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Release Date:
25 October 1978 (USA)
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Tagline:
The trick was to stay alive. more
Plot:
A psychotic murderer institutionalized since childhood escapes on a mindless rampage while his doctor chases him through the streets. full summary | full synopsis
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Halloween
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Night
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Michael Myers
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Six Year Old
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Death
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Awards:
2 wins
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1 nomination
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NewsDesk:
(318 articles)
The Foywonder's Ten Worst Horror Films of the Decade
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Finals Week: 'The Final Girl: A few thoughts on Feminism and Horror'
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(From Dread Central. 23 December 2009, 8:31 PM, PST)
Finals Week: 'The Final Girl: A few thoughts on Feminism and Horror'
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The one, the only, Halloween! The scariest movie of all time!
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Donald Pleasence | ... | Dr. Sam Loomis | |
| Jamie Lee Curtis | ... | Laurie Strode | |
| Nancy Kyes | ... | Annie Brackett (as Nancy Loomis) | |
| P.J. Soles | ... | Lynda van der Klok | |
| Charles Cyphers | ... | Sheriff Leigh Brackett | |
| Kyle Richards | ... | Lindsey Wallace | |
| Brian Andrews | ... | Tommy Doyle | |
| John Michael Graham | ... | Bob Simms | |
| Nancy Stephens | ... | Marion Chambers | |
| Arthur Malet | ... | Graveyard Keeper | |
| Mickey Yablans | ... | Richie | |
| Brent Le Page | ... | Lonnie Elamb | |
| Adam Hollander | ... | Keith | |
| Robert Phalen | ... | Dr. Terence Wynn | |
| Tony Moran | ... | Michael Myers (age 23) |
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Runtime:
91 min | USA:101 min (extended version)
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Color (Metrocolor)
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2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (original release)
Certification:
Canada:13+ (Quebec) |
Canada:AA (Ontario) (video rating) (1982) |
Canada:R (Manitoba/Ontario) (original rating) |
Canada:R (Manitoba) (re-rating) (2003) |
Canada:R (Nova Scotia) |
UK:18 (video rating) |
UK:X (original rating) |
Iceland:16 |
Brazil:16 |
New Zealand:R16 |
Singapore:NC-16 (re-rating) |
Singapore:PG (cut) |
Germany:16 (re-rating) |
West Germany:18 (original rating) |
Canada:R |
Finland:K-15 (DVD rating) (2001) |
South Korea:18 |
Chile:14 (DVD rating) |
Argentina:13 (re-rating) |
Australia:R |
Chile:18 |
Denmark:15 (DVD rating) |
Finland:K-18 |
France:-12 (re-release: 1999) |
France:-16 |
Italy:VM14 |
Netherlands:16 |
Norway:15 (re-release: 1999) |
Norway:18 |
Peru:18 |
Sweden:15 |
USA:R |
Portugal:M/16 (re-rating) |
Portugal:M/18 (original rating)
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Halloween was shot in 21 days in April of 1978. Made on a budget of $320,000, it became the highest-grossing independent movie ever made at that time.
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Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: When Laurie is trapped in the kitchen, you can clearly see which pane of glass in the door is fake glass.
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Referenced in Pulp Fiction (1994)
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Soundtrack:
Don't Fear The Reaper
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How does it end?How much sex, violence, and profanity are in this movie?
Why did Michael wait 15 years to break out of the hospital and come after Laurie?
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Halloween is one of those movies that gets you skin deep! It is in my opinion, the scariest movie of all time. Michael Myers is the best boogeyman ever! He was just so terrifying! What makes Halloween so special is that there was no special effects where you can tell how computer animated it is, this was on a low budget and had a one note score, yet managed to scare the Hell out of people. 25 years and this movie still has the same effect as it did in '78.
It's about a boy Michael Myers, he kills his sister at the age of 6 and so many years later escapes the mental institution. Dr. Sam Loomis is after him and will do anything to get him back, since he describes Michael as "...pure evil. The blackest eyes, the Devil's eyes". Michael is on a mission though, to kill his other sister, Laurie, played by a new Jamie Lee Curtis. She has to babysit on Halloween, while her friends are out partying and of course, we know the rules, they get it! But Laurie may stand a chance since she's the virgin. ;D
Halloween pays many homages to Psycho, we have another character named Sam Loomis and Jamie Lee Curis, the daughter of Janet Leigh. Halloween is an absolute terrific movie that breaks boundaries and makes you lock the doors, bolt your windows, and turn off the lights! "They're gonna get you! They're gonna get you!". Halloween, the ultimate horror film!
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