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.

escaped killer psychotic evil family killing spree maniac serial killer stalking marijuana babysitter halloween police mask

Budget

$325,000

Runtime

91 min

Box Office

$70,260,597

Released Oct 1978

The Ensemble 45

Directed by

John Carpenter

Written byJohn Carpenter, Debra Hill

Marquee

6 of 20

Donald Pleasence
Loomis
Jamie Lee Curtis
Laurie
Nancy Kyes
Annie
P. J. Soles
Lynda
Charles Cyphers
Brackett
Kyle Richards
Lindsey

Gallery

The Stills.

View All

Halloween

Halloween

The Story

John Carpenter

Gallery

The Stills.

Where to Watch.

Lovebites.

Reviews of
Halloween.

Top

Lists Featuring
Halloween.

Top

Matters
Arising.

Roll Call.

Donald Pleasence

Jamie Lee Curtis

Nancy Kyes

P. J. Soles

Charles Cyphers

Kyle Richards

Brian Andrews

John Michael Graham

Nancy Stephens

Arthur Malet

Mickey Yablans

Brent Le Page

Adam Hollander

Robert Phalen

John Carpenter

John Carpenter

John Carpenter

Charles Bornstein

Debra Hill

Debra Hill

Dean Cundey

Performance