On October 31, 1978, Michael Myers is shot by his psychiatrist Dr. Sam Loomis and falls off a balcony. He survives and escapes into the night. Wandering the alleys, he steals a kitchen knife from an elderly couple and kills the teenage girl next door. Meanwhile, Laurie Strode, who narrowly avoided being killed that night, is taken to Haddonfield Memorial Hospital while Loomis continues his pursuit of Michael, accompanied by Sheriff Leigh Brackett. Loomis mistakes costumed teenager Ben Tramer for Michael, resulting in Ben being hit by a police car and burning to death. Upon learning his daughter Annie has been killed by Michael, Sheriff Brackett blames Loomis and abandons the search, leaving Deputy Gary Hunt to take his place.
MPAA Rating: | R |
Genre: | Horror |
Country: | United States |
Produced By: | Moustapha Akkad, Dino De Laurentiis, Barry Bernardi, Joseph Wolf, Irwin Yablans, Debra Hill, John Carpenter |
Directed By: | Rick Rosenthal |
Written By: | John Carpenter, Debra Hill |
Cast: | Roger Hampton, Hunter Von Leer, Howard Culver, Leigh French, Gloria Gifford, Donald Pleasence, Billy Warlock, Ken Smolka, Dana Carvey, Nancy Stephens, Nancy Kyes, Lance Guest, Jonathan Prince, Pamela Susan Shoop, Ty Mitchell, Alan Haufrect, Charles Cyphers, Ana Alicia, Pamela McMyler, Dick Warlock, Lucille Benson, John Zenda, Leo Rossi, Tawny Moyer, Jack Verbois, Helen Kelly, Anne-Marie Martin, Dennis Holahan, Ford Rainey, Cliff Emmich, Jamie Lee Curtis, Lance Warlock, Robin Coleman, Catherine Bergstrom, Jeffrey Kramer |
In Theaters: | Oct 30, 1981 |
Runtime: | 1 hour 32 minutes |
Production: | Universal Pictures, Dino De Laurentiis Company |
Budget: | $2,500,000 |
Box Office: | $25,533,818 |
Available On: | Amazon, Itunes, Vudu |
Read More On: | Wikipedia |