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Halloween (1978) When the film was aired in 1981 on commercial network television (available in a 1999 re-release DVD version), director Carpenter was obliged to shoot about 12 minutes of additional footage to replace the gory and violent scenes, due to the numerous cuts made. Throughout the manipulative, morbid film, the suspenseful stalkings and killings are seen from the subjective vantage point of the killer's or 'peeping tom's' eyes, a few times while looking through a mask. Almost every scene is filmed with a constantly-moving camera (the Steadicam variety) to make the audience feel disordered, totally insecure, unsettled and paranoid, believing that every ominous corner, shadow, noise, or space is potentially life-threatening or dangerous and that everyone will be a helpless victim of random violence. www.filmsite.org /hall.html   (2321 words)

DVD Review - Halloween It is a release that focuses on the film in the first place and adds interesting and rare material that will give viewers a better understanding for the importance of the movie itself. The film has been completely restored from a newly found negative print that boasts better colors and less damage than the prints used for previous home video transfers. No matter which stalker film you watch today, each and every one of them builds upon the recipe established by Carpenter’s film, although I do not want to diminish Tobe Hooper’s impact on the genre with his "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" from 1974 here. www.dvdreview.com /fullreviews/halloween.shtml   (2321 words)

Latino Review ‘Dawn of the Dead’ is a remake of a 1978 film with the same title. With Halloween around the corner, this is a terrific film to rent - both to be entertained and also to be scared. A plague has killed most of the world’s population and somehow, some of the dead are just not dying. www.latinoreview.com /dvds/dawnofthedead/review.html   (335 words)

Surf.Atlantic.Net! Halloween (1978) Often labeled the perfect horror film, you'll never get the theme song out of your head. The Celtic new year begins on Nov 1st, and on Oct 31st, the ghosts of the dead were thought to return to earth. Poltergeist (1982) You'll never look at little blond girls or dead trees the same way again. surf.atlantic.net /features/halloween/halloween.htm   (358 words)

Plot Summary for Halloween II (1981) It's October 31, 1978 - Halloween - and Haddonfield is awakening to the horror that Michael Myers (who escaped from a mental institution) has returned to the sleepy little town, murdered three teenage students and attempted to murder student, Laurie Strode before being shot by Dr. Loomis only to walk away (events from "Halloween"). It is still Halloween, 1978, and Michael Myers is on the loose after escaping certain death at Dr. Loomis' hands. Halloween II It's the same night as the original Halloween. www.imdb.com /title/tt0082495/plotsummary   (531 words)

Review: Halloween Halloween is not a perfect movie, but no recent horror film has attained this pinnacle (as evidenced by the plaudits heaped upon it in Wes Craven's recent Scream). In late 1978, a small horror film opened in Bowling Green, Kentucky (before moving on to Chicago and New York City) that would change the face of the genre. From a shock-and-suspense point-of-view, Halloween is the rival of Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho. movie-reviews.colossus.net /movies/h/halloween.html   (1348 words)

Film Review: Halloween Imitated, ripped-off and stricken with sequelitis, Halloween made its mark as the original slasher movie back in 1978 when it scared audiences silly and, as word-of-mouth spread, went into the record books as "the highest grossing horror movie ever". Films out now:The Big White, The Shaggy Dog, Failure to Launch, Firewall, The White Countess, The Ballad Of Jack And Rose, Shooting Dogs, The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada No matter how tame it may seem by today's standards, this is landmark film will always remain a classic. www.iofilm.co.uk /fm/h/halloween_1978.shtml   (422 words)

Film Halloween The first film, Halloween, (originally titled The Babysitter Murders), was released in 1978... Halloween 3 is a film we remember fondly from our early teens, when it finally found its... Halloween: A Groundbreaking Film Halloween was, and still is, a classic horror movie for three simple... www.bramstokercentre.org /filmhalloween.html   (210 words)

Halloween "Halloween (1978) is a genuinely scary, stylistic and tasteful, extremely well-crafted slasher/horror classic from young film director John Carpenter" Perhaps the most influential and successful independent film ever made, HALLOWEEN is the movie that put director John Carpenter on the map as a viable filmmaker. "The most significant triumph Halloween achieves is measured by the bulk of films that follow and emulate it." www.rottentomatoes.com /m/halloween   (627 words)

CBC.ca - Arts - Film - The Horror! The Horror! Halloween (1978) John Carpenter becomes the father — wait, make that the insane older brother — of the teen-slasher flick with this seminal movie, an unstable mixture of tantalizing topless shots and punishing puritanism. To celebrate Halloween, here are 10 flicks that scared us. Accept no imitations: This is that exceptional case in which the sequel, the gloriously Gothic Bride of Frankenstein, might actually surpass the original. www.cbc.ca /arts/film/horror.html   (1179 words)

: Halloween II - DVD film Halloween 2 is a solid sequel to the 1978 horror classic Halloween directed by horror legend John Carpenter. Halloween 2 uses the slow building tension and suspense from the first film, and adds in the gore, blood, and unique more explicite kills that the first movie lacked. The original "Halloween" is a classic of the genre and is held in high esteem not just by horror film fans but by movie buffs in general. www.totaltiorden.dk /shop/dvd_details.php/B00005LC4Qdvd   (1076 words)

Movie Info for Halloween II on MSN Movies While John Carpenter's 1978 horror classic Halloween irrevocably changed the style of horror cinema with its simple but relentlessly tense story, it triggered more than a decade's worth of uninspired, exploitative knock-offs, and one could easily list Halloween II among these failures. As with its predecessor, this film was written and produced by Carpenter and Debra Hill, but the terse style and unbearable suspense of the first film are missing, replaced by a more simplistic stalk-and-slash scenario. Carpenter's active involvement in the Halloween franchise continued to dwindle steadily from one sequel to the next, getting scarcely a mention by the time producers Hill, Moustapha Akkad and Irwin Yablans revived the series in 1988 for three more sequels. entertainment.msn.com /movies/movie.aspx?m=105195   (369 words)

Halloween "Halloween (1978) is a genuinely scary, stylistic and tasteful, extremely well-crafted slasher/horror classic from young film director John Carpenter" Perhaps the most influential and successful independent film ever made, HALLOWEEN is the movie that put director John Carpenter on the map as a viable filmmaker. "The most significant triumph Halloween achieves is measured by the bulk of films that follow and emulate it." www.rottentomatoes.com /m/halloween   (614 words)

Bob Burns Web Site Career Credits MAGIC MOUNTAIN AMUSEMENT PARK HALLOWEEN PROMOTIONS - produced and directed live shows during Halloween season at park in Los Angeles (1977, 1978, 1980, and 1981) DRIVE Theatrical film (1995) in "Walter, the Einstein Frog" sequence. RESEARCH OR Make-up of casualty wounds having to pass approval by Surgeon General prior to filming (1958-1960) bobburns.mycottage.com /credits.htm   (845 words)

Review: Halloween Halloween is not a perfect movie, but no recent horror film has attained this pinnacle (as evidenced by the plaudits heaped upon it in Wes Craven's recent Scream). In late 1978, a small horror film opened in Bowling Green, Kentucky (before moving on to Chicago and New York City) that would change the face of the genre. The ultimate success of the movie, however, encouraged other film makers to try their hand at this sort of enterprise, and it didn't take long for someone to decide that audiences wanted as many explicitly grisly scenes as the running length would allow. movie-reviews.colossus.net /movies/h/halloween.html   (845 words)

DVDFILE.COM: Halloween 4: The Return Of Michael Myers review A box office hit when released in 1988, HALLOWEEN 4 marks the first Halloween film without the participation (in some capacity) of John Carpenter and Debra Hill, who changed the face of the independent film scene and resuscitated the horror genre with the original back in 1978. Though many continue to like HALLOWEEN 4, and credit it with reviving the series after the moribund HALLOWEEN III (as the series would be revived again with last summer's HALLOWEEN H20), I have to admit to never warming much to the fourth installment of the Myers saga. Aside from the trailer for Halloween 4 and the original, there are no other supplements on the disc. www.dvdfile.com /software/review/dvd-video/halloween4.htm   (845 words)

Halloween (movie) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Halloween H20 marked the return of Jamie Lee Curtis as Laurie Strode (since her character had died sometime before the events of the fourth film, the continuity of the previous three films in the series are ignored and this film is treated as a direct follow-up to Halloween II). The Halloween films are a series of horror movies, of which the first film is considered one of the most important and influential of the genre. Halloween, the holiday the movie is named after, and around which the events of the films take place. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Halloween_(movie)   (845 words)

Halloween (film) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Halloween H20 marked the return of Jamie Lee Curtis as Laurie Strode, (since her character had died sometime before the events of the fourth film, the continuity of the previous three films in the series are ignored and this film is treated as a direct follow-up to Halloween II). Halloween, the holiday the movie is named after, and around which the events of the films take place. Sadly, long-time Halloween franchise owner Moustapha Akkad was killed in November 2005 in Amman, Jordan during a series of suicide bombings. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Halloween_(movie)   (1228 words)

MichaelMyers.net Halloween Horror Movie Tribute Site - Horror Movies that proceeded Halloween had a piece or two of the puzzle, but in 1978, all the elements came together to form something that would become one of the most beloved sub-genres in horror film history the slasher film! While Halloween didn't kick off that huge wave of similar films right away, it is the father of them all, even Friday the 13th, which did usher in the 80's slasher craze. Halloween, the night Michael Meyers came home, reigns as the most popular, successful, and possibly the best slasher film ever made. www.michaelmyers.net   (273 words)

Slasher film - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia However, the two prototypical films that launched the slasher cycle of the late 1970s and early 1980s were John Carpenter's Halloween (1978) and Sean S. Cunningham's Friday the 13th (1980), both of which spawned numerous sequels and even more imitators, including Wes Craven's A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984), which itself generated an enduring series. The slasher film (also known simply as slashers) is a sub-genre of the horror film genre. The films are often followed by multiple sequels which steadily decline in quality and fan interest. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Slasher_film   (710 words)

Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995) A strong case could be made that John Carpenter's cult hit Halloween (1978) was a film that shaped the face of the modern horror film. Plot: Michael Myers returns to Haddonfield on Halloween night where he stalks Laurie Strode's cousin Kara and her family who have moved into the old Myers house. The film is further shot in by a plot that throws in an absurd spin that turns Michael Myers into some druidic avatar of evil incarnate. www.moria.co.nz /horror/halloween6.htm   (741 words)

Ziggy's Video Realm: Jamie Lee Curtis in Halloween II (1981) Halloween II picks up exactly where the first film leaves off, beginning with a replay of the final moments of the original Halloween (actually the same scenes filmed fresh for this movie rather than simply using the previous footage). In terms of the gore factor, Halloween II is certainly bloodier than the first film (to the point where on character gets knocked unconscious after slipping in a massive pool of blood and hitting his head on the hard floor); but it's still not what I would consider a particularly visceral movie. Halloween II completes the tale of Michael Myers' murderous return to Haddonfield on October 31, 1978, with both John Carpenter and Debra Hill returning to write the screenplay, assuring good continuity with the storyline. www.reelcriticism.com /ziggyrealm/reviews/halloween2.html   (741 words)

Screams of Terror Another influential slasher film, Halloween (1978), follows the killer Michael Myers; a mask wearing, indestructible male referred to as the “boogeyman.”  Michael first murdered when he was six-years old right after his sister had sex with her boyfriend. In this film the Final Girl, Sally, is the last survivor of her friends who have been murdered one by one by an evil cannibalistic chainsaw wielding monster known and Leatherface and his family. At the end of the film Lila Crane- who would be the Final Girl for this film- went exploring in Norman Bates’ house and discovers the corpse of his dead mother that he keeps in the basement. www.screams-of-terror.com /teenie.asp   (4078 words)

http://xft001/metz/jaws.htm Most histories of the slasher film position Halloween (John Carpenter, 1978) as the first film of this contemporary sub-genre of the horror film. The film articulates traditional Hollywood "liberal" values, by presenting governmental representatives, purportedly serving in the public interest, who are easily bought off by the business community, who only serve in the interest of profit. We are made to identify with Chief Brody throughout the film, so that when the mother of the dead boy slaps him, we know that he has been wronged by her. www.montana.edu /metz/website/filmamer/jaws.htm   (1609 words)

entertainment.iafrica.com movies cult de sac Cult de Sac gets in touch with its warm, fuzzy side this week as it takes a look at director Martin Rosen's 1978 animated rendering of Richard Adams' novel, 'Watership Down'. With Halloween coming up on October 31, it's only fitting that this week's Cult de Sac looks to the genre of horror films — specifically the upcoming 'Freddy vs. Jason', a movie that pits two of cinema’s most famous fiends up against each other in what will at best prove to be a fun outing... Like many cult films, John Hughes' 'The Breakfast Club' was and is a defining moment of its time — 1985, to be exact. entertainment.iafrica.com /movies/cult   (711 words)

Producer-writer Debra Hill dies at 54 "She was my partner for years and my friend," said director John Carpenter, who worked with Hill on the classic 1978 horror film "Halloween," which the two co-wrote. Set to start shooting in two weeks in Vancouver, the movie will be dedicated "to keeping her memory alive in film," "The Fog" producer David Foster said. Click here to download the VNU Expo Film Group Corporate Brochure. www.showest.com /filmgroup/thr_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000828793   (96 words)

Dawn of the Dead Dawn's impact on the horror genre can't be underestimated. "Dawn" came out the same year as the more successful "Halloween," which may have taken away some of its history-making box-office thunder. For an unrated film to make $40 million at the box office was unheard of. www.esplatter.com /reviewsatog/dawnofthedead.htm   (897 words)

USATODAY.com - Back among the dead So confident that Land of the Dead's opening was moved from the safe haven of Halloween to the competitive summer season. When 14 minutes of Land previewed at May's Cannes Film Festival, the reception for the gray-ponytailed Romero was rousing enough to wake the dead. "Dawn of the Dead is a landmark," declares Jackson, 43, during a visit on the New Zealand set of his remake of King Kong, due in December. www.usatoday.com /life/movies/news/2005-06-20-land-of-dead_x.htm   (1388 words)

St. Charles : Entertainment : Concerts & Events : BLUE OYSTER CULT In 1976, the band released another studio lp, agents of fortune and the hit single, “don’t fear the reaper,” featured in the horror film “halloween.” Their sixth album, spectres, went gold in 1978 and a live lp, some enchanted evening, became another million seller. Their first studio album with new material in ten years was 1998’s heaven forbid, followed by 2001’s curse of the hidden mirror. names and record labels before the debut blue oyster cult album was released in 1972 and a second, tyranny & mutation in 1973. www.ameristarcasinos.com /stcharles/sc_et_event_detail.asp?id=1531   (339 words)

Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) It was the second film from John Carpenter, coming sandwiched in between Carpenter's much more high-profiled hits of Dark Star (1974) and Halloween (1978) and a whole host of subsequent genre films. The film was remade and substantially reworked as the quite interesting Assault on Precinct 13 (2005). In all of these films, there is the sense of a desperate to-the-death struggle between civilized people and the elements of barbaric chaos baying at the door. www.moria.co.nz /horror/precinct13.htm   (1117 words)

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