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.
Directed by John Carpenter
mask
police
halloween
babysitter
marijuana
stalking
serial killer
maniac
killing spree
family
evil
psychotic
escaped killer
Rank
#17 in 1978·#2555 overall
Trailer
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.8 / 5
Where to Watch
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
Nancy Stephens
Marion
Arthur Malet
Graveyard Keeper
Robert Phalen
Dr. Wynn
Tony Moran
Michael Myers age 23
Crew
John Carpenter
Director
John Carpenter
Screenplay
Debra Hill
Screenplay
John Carpenter
Original Music Composer
Tommy Lee Wallace
Editor
Dean Cundey
Director of Photography
Debra Hill
Producer
Moustapha Akkad
Producer
Tommy Lee Wallace
Production Design
James Winburn
Stunts
Popular Reviews
6582 reviews
Matthew APRO
8.9★ · 02/20/25
One of the best classic slasher horror movies to ever exist. Definitely one of my favorites. Would suck to be Liam Ramsey and never to have seen it.
One of the best classic slasher horror movies to ever exist. Definitely one of my favorites. Would suck to be Liam Ramsey and never to have seen it.
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8.0★ · 11/07/25
i’m baffled whenever i remember that michael is only 21 in this like he really should have been at the club
i’m baffled whenever i remember that michael is only 21 in this like he really should have been at the club
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Fahad
8.0★ · 03/11/26
I honestly love michael myers lore i wish they’d make a game about him similar to the one jason has ( friday the 13th ) that game was goated
I honestly love michael myers lore i wish they’d make a game about him similar to the one jason has ( friday the 13th ) that game was goated
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aysillik
6.0★ · 10/31/25
baba mekandayiz klasik olmasina ve korkuya ilgime ragmen hic merak etmedigim bi yapimdi ki john carpenterin the thingi favori filmlerim arasinda onunda foreshadowingi vardi guzeldi sonunda bunu izleyebildim ama gercekten bombos bi film cok yetersiz o ikonik muzik iyi sadece kizlarla yurtta izledik elektrikler falan kesildi o superdi
baba mekandayiz klasik olmasina ve korkuya ilgime ragmen hic merak etmedigim bi yapimdi ki john carpenterin the thingi favori filmlerim arasinda onunda foreshadowingi vardi guzeldi sonunda bunu izleyebildim ama gercekten bombos bi film cok yetersiz o ikonik muzik iyi sadece kizlarla yurtta izledik elektrikler falan kesildi o superdi
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