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| Donald Pleasence | ... | Dr. Sam Loomis | |
| Jamie Lee Curtis | ... | Laurie Strode | |
| Nancy Kyes | ... | Annie Brackett (as Nancy Loomis) | |
| P.J. Soles | ... | Lynda van der Klok | |
| Charles Cyphers | ... | Sheriff Leigh Brackett | |
| Kyle Richards | ... | Lindsey Wallace | |
| Brian Andrews | ... | Tommy Doyle | |
| John Michael Graham | ... | Bob Simms | |
| Nancy Stephens | ... | Marion Chambers | |
| Arthur Malet | ... | Graveyard Keeper | |
| Mickey Yablans | ... | Richie | |
| Brent Le Page | ... | Lonnie Elamb | |
| Adam Hollander | ... | Keith | |
| Robert Phalen | ... | Dr. Terence Wynn | |
| Tony Moran | ... | Michael Myers (age 23) | |
| Will Sandin | ... | Michael Myers (age 6) | |
| Sandy Johnson | ... | Judith Margaret Myers | |
| David Kyle | ... | Judith's Boyfriend | |
| Peter Griffith | ... | Morgan Strode | |
| Nick Castle | ... | The Shape | |
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| Barry Bernardi | ... | Dead Mechanic (uncredited) | |
| John Carpenter | ... | Paul, Annie's Boyfriend (voice) (uncredited) | |
| George O'Hanlon Jr. | ... | Mr. Peter Myers (uncredited) | |
| Darla Rae | ... | Student (uncredited) | |
| Gwen Van Dam | ... | Sanitarium Nurse (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| John Carpenter | |||
Writing credits | ||
| John Carpenter | (screenplay) and | |
| Debra Hill | (screenplay) | |
Produced by | |||
| Debra Hill | .... | producer | |
| Kool Marder | .... | associate producer (as Kool Lusby) | |
| Irwin Yablans | .... | executive producer | |
| Moustapha Akkad | .... | executive producer (uncredited) | |
| John Carpenter | .... | producer (uncredited) | |
Original Music by | |||
| John Carpenter | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Dean Cundey | (director of photography) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| Charles Bornstein | |||
| Tommy Lee Wallace | (as Tommy Wallace) | ||
Production Design by | |||
| Tommy Lee Wallace | (as Tommy Wallace) | ||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Craig Stearns | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Erica Ueland | .... | makeup artist (as Erica Ulland) | |
Production Management | |||
| Don Behrns | .... | production manager | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Jack De Wolf | .... | second assistant director | |
| Rick Wallace | .... | assistant director | |
Art Department | |||
| Dick Girod | .... | set painter (as Richard Girod) | |
| Randy Moore | .... | assistant art director | |
| Craig Stearns | .... | property master | |
Sound Department | |||
| Joseph F. Brennan | .... | boom operator (as Joe Brennan) | |
| Thomas Causey | .... | sound mixer (as Tommy Causey) | |
| William L. Stevenson | .... | supervising sound editor (as William Stevenson) | |
| Tex Rudloff | .... | sound re-recording mixer (uncredited) | |
| Lee Strosnider | .... | sound mixer (uncredited) | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Conrad Rothmann | .... | special effects (uncredited) | |
Stunts | |||
| James Winburn | .... | stunts (as Jim Windburn) | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Reid Freeman | .... | electrician (as Reed Freeman) | |
| Kim Gottlieb | .... | still photographer | |
| Walt Hill | .... | grip | |
| Steve Mathis | .... | best boy | |
| Josh Miller | .... | best boy | |
| Krishna Rao | .... | second assistant camera | |
| Dylan Shephard | .... | key grip (as Dylan Shepard) | |
| Raymond Stella | .... | camera operator (as Ray Stella) | |
| Raymond Stella | .... | panaglide operator (as Ray Stella) | |
| Fred Vickter | .... | assistant camera (as Fred Victar) | |
| Mark Walthour | .... | gaffer | |
| Douglas Olivares | .... | assistant camera (uncredited) | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Beth Rodgers | .... | wardrobe | |
| Joan Joseff | .... | costume jeweller (uncredited) | |
Music Department | |||
| Peter Bergren | .... | music mixer | |
| Peter Bergren | .... | music recordist | |
| Bob Walters | .... | music coordinator | |
| Dan Wyman | .... | orchestrator | |
Other crew | |||
| Barry Bernardi | .... | production assistant | |
| Paul Fox | .... | production assistant | |
| Louise Jaffe | .... | script supervisor | |
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To begin, this is a twenty year old film. Few films remain as suspenseful today as they did when it came out. (see: Night of the Living Dead -- had people running from the theatres when released but is very tame today). Clearly a movie fan brought up on the standards of today's movies will fail to find enjoyment of such 'classic' films. But when watching Halloween today perhaps it helps to consider a few things: Halloween was a low budget film (read: bad acting, poor special effects) made for only $300,000. It was not a product of Hollywood but a bunch of 20 year olds. This was the first film to feature the Boogeyman that Wouldn't Die which has been ripped off time and time again in the Friday the 13th, Elm Street, Scream, etc. You're used to it now, but Halloween did it first. Even Scream ripped off the look of the villian in Halloween. The theme of teenagers being stalked by a madman has been ripped of numerous times as well (again, Halloween did it first) but what seperates Halloween from the imitators is that it plays on traditional fears: The Thing that Wouldn't Die; the Boogeyman coming to get you; being followed and stalked; the boyfriend returning to the room under a bedsheet -- and it's not really him; someone hiding in the car... all things that have made our skin crawl in real life at one time or another. Watching Halloween tonight again for the first time in years I found myself again on the edge of my seat. Classic? Hell, yes. Maybe not to a generation who feels Scream was a 'good' horror movie but a classic none the less.