Halloween
R · 1978 ‧ Horror/Crime ‧ 1h 31m
On a cold Halloween night in 1963, six year old Michael Myers brutally murdered his 17-year-old sister, Judith. He was sentenced and locked away for 15 years. But on October 30, 1978, while being transferred for a court date, a 21-year-old Michael...
Release date: October 25, 1978 (USA)
Director: John Carpenter
Budget: 325,000 USD
Sequels: Halloween II and Halloween
Distributed by: Compass International Pictures, Sony Pictures, and Aquarius Releasing
Box office: $70 million
The film follows mental patient Michael Myers, who was committed to a sanitarium for murdering his teenage sister one Halloween night during his childhood.
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Why is Michael Myers obsessed with Laurie in Halloween 1978?
In the original it was because he saw Laurie at his old house and by stalking her and her friends he assigned an attachment to them because of similarities with his sister, being baby sitters with minds more on hooking up with their boyfriends, and then decided they would be his targets for Halloween.
Is Laurie Michael Myers' sister?
Meanwhile, Dr. Loomis discovers that Laurie is Michael and Judith's sister; she was put up for adoption after the death of their parents, with the records sealed to protect the family. Realizing that Michael has killed one sister and now wants to kill the other, Loomis rushes to the hospital to find them.
How long did it take to shoot Halloween 1978?
“Halloween” was made for around $320 000 and shot in 21 days in 1978. Cali- fornia subbed for Illinois, March subbed for October, in neither case seamlessly. Producer Irwin Yablans conceived it as “The Babysitter Murders,” an inex- pensive horror film with teen appeal, featuring events unfolding over a single night.
Where can I watch the first Halloween?
Currently you are able to watch "Halloween" streaming on fuboTV, AMC Plus Apple TV Channel , AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+, Shudder, Shudder Amazon Channel, IndieFlix, Cultpix, Shudder Apple TV Channel or for free with ads on Xumo Play.
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Fifteen years ago, Michael Myers brutally murdered his sister. Now, after escaping from a mental hospital, he's back to relive his grisly crime again.
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