1978 · 1 h 31 min · United States

Halloween

IndependentSlasherCrimeTeen

Directed by John CarpenterPhotographed by Dean CundeyMusic by John Carpenter

Shot on

20
cast
44
crew
150
frames
1
place

Cast 20

Donald PleasenceLoomis
Jamie Lee CurtisLaurie
Nancy LoomisAnnie
P J SolesLynda
Charles CyphersBrackett
Kyle RichardsLindsey
Brian AndrewsTommy
John Michael GrahamBob
Nancy StephensMarion
Arthur MaletGraveyard Keeper
Mickey Yablans
Mickey YablansRichie
Brent Le Page
Brent Le PageLonnie
Adam Hollander
Adam HollanderKeith
Robert PhalenDr. Wynn
Tony MoranMichael age 23
Will SandinMichael age 6
Sandy JohnsonJudith Myers
David KyleBoyfriend
Peter Griffith
Peter GriffithLaurie's father
Nick CastleThe Shape

Made by

Director

John Carpenter

Writing

John Carpenter, Debra Hill

Cinematography

Dean Cundey

Editing

Tommy Wallace, Charles Bornstein

Music

John Carpenter

Production design

Tommy Wallace

Companies

Re-recordingSamuel Goldwyn Studios
Music RecordingSound Arts
Music performed byThe Bowling Green Philharmonic Orchestra
Titles and OpticalsMGM
MetrocolorMetrocolor
PanavisionPanavision
LaboratoryMetrocolor
Distributed byCarlton International Media Ltd

Where

Filmed atHaddonfield, Illinois
Story set inHaddonfield

Songs

Don't Fear the ReaperBlue Oyster Cult
The Thing
Forbidden Planet