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.
- Louis AlexanderAugust 4, 2025I've watched this so many times I've lost count. I own it and re-watch it on Halloween night every year, because it never gets old. In my opinion, it's the perfect formula for a horror movie, frightening and tense without jump scares every 30 seconds, properly violent and gory without overly-long scenes of the gore, funny without being over-the top. And finally, Jame Lee Curtis and the man who plays Michael play their roles perfectly. I've seen every single sequel and they are okay, but this one, in my opinion, is as close to perfect as you could possibly get from a horror/slasher movie.
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Halloween was released on October 25, 1978.
Halloween was directed by John Carpenter.
Halloween has a runtime of 90m.
Halloween was produced by Debra Hill, Moustapha Akkad.
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 key characters in Halloween are Loomis (Donald Pleasence), Laurie (Jamie Lee Curtis), Annie (Nancy Kyes).
Halloween is rated R.
Halloween is a Horror, Thriller film.
Halloween has an audience rating of 8.9 out of 10.
Halloween had a budget of $325K.
Halloween has made $70.3M at the box office.