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Halloween (1978 film)
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| Directed by | John Carpenter |
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| Produced by | Debra Hill |
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| Cinematography | Dean Cundey |
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| Music by | John Carpenter |
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Running time | 91 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $300,000–325,000 |
| Box office | $70 million |
Halloween (advertised as John Carpenter's Halloween) is a 1978 American independent slasher film directed and scored by John Carpenter, who co-wrote it with its producer Debra Hill. It stars Donald Pleasence, Jamie Lee Curtis (in her film debut), P. J. Soles, and Nancy Loomis. Set mostly in the fictional Illinois town of Haddonfield, the film follows mental patient Michael Myers, who was committed to a sanitarium for murdering his teenage sister one Halloween night during his childhood; he escapes 15 years later and returns to Haddonfield, where he stalks teenage babysitter Laurie Strode and her friends while his psychiatrist Dr. Samuel Loomis pursues him.
The film was shot in Southern California throughout May 1978, produced by Compass International Pictures[2] and Falcon International Productions.[3][4] The film was released by Compass International [2][3] and Aquarius Releasing[5] in October and grossed $70 million[6][7] on a budget of $300,000,[6][7][8] becoming one of the most profitable independent films of all time. Primarily praised for Carpenter's direction and score, many critics credit the film as the first in a long line of slasher films inspired by Psycho (1960), The Texas Chain Saw Massacre and Black Christmas (both 1974). It is considered one of the greatest and most influential horror films ever made. In 2006, it was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".[9][10]
Halloween spawned a film franchise comprising 13 films which helped construct an extensive backstory for Michael Myers, sometimes narratively diverging entirely from previous installments; a novelization, video game, and comic book series have also been based on the film.
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- ^ a b "Film Releases...Print Results". Variety Insight. Archived from the original on October 18, 2018. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
- ^ a b "Halloween". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Archived from the original on October 23, 2018. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
- ^ "Halloween (1978)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on October 11, 2018. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
- ^ Muir 2012, p. 15.
- ^ a b "Debra Hill, 54, Film Producer Who Helped Create 'Halloween,' Dies". The New York Times. Associated Press. March 8, 2005. Archived from the original on May 29, 2015. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
- ^ a b "Halloween (1978) – Financial Information". The Numbers. Archived from the original on May 15, 2018. Retrieved March 22, 2012.
- ^ "Halloween (1978)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved July 25, 2011.
- ^ "Complete National Film Registry Listing". Library of Congress. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
- ^ "Librarian of Congress Adds Home Movie, Silent Films and Hollywood Classics to Film Preservation List". Library of Congress. Archived from the original on April 12, 2020. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
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