Halloween Movie Review 1978

John Carpenter's horror classic has been acclaimed "the most successful independent motion picture of all time." A deranged youth returns to his hometown with murderous intent after 15 years in an asylum. Very, very scary--you feel this movie more than see it.

Distribution

Anchor Bay Entertainment, 1699 Stutz Dr., Troy, MI 48084, Phone: (248)816-0909, Toll-free: 800-786-8777, Fax: (248)816-3335, URL: http://www.anchorbayentertainment.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 90 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Revenge, Teen Angst, Babysitting, Horrible Holidays, Halloween, Shrinks, Slasher Flicks

Screenplay

John Carpenter, Debra Hill

Cast

Jamie Lee Curtis, Donald Pleasence, Nancy Loomis, P.J. Soles, Charles Cyphers, Kyle Richards, Brian Andrews, John Michael Graham, Nancy Stephens, Arthur Malet, Mickey Yablans, Brent Le Page, Adam Hollander, Robert Phalen, Sandy Johnson, David Kyle, Nick Castle

Cinematography

Dean Cundey

Director

John Carpenter

Music

John Carpenter

Producer

Debra Hill, Compass International Pictures