Movie
Halloween
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1978-10-24
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Genres
- Horror, Thriller
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Compass International Pictures, Falcon International Productions, Miracle Films
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Donald Pleasence as Loomis
- Jamie Lee Curtis as Laurie
- Nancy Kyes as Annie
- P. J. Soles as Lynda
- Charles Cyphers as Brackett
- Kyle Richards as Lindsey
- Brian Andrews as Tommy
- John Michael Graham as Bob
- Nancy Stephens as Marion
- Arthur Malet as Graveyard Keeper
- Mickey Yablans as Richie
- Brent Le Page as Lonnie
Crew
- John Carpenter - Director
- John Carpenter - Screenplay
- Debra Hill - Screenplay
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