Halloween (1978)
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- Synopsis
- It was "The Night HE Came Home," warned the posters for John Carpenter's career-making horror smash. In Haddonfield, Ilinois, on Halloween night 1963, 6-year-old Michael Myers inexplicably slaughters his teenage sister. His psychiatrist Dr....
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- Director(s)
- John Carpenter
- Distributor(s)
- Compass International
- MPAA Rating
- R
- Runtime
- 91 min.
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Critic Reviews
Entertainment Weekly | Bruce FrettsAdd Critic to Favorites
Carpenter's brutally efficient exercise in tension and release.Read the full review
Entertainment Weekly | Owen GleibermanAdd Critic to Favorites
This Myers is more problem child than bogeyman.Read the full review
The Hollywood Reporter | Kirk HoneycuttAdd Critic to Favorites
As usual, Zombie has added an element of camp fun to the proceedings with his clever casting of B-movie icons in small roles, including Dee Wallace, Brad Dourif, Danny Trejo and Sid Haig.Read the full review
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