Horror ·Thriller · United States of America · 1978 · 1h 31m

Halloween

Halloween poster
Director
John Carpenter
Cast
Donald Pleasence as Loomis Jamie Lee Curtis as Laurie Nancy Kyes as Annie P. J. Soles as Lynda Charles Cyphers as Brackett Kyle Richards as Lindsey
Crew
Dean Cundey — Director of Photography Charles Bornstein — Editor Tommy Lee Wallace — Editor John Carpenter — Original Music Composer Debra Hill — Screenplay John Carpenter — Screenplay
Tagline

The night he came home!

Synopsis

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.

Trailer Halloween — Official Trailer
Official Trailer youtube.com
Mood & Themes
maskpolicehalloweenbabysittermarijuanastalkingserial killermaniackilling spreefamilyevilpsychotic
Key Collaborators
John Carpenter Director Dean Cundey Director of Photography Charles Bornstein Editor Tommy Lee Wallace Editor John Carpenter Original Music Composer Debra Hill Screenplay John Carpenter Screenplay Debra Hill Producer Moustapha Akkad Producer Tommy Lee Wallace Production Design
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