Halloween is a 1978 American independent slasher film directed and scored by John Carpenter, who co-wrote it with its producer Debra Hill. It stars Donald Pleasence, Jamie Lee Curtis, P. J. Soles, and Nancy Loomis. Set mostly in the fictional Illinois town of Haddonfield, the film follows mental patient Michael Myers, who was committed to a sanitarium for murdering his teenage sister one Halloween night during his childhood; he escapes 15 years later and returns to Haddonfield, where he stalks teenage babysitter Laurie Strode and her friends while his psychiatrist Dr. Samuel Loomis pursues him.
Halloween (1978)
Directed by John Carpenter
Genres - Family, Horror, Thriller |
Sub-Genres - Slasher Film, Teen Film |
Release Date - Oct 24, 1978 |
Run Time - 91 min. |
Countries - United States of America |
MPAA Rating - R
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Movie Info
Official Site
Budget
$325,000
Box Office
$47,160,000
Themes
Tags
Babysitter, Collection: Halloween, Cult, Escaped Killer, Evil, Maniac, Marijuana, Mask, Masked Killer, Mind-Bending/Experimental, Psychopathic Killer, Serial Killer, Slasher, Stalking, Violence, Violent
Attributes
Filming Location: California, Los Angeles
Narrative Location: Haddonfield, Halloween universe
Subject: serial killer
Time Period: 1963, 1978
Narrative Location: Haddonfield, Halloween universe
Subject: serial killer
Time Period: 1963, 1978
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Alla helgons blodiga natt
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As Noites de Halloween
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De nacht van de griezels
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Halloween
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Halloween - A rémület éjszakája
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Halloween - Die Nacht des Grauens
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Halloween - La notte delle streghe
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Halloween - O Regresso do Mal
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Halloween 1: La noche de Halloween
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Halloween : La Nuit des masques
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Halloween: A Noite do Terror
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Halloween: natten morderen kom
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Halloween: Niebezpieczny zbieg
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Halloween: Predvečer Sviatku Všetkých svätých
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He Came Home for Halloween
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Hellouin
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Helovinas
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Helovīns
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I nyhta me tis maskes
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John Carpenter's Halloween
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John Carpenter's Halloween - Naamioiden yö
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La noche de Halloween
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La nuit des masques
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Lễ Hội Kinh Hoàng
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Maskernes nat
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Noč čarovnic
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Noć veštica
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Noć vještica
HR, YU
Noche de brujas
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Předvečer svátku Všech svatých
CZ
Regresso do Mal
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The Babysitter Murders
US
Xellouin
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Yabancı
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Η νύχτα με τις μάσκες
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Геловін
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Ноћ вештица
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Хелловін
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Хелоуин
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Хэллоуин
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האלווין (1978)
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ליל המסיכות 1
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ליל המסכות
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هالووین
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हैलोवीन
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ฮาลโลวีน วันอำมหิต
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ハロウィン
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万圣节
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抓鬼节
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捉鬼节
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月光光心慌慌
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할로윈
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