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- 1978
- R
- Compass International Pictures
- 1 h 31 m
- 1978
- R
- Compass International Pictures
- 1 h 31 m
Summary On Halloween night in 1963, 6-year old Michael Myers stabbed his sister to death. After being in a mental hospital for 15 years, Myers escapes and returns to Haddonfield, Illinois to kill.
Directed By: John Carpenter
Written By: John Carpenter, Debra Hill
- 1978
- R
- Compass International Pictures
- 1 h 31 m
- 1978
- R
- Compass International Pictures
- 1 h 31 m
Halloween
8.4
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Summary On Halloween night in 1963, 6-year old Michael Myers stabbed his sister to death. After being in a mental hospital for 15 years, Myers escapes and returns to Haddonfield, Illinois to kill.
Directed By: John Carpenter
Written By: John Carpenter, Debra Hill
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim Based on 21 Critic Reviews
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90% Positive
19 Reviews
19 Reviews
5% Mixed
1 Review
1 Review
5% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Metascore
Universal Acclaim Based on 21 Critic Reviews
91
90% Positive
19 Reviews
19 Reviews
5% Mixed
1 Review
1 Review
5% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Halloween remains about as distilled, raw an experience in terror as is ever likely to be committed to celluloid.
User Score
Universal Acclaim Based on 702 User Ratings
8.4
90% Positive
630 Ratings
630 Ratings
7% Mixed
47 Ratings
47 Ratings
4% Negative
25 Ratings
25 Ratings
User Score
Universal Acclaim Based on 702 User Ratings
8.4
90% Positive
630 Ratings
630 Ratings
7% Mixed
47 Ratings
47 Ratings
4% Negative
25 Ratings
25 Ratings
Nov 1, 2024
Um verdadeiro clássico do cinema de terror, direção 10, roteiro 10, atuações 10, história 10 e inovação 10.
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From the first shot to the last, this movie is confidently guided by a specific and committed vision.
Halloween is an absolutely merciless thriller, a movie so violent and scary that, yes, I would compare it to “Psycho.”
Carpenter displays an almost perfect understanding of the mechanics of classical suspense; his style draws equally (and intelligently) from both Howard Hawks and Alfred Hitchcock.
There's nary a drop of blood on screen in this rollicking funhouse of a movie but there is enough sheer cinematic ingenuity on display to coax screams out of the most jaded gorehound.
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Halloween is a stab at a derivative minor classic. It's apparent where Carpenter got his horror devices - and a minor misfortune that he hasn't been able to synthesize them in a fresh or exciting way.
Oct 31, 2024
All right, for memorable killers in horror history such as Freddy Krueger in The Nightmare of Elm Street, Jason Voorhees in Friday the 13th and Leatherface in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, this time only one killer is a threat to those who comes in his way, Michael Myers. For John Carpenter directing Halloween. He is the master of horror and he will do anything to scare the audience. In 1963, six-year-old Michael Myers killed his older sister, Judith Myers with a kitchen knife. Fifteen years later, on October 30, 1978, five days after the film itself has released, (Oh my, God, this is going to happen!), Dr. Sam Loomis played by Donald Pleasence, can sense that Michael is in Haddonfield and he knows that he's going to kill people on Halloween night and do anything to track Michael Myers down. And that's all I can say it. It's all Michael Myers is doing is killing people. I'm being dying to review this movie in October because it's the best time for Halloween. Children getting treats from people, scaring them with costumes, best time for kids on Halloween. This is practically Jamie Lee Curtis's first film debut and in this one she plays Laurie Strode. Some people considers Jamie a scream queen cause what else she appears in various horror films. Now she appears in the new Halloween film which is actually a direct sequel to the original ignoring all the following sequels in existence. Damn. I was actually looking forward to seeing the 1981 sequel but that never happened. You just can't stop thinking about all the sequels of Halloween because they already existed. Well, to be fair, I haven't watched any of the sequels so I guess I'll have to wait. With this one, I love it. It has great characters including Michael Myers, good scares and a memorable score by John Carpenter. I didn't know he can conduct. It is my favourite horror film to date and I will watch it every night including on Halloween in October and I hope you have a Happy Halloween. It will give you nightmares when you think about it and you just want to hide under your blankets. OK, go to your room, kids. Go on, up you go.
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Oct 31, 2018
It’s a enjoyable movie, but not very scary. The beginning is fun, though not amazing it good. The middle is very slow, not scary, or very great. It just follows the characters around and not much happens. The ending has a lot of action but isn’t very scary, except maybe one creepy scene, at least in my opinion. The ending wasn’t great either, I recommend watching it, but it’s not that scary or exciting overall.
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Feb 26, 2019
Terrible acting and non-existent gore.
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Production Company
- Compass International Pictures
- Falcon International Pictures
- Falcon International Productions
Release Date Oct 25, 1978
Duration 1 h 31 m
Rating R
Tagline The trick was to stay alive.
Awards
Online Film & Television Association
• 3 Wins & 3 Nominations
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
• 2 Wins & 3 Nominations
Avoriaz Fantastic Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
