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       Halloween

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       Halloween H20: 20 Years Later

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       The Message

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       Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers

       1988
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       Halloween: Resurrection

       2002

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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Moustapha_AkkadMoustapha Akkad - Wikipedia

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   Moustapha al Akkad (Arabic: مصطفى العقاد, romanized: Muṣṭafā al-ʿAqqād; July 1, 1930 – November 11, 2005) was a Syrian-American film producer and director, best known for producing the original series of Halloween films and directing The Message and Lion of the Desert.

   • Children: 4 (including Malek Akkad)
   • Cause of death: 2005 Amman bombings

   • Years active: 1976–2005

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   Biography. Trivia. IMDbPro. All topics. Moustapha Akkad (1930-2005) Producer. Additional Crew. Director. IMDbPro Starmeter See rank. Syrian-American Moustapha Akkad produced a series of "Halloween" movies but it was The Lion of the Desert (1980) and The Message (1976), on the history of Islam, into which he poured his heart.

   • Birth Date: January 1, 1
   • Birth Place: Aleppo, Syria

   • Death Date: January 1, 1
   • Death Place: Amman, Jordan

5. www.latimes.com › archives › la-xpm-2005-nov-12-meFor Arabs, a Man of Renown in Hollywood - Los Angeles Times

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   Nov 12, 2005 · Nov. 12, 2005 12 AM PT. Times Staff Writers. Within Hollywood, Moustapha Akkad was the little-known producer of the “Halloween” horror movie series. But within the Arab American world, he was...

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   Who is Moustapha Akkad?

   • Producer: The Message. Syrian-American Moustapha Akkad produced a series of "Halloween" movies but it was The Lion of the Desert (1980) and The Message (1976), on the history of Islam, into which he poured his heart. It was reportedly difficult for him to make it in Hollywood but no one could deny his talent as a director and producer.

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   How much money did Moustapha Akkad make?

   • Moustapha Akkad made two kinds of movies. As a producer he delivered slashers to the teen market with an efficiency that made him very wealthy: the original Halloween cost $300,000 in 1978 and grossed $47 million.

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   Did Moustapha Akkad encounter terrorism?

   • The "duality" of Moustapha Akkad finally came together in one freakish finale at the Amman Radisson. But he'd encountered terrorism once before, nearly thirty years earlier. Many Muslim scholars were outraged by The Message —or, as it was then called, Mohammed, Messenger of God.

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   Did Moustapha Akkad meet Sam Peckinpah?

   • But Moustapha Akkad made Muslim movies and violent movies, and ne'er the twain did meet. His mentor was a master of the latter, Sam Peckinpah. In the late 1950s the director had in mind a film on the Algerian revolution, and asked UCLA to find him someone who knew the turf. The only graduate from that neck of the woods was Akkad.

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7. www.nytimes.com › 2005/11/12 › obituariesMoustapha Akkad, 75, Who Produced Religious and Horror Films ...

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   Nov 12, 2005 · Nov. 12, 2005. AMMAN, Jordan, Nov. 11 - Moustapha Akkad, the Syrian-born filmmaker who produced the "Halloween" horror movie franchise, died Friday of wounds sustained in the triple hotel...

8. www.imdb.com › name › nm0002160Moustapha Akkad - Biography - IMDb

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   Learn about the life and career of Moustapha Akkad, the Arab-American filmmaker who directed and produced The Message (1976) and The Lion of the Desert (1980), and the grandfather of the Halloween franchise. Find out his birth name, his family, his awards, his trivia, his quotes and his tragic death in a terrorist attack in 2005.

   • Birth Date: July 1, 1930

   • Death Date: November 11, 2005

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10. www.theatlantic.com › magazine › archiveMoustapha, Messenger of Hollywood - The Atlantic

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    Jan 1, 2006 · Moustapha Akkad made two kinds of movies. As a producer he delivered slashers to the teen market with an efficiency that made him very wealthy: the original Halloween cost $300,000 in 1978 and...

11. www.dailysabah.com › arts › cinemaUnderstanding Moustapha Akkad through ‘The Message’ he left

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    Moustapha Akkad, the director of “The Message” – a quality, landmark production describing the history of Islam – died in November 2005. He was tragically killed in an al-Qaida terror attack ...