Halloween (1978)

Released Date
October 25, 1978
Distributor
Compass International Pictures
Genre
Horror
Rating
R
Budget
$325,000
Worldwide Gross
Domestic Gross + International Gross = Worldwide Gross
$47,160,000 + $0 = $47,160,000
65
Jamie Lee Curtis

as Laurie Strode

76
Nick Castle

as Michael Myers

1919-1995
Donald Pleasence

as Dr. Sam Loomis

66
Tony Moran

as Michael Myers (unmasked)

73
PJ Soles

as Lynda Van Der Klok

74
Nancy Kyes

as Annie Brackett

About Halloween (1978)

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.

About

First installment in the Halloween franchise featuring serial killer Michael Myers terrorizing the fictional town of Haddonfield, Illinois. The film was directed by John Carpenter.

Trivia

The movie was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress in 2006.