] | ||
As the townspeople hole up in the grocery store they discover something bad is out in the mist. In search of weaponry, | [[Image:MistColtMagnumCarry-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Amanda Dumfries in the store pulls out her Colt SF-VI/DS-II from her purse.]] | ||
[[ | [[Image:MistColtMagnumCarry-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Ollie Weeks ([[Toby Jones]]) shoots one of the creatures in the store with the Colt SF-VI/DS-II.]] | ||
[[Image:MistColtMagnumCarry-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px| | [[Image:MistColtMagnumCarry-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Ollie tries to shoot one of the spider creatures in the bar with the Colt SF-VI/DS-II but the gun clicks empty.]] | ||
[[Image:MistColtMagnumCarry-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Ollie shoots one of the creatures in the store with the Colt | |||
[[Image:MistColtMagnumCarry-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Ollie tries to shoot one of the spider creatures in the bar with the | |||
[[Image:MistColtMagnumCarry-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Ollie kills the psychopathic Mrs. Carmody ([[Marcia Gay Harden]]) when she tries to takes members of the group out as human sacrifices.]] | [[Image:MistColtMagnumCarry-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Ollie kills the psychopathic Mrs. Carmody ([[Marcia Gay Harden]]) when she tries to takes members of the group out as human sacrifices.]] | ||
[[Image:MistColtMagnumCarry-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The | [[Image:MistColtMagnumCarry-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Colt SF-VI/DS-II lands on the hood of David's car when Ollie is killed by one of the creatures in the mist.]] | ||
[[Image:MistColtMagnumCarry-6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|David and the group decide their fate.]] | [[Image:MistColtMagnumCarry-6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|'''Highlight for Spoiler:''' <font color="white">David Drayton (Thomas Jane) and the group decide their fate.</font color="white">]] | ||
[[Image:MistColtMagnumCarry-7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|David checks the load in the | [[Image:MistColtMagnumCarry-7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|'''Highlight for Spoiler:''' <font color="white">David checks the load in the Colt SF-VI/DS-II. Four bullets plus five people equals David being SOL.</font color="white">]] | ||
[[Image:MistColtMagnumCarry-8.jpg|thumb|none|600px|David loads the | [[Image:MistColtMagnumCarry-8.jpg|thumb|none|600px|David loads the Colt SF-VI/DS-II.]] | ||
[[Image:MistColtMagnumCarry-9.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Score one for realism, the dummy rounds don't have dented primers. Note the Colt insignia and Colt- | [[Image:MistColtMagnumCarry-9.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Score one for realism, the dummy rounds don't have dented primers. Note the Colt insignia and Colt-style cylinder release.]] | ||
[[Image:MistColtMagnumCarry-11.jpg|thumb|none|600px|David turns the gun on himself even though it is empty, and desperately tries to shoot himself to no avail. All the clicks sound the same as he pulls the trigger but when firing on a spent shell, the click has a different sound than with an empty chamber. This is really splitting hairs though.]] | |||
[[Image:MistColtMagnumCarry-11.jpg|thumb|none|600px|David turns the gun on himself even though it is empty, and | |||
==M4A1== | =Rifles= | ||
==M4A1 Carbine== | |||
[[Image:ColtM4A1.jpg|thumb|none| | At the end of the film, US Army soldiers sweeping the mist away are armed with [[M16 rifle series#M4/M4A1 Carbine|M4A1 Carbines]] fitted with C-More red-dot sights, ACOG scopes, Surefire universal weaponlights, AN/PEQ-2 IR designators, and RIS foregrips. | ||
[[Image:MistM4A1-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A | [[Image:ColtM4A1.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Colt M4A1 Carbine - 5.56x45mm]] | ||
[[Image:MistM4A1-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px| | [[Image:MistM4A1-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A US Army soldier walks past David armed with an M4A1 Carbine with a C-More red-dot sight.]] | ||
[[Image:MistM4A1-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A US Army soldier holds his M4 carbine as he approaches David. Note the soldiers are wearing the obselete M17 gas mask.]] | |||
=Machine Guns= | |||
==FN M240D== | ==FN M240D== | ||
[[FN MAG#M240 Machine Gun|FN M240D]] machine guns are mounted on top of the US Army tanks and self-propelled artillery vehicles, since the spade-gripped model is more commonly mounted on tanks and the soldiers appear to be holding spades. | |||
[[Image:M240d.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:M240d.jpg|thumb|none|450px|FN M240D - 7.62x51mm NATO]] | ||
[[Image:MistFNM240B-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A | [[Image:MistFNM240B-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A US Army soldier mans an M240D mounted on top of a British FV433 "Abbot" standing in for an M109 Paladin, like the vehicles in ''[[Cloverfield]]''.]] | ||
[[Image:MistFNM240B-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Another soldier mans an M240D.]] | [[Image:MistFNM240B-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Another US Army soldier in the background also mans an M240D.]] | ||
==Browning M2HB== | ==Browning M2HB== | ||
A [[Browning M2|Browning M2HB]] is | A [[Browning M2|Browning M2HB]] is mounted on top of a US Army Humvee. | ||
[[Image:BrowningM2.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Browning M2HB - .50 BMG]] | |||
[[Image:BrowningM2.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:MistM2HB-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A US Army soldier mans a Browning M2HB mounted atop a Humvee.]] | ||
[[Image:MistM2HB-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A | |||
=Others= | |||
==Cobray CM203== | |||
One of the soldiers' M4A1 is fitted with a [[Cobray 37mm Launcher|Cobray CM203]], standing in for the [[M203 grenade launcher]]. | |||
[[File:M4a1cobray.jpg|thumb|none|450px|M4A1 Carbine fitted with Cobray CM203 - 5.56x45mm / 37mm flare]] | |||
[[Image:MistM4A1-M203-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A CM203 launcher is attached to a US Army soldier's M4A1.]] | |||
==Unknown Flamethrower== | |||
US Army soldiers are seen using flamethrowers to burn creature nests. They appear to be a fictional model. | |||
[[Image:MistFlamethrower-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A US Army soldier in the background burns a creature nest with a flamethrower.]] | |||
[[Image:MistFlamethrower-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A US Army soldier on the right burns a creature nest with a flamethrower.]] | |||
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[[Category:Horror]] | |||
[[Category:Science-Fiction]] | |||
[[Category:Frank Darabont]] | |||
[[Category:Stephen King]] | |||
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The Mist is the 2007 feature film adaptation of the Stephen King novella of the same name. The film follows a group of individuals who struggle to escape from an unusual mist that appears to be involved with several deaths occurring in their town. The Mist was directed by Frank Darabont, who helmed his third feature film adapted from King's works (following The Shawshank Redemption and The Green Mile). The novella would subsequently be adapted as a television limited series that premiered on SPIKE in June of 2017.
The following weapons were used in the film The Mist:
Error creating thumbnail: File missing WARNING! The screenshots in this page sadly spoil the film's incredible ending. It is highly recommended that you please watch the film before viewing this page.
Handguns
Colt SF-VI/DS-II
As the townspeople hole up in the grocery store, they discover something bad is out in the mist. In search of weaponry, Amanda Dumfries (Laurie Holden) pulls out a revolver she keeps in her purse. This sidearm is a Colt SF-VI/DS-II with rubber Hogue grips, the stainless reproduction of the Colt Detective Special. Unfortunately for the group, she carries only two speed loaders for it. In search of someone with enough experience to use the gun, Ollie Weeks (Toby Jones) steps up, claiming he was a competition shooter in 1994. Highlight for Spoiler: The gun is used several times before Ollie is killed by a creature in the mist as he follows the group of surviving protagonists out to the car in an attempt to escape. The gun is grabbed by David Drayton (Thomas Jane), now only loaded with four bullets. The group of five drives their car out as far as possible before running out of gas. To spare the group the deaths awaiting them out in the mist, David offers to kill them with the gun and figure something out for himself. He then kills everyone in the car and steps outside so the creatures of the mist can take him, only for the US Army to arrive and rescue him.
Rifles
M4A1 Carbine
At the end of the film, US Army soldiers sweeping the mist away are armed with M4A1 Carbines fitted with C-More red-dot sights, ACOG scopes, Surefire universal weaponlights, AN/PEQ-2 IR designators, and RIS foregrips.
Machine Guns
FN M240D
FN M240D machine guns are mounted on top of the US Army tanks and self-propelled artillery vehicles, since the spade-gripped model is more commonly mounted on tanks and the soldiers appear to be holding spades.
Browning M2HB
A Browning M2HB is mounted on top of a US Army Humvee.
Others
Cobray CM203
One of the soldiers' M4A1 is fitted with a Cobray CM203, standing in for the M203 grenade launcher.
Unknown Flamethrower
US Army soldiers are seen using flamethrowers to burn creature nests. They appear to be a fictional model.
