Halloween poster
76%
IMDb7.7/10(301000 votes)
Director John Carpenter
Screenplay John Carpenter, Debra Hill

Halloween

HorrorThriller1978

Tagline: The Night He Came Home!

Release Date: 1978-10-24

Duration: 91 minutes

Synopsis

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.

Casting

  • Jamie Lee Curtis
    Laurie
  • John Carpenter
    Paul (voice) / Michael Myers (uncredited)
  • Donald Pleasence
    Loomis
  • Nick Castle
    The Shape
  • Kyle Richards
    Lindsey
  • Nancy Kyes
    Annie
  • P.J. Soles
    Lynda
  • Charles Cyphers
    Brackett
  • Brian Andrews
    Tommy
  • Barry Bernardi
    Dead Mechanic (uncredited)
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