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.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.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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- Stars
- Awards
- 9 wins & 3 nominations total
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- (as Nancy Loomis)
- Lynda
- (as P J Soles)
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- (as David Kyle)
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Did you know
- TriviaFrom a budget of $300,000 over a 20 day shoot, the film went on to gross $47 million at the U. S. box office. In 2008, takings that would be the equivalent of $150 million, making 'Halloween' one of the most successful independent films of all time.
- Goofs(at around 4 mins) When Michael Myers, as a child, walks through the living room with the knife, the clock above the stove shows 9:25 and the clock on the wall reads 9:40, but just 5-7 seconds later, the clock chimes 10 times.
- Crazy creditsThe music for the film -- written and performed by John Carpenter -- is instead credited to "The Bowling Green Philharmonic Orchestra." Carpenter grew up in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
- Alternate versionsFor the 20th Anniversary restoration in 1998, new sounds were added to the film's audio track under John Carpenter's approval. New thunder sounds were added to the Loomis car scene. Wind sounds were added as well. The 1999 DVD release contains both the original unaltered mono sound and a Dolby Digital 5.1 option with the added sound effects.
- ConnectionsEdited into Halloween II (1981)
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- Also known as
- He Came Home for Halloween
- Filming locations
- Meridian Avenue & Mission Street, South Pasadena, California, USA(Intersection where Michael drives behind Dr. Loomis who is standing in front of the hardware store.)
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Box office
- Budget
- $325,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $47,160,000
- Gross worldwide
- $47,175,973













































