Halloween (1978 film)

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Halloween (1978 film) is a landmark 1978 American slasher film directed by John Carpenter that helped define the modern horror genre through its iconic masked killer Michael Myers and suspense-driven style.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film
independent film
slasher film
boxOfficeUSD 70000000
budgetUSD 300000
cinemaReleaseFormat 35 mm
cinematographyBy Dean Cundey NERFINISHED
colorProcess color
costumeDesigner Tommy Lee Wallace NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director John Carpenter NERFINISHED
distributedBy Compass International Pictures NERFINISHED
distributor Aquarius Releasing NERFINISHED
editedBy Tommy Lee Wallace NERFINISHED
editedOn 35 mm film
featuresCharacter Dr. Sam Loomis NERFINISHED
Laurie Strode NERFINISHED
Michael Myers NERFINISHED
filmingLocation Pasadena, California NERFINISHED
South Pasadena, California NERFINISHED
genre horror film
slasher film
hasSequel Halloween II (1981 film) NERFINISHED
hasTheme stalking and voyeurism
influenced A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984 film) NERFINISHED
Friday the 13th (1980 film) NERFINISHED
knownFor iconic Michael Myers mask
minimalist synthesizer score
use of suspense over graphic violence
musicBy John Carpenter NERFINISHED
notableFor helping popularize the slasher genre
low-budget high-grossing success
originalLanguage English
partOfFranchise Halloween (franchise) NERFINISHED
producer Debra Hill NERFINISHED
John Carpenter NERFINISHED
productionCompany Compass International Pictures NERFINISHED
rating R
releaseDate 1978-10-25
releaseYear 1978
runtimeMinutes 91
screenDebutOf Jamie Lee Curtis NERFINISHED
setIn Haddonfield, Illinois NERFINISHED
starring Donald Pleasence NERFINISHED
Jamie Lee Curtis NERFINISHED
Nancy Loomis NERFINISHED
P. J. Soles NERFINISHED
timePeriodOfSetting 1963
1978
writer Debra Hill NERFINISHED
John Carpenter NERFINISHED

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John Carpenter films hasWork Halloween (1978 film)
Larry Franco notableWork Halloween (1978 film)
South Pasadena, California isFilmingLocationFor Halloween (1978 film)
Judith Myers firstAppearance Halloween (1978 film)
Halloween (2007) basedOn Halloween (1978 film)
subject surface form: Halloween (2007 film)
Halloween (2007) alternateVersionOf Halloween (1978 film)
subject surface form: Halloween (2007 film)