Film • Oct 24, 1978
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.
Halloween
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- Status
- Released
- Release
- October 24, 1978 (47 years ago)
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- Genres
- Slasher
- Themes
- B-Horror, Psychological Thriller, Slasher Horror, Teen Horror
- Origin
- United States
- Companies
- Compass International Pictures, Falcon International Productions
Cast
Donald PleasenceDr. Sam Loomis
Jamie Lee CurtisLaurie Strode
Nancy KyesAnnie Brackett
P.J. SolesLynda Van Der Klok
Charles CyphersSheriff Leigh Brackett
Kyle RichardsLindsey Wallace
Brian AndrewsTommy Doyle
John Michael GrahamBob Simms
Nancy StephensMarion Chambers
Arthur MaletGraveyard Keeper
Mickey YablansRichie
Brent Le PageLonnie
Adam HollanderKeith
Robert PhalenDr. Wynn
Tony MoranMichael Myers (age 21)
Will SandinMichael Myers (age 6)
Sandy JohnsonJudith Myers
David KyleBoyfriend
Peter GriffithLaurie's Father
Nick CastleThe Shape
Scores
- Average Score
- 78.4%
FilmAffinity
- 67%
IMDb
- 77%
Letterboxd
- 75%
Metacritic
- 84%
Rotten Tomatoes
- 89%
Levels
- Sex & Nudity
- Moderate
- Violence
- Moderate
- Profanity
- Low
- Algohol & Drugs
- Low
- Fright & Intensity
- High
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