Halloween Movie Information
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Released by Compass International Pictures in 1978. A Moustapha
Akkad Presentation. Executive Producer: Irwin Yablans. Written by John
Carpenter & Debra Hill. Produced by Debra Hill. Directed
by John Carpenter.
MPAA Classification: R (Violence, profanity, sex, brief nudity)
Theatrical Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Starring Donald Pleasence, Jamie Lee Curtis, P.J. Soles, Charles Cyphers, Nancy Loomis, Brian Andrews, Nick Castle, Tony Moran.
Tagline: The Night He Came Home!
U.S. Release Date: 10/25/78 (limited) U.S. Distributor: compass
International Pictures Running Time: 1 hour 33 minutes Music:
John Carpenter
15 years after inexplicably stabbing his sister to death,
a mental patient escapes from an institution and goes back to his home town
where he committed the crime to stalk a group of teenage friends, some of whom
are babysitting. It's up to veteran
Released by Universal Pictures in 1981. In Association with Dino De Laurentiis Corp. Executive Producers: Irwin Yablans and Joseph Wolf. Written by John Carpenter & Debra Hill. Produced by John Carpenter/Debra Hill. Directed by Rick Rosenthal.
MPAA Classification: R (Violence, gore, sex, nudity, profanity)
Theatrical Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Starring Donald Pleasence, Jamie Lee Curtis, Lance Guest, Charles Cyphers, Leo Rossi, Dick Warlock, Jeffrey Kramer, Nancy Stephens, Ana Alica, Tawny Moyer, Dick Warlock.
Tagline: The Nightmare Isn't Over!
U.S. Release date: 10/30/81 U.S.
Distributor: Universal Pictures Running Time: 1
hour 32 minutes Music: Alan Howarth using
matieral by John Carpenter
Picking up right where the original left off, the
merciless killer Michael Myers follows would-be victim Laurie Strode (Curtis) to
the hospital, where he wreaks more havoc. Meanwhile, determined
Released by Universal Pictures in 1983. Executive
Producers: Irwin Yablans, Joseph Wolf. Written by John Carpenter
& Debra Hill. Produced by Debra Hill. Directed by Tommy Lee
Wallace.
MPAA Classification: R (Violence, gore, sex, nudity,
profanity) Theatrical Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Starring Tom Atkins, Stacey Nelkin, Dan O'Herlihy, Dick Warlock.
Tagline: The Night No One Comes Home!
U.S. Release Date: 10/22/82
In a story unrelated to Michael Myers, a maniacal mask
manufacturer plans to make evil masks that will kill their wearers when they
view the mask company's hypnotic commercial on television. Tom Atkins is
determined to stop them, with the help of Nelkin, against O'Herlihy (also
appearing in "Robocop"), the CEO of the company. MPAA Rating: R.
Released by MPPA Classification: R (Violence, gore, profanity, sex, brief
nudity) Theatrical Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Starring Donald Pleasence, Ellie Cornell, Danielle
Harris, Michael Pataki, George Wilbur
Tagline: Ten Years Ago, He Changed the Face of Halloween.
Tonight, He's Back.
U.S. Release date: 12/21/88 U.S.
Distrubutor: Transcas International Films Running
time: 1 hour 28 minutes Music: Alan Howarth using
material by John Carpenter
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Released by Galaxy International Pictures in 1989.
Executive Producer: Moustapha Akkad. Produced by Paul
Freeman?. Directed by Dominique Othenin-Gerard.
MPPA Classification: R (Violence, gore, profanity, sex, brief
nudity) Theatrical Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 U.S. Release date: 12/21/88 U.S.
Distrubutor: Transcas International Films Running
time: 1 hour 35 minutes Music: Alan Howarth using
material by John Carpenter
One year later, Michael Myers returns to again wreak havoc in
and outside of Haddonfield, stalking his young niece Jamie (Harris), while Dr.
Loomis tries to convince people to listen to him as he uses the psychic
abilities of Jamie to determine when and where Michael will kill next. MPAA
Rating: R.
Released by Dimension Films in 1995. Executive
Producer: Moustapha Akkad. Written by Daniel Farrands. Produced by
Paul Freeman. Directed by Joe Chappelle.
MPAA Classification: R (Extreme gore, violence,
brief nudity, profanity) Theatrical Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Starring Donald Pleasence, Paul Rudd, Marianne
Hagan, Mitch Ryan, George Wilbur, J.C. Brandy.
Tagline: Ten Years Ago, He Changed the Face of Halloween.
Tonight, He's Back.
U.S. Release date: 9/29/95
U.S. Distributor: Dimension Films
Running Time: 1 hour 28 minutes
Music: Alan Howarth using material by John Carpenter
Ten years after his maniacal killing spree,
Michael Myers awakes from a coma, escapes custody, and returns to Haddonfield to
go after his niece and her friends. His still determined psychiatrist Dr. Loomis
once again sets out after him, intent on stopping him . . . forever.
Released by Dimenision Films in 1998. Executive Producer Moustahpa Akkad. Written by Robert Zappia. Directed by Steve Miner.
MPAA Classification: R (Violence, gore, profanity, sexual inneudo)
Theatrical Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Starring: Jamie Lee Curtis, Adam Arkin, Michelle Williams, Adam Hann-Byrd, Jodi Lyn O'keefe, Janet Leigh, Josh Hartnett, L.L. Cool J and Joseph Gordon Levitt.
Tag Line: Twenty Years Later or Blood is thicker than water.
U.S. Release date: 8/5/98
U.S. Distributor: Dimension Films
Running time: 1 hour 25 minutes
Music: John Ottman using material by John Carpenter
On Halloween in 1963, Michael Myers murdered his sister, Judith. In 1978, he broke out to kill his other sister, Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis). He killed all of her friends, but she escaped. A few years later, she faked her death so he couldn't find her. But now, in 1998, Michael has returned and found all the papers he needs to find her. He tracks her down to a private school where she has gone under a new name with her son, John (Josh Hartnett). And now, Laurie must do what she should have done a long time ago and finally decided to hunt down the evil one last time.
Also known as: Also Known As: Halloween 8 (2001) (USA: working title) Halloween 8: MichaelMyers.com (2001) (USA: working title) Halloween H2K (1999) (USA: working title) Halloween H2K: Evil Never Dies (2000) (USA: working title) Halloween: Evil Never Dies (1999) (USA: working title).
Released by Dimenision Films in 2001. Executive Producer Moustapha Akkad. Directed by Rick Rosenthal.
Theatrical Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Starring: Jamie Lee Curtis, Busta Rhymes, Tyra Banks, Bianca Jahlich, Sean Patrick Thomas, and Brad Loree, Katie Sackhoff, Luke Kirby, Thomas Ian Nicholas, Ryan Merriman and Daisy McCrackin.
Tagline: Evil Finds Its Way Home.
U.S. Release date: 7/12/02
U.S. Distributor: Dimension Films
Running time: 1 hour 19 minutes
Music: Danny Lux using material by John Carpenter
In 1998, Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) did what she finally had to do and killed her homicidal brother, the infamous Michael Myers. But three years later, Laurie is found dead from a fall from the rooftop of her insane asylum. She is also found with a deep stab wound. Meanwhile, the head of a Internet Broadcast company decides to do a live webcast from the Myers' house on Halloween night, a la Blair Witch Project. And one by one, the members of his contest winners start to disappear. Michael Myers has come home to Haddonfield to slaughter the innocent again.
