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<div class="large-6 columns">'''[[/Review|Halloween]]''' ([[:Category:1978|1978]], [[:Category:USA|USA]]) is a [[:Category:Slasher Films|Slasher]] film directed by [[:Category: John Carpenter|John Carpenter]]. It was followed by [[Halloween II]] and is the first film of the franchise. | <div class="large-6 columns">'''[[/Review|Halloween]]''' ([[:Category:1978|1978]], [[:Category:USA|USA]]) is a [[:Category:Slasher Films|Slasher]] film directed by [[:Category: John Carpenter|John Carpenter]]. It was followed by [[Halloween II]] and is the first film of the franchise. | ||
*'''Contents''': [[/Trailer|Watch Trailer]] | [[/Review|Film Review]] | [[The Fear of 'Halloween' - a review|Halloween review #2]] | [[/DVD|Available DVDs]] | [[/BluRay|Blu Ray]] | [[Halloween (1978)|Poster Art]] | [[/Fun Facts|Fun Facts]] | [[/Soundtrack|Soundtrack]] | [[/Press Kit|Press Kit]] | *'''Contents''': [[/Trailer|Watch Trailer]] | [[/Review|Film Review]] | [[The Fear of 'Halloween' - a review|Halloween review #2]] | [[/DVD|Available DVDs]] | [[/BluRay|Blu Ray]] | [[Halloween (1978)|Poster Art]] | [[/Fun Facts|Fun Facts]] | [[/Soundtrack|Soundtrack]] | [[/Press Kit|Press Kit]] | ||
*'''Featured in''': [[Halloween: The Complete Collection (Blu Ray)]] | [[Drive In Delirium: Maximum 80s Overdrive (BluRay)]] | [[Terror in The Aisles]] | *'''Featured in''': [[Halloween: The Complete Collection (Blu Ray)]] | [[Drive In Delirium: Maximum 80s Overdrive (BluRay)]] | [[Terror in The Aisles]] | [[Drive In Delirium: Hi Def Hysteria - 60s & 70s Savagery (BluRay)]] | ||
*'''Included in''': [[Quentin Tarantino's Top 20 Grindhouse Classics]] | [[The Lucky 13: Slasher Film Classics]] | [[GCDb Top 20 Horror Classics]] | *'''Included in''': [[Quentin Tarantino's Top 20 Grindhouse Classics]] | [[The Lucky 13: Slasher Film Classics]] | [[GCDb Top 20 Horror Classics]] | ||
[[Image:Halloween.jpg|Halloween]] | [[Image:Halloween.jpg|Halloween]] | ||
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===Main Details=== | |||
* Released in 1978 | * Released in 1978 | ||
* Color | * Color | ||
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* Cinematography by Dean Cundey | * Cinematography by Dean Cundey | ||
* Film Editing by Charles Bornstein, Tommy Lee Wallace | * Film Editing by Charles Bornstein, Tommy Lee Wallace | ||
====Also Known As | |||
* La Nuit des masques (Belgium) (French title) / Canada (French title) / France | ===Plot Summary=== | ||
*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. | |||
* The Night HE Came Home! | |||
===Also Known As=== | |||
* La Nuit des masques (Belgium) (French title) / Canada (French title) / France | |||
* Alla helgons blodiga natt (Sweden) | |||
* Halloween (Argentina) | |||
* Halloween - A Noite do Terror (Brazil) | |||
* Halloween - Die Nacht des Grauens (Germany) | |||
* Halloween - naamioiden yö (Finland) | |||
* Halloween, la nuit des masques (France) (video title) | |||
* Halloween: la notte delle streghe (Italy) | |||
* John Carpenter's Halloween (US) (complete title) | |||
* Maskernes nat (Denmark) (video title) | |||
* De Nacht van de griezels (Belgium) (Flemish title) | |||
* Noc vestica (Serbia) | |||
* La Noche de Halloween (Spain) | |||
* As Noites de Halloween (Portugal) | |||
* I Nyhta me tis maskes (Greece) | |||
* O Regresso do Mal (Portugal) | |||
* The Babysitter Murders (USA) (working title) | |||
* Yabanci (Turkey) (Turkish title) | |||
===Taglines=== | |||
* The Night HE Came Home! | |||
* HE came home for HALLOWEEN. | |||
* Everyone is entitled to one good scare | |||
* Trick or treat... or die | |||
* Let's celebrate the horror | |||
* Happy Halloween! | |||
* The Trick Is To Stay Alive! | |||
__NOTOC__ | __NOTOC__ | ||
[[Category:1978]][[Category:Films]][[Category:Horror/Thrillers]][[Category:Slasher Films]][[Category:John Carpenter]][[Category:Ron Gans]][[Category:Donald Pleasence]][[Category:The Final Girl]][[Category:USA]] | [[Category:1978]][[Category:Films]][[Category:Horror/Thrillers]][[Category:Slasher Films]][[Category:John Carpenter]][[Category:Ron Gans]][[Category:Donald Pleasence]][[Category:The Final Girl]][[Category:USA]] |
Revision as of 21:51, 24 September 2022
Halloween (1978, USA) is a Slasher film directed by John Carpenter. It was followed by Halloween II and is the first film of the franchise.
- Contents: Watch Trailer | Film Review | Halloween review #2 | Available DVDs | Blu Ray | Poster Art | Fun Facts | Soundtrack | Press Kit
- Featured in: Halloween: The Complete Collection (Blu Ray) | Drive In Delirium: Maximum 80s Overdrive (BluRay) | Terror in The Aisles | Drive In Delirium: Hi Def Hysteria - 60s & 70s Savagery (BluRay)
- Included in: Quentin Tarantino's Top 20 Grindhouse Classics | The Lucky 13: Slasher Film Classics | GCDb Top 20 Horror Classics
Main Details
- Released in 1978
- Color
- Running Time: 91 min | USA:101 min (extended version)
- Production Co: Compass International Pictures | Falcon International Productions
- Distribution Co: Compass International Pictures (1978) (USA) (theatrical) | Mid-America Releasing (1979) (USA: Midwest) (theatrical) | Warner-Columbia Film (1979) (France) (theatrical) | Joy Pack Film (1979) (Japan) (theatrical) | Warner-Columbia Filmverleih (1979) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Directed by John Carpenter
- Written by John Carpenter and Debra Hill
- Starring Jamie Lee Curtis, Donald Pleasance, Charles Cyphers, PJ Soles
- Produced by Moustapha Akkad, Debra Hill, Kool Lusby, Irwin Yablans, John Carpenter
- Original Music by John Carpenter
- Cinematography by Dean Cundey
- Film Editing by Charles Bornstein, Tommy Lee Wallace
Plot Summary
- 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.
Also Known As
- La Nuit des masques (Belgium) (French title) / Canada (French title) / France
- Alla helgons blodiga natt (Sweden)
- Halloween (Argentina)
- Halloween - A Noite do Terror (Brazil)
- Halloween - Die Nacht des Grauens (Germany)
- Halloween - naamioiden yö (Finland)
- Halloween, la nuit des masques (France) (video title)
- Halloween: la notte delle streghe (Italy)
- John Carpenter's Halloween (US) (complete title)
- Maskernes nat (Denmark) (video title)
- De Nacht van de griezels (Belgium) (Flemish title)
- Noc vestica (Serbia)
- La Noche de Halloween (Spain)
- As Noites de Halloween (Portugal)
- I Nyhta me tis maskes (Greece)
- O Regresso do Mal (Portugal)
- The Babysitter Murders (USA) (working title)
- Yabanci (Turkey) (Turkish title)
Taglines
- The Night HE Came Home!
- HE came home for HALLOWEEN.
- Everyone is entitled to one good scare
- Trick or treat... or die
- Let's celebrate the horror
- Happy Halloween!
- The Trick Is To Stay Alive!