"then comforts Nancy, but the killer awakens and kills him by crushing his throat. The killer smiles as he reaches softly towards Nancy. Several months later, the crying of an infant child—ostensibly that of Nancy and the killer's—is heard emanating from a cave in the mountains. ""The Prey"" was directed by Edwin Scott Brown, who also co-wrote the film with his brother Summer Brown, who also served as the film's producer. The film was produced during the height of the slasher film boom, which had become popular after the wake of John Carpenter's immensely profitable 1978 film ""Halloween"". The film"
"million against a $7 million budget. Influenced by the French New Wave's ""Eyes Without a Face"" (1960), science fiction thriller ""Westworld"" (1973) and ""Black Christmas"" (1974), ""Halloween"" was directed, composed and co-written by Carpenter, who co-write with his then-girlfriend and producing partner Debra Hill on a budget of $300,000 provided by Syrian-American producer Moustapha Akkad. To minimize costs, locations were reduced and time took place over a brief period. Jamie Lee Curtis, daughter of Janet Leigh, was cast as the heroine Laurie Strode while veteran actor Donald Pleasance was cast as Dr. Sam Loomis, an homage to John Gavin's character"
"Halloween (2018 film) Halloween is a 2018 American slasher film directed by David Gordon Green and written by Green, Jeff Fradley, and Danny McBride. It is the eleventh installment in the ""Halloween"" film series, and a direct sequel to the 1978 film of the same name, while retconning the continuity of the previous sequels. The plot follows a post-traumatic Laurie Strode who prepares to face Michael Myers in a final showdown on Halloween night, forty years after she survived his killing spree. Jamie Lee Curtis and Nick Castle reprise their respective roles as Strode and Myers, with stuntman James Jude"
"premiere, she was reportedly ""taken aback"" and ""dazzled"" with the effect of seeing Cushing on screen again. Toward the end of his career, Cushing performed in films and roles critics widely considered below his talent. Director John Carpenter approached him to appear in the horror film ""Halloween"" (1978) as Samuel Loomis, the psychiatrist of murderer Michael Myers, but Cushing turned down the role. It was also turned down by Christopher Lee, and eventually went to Donald Pleasence, another of Cushing's former co-stars. Cushing made a cameo appearance as himself in a 1980 Christmas special hosted by the comedians Morecambe and"
"has never been the theme in a film. My idea was to do an old haunted house film."" The film was written by Carpenter and Debra Hill with Carpenter admitting that the music was inspired by both Dario Argento's ""Suspiria"" (which also influenced the film's slightly surreal color scheme) and William Friedkin's ""The Exorcist"". Carpenter again worked with a relatively small budget, $300,000. The film grossed more than $65 million initially, making it one of the most successful independent films of all time. Carpenter has described ""Halloween"" as: ""True crass exploitation. I decided to make a film I would love"
"John Carpenter John Howard Carpenter (born January 16, 1948) is an American filmmaker, screenwriter, and musician. Although Carpenter has worked with various film genres, he is associated most commonly with horror, action, and science fiction films of the 1970s and 1980s. Most films of Carpenter's career were initially commercial and critical failures, with the notable exceptions of ""Halloween"" (1978), ""The Fog"" (1980), ""Escape from New York"" (1981), and ""Starman"" (1984). However, many of Carpenter's films from the 1970s and the 1980s have come to be considered as cult classics, and he has been acknowledged as an influential filmmaker. The cult"
"of the ""Detroit Free Press"" branded ""Halloween"" a bourgeoning cult film at the time of its release, describing it as ""moody in the extreme"" and praising its direction and music. Some critics were less praising of the film, however, such as Lou Cedrone of ""The Baltimore Evening Sun"" who referred to it as ""tediously familiar"" and whose only notable element is ""Jamie Lee Curtis, whose performance as the intended fourth victim, is well above the rest of the film."" Tom Allen of ""The Village Voice"" praised the film in his November 1978 review, noting it as sociologically irrelevant but ceding"
"This marked Harris' first participation in the ""Halloween"" franchise since """" eighteen years prior. The remake, also called ""Halloween"" and directed by Rob Zombie, had Scout Taylor-Compton and Malcolm McDowell in main roles. Harris has revealed that Zombie wanted no one from previous ""Halloweens"" in the film, but, once she auditioned, he changed his mind. The film, which cost $15 million to make, went on to gross $80,253,908 worldwide, making it the second highest-grossing film in the ""Halloween"" franchise in unadjusted U.S. dollars. Unlike in the original version, Annie Brackett survives, due to Michael Myers (Tyler Mane) cruelly using torture"
"the success of ""Halloween"" (1978), was written by Victor Miller and was produced and directed by Sean S. Cunningham. The films have grossed over $464 million at the box-office worldwide. Frank Mancuso, Jr., a producer of the films, also developed the television show """" after Paramount released """". The television series was not connected to the franchise by any character or setting, but was created based on the idea of ""bad luck and curses"", which the film series symbolized. While the franchise was owned by Paramount, four films were adapted into novels, with ""Friday the 13th Part III"" adapted by"
"classics that Carpenter has directed include ""Dark Star"" (1974), ""Assault on Precinct 13"" (1976), ""The Thing"" (1982), ""Christine"" (1983), ""Big Trouble in Little China"" (1986), ""Prince of Darkness"" (1987), ""They Live"" (1988), and ""In the Mouth of Madness"" (1995). He returned to the ""Halloween"" franchise as both composer and executive producer for the horror sequel ""Halloween"" (2018). Carpenter is also notable for having composed or co-composed most of his films' music; some of them are now well-known, with the main theme of ""Halloween"" being considered a part of popular culture. He won a Saturn Award for Best Music for the"
"production designer and co-editor of ""Halloween"" (1978) and ""The Fog"" (1980). In addition to his behind-the-scenes duties for these last two films, Wallace also appeared in front of the camera: intermittently as The Shape (the masked Michael Myers in the closet scene) in ""Halloween"", and in ""The Fog"" as several different ghosts; his voice was also featured in both films as TV/radio announcers. For ""Halloween II"", John Carpenter (who was producing) initially offered directorial responsibilities to Wallace. After careful deliberation, Wallace declined, citing disappointment with the script (the job eventually went to Rick Rosenthal). He did, however, agree to write"
"a Grand Prize (for ""The Last Starfighter""), a Bronze Gryphon, and a Gold Medal of the Regional Council. Nick Castle Nicholas Charles Castle (born September 21, 1947) is an American screenwriter, film director and actor known for his role as Michael Myers in ""Halloween"", directed by John Carpenter. Castle also co-wrote ""Escape from New York"" with Carpenter. Castle was born in Kingsport, Tennessee, the son of Millie and Charles Edward Castle, who was an actor and top choreographer for motion pictures, television, and the stage, and was nominated for an Emmy. As a child, Nick Castle often appeared as an"
"a classic and is considered by many as one of the best films of 1978. Since ""Halloween""s premiere, it has been released in several home video formats. Early VHS versions were released by Media Home Entertainment. This release subsequently became a collectors' item, with one copy from 1979 selling on eBay for $13,000 in 2013. On August 3, 1995, Blockbuster Video issued a commemorative edition of the film on VHS. The film was released for the first time on DVD in the United States by Anchor Bay Entertainment on October 28, 1997. Over the ensuing years, Anchor Bay re-released the"
"Halloweentown (film) Halloweentown is a 1998 Disney Channel Original Movie directed by Duwayne Dunham. It is the first installment in the ""Halloweentown"" series, and stars Kimberly J. Brown, Debbie Reynolds and Judith Hoag. The film begins with 13-year-old Marnie Piper (Kimberly J. Brown) and her mother, Gwen (Judith Hoag), arguing over why she and her younger siblings 12-year-old Dylan (Joey Zimmerman) and 7-year-old Sophie (Emily Roeske) can never go out for Halloween, and why Marnie cannot go to a costume party. Her mom offers no clear explanation. Gwen's mother Aggie (Debbie Reynolds), who is an expert witch, shows up for"
"from an early age. Cundey already had several low-budget films when he met Debra Hill, who in 1978 recruited him to work on ""Halloween"", a film she co-wrote with director John Carpenter. Having Cundey work on a film brought considerable advantages. In addition to his considerable skill as a cinematographer and director of photography, he also had the advantage of owning most of his own equipment packed in a large van, referred to by Debra Hill as the ""movie van"". Cundey's work on ""Halloween"" is cited by many fans as being among his best as director of photography. In addition"
"Charles Cyphers Charles Cyphers (born July 28, 1939) is an American actor who has starred in many films and on television. He is known in the horror movie community for his work in the films of John Carpenter, especially his role as Sheriff Leigh Brackett in Carpenter's 1978 hit horror movie ""Halloween"". He reprised this role in the 1981 sequel ""Halloween II"". He is not related to actor Jon Cypher, alongside whom he starred in ""Hill Street Blues"". Cyphers's first feature film was the 1974 movie ""Truck Turner"", and he first worked with Carpenter in the 1976 action film ""Assault"
"Halloween H20: 20 Years Later Halloween H20: 20 Years Later is a 1998 American slasher film directed by Steve Miner, and starring Jamie Lee Curtis, Adam Arkin, Michelle Williams, and Josh Hartnett. It is the seventh installment in the ""Halloween"" franchise, and is a direct sequel to ""Halloween"" and ""Halloween II"", dismissing the events that take place in the sequels """", """" and """". The plot follows a post-traumatic Laurie Strode who has faked her own death so that she can go into hiding from Michael Myers, who finds her working as the headmistress of a boarding school in northern"
"saying ""It has nothing to do with me"". Jamie Lee Curtis Jamie Lee Haden-Guest, Baroness Haden-Guest (; born November 22, 1958) is an American actress, author, and activist. She made her film debut in 1978, starring as Laurie Strode in John Carpenter's horror film ""Halloween"". The film established her as a ""scream queen"", and she went on to appear in a string of horror movies throughout the early 1980s, including ""The Fog"", ""Prom Night"" and ""Terror Train"" (all 1980). She reprised the role of Laurie Strode in four sequels, including """" (1998) and ""Halloween"" (2018). Curtis has compiled a body"
"Tommy Lee Jones and directed by Irvin Kershner, was adapted (in collaboration with David Zelag Goodman) from a spec script titled ""Eyes"", written by John Carpenter, and would become Carpenter's first major studio film of his career. ""Halloween"" (1978) was a commercial success and helped develop the slasher genre. Originally an idea suggested by producer Irwin Yablans (titled ""The Babysitter Murders""), who thought of a film about babysitters being menaced by a stalker, Carpenter took the idea and another suggestion from Yablans that it occur during Halloween and developed a story. Carpenter said of the basic concept: ""Halloween night. It"
"became recognizable apart from the film. During 1979, John Carpenter began what was to be the first of several collaborations with actor Kurt Russell when he directed the television film ""Elvis"". Carpenter followed up the success of ""Halloween"" with ""The Fog"" (1980), a ghostly revenge tale (co-written by Hill) inspired by horror comics such as ""Tales from the Crypt"" and by ""The Crawling Eye"", a 1958 film about monsters hiding in clouds. Completing ""The Fog"" was an unusually difficult process for Carpenter. After viewing a rough cut of the film, he was dissatisfied with the result. For the only time"
"fuck that you were in two other ""Halloween"" movies, who cares?""... I was in shock."" Actress J. C. Brandy was cast as Harris's replacement. The producers initially wanted Brian Andrews to reprise his role as Tommy Doyle. However, with Andrews not having an agent, they were unable to contact him. Paul Rudd was cast in the part of Tommy, which marked his first starring role before he appeared in ""Clueless"" (1995). The leading female role, Kara, was given to Marianne Hagan; however, Hagan has since stated that Miramax executives Bob and Harvey Weinstein did not favor her for the part,"
"Jamie Lee Curtis Jamie Lee Haden-Guest, Baroness Haden-Guest (; born November 22, 1958) is an American actress, author, and activist. She made her film debut in 1978, starring as Laurie Strode in John Carpenter's horror film ""Halloween"". The film established her as a ""scream queen"", and she went on to appear in a string of horror movies throughout the early 1980s, including ""The Fog"", ""Prom Night"" and ""Terror Train"" (all 1980). She reprised the role of Laurie Strode in four sequels, including """" (1998) and ""Halloween"" (2018). Curtis has compiled a body of film work that spans many genres, including"
"production designer for John Carpenter's original ""Halloween"" and he had previously declined to direct ""Halloween II"" in 1981. After ""Halloween III"", Wallace directed other horror films such as ""Fright Night Part 2"" (1988), """" (2002) and the miniseries ""It"" (1990), the television adaptation of the Stephen King novel. Despite disagreements between Wallace and original script writer Nigel Kneale, the actors reported that Wallace was a congenial director to work with. Stacey Nelkin told one interviewer, ""The shoot as a whole was fun, smooth and a great group of people to work with. Tommy Lee Wallace was incredibly helpful and open"
"Nick Castle Nicholas Charles Castle (born September 21, 1947) is an American screenwriter, film director and actor known for his role as Michael Myers in ""Halloween"", directed by John Carpenter. Castle also co-wrote ""Escape from New York"" with Carpenter. Castle was born in Kingsport, Tennessee, the son of Millie and Charles Edward Castle, who was an actor and top choreographer for motion pictures, television, and the stage, and was nominated for an Emmy. As a child, Nick Castle often appeared as an extra or in bit roles in his father's films. He studied film at USC, where he served as"
"to ""Halloween"" were sold to the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) for approximately $3 million. After a debate among Carpenter, Hill and NBC's Standards and Practices over censoring of certain scenes, ""Halloween"" appeared on television for the first time in October 1981. To fill the two-hour time slot, Carpenter filmed twelve minutes of additional material during the production of ""Halloween II"". The newly filmed scenes include Dr. Loomis at a hospital board review of Michael Myers and Dr. Loomis talking to a then-6-year-old Michael at Smith's Grove, telling him, ""You've fooled them, haven't you, Michael? But not me."" Another extra scene"
"staff writer for BuzzFeed called the first three movies one of the best things about Halloween. ""Halloweentown"" was followed by three sequels; """", ""Halloweentown High"", and ""Return to Halloweentown"". Halloweentown (film) Halloweentown is a 1998 Disney Channel Original Movie directed by Duwayne Dunham. It is the first installment in the ""Halloweentown"" series, and stars Kimberly J. Brown, Debbie Reynolds and Judith Hoag. The film begins with 13-year-old Marnie Piper (Kimberly J. Brown) and her mother, Gwen (Judith Hoag), arguing over why she and her younger siblings 12-year-old Dylan (Joey Zimmerman) and 7-year-old Sophie (Emily Roeske) can never go out for"
"""Halloween II"" (1981). In fact, it treats the first film and, apparently, its sequel as fictional films, as one of the characters watches a trailer for the original during the film; additionally, the film's tagline is a reference to the tagline from the original as well. It also departs from the slasher genre which the first two installments were part of, instead featuring a ""witchcraft"" theme with science fiction aspects and parallels to old Celtic fairy tales. John Carpenter and Debra Hill believed that the ""Halloween"" series had the potential to branch into an anthology series of horror films that"
"Halloween (video game) Halloween is a video game for the Atari 2600, released in October by Wizard Video. It is based on the 1978 horror film of the same name. The game was programmed by Tim Martin. When Games by Apollo went broke, Martin and another former employee, Robert Barber, developed ""Halloween"". Although the game was called ""Halloween"", and featured the film's theatrical poster as its cover art as well as the movie's main music theme, the game itself never refers to any characters, including the killer, by their names in the film. In 1983, ""Halloween"" was adapted as a"
"Halloween Hall o' Fame ""Halloween Hall o' Fame"" is a 1977 Halloween-themed episode of ""The Wonderful World of Disney"" which originally aired on October 30, 1977. Jonathan Winters stars as a night watchman working late at Walt Disney Studios on Halloween night. He is accompanied by his dog, Peanuts. The night watchman, bitter about working on Halloween night, stumbles upon the prop room at the studio and begins acting out scenes with various props. Eventually, he finds a crystal ball containing a talking Jack-o'-lantern (also played by Winters). Jack-o'-lantern is hiding out from Halloween because it's no longer scary like"
"films ""Manglehorn"" (2014), ""Our Brand Is Crisis"" (2015), ""Stronger"" (2017), and episodes of the television comedy-drama ""Red Oaks"" (2014–2017), on which he also serves as executive producer. Green directed the eleventh installment in the ""Halloween"" franchise, which he co-wrote with frequent collaborator Danny McBride, and which takes place forty years after the events of the original 1978 film. Green, one of four children, was born in Little Rock, Arkansas, and grew up in Richardson, Texas. His mother, Jean Ann (née Hunter), was a Lamaze instructor, and his father, Hubert Gordon Green, Jr., was a medical school dean. Green attended Richardson"
"""a visceral experiencewe aren't seeing the movie, we're having it happen to us. It's frightening. Maybe you don't like movies that are really scary: Then don't see this one."" Ebert also selected it as one of his top ten films of 1978. Once-dismissive critics were impressed by Carpenter's choice of camera angles and simple music, and surprised by the lack of blood and graphic violence. On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 95% based on 64 reviews, with an average rating of 8.6/10. The site's critical consensus reads, ""Scary, suspenseful, and viscerally thrilling, ""Halloween"""
"through Akkad's Compass International Pictures in October 1978. Word-of-mouth made the movie a sleeper hit that was selected to screen at the November 1978 Chicago Film Festival, where the country's major critics acclaimed it. ""Halloween"" grew into a major box office success, grossing over $70 million worldwide and selling over 20 million tickets in North America, becoming the most profitable independent film until being surpassed by ""Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles"" (1990). Though the telekinesis slasher ""Tourist Trap"" was initially unsuccessful, it has undergone a reappraisal by fans. 1979's most successful slasher was Fred Walton's ""When a Stranger Calls"", which sold"
"Halloween: Resurrection Halloween: Resurrection is a 2002 American slasher film directed by Rick Rosenthal, who had also directed ""Halloween II"" in 1981. Larry Brand and Sean Hood devised the screenplay. The film stars Busta Rhymes, Bianca Kajlich, Thomas Ian Nicholas, Ryan Merriman, Sean Patrick Thomas, Katee Sackhoff, Daisy McCrackin, Luke Kirby and Tyra Banks, with Jamie Lee Curtis reprising her role as Laurie Strode. The eighth installment in the ""Halloween"" series, it follows Michael Myers continuing his murderous rampage in his hometown of Haddonfield, when his old, derelict childhood home is used for a live internet horror show. ""Halloween: Resurrection"""