| Description |
1 videodisc (91 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD (Blu-ray) ; NTSC, region A ; Dolby Digital Surround 5.1, PCM 5.1 ; 1080p HD. |
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System requirements: Blu-ray optical disc player and HD TV. This Blu-ray disc will not play in standard DVD players. |
| Note |
Title from container. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1978. |
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Bonus features: Audio commentary with writer/director John Carpenter, Actress Jamie Lee Curtis and producer Debra Hill ; fast film facts ; Halloween: a cut above the rest featurette ; trailer ; TV spots ; radio spots |
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For specific features see interactive menu. |
| Cast |
Donald Pleasence, Jamie Lee Curtis, P.J. Soles, Nancy Loomis. |
| Credits |
Executive producers, Moustapha Akkad, Irwin Yablans ; associate producer, Kool Lusby ; cinematography, Dean Cundey ; editing, Charles Bornstein, Tommy Lee Wallace ; original music, John Carpenter |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: R. |
| Summary |
On October 31, 1963, six-year-old Michael Myers brutally stabs his sister Judith to death with a kitchen knife at their home in Haddonfield, Illinois. He is sent to Smith's Grove-Warren County Sanitarium and placed under the care of psychiatrist Dr. Sam Loomis (Donald Pleasance). Loomis suspects that there is more to Myers than meets the eye and plans to have him committed indefinitely, despite the fact that Michael seems docile and does not speak a word. At the age of 21, Myers escapes from Smith's Grove while being transferred, and returns to Haddonfield with Loomis in pursuit. While Loomis tries to convince authorities of the boy's evil nature, Meyers goes on a murderous rampage while he stalks and terrorizes a young woman who caught his attention. |
| Subject |
Serial murderers -- United States -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Psychotherapy patients -- United States -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Halloween -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Blu-ray discs.
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| Genre |
Feature films.
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Horror films.
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| Added Author |
Hill, Debra, producer, screenwriter.
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Carpenter, John, 1948- director, screenwriter, producer, composer.
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Pleasence, Donald, actor.
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Curtis, Jamie Lee, 1958- actor.
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Soles, P. J., actor.
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Loomis, Nancy, actor.
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Anchor Bay Entertainment, Inc.
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| Standard No. |
013138300782 |
| Music No. |
N3007 Anchor Bay Entertainment |
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