Halloween (1978)★ 7.8/10

R · US · 91 min · October 25, 1978

Horror
Thriller

Written by: John Carpenter, Debra Hill

Fifteen years after killing his sister, Michael Myers escapes a mental hospital and returns to Haddonfield, targeting Laurie Strode on Halloween night.

Original title

Halloween

Storyline

Fifteen years after murdering his sister on Halloween 1963, six-year-old Michael Myers escapes from Smith's Grove Sanitarium on the eve of Halloween 1978. He returns to Haddonfield, targeting high school student Laurie Strode. Meanwhile, his psychiatrist, Dr. Loomis, and Sheriff Brackett hunt for him, unaware of the carnage Myers will soon unleash.

Rating

7.8 / 10 · 343,313

Companies

Compass International Pictures, Falcon International Pictures, Falcon International Productions, Aquarius Releasing, Astral Films, Manson International Pictures, Joy Pack Film, Mid-America Releasing, Miracle Films, Produzione Intercontinentale Cinematografica (PIC), Warner-Columbia Film, Warner-Columbia Filmverleih, Filmes Sandro, Fox-Stockholm Film Distribution, Hispamex Films, T&O Film, Media Home Entertainment, Hoyts Distribution, Paris Filmes, Producciones Gustavo Alatriste, Astral Video, National Broadcasting Company (NBC), VideoVisa, HemVideo Film, ITC Entertainment, Reserva Especial, Image Entertainment, Veronica Omroep Organisatie, Vídeo Ban, CEL Home Video, Canal+, August Entertainment, Box Media, La Cinq (La 5), Norsk Filmindustri A/S

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