Halloween (1978)
Halloween (1978)


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Cast & Crew.

Donald Pleasence
Loomis

Jamie Lee Curtis
Laurie

Nancy Kyes
Annie

P. J. Soles
Lynda

Charles Cyphers
Brackett

Kyle Richards
Lindsey

Brian Andrews
Tommy

John Michael Graham
Bob

Nancy Stephens
Marion

Arthur Malet
Graveyard Keeper

Mickey Yablans
Richie

Brent Le Page
Lonnie

Adam Hollander
Keith

Robert Phalen
Dr. Wynn

Tony Moran
Michael Myers age 23

Will Sandin
Michael Myers age 6

Sandy Johnson
Judith Myers

David Kyle
Boyfriend

Peter Griffith
Laurie's Father

Nick Castle
The Shape

Barry Bernardi
Dead Mechanic (uncredited)

Joseph Cornelius
Classmate (uncredited)

George O'Hanlon, Jr.
Mr. Peter Myers (uncredited)

Darla Rae
Student (uncredited)

John Carpenter
Paul (voice) / Michael Myers (uncredited) / Screenplay / Original Music Composer / Director

Tommy Lee Wallace
Michael Myers (uncredited) / Production Design / Editor

Conrad Rothmann
Special Effects

James Winburn
Stunts

Erica Ueland
Makeup Artist

Charles Bornstein
Editor

Craig Stearns
Set Decoration / Property Master

Don Behrns
Production Manager
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Details.
Release DateOctober 24, 1978
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 31m
Content RatingR
Budget$325,000
Box Office$70,260,597
Filming LocationsCalifornia · Los Angeles, United States
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Halloween (advertised as John Carpenter's Halloween) is a 1978 American independent slasher film directed and scored by John Carpenter, who co-wrote it with its producer Debra Hill. It stars Donald Pleasence, Jamie Lee Curtis (in her film debut), P. J. Soles, and Nancy Loomis. Set mostly in the fictional Illinois town of Haddonfield, the film follows mental patient Michael Myers, who was committed to a sanitarium for murdering his teenage sister one Halloween night during his childhood; he escapes 15 years later and returns to Haddonfield, where he stalks teenage babysitter Laurie Strode and her friends while his psychiatrist Dr. Samuel Loomis pursues him.
The film was shot in Southern California throughout May 1978, produced by Compass International Pictures and Falcon International Productions. The film was released by Compass International and Aquarius Releasing in October and grossed $70 million on a budget of $300,000, becoming one of the most profitable independent films of all time. Primarily praised for Carpenter's direction and score, many critics credit the film as the first in a long line of slasher films inspired by Psycho (1960), The Texas Chain Saw Massacre and Black Christmas (both 1974). It is considered one of the greatest and most influential horror films ever made. In 2006, it was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
Halloween spawned a film franchise comprising 13 films which helped construct an extensive backstory for Michael Myers, sometimes narratively diverging entirely from previous installments; a novelization, video game, and comic book series have also been based on the film.
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Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988)

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Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995)

Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998)

Halloween: Resurrection (2002)

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