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Halloween (1978)

Classics, Halloween, Slasher • 1978 • 1 hr 31 min R

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 Myers steals a car and escapes Smith's Grove. He returns to his quiet hometown of Haddonfield, Illinois, where he looks for his next victims.



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DirectorJohn Carpenter

StarringDonald Pleasence, Jamie Lee Curtis, Tony Moran

WriterJohn Carpenter, Debra Hill

StudioCompass International Pictures, Sony Pictures, Aquarius Releasing

Released October 27, 1978

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