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.
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Auto-generatedA landmark of the slasher genre, this 1978 horror thriller from director John Carpenter follows an escaped killer who, fifteen years after a Halloween-night murder, returns to a quiet Illinois town to stalk new victims. Spare, suspenseful, and masterfully tense, the film builds dread through atmosphere, shadow, and an unstoppable masked threat rather than gore. Its blend of horror and thriller helped define a template imitated for decades. With a MagicMovieScore of 7.6, it is essential viewing for fans of classic, atmospheric scares and anyone interested in the foundations of modern horror cinema.
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Top Cast
Donald Pleasence
Loomis
Jamie Lee Curtis
Laurie
Nancy Kyes
Annie
P. J. Soles
Lynda
Charles Cyphers
Brackett
Kyle Richards
Lindsey
Brian Andrews
Tommy
John Michael Graham
Bob
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Movie Info
Release Date
October 24, 1978
Runtime
1h 31m
Rating
R
Genres
Horror, Thriller
Director