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Halloween

The night he came home!

7.6(6,436)19781h 31m41

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.

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Status
Released
Budget
$325K
Box office
$70.3M
Language
English
Part of Halloween Collection · 11 films
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Produced in

United States of America

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Release dates

  • IndiaIN

    • TheatricalA10 Dec 1979
  • United StatesUS

    • PremiereRKansas City, Missouri24 Oct 1978
    • Theatrical (limited)R25 Oct 1978
    • TheatricalR27 Oct 1978
    • PremiereSan Diego Film Festival31 Oct 1978
    • PremiereChicago International Film Festival5 Nov 1978
    • TheatricalRRe-release26 Oct 1979
    • TheatricalRRe-release31 Oct 1980
    • PhysicalRDVD28 Oct 1997
    • Theatrical (limited)RRe-release25 Oct 2012
    • PremiereIndie Memphis Film Fest31 Oct 2014
    • PhysicalRCollector's Edition / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray5 Oct 2021
  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical25 Jan 1979
    • TheatricalRe-release26 Oct 2012
  • AustraliaAU

    • TheatricalR 18+1 Jun 1979
  • ArgentinaAR

    • Theatrical+1316 Nov 1980
    • Theatrical (limited)+13Re-release30 Oct 2014
  • BangladeshBD

    • Theatrical12 Jun 1981
  • BrazilBR

    • Theatrical1617 May 1980
    • Digital / OTT16Netflix1 Jan 2006
    • Theatrical (limited)16CineSesc11 Oct 2026
  • ColombiaCO

    • Theatrical11 Oct 1980
  • DenmarkDK

    • Theatrical16 Apr 1979
  • FranceFR

    • Theatrical1614 Mar 1979
    • Physical12DVD24 Sept 1999
    • Theatrical12Re-release27 Oct 1999
    • Digital / OTT121 Jan 2006
    • Physical12Blu-ray26 Oct 2011
    • Theatrical12Re-release (Restored Version)24 Oct 2018
    • Physical124K Ultra HD22 Oct 2019
    • Digital / OTTNetflix15 Oct 2021
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical18West Germany6 Jul 1979
    • TheatricalEast Germany15 Nov 1987
  • Hong KongHK

    • TheatricalIIB21 Sept 1979

Frequently asked questions

Halloween was released on 25 October 1978.

Audience reviews

7
  • C

    Cat Ellington

    2/17/2017

    Once upon a time, during a long ago (but certainly not forgotten) era, a horror film's radio trailer would feature the chilling voice-over of a male commentator, whom, after presenting a teaser synopsis for the slasher film's plot (over intimations of both sound and speech from the movie of course), would conclude the radio spot with the following words: 'Coming soon to a theater near you.' And, 'Rated R. Under 17 no…

  • G

    Gimly

    11/8/2017

    6/10

    _Halloween's_ a classic movie. No doubt about it. One of the seminal films of the slasher genre, and a more-than-worthy inclusion to any Halloween season horror movie marathon. But I think people give it a reputation in terms of quality that it doesn't fully deserve. The opening ten minutes, and the closing ten minutes, are both **brilliant**. But everything in between? It's kind of... Somehow, both boring and annoyi…

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    Wuchak

    8/14/2018

    6/10

    _**The Boogeyman cometh**_ A soulless killer, Michael Myers, escapes from the asylum and returns to the Illinois town where he murdered his sister 15 years earlier to wreak havoc on Halloween night. Donald Pleasence is on hand as Myers’ seriously concerned doctor. John Carpenter’s “Halloween” (1978) is hailed as the progenitor and blueprint for the slasher craze of the 80s with staples like the unstoppable mask…

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    GenerationofSwine

    1/14/2023

    10/10

    It really doesn't look like Illinois does it? Sorry, just had to say that, it's where I'm from and all... ...but still, leaves on the ground and green leaves in the trees. Not at all Illinois, probably because it was a low budget film, but it works. It gives it a very, I don't know, Nightmare on Elm Street surreal feel? And I think, if memory serves this is the start of the virgins survive sex is punished horror-s…

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    CinemaSerf

    6/4/2023

    7/10

    I really enjoyed seeing this on the big screen again, 40-odd years after John Carpenter introduced us to his brand of slasher-horror with Jamie Lee Curtis great as the flighty young girl "Laurie" who finds herself caught up in the revenge antics of the faceless "Michael Myers" that perhaps only Donald Pleasence ("Loomis") can save her from. The pace and tension build really well - helped by some good use of sound and…

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