HALLOWEEN (1978)
The 1970’s horror classic
“Halloween” is known as one of
the most pro?table independent
?lms in history. The ?lm was
released in 1978 and was just
one of a long line of successful
movies written and directed by
John Carpenter and also opened
many doors for co-writer Debra
Hill. Halloween starred many
known and future up and
coming actors like Donald
Pleasance and Jamie Lee Curtis
in her ?lm debut. The movie was
an independent ?lm with a
budget of $325,000 and it
grossed over $47 million at the
box of?ce in the U.S. and $70
million worldwide. That much
success inspired 7 sequels and
2 remakes which made
Halloween one of the most
successful franchises in horror
history.
The ?lm depicts a story of
a 6 year old boy Michael Myers
(Will Sandin) who kills his older
sister on Halloween night 1963
by stabbing her repeatedly with
a butcher knife. Since then
Michael was sent to a mental
institution, Smiths Grove, but on
Halloween eve 1978 Michael
escapes and ?nds his way to his
hometown Haddon?eld, Illinois
where he ?rst killed his older
sister and now he’s returned to
kill his younger sister Laurie
Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis). After
5 T h e G r o w l er
witnessing Michaels escape and
attempting to stop him but failing
his doctor Samuel Loomis
(Donald Pleasance) try’s warning
police about his escape but with
them focused on other matters,
Loomis feels he is the only one
who can stop him. Laurie Strode
unaware of anything has made
plans to babysit the neighbor
b o y To m m y D o y l e ( B r i a n
Andrews) at the same time her
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