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
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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
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surface form:
United States
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| 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
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Laurie Strode NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Myers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Pasadena, California
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South Pasadena, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
horror film
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slasher film ⓘ |
| hasSequel | Halloween II (1981 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme | stalking and voyeurism ⓘ |
| influenced |
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984 film)
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Friday the 13th (1980 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
iconic Michael Myers mask
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minimalist synthesizer score ⓘ use of suspense over graphic violence ⓘ |
| musicBy | John Carpenter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
helping popularize the slasher genre
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low-budget high-grossing success ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfFranchise | Halloween (franchise) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Debra Hill
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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
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Jamie Lee Curtis NERFINISHED ⓘ Nancy Loomis NERFINISHED ⓘ P. J. Soles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting |
1963
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1978 ⓘ |
| writer |
Debra Hill
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John Carpenter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Halloween (2007 film)
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Halloween (2007 film)