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.
Tommy: Laurie, what's the bogeyman? Laurie: There's no such thing.
Nurse Chambers: Don't you think it would be better if you referred to "it" as "him"? Dr. Loomis: If you say so. Nurse Chambers: Your compassion's overwhelming, doctor.
[Referring to a partially eaten dog.] Sheriff Brackett: A man wouldn't do that. Dr. Loomis: This is not a man.
Dr. Loomis: I met him, fifteen years ago. I was told there was nothing left. No reason, no conscience, no understanding; even the most rudimentary sense of life or death, good or evil, right or wrong. I met this six-year-old child, with this blind, pale, emotionless face and, the blackest eyes... the DEVIL'S eyes! I spent eight years trying to reach him, and then another seven trying to keep him locked up for I realized what was living behind that boy's eyes was purely and simply... EVIL!
Laurie: Lynda, if this is a joke, I'll kill you!
Trivia:
Halloween was shot in 21 days in the spring of 1978. Made on a budget of $300,000, it became the highest-grossing independent movie ever made at that time.
All of the actors wore their own clothes, since there was no money for a costume department. Jamie Lee Curtis went to J.C. Penney for Laurie Strode's wardrobe. She spent less than a hundred dollars for the entire set.
One of the characters is named "Marion Chambers". Marion was the first name of the female protagonist of Psycho, and Chambers was the last name of the sheriff in that movie.
In the beginning of the film when Michael reaches for the knife and later for the mask, his hands and arms are visible. They belong to producer / screenwriter Debra Hill.
DVD Easter Eggs: (Hidden So You Don't See Anything You Don't Want To See)
Edition: Anchor Bay Entertainment
Region: 1
Description: Hidden Killing Scenes
This egg only works on the regular edition, not the special edition and it's only on the Widescreen side of the disc.
Play TITLE 4 and you'll see all of the death scenes in the order of their appearance and when it's done it'll bring you to a KILL EM ALL menu with a creepy picture.
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