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
Craig Stearns
Set Decoration / Property Master
William L. Stevenson
Supervising Sound Editor
Erica Ueland
Makeup Artist
James Winburn
Stunts
Debra Hill
Screenplay / Producer
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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.