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.
[Referring to a partially eaten dog.] Sheriff Brackett: A man wouldn't do that. Dr. Loomis: This is not a man.
Nurse Chambers: Don't you think it would be better if you referred to "it" as "him"? Dr. Loomis: If you say so. Nurse Chambers: Your compassion's overwhelming, doctor.
Laurie: I saw Mr. Riddle in his backyard, he was watching me. Annie: Mr. Riddle was watching you? Laurie! Mr. Riddle is eighty-seven! Laurie: He can still watch. Annie: That's probably all he can do.
[After Michael falls off the balcony] Laurie: Was that the bogeyman? Dr. Loomis: As a matter of fact... it was!
Trivia:
Tommy's Halloween costume is an Alphan uniform from "Space: 1999".
Was originally envisioned by Bob Clark and John Carpenter as a sequel to Black Christmas but negotiations fell through. Carpenter was given permission by Clark to use ideas that the two came up with for Halloween.
Halloween was shot in 21 days in the spring of 1978. Made on a budget of $300,000, it became the highest-grossing independent movie ever made at that time.
Since the movie was actually shot in spring, the crew had to buy paper leaves from a decorator and paint them in the desired autumn colors, then scatter them in the filming locations. To save money, after a scene was filmed, the leaves were collected and reused.
Donald Pleasence's role as Sam Loomis is named after a character of the same name in Psycho.
DVD Easter Eggs: (Hidden So You Don't See Anything You Don't Want To See)
Edition: Anchor Bay Entertainment
Region: 1
Description: Hidden Killing Scenes
This egg only works on the regular edition, not the special edition and it's only on the Widescreen side of the disc.
Play TITLE 4 and you'll see all of the death scenes in the order of their appearance and when it's done it'll bring you to a KILL EM ALL menu with a creepy picture.
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