HALLOWEEN was a deceptively simple horror script that took on completely unexpected life in the hands of thoughtful director John Carpenter, co-writer/producer Debra Hill and actor... more
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Illinois, a teenage baby sitter tries to survive a Halloween night of relentless terror, during which a knife-wielding maniac goes after the town's hormonally charged yo...
Advantages: An absolute classic of the horror genre!!! Disadvantages: John Carpenter just makes crap films these days!!!
...here as the version of Halloween I own on DVD has been superseded by at least one more version since I bought it - so my DVD review would not reflect everything available out there on the market at the moment!!! Anyway... Here goes!!!
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Back in the Spring of 1978, John Carpenter filmed a horror movie in a remarkable 21 days and on a shoe-string budget that would change horror films forever...
This ... ...Now Myers mask in the Halloween series is a pretty screwed up white, emotionless mask with a shock of brown hair which to be honest IS pretty bloody scary...
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Did you know that the mask that Myers wore in Halloween was actually a William Shatner 'Captain Kirk' mask which was bought by the production crew for the incredible cost of $1.98 as they didn't have the money to design and make a mask? They trimmed away Captain James Tiberius Kirk's ...
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Halloween is THE teen-slasher movie, and until 'Blair Witch Project', it was the highest grossing independent movie of all time.
The story goes: after being imprisoned for fifteen years in a mental hospital for the murder of his sister, Michael Myers has escaped to wreck havoc in the town where he first began his killings.
Directed by horror legend John Carpenter, and starring 'scream queen' Jamie Lee Curtis and veteran actor Donald Pleasance, ... ...EXTRAS
Audio Commentary
Halloween - A Cut Above The Rest (1:27:07)
On Location - 25 Years Later (10:35)
Theatrical Trailer
TV Spots
Radio Spots
Talent Bios
Poster and Still Gallery
8 page Booklet
With all the behind the scenes information in the booklet, commentary, and the two featurettes, no stone is left untouched, but it can one stone can be touched many times over, and so can be repetitive for the viewer.
'Halloween-A Cut Above The ...
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Advantages: Gripping, white knuckle film Disadvantages: poor picture due to the date and budget
Halloween actually came from "Assault on Precinct 13" another one of John Carpenter films. But Assault on precinct 13 wasn't to be John Carpenters greatest hit. (We all know what his greatest film was wink wink). Halloween was shot in only 21 days back in 1978, with one of the smallest movie budgets ever $300.000 but one also with the greatest profit. This horror tail of Halloween has for me one of the greatest storylines, and set the trend for all ... ...Its Starts out on Halloween night 1963 when little Michael Myers whom is only six years old murders his older teenage sister Judith Myers, (in a very cheesy way I might add but its what makes it fun to watch). Michael gets sentenced to Smith Grove-Warren County Sanatorium, his locked away for 15 years. October 30th 1978 Michael escapes, only to return to his hometown Haddonfield.
Laurie Strode (Scream Queen Jamie lee) is a quite school girl, she ...
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Actor(s): Donald Pleasence, P.J. Soles, Jamie Lee Curtis, Nancy Loomis
Director(s): John Carpenter
Genre: Horror
Classification: 18 years and over
Production Year: 1978
Running Time: 1 hour 41 minutes
Franchise Name: Halloween
Video Category: Feature Film
Country Of Origin: United States of America
Plot: Classic horror story about a psychotic murderer who killed his sister on Halloween. He later escapes from a mental institution to re-live his crime. What follows is a reign of terror.
Release details
DVD Region: Region 2 (Europe)
Studio(s): STARZ HOME ENTERTAINMENT; PINNACLE VISION
Release date: 27/10/2003
No of Discs: 1
Catalogue No: ABD 4263
Barcode: 5060020622076
Languages
Main Language: English
DVD Description
HALLOWEEN was a deceptively simple horror script that took on completely unexpected life in the hands of thoughtful director John Carpenter, co-writer/producer Debra Hill and actor Jamie Lee Curtis. As the now familiar story goes, it's been years since crazed killer Michael Myers was hospitalized for murdering his sister. Now he's escaped and on the loose on, of course, Halloween night. The resulting picture was agonizingly thrilling and Carpenter's quiet moments were filled with searing dread that were almost physically painful to endure. Twenty-five years later, HALLOWEEN has proved a leader in the horror genre and a classic that has not lost its ability to scare the pants off of audiences and make their blood turn cold. This wonderful package, HALLOWEEN - 25TH ANNIVERSARY, celebrates this landmark anniversary with audio commentary and lots of other extras.
Technical information
Special Features: Audio Commentary - 1. John Carpenter - Director and Co-writer, Documentary - 1. HALLOWEEN - A CUT ABOVE THE REST, Featurette - 1. ON LOCATION 25 YEARS LATER, Trailers - 1. Original Theatrical Trailer, TV Spots, Radio Spots, Stills Gallery, Poster, Biographies, Original Screenplay, Screen Saver
Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1
Dubbing Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1 English
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