Halloween
Directed by John Carpenter
The year is 1963, the night: Halloween. Police are called to 43 Lampkin Ln. only to discover that 15 year old Judith Myers has been stabbed to death, by her 6 year-old brother, Michael. After being institutionalized for 15 years, Myers breaks out on the night before Halloween. No one knows, nor wants to find out, what will happen on October 31st 1978 besides Myers' psychiatrist, Dr. Loomis. He knows Michael is coming back to Haddonfield, but by the time the town realizes it, it'll be too late for many people.
An escaped killer returns home in John Carpenter's classic.
Cast: Donald Pleasence, Jamie Lee Curtis, P.J. Soles
Member Reviews
My favorite horror movie. Sure it’s not as scary as it once was, but it does so much with so little. Amazing tonal consistency from start to finish, mostly great characters. Stone cold classic.
Who wanted the blonde with the ponytails dead? Yes Super annoying. For the guy below me who gave it one skull, I can only say that you fail to grasp the genesis of a true cult classic. Notice I said cult, not horror. It had its wholes, but it started in 1978. Low budget, etc. Yes, it had some scares, but its the story of this thing that cannot be stopped that is in its essence...the brilliance. Jay "ghoul" Blum Washington, DC
Besides the music, this is one of the most overrated movies of all time. I love other Carpenter films but this one is terrible. Sorry to all the fans but this movie is seriously a bore!
The classic to which all other horror films must aspire.
Jamie Lee Curtis made an awesome debut here, I watched this Halloween night of course, what a classic!