Halloween
“The night he came home!”
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.
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11 films
Halloween
Movie · 1978
Halloween II
Movie · 1981
Halloween III: Season of the Witch
Movie · 1982
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
Movie · 1988
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
Movie · 1989
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers
Movie · 1995
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
Movie · 1998
Halloween: Resurrection
Movie · 2002
Halloween
Movie · 2018
Halloween Kills
Movie · 2021
Halloween Ends
Movie · 2022
Cast
27 people
Donald Pleasence
Loomis
Known for
Prince of Darkness
Jesus of Nazareth
Jamie Lee Curtis
Laurie
Known for
Knives Out
Scream Queens
Nancy Kyes
Annie
Known for
The Fog
Assault on Precinct 13
P. J. Soles
Lynda
Known for
Carrie
Stripes
Charles Cyphers
Brackett
Known for
Escape from New York
Assault on Precinct 13
Kyle Richards
Lindsey
Known for
ER
The Watcher in the Woods
Brian Andrews
Tommy
Known for
The Great Santini
John Michael Graham
Bob
Nancy Stephens
Marion
Known for
Escape from New York
Arthur Malet
Graveyard Keeper
Known for
The Secret of NIMH
Hook
Mickey Yablans
Richie
Known for
Prison
Fire Birds
P.J. Soles
Lynda van der Klok
John Carpenter Director · Debra Hill Screenplay Dean Cundey Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $70M · Budget $325K · United States release October 25, 1978
Box office
Budget
$325,000
Worldwide gross
$70,260,597
Gross vs. budget
216.2×
Production
Compass International Pictures
Production · Distribution
Falcon International Productions
Production
Debra Hill Productions
Production
United States
Produced in
The Babysitter Murders
Working title
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · October 24, 1978
Premiere · Kansas City, Missouri
United States · October 25, 1978
Limited theatrical
United States · October 28, 1997
Physical · DVD
United States
October 27, 1978 · Theatrical
October 31, 1978 · Premiere · San Diego Film Festival
November 5, 1978 · Premiere · Chicago International Film Festival
October 26, 1979 · Limited theatrical · Re-release
October 31, 1980 · Limited theatrical · Re-release
October 25, 2012 · Limited theatrical · Re-release
October 31, 2014 · Premiere · Indie Memphis Film Fest
October 5, 2021 · Physical · Collector's Edition / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray
Argentina
November 16, 1980 · Theatrical
October 30, 2014 · Limited theatrical · Re-release
Australia
June 1, 1979 · Theatrical
Bangladesh
June 12, 1981 · Theatrical
Brazil
May 17, 1980 · Theatrical
January 1, 2006 · Digital · Netflix
October 11, 2026 · Limited theatrical · CineSesc
Colombia
October 11, 1980 · Theatrical
Denmark
April 16, 1979 · Theatrical
France
March 14, 1979 · Theatrical
September 24, 1999 · Physical · DVD
October 27, 1999 · Limited theatrical · Re-release
January 1, 2006 · Digital
October 26, 2011 · Physical · Blu-ray
October 24, 2018 · Limited theatrical · Re-release (Restored Version)
October 22, 2019 · Physical · 4K Ultra HD
October 15, 2021 · Digital · Netflix
Germany
July 6, 1979 · Theatrical · West Germany
November 15, 1987 · Theatrical · East Germany
Hong Kong SAR China
September 21, 1979 · Theatrical
Hungary
November 6, 1989 · Theatrical
India
December 10, 1979 · Theatrical
Ireland
March 7, 1980 · Theatrical
Italy
April 14, 1979 · Theatrical
October 15, 2018 · Limited theatrical · Re-release
Japan
August 11, 1979 · Theatrical
Mexico
February 1, 1980 · Theatrical
October 30, 2014 · Theatrical · Re-release
October 16, 2018 · Limited theatrical · Re-release
October 29, 2020 · Limited theatrical · Re-release
Netherlands
May 23, 1979 · Theatrical
May 3, 2000 · Physical · DVD
November 1, 2002 · TV · Nederland 1
October 5, 2018 · Theatrical · Re-release (Restored Version)
Norway
July 10, 1979 · Theatrical
Portugal
November 16, 1979 · Theatrical
February 25, 2025 · Limited theatrical · Cinemateca Portuguesa
Russia
December 11, 1979 · Theatrical
Seychelles
December 25, 1979 · Theatrical
Singapore
January 13, 1980 · Theatrical
South Korea
December 6, 1979 · Theatrical
Spain
September 17, 1979 · Theatrical · Barcelona
October 28, 1979 · Theatrical
August 30, 2013 · Limited theatrical · Madrid
October 28, 2013 · Limited theatrical · Re-release
October 31, 2013 · Limited theatrical · Re-release
November 2, 2013 · Limited theatrical · Re-release
June 25, 2017 · Limited theatrical · Barcelona
Sri Lanka
November 25, 1979 · Theatrical
Sweden
August 6, 1979 · Theatrical
June 13, 2001 · Physical · DVD
Thailand
December 25, 1979 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
January 25, 1979 · Theatrical
October 26, 2012 · Theatrical · Re-release
Uruguay
April 23, 1981 · Theatrical
XC
October 1, 1992 · Physical
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