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Fifteen years after murdering his sister on Halloween Night 1963, Michael Myers escapes from a mental hospital and returns to the small town of Haddonfield, Illinois to kill again.
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- Director
- John Carpenter
- Written by
- Debra Hill, John Carpenter
- Produced by
- Debra Hill, Moustapha Akkad
- Composer
- John Carpenter
- Cinematographer
- Dean Cundey
- Editors
- Charles Bornstein, Tommy Lee Wallace
- Origin country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- Language
- English
- Rating
- R
- Also known as
- John Carpenter's Halloween
- TMDB
- 7.6/10 (6,317 votes)
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 97% Fresh
- Metacritic
- 91/100
- IMDb
- 7.7/10 (338,351 votes)
Awards
- NominatedSaturn Award— Best Horror Film(1979)
Cast
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
Crew
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Links
Trailer
Stills (8)
Score
John Carpenter
Halloween Motion Picture Soundtrack
Podcasts
The Evolution of Horror — SLASHERS Pt 5: Halloween (1978) Feat. Chris Hewitt
Halloween Collection
Appears in
BFI: The Ultimate Horror Watchlist
Babysitter in Peril
Carol Clover — Men, Women, and Chain Saws
Halloween Horror
Kim Newman — Nightmare Movies
Rolling Stone: 101 Best Horror Movies of All Time
Scream Factory
Slant Magazine: 100 Greatest Horror Films of All Time
Slashers - The Evolution of Horror Podcast
Stephen King — Danse Macabre
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Time Out: 100 Best Horror Films
Variety: 100 Best Horror Movies of All Time
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