On Halloween night 1963, in Haddonfield, Illinois, 6-year-old Michael Myers (Will Sandin), dressed in a clown costume and mask, inexplicably stabs his older sister Judith (Sandy Johnson) to death with a kitchen knife in their home. On October 30, 1978, Michael's child psychiatrist, Dr. Sam Loomis (Donald Pleasence), and his colleague Marion Chambers (Nancy Stephens) arrive at Warren County Smith's Grove Sanatarium to take 21-year-old Michael (Nick Castle) to court to determine if he will walk free or be imprisoned for life. Michael steals the car and escapes. Loomis, knowing Michael’s intentions, pursues him. Returning home to Haddonfield, Michael kills a mechanic for his uniform and steals a white mask from a local store. Read more on Wikipedia.
MPAA Rating: | R |
Genre: | Horror, Thriller |
Country: | United States |
Produced By: | Moustapha Akkad, Kool Marder, Irwin Yablans, Debra Hill, John Carpenter |
Directed By: | John Carpenter |
Written By: | John Carpenter, Debra Hill |
Cast: | Mickey Yablans, Sandy Johnson, Donald Pleasence, Peter Griffith, Arthur Malet, Nancy Stephens, Nancy Kyes, John Michael Graham, Brian Andrews, Gwen Van Dam, Charles Cyphers, Barry Bernardi, Tony Moran, Robert Phalen, P.J. Soles, Brent Le Page, George O'Hanlon Jr., Adam Hollander, Tommy Lee Wallace, David Kyle, Kyle Richards, Jamie Lee Curtis, Nick Castle, Will Sandin, Jennifer Rhodes, John Carpenter, Darla Rae |
In Theaters: | Oct 25, 1978 |
Runtime: | 1 hour 31 minutes |
Production: | Compass International Pictures, Falcon International Productions |
Box Office: | $47,000,000 |
Available On: | Itunes |