Halloween
The night he came home!
Rating: 7.6 out of 10TMDB(6.5K votes)
Overview
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.
Fun facts
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Box office
Grossed $70.3M worldwide, about 216.2 times its $325K budget
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Filming locations
Filmed in Los Angeles and California
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Setting
Set in Haddonfield
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Sequels
Followed by Halloween and Halloween II
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Collection
Part of Halloween Collection
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Music
Music by John Carpenter
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Dean Cundey
Details
- Director
- Writers
- John CarpenterScreenplay
- Debra HillScreenplay
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- October 25, 1978
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $325K
- Revenue
- $70.3M
- Countries
- United States of America
- Collection
- Halloween Collection
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In the United States
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Cast
Donald PleasenceLoomis
Jamie Lee CurtisLaurie
Nancy KyesAnnie
P. J. SolesLynda
Charles CyphersBrackett
Kyle RichardsLindsey
Brian AndrewsTommy
John Michael GrahamBob
Nancy StephensMarion
Arthur MaletGraveyard Keeper- Mickey YablansRichie
- Brent Le PageLonnie
- Adam HollanderKeith
Robert PhalenDr. Wynn
Tony MoranMichael Myers age 23
Will SandinMichael Myers age 6
Sandy JohnsonJudith Myers
David KyleBoyfriend- Peter GriffithLaurie's Father
Nick CastleThe Shape
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