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Halloween

1978
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7.6/10

Release Date

25/10/1978

Popularity

🍅 Rotten Tomatoes
97%
🎬 Internet Movie Database
77%
Ⓜ️ Metacritic
91%

A Film by John Carpenter

Haddonfield, Illinois, 1963. En la noche de Halloween, Michael Myers, un niño de seis años, comete un acto violento en la casa familiar y acaba internado en el sanatorio Smith's Grove. Quince años después, su psiquiatra, el Dr. Sam Loomis, interpretado por Donald Pleasence, lleva su caso y conoce mejor que nadie el historial del paciente. La película, dirigida por John Carpenter, sitúa al espectador entre el sanatorio y la pequeña ciudad, donde la rutina de los habitantes contrasta con el secreto que Loomis guarda sobre Michael. Los primeros minutos plantean la amenaza sin explicarla del todo, y dejan claro que el psiquiatra considera a Michael un peligro que no ha desaparecido con los años.

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Facts about Halloween

Releases, age ratings, box office, post-credit scenes and more.

Post-credits sceneNone
Age ratingNot recommended for viewers under 18 years old
Spain releaseSeptember 17, 1979
Worldwide premiereOctober 24, 1978
Runtime1 h 31 min
Original languageEnglish
Original titleHalloween
CountryUnited States
Production companiesCompass International Pictures, Falcon International Productions
Budget$325K
Worldwide box office$70.3M
Box office in the U.S.$47.2M
Return on investmentx216.2 Box office hit
Trailer views59K

More ratings

3.8/5Letterboxd74/100Trakt8.4/10Metacritic (público)4.0/4Roger Ebert

Awards for Halloween

9total awards
3total nominations

Halloween Cast

Donald Pleasence
Donald PleasenceLoomis
Jamie Lee Curtis
Jamie Lee CurtisLaurie
Nancy Kyes
Nancy KyesAnnie
P. J. Soles
P. J. SolesLynda
Charles Cyphers
Charles CyphersBrackett
Kyle Richards
Kyle RichardsLindsey
Brian Andrews
Brian AndrewsTommy
John Michael Graham
John Michael GrahamBob
Nancy Stephens
Nancy StephensMarion
Arthur Malet
Arthur MaletGraveyard Keeper
Mickey Yablans
Mickey YablansRichie
Brent Le Page
Brent Le PageLonnie
Adam Hollander
Adam HollanderKeith
Robert Phalen
Robert PhalenDr. Wynn
Tony Moran
Tony MoranMichael Myers age 23
Will Sandin
Will SandinMichael Myers age 6
Sandy Johnson
Sandy JohnsonJudith Myers
David Kyle
David KyleBoyfriend
Peter Griffith
Peter GriffithLaurie's Father
Nick Castle
Nick CastleThe Shape
Barry Bernardi
Barry BernardiDead Mechanic (uncredited)
Joseph Cornelius
Joseph CorneliusClassmate (uncredited)
George O'Hanlon, Jr.
George O'Hanlon, Jr.Mr. Peter Myers (uncredited)
Darla Rae
Darla RaeStudent (uncredited)
John Carpenter
John CarpenterPaul (voice) / Michael Myers (uncredited)
Tommy Lee Wallace
Tommy Lee WallaceMichael Myers (uncredited)

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Cast of Halloween by the numbers

31average cast age in years
39years of age gap between the leads
29%women in the cast
14%women in the crew

The youngest in the main cast: Kyle Richards, age 10 at release. The oldest: Donald Pleasence, at 59.

Cast ages at release

Cast heights

Cast nationalities

United States 4United Kingdom 1

Crew

Trivia about Halloween

El diseñador Tommy Lee Wallace creó la máscara de Michael Myers a partir de una máscara comercial del Capitán Kirk comprada por 1,98 dólares.
El rodaje duró 20 días en la primavera de 1978 y se hizo en el sur de Pasadena y en el cementerio de Sierra Madre, en California.
Carpenter quería a Anne Lockhart para el papel de Laurie, pero ella tenía otros compromisos de cine y televisión y el papel acabó en manos de Jamie Lee Curtis.
John Carpenter tardó tres días en componer la partitura completa de la película.

Sources: Wikipedia (Spanish)

Franchise Order Halloween - Colección

All movies in release order.

  1. 1HalloweenHalloween1978You are here
  2. 2Halloween IIHalloween II1981
  3. 3Halloween III: Season of the WitchHalloween III: Season of the Witch1982
  4. 4Halloween 4: The Return of Michael MyersHalloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers1988
  5. 5Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael MyersHalloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers1989
  6. 6Halloween 6: The Curse of Michael MyersHalloween 6: The Curse of Michael Myers1995
  7. 7Halloween H20: 20 Years LaterHalloween H20: 20 Years Later1998
  8. 8Halloween: ResurrectionHalloween: Resurrection2002
  9. 9HalloweenHalloween2018
  10. 10Halloween KillsHalloween Kills2021
  11. 11Halloween EndsHalloween Ends2022

What it's about Halloween

maskpolicehalloweenbabysittermarijuanastalkingserial killermaniackilling spreefamilyevilpsychoticescaped killer

Main theme: serial killer

What Halloween is called in other countries

It was released in 72 countries, each in its own language.

  • SpainLa noche de Halloween
  • United KingdomGŵyl Calan Gaeaf
  • FranceHalloween: La Nuit des masques
  • GermanyHalloween - Die Nacht des Grauens
  • ItalyHalloween - La notte delle streghe
  • BrazilHalloween - A Noite do Terror
  • PortugalAs Noites de Halloween
  • Japanハロウィン
  • South Korea할로윈
  • China抓鬼节
  • Indiaहैलोवीन
  • RussiaХэллоуин
See the remaining 60 countries
  • United StatesJohn Carpenter's Halloween
  • American Samoaহ্যালোইন
  • ArmeniaՀելոուին
  • AustriaHalloween - Die Nacht des Grauens
  • AzerbaijanHellouin
  • BahamasNoć vještica
  • Bangladeshহ্যালোইন
  • BelarusХэлаўін
  • BelgiumDe nacht van de griezels
  • Bosnia & HerzegovinaХэллоуин
  • BulgariaХелоуин
  • CanadaHalloween : La Nuit des Masques
  • CroatiaNoć vještica
  • CuraçaoNueit d'almetas
  • CzechiaPředvečer svátku Všech svatých
  • DenmarkMaskernes nat
  • Faroe IslandsAllahalgannaaftan
  • FinlandHalloween - maskernas natt
  • Georgiaჰელოუინი
  • GreeceI nyhta me tis maskes
  • Guamહેલોવીન
  • Hong Kong月光光心慌慌
  • HungaryHalloween: A rémület éjszakája
  • IcelandHrekkjavaka
  • Iranهالووین
  • IrelandOíche Shamhna
  • Israelליל המסכות
  • KazakhstanХэллоуин
  • KyrgyzstanХеллоуин
  • LaosPervigilium Omnium Sanctorum
  • LatviaHelovīns
  • LithuaniaHelovynas
  • MadagascarHalôhinina
  • Malaysiaဟောလိုဝင်း
  • Nepalहलोविन
  • North MacedoniaНоќ на вештерките
  • NorwayHalloween - natten morderen kom
  • Pakistanہالووین
  • PhilippinesGabi ng Pangangaluluwa
  • PolandHalloween: Niebezpieczny zbieg
  • Saudi Arabiaالهالوين
  • SerbiaNoć veštica
  • SerbiaНоћ вештица
  • Singapore月光光心慌慌
  • SlovakiaHalloween: Predvečer Sviatku Všetkých svätých
  • SloveniaNoč čarovnic
  • Sri Lankaහැලොවීන්
  • St. HelenaNoć vještica
  • Sudanهيلووين
  • SwedenAlla helgons blodiga natt
  • SwitzerlandHalloween - Die Nacht des Grauens
  • Taiwan月光光心慌慌
  • Thailandฮาลโลวีน วันอำมหิต
  • Togoహాలోవీన్
  • Trinidad & TobagoХэллоуин
  • TurkeyCadılar Bayramı
  • Ugandaجادىلەر بايرىمى
  • UkraineХеловін
  • United Arab Emiratesالهالوين
  • UzbekistanXellouin

Where it was filmed Halloween

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Where the Story Takes Place

  • Haddonfield

Source: Wikidata. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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Popularity of Halloween

197KWikipedia views (30 days)
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Soundtrack from Halloween

Original music by John Carpenter

Halloween (Original 2018 Motion Picture Soundtrack)
SoundtrackHalloween (Original 2018 Motion Picture Soundtrack)John Carpenter · 2018 · 21 songs
SpotifyApple MusicDeezer

Songs

  1. 1
    Intro
    1:14
  2. 2
    Halloween Theme
    3:02
  3. 3
    Laurie’s Theme
    0:44
  4. 4
    Prison Montage
    2:46
  5. 5
    Michael Kills
    0:33
  6. 6
    Michael Kills Again
    3:45
  7. 7
    The Shape Returns
    3:32
  8. 8
    The Bogeyman
    1:06
  9. 9
    The Shape Kills
    0:50
  10. 10
    Laurie Sees the Shape
    1:13

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