Halloween is a 1978 slasher film about an escaped killer returning to Haddonfield on October 31.
At a glance
| Release date | October 25, 1978 (United States) |
| Director | John Carpenter |
| Writers | John Carpenter, Debra Hill |
| Starring | Jamie Lee Curtis, Donald Pleasence, Nancy Loomis, P. J. Soles |
| Runtime | 91 minutes |
| Rating | R |
| Budget | About $325,000 |
Plot summary
Michael Myers escapes the sanitarium and comes home. Laurie Strode is babysitting. Dr. Sam Loomis is the only one who believes the Shape will not stop. Carpenter shot it in three weeks. The score is his.
Trivia
- Curtis’s first feature. She is Janet Leigh’s daughter.
- Focus keyword: Halloween 1978.