On a cold Halloween night in 1963, six-year-old Michael Myers brutally murdered his 17-year-old sister, Judith. He was sentenced and locked away for fifteen years. But on October 30, 1978, while being transferred for a court date, a 21-year-old Michael Myers steals a car and escapes Smith's Grove. He returns to his quiet hometown of Haddonfield, Illinois, where he looks for his next victims.

GENRE: Horror
MPAA RATING: R
RUN TIME: 1h 31m
RELEASE DATE: October 25, 1978
STARRING: Jamie Lee Curtis, Donald Pleasence, Nancy Kyes, P.J. Soles, Brian Andrews
DIRECTOR(S): John Carpenter
PRODUCER(S): Debra Hill, John Carpenter
WRITER(S): John Carpenter, Debra Hill
STUDIO: Compass Pictures