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Halloween (advertised as John Carpenter's Halloween) is a 1978 American independent slasher film directed, co-written, and scored by John Carpenter. Starring Donald Pleasence and Jamie Lee Curtis (in her film debut), with P. J. Soles and Nancy Loomis in supporting roles, the film is set mostly in the fictional town of Haddonfield, Illinois.
On a cold Halloween night in 1963, six-year-old Michael Myers brutally murdered his 17-year-old sister, Judith. He was sentenced and locked away for 15 years. But on October 30, 1978, while being transferred for a court date, a 21-year-old Michael Myers steals a car and escapes Smith's Grove.
Scary, suspenseful, and viscerally thrilling, Halloween set the standard for modern horror films. On a cold Halloween night in 1963, six year old Michael Myers brutally murdered his...
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May 6, 2023 · This is the original trailer for the 1978 horror slasher film, Halloween, directed by John Carpenter. The 1978-era MPAA R-rating warning was scanned from old prints and upscaled via AI to...
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Oct 25, 1978 · Set in the fictional suburban midwestern town of Haddonfield, Illinois, on Halloween, the film follows Myers' escape from a psychiatric hospital and subsequent murder of a number of teenagers, whilst Dr. Loomis attempts to track him down and stop him.
Oct 17, 2018 · When “Halloween” was released in October 1978, The New York Times didn’t review it. But it wasn’t out of snobbery. Printing press workers were on strike, and nothing was being published (not...
