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Halloween (1978)

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Halloween

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Edited into

    • Halloween II (1981)

    • Tales from the Mist: Inside 'the Fog' (Video 2002)

    • Halloween (2018)

      Footage from the original movie is shown in a flashback.
    • Halloween Kills (2021)

      Footage from the original film is used to re-establish characters from the first film.
    • Halloween Ends (2022)

      Previous movie footage shown

Featured in

    • "Sneak Previews" The Lord of the Rings, Halloween, Autumn Sonata, Goin' South, Dogs: The Dragon Lives, The Hills Have Eyes (TV Episode 1978)

      Reviewed.
    • "Sneak Previews" Women in Danger: Friday the 13th, Halloween, I Spit on Your Grave, Silent Scream, When a Stranger Calls, Don't Answer the Phone (TV Episode 1980)

      A clip is shown.
    • Fade to Black (1980)

      clip and movie poster
    • Halloween II (1981)

    • Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)

      "The immortal classic" is trailed on TV.

Features

    • The Thing from Another World (1951)

      It's being watched on TV by the children while the teenagers are being attacked by Michael Myers
    • Forbidden Planet (1956)

      Shown on TV, being watched by the children
    • Halloween is Cancelled (Short 2020)

      Scenes shot at the same exact famous locations as the original (1978) film.

Followed by

    • Halloween II (1981)

    • Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)

    • Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988)

    • Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989)

    • Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995)

Referenced in

    • "Tomorrow Coast to Coast" Episode dated 3 July 1979 (TV Episode 1979)

      Mentioned by George A. Romero.
    • Giger's Alien (Short 1979)

      H.R. Giger mentions Halloween
    • Savage Weekend (1979)

      A disturbed and deranged person, several and mysterious killings and a woman running for her life.
    • The Fog (1980)

    • Friday the 13th (1980)

References

    • Touch of Evil (1958)

      The long tracking shot at the beginning of Halloween was inspired by the tracking shot in Touch of Evil, and was only possible to achieve on the film's budget due to the recent invention of the steadicam tracking system.
    • Rio Bravo (1959)

      Sheriff Leigh Brackett is named for the writer of this film, which influenced John Carpenter.
    • Eyes Without a Face (1960)

      A character wears a blank white mask, something John Carpenter says was a direct influence on the character of Michael Myers.
    • Psycho (1960)

      Sam Loomis is the name of Bates' first victim Marion Crane's boyfriend.
    • The Collector (1965)

Remade as

    • Halloween (2007)

Spin-off

    • Halloween (Video Game 1983)

    • Halloween: Prodigal Son (2021)

      It's a tribute to the Halloween films
    • MASK OF EVIL: A Halloween Fan Film (Short 2024)

      The film uses the distinct fictional universe created in Halloween (1978), utilizing the character from this film Michael Myers

Spoofed in

    • The Funhouse (1981)

      The beginning (the first person view of a boy wearing a mask who is pulling a prank on his sister) is a parody of the opening sequence of Halloween
    • Student Bodies (1981)

      In the sequence of fake opening shots, Halloween is one of the dates given, as well as Jamie Lee Curtis' Birthday/The music in the opening scene is very similar to John Carpenter's classic Halloween theme.
    • Wacko (1982)

      The main spoof in "Wacko" is based on "Halloween". Spoofing Halloween (1978) and Prom Night (1980), this film's storyline puts the two events on the same night, with the name of the occasion in the movie being known as "The Halloween Pumpkin Prom".
    • Coda (TV Movie 1987)

      Opening titles sequence.
    • Halloween '87 (Short 1987)

      Halloween '87 parodies Halloween, having a masked killer terrorize a small town on Halloween.

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