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| Halloween |
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Horror, Thriller
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Starz / Anchor Bay
 (1978)
91 mins
R
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 8.0 (50,372 votes)
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Having been institutionalized at the age of six after murdering his sister, Michael Myers, now an adult, has escaped. Certain that Michael will kill again, Dr. Loomis (Donald Pleasence), the psychiatrist under whose care Michael has been, makes it his mission to find Michael before he does. In Michael’s hometown, Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) is babysitting Tommy Doyle (Brian Andrews) on Halloween night. Her good friend Lynda is also babysitting across the street, but being more interested in seeing her boyfriend than hanging out with a little girl, she sends the girl over to the Doyle’s so that she can pick up her boyfriend. Not long after, Tommy claims to have seen the Bogeyman while looking out the window. Laurie, not pleased with the night’s events, eventually heads across the street to find out what’s going on. Little does she know, her friends are in grave danger, and she may be... |
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| Donald Pleasence
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Dr. Sam Loomis
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Jamie Lee Curtis
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Laurie Strode
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| Charles Cyphers
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Sheriff Leigh Brackett
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| Arthur Malet
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Graveyard Keeper
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| Kyle Richards
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Lindsey Wallace
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| P.J. Soles
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Lynda
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| Director
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John Carpenter; Tommy Lee Wallace |
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John Carpenter; Moustapha Akkad; Debra Hill |
| Writer
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John Carpenter; Debra Hill |
| Cinematography
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Dean Cundey |
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John Carpenter |
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Goofs: Continuity: The Wallace house has its living room on the left side of the house and yet when anybody enters the house, they go to the right of the door to enter the living room. (more) Trivia: The name of the sheriff is "Leigh Brackett". Leigh Brackett was also the name of the screenwriter of Howard Hawks' classic Rio Bravo (1959), which was the inspiration for John Carpenter's previous film, Assault on Precinct 13 (1976). (more) Filming Locations: 1000 Mission Street, South Pasadena, California, USA (more) Quotes: Dr. Terence Wynn: Now, for God's sake, he can't even drive a car! Dr. Sam Loomis: He was doing very well last night! Maybe someone around here gave him lessons! (more) Awards: 2 wins & 1 nomination (more)
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