Cinematic background from Halloween 1978 - Fifteen years after murdering his sister on Halloween Night 1963, Michael Myers escapes from a mental hospital and returns to the small town of Haddonfield, Illinois to kill again.

Halloween

1978

Horror, Thriller

Directors:
John Carpenter
Writers:
John Carpenter, Debra Hill
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Movie still from “Halloween” (1978), directed by John Carpenter – A group of people sitting in a room with books; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Halloween” (1978), directed by John Carpenter – A woman is holding a book while standing next to a tree; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Halloween” (1978), directed by John Carpenter – A woman smoking a cigarette while talking to another woman; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Halloween” (1978), directed by John Carpenter – Two women standing next to each other on a sidewalk; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Halloween” (1978), directed by John Carpenter – A man and a woman talking to each other outside; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Halloween” (1978), directed by John Carpenter – Two people standing on the side of the street; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Halloween” (1978), directed by John Carpenter – Two women standing next to each other holding books; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Halloween” (1978), directed by John Carpenter – A person standing in a kitchen in front of an open refrigerator; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Halloween” (1978), directed by John Carpenter – A man with a beard wearing a white shirt and a tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Halloween” (1978), directed by John Carpenter – A man in a jacket is smiling for the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Halloween” (1978), directed by John Carpenter – A woman standing in the dark in front of a house; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Halloween” (1978), directed by John Carpenter – A person driving a car at night with the sun setting behind them; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Halloween” (1978), directed by John Carpenter – A group of women standing next to each other; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Halloween” (1978), directed by John Carpenter – A person looking out a window; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Halloween” (1978), directed by John Carpenter – A woman and a boy standing on the side of a road; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Halloween” (1978), directed by John Carpenter – A white house with a porch lit up at night; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Halloween” (1978), directed by John Carpenter – A woman holding a phone in a dark room; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Halloween” (1978), directed by John Carpenter – A man in a suit and tie standing in a dark room; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Halloween” (1978), directed by John Carpenter – A woman standing in front of a window at night; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Halloween” (1978), directed by John Carpenter – A man wearing a white shirt and a tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Halloween” (1978), directed by John Carpenter – A woman holding a phone up to her ear; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Halloween” (1978), directed by John Carpenter – Two women are standing on a sidewalk holding books; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Halloween” (1978), directed by John Carpenter – A group of women standing next to each other on a sidewalk; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Halloween” (1978), directed by John Carpenter – Two women standing in a kitchen looking at each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Halloween” (1978), directed by John Carpenter – A woman in a yellow sweater holding a book and purse; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Halloween” (1978), directed by John Carpenter – A group of women walking down a sidewalk holding shopping bags; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Halloween” (1978), directed by John Carpenter – A woman holding a quilt in a yard; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Halloween” (1978), directed by John Carpenter – A man with a bald head wearing a white coat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Halloween” (1978), directed by John Carpenter – Two women posing for a picture in front of trees; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Halloween” (1978), directed by John Carpenter – A woman holding a quilt in her arms; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Halloween” (1978), directed by John Carpenter – A woman and a boy holding a pumpkin in a kitchen; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Halloween” (1978), directed by John Carpenter – A person wearing a jacket outside; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Halloween” (1978), directed by John Carpenter – A woman with long brown hair sitting in a room; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Halloween” (1978), directed by John Carpenter – A woman holding a phone up to her ear; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Halloween” (1978), directed by John Carpenter – A person wearing a sweater; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Halloween” (1978), directed by John Carpenter – A person's face with long hair; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Halloween” (1978), directed by John Carpenter – Two women sitting in the back seat of a red car; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Halloween” (1978), directed by John Carpenter – A woman sitting in front of a window holding a pencil; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Halloween” (1978), directed by John Carpenter – A person sitting in the drivers seat of a car; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Halloween” (1978), directed by John Carpenter – A person walking down a sidewalk next to a hedge; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Halloween” (1978), directed by John Carpenter – Two women are talking in a park with trees in the background; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Halloween” (1978), directed by John Carpenter – A woman holding a cell phone to her ear; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Halloween” (1978), directed by John Carpenter – A young girl running down a sidewalk while a younger girl holds a book; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Halloween” (1978), directed by John Carpenter – A woman holding a phone up to her ear; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Halloween” (1978), directed by John Carpenter – A man standing next to a tree at night; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Halloween” (1978), directed by John Carpenter – A woman in a white shirt is standing in a room; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Halloween” (1978), directed by John Carpenter – A group of people standing around each other in the dark; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Halloween” (1978), directed by John Carpenter – A woman looking out of a window at night; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Halloween” (1978), directed by John Carpenter – A man talking on a phone next to a car; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Halloween” (1978), directed by John Carpenter – An older car parked on the side of the street; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Halloween” (1978), directed by John Carpenter – A woman standing on the sidewalk in front of an old house; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Halloween” (1978), directed by John Carpenter – A man and a woman's hair; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Halloween” (1978), directed by John Carpenter – A woman sitting on a concrete bench holding a baby; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Halloween” (1978), directed by John Carpenter – A woman with long dark hair is holding a phone; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Halloween” (1978), directed by John Carpenter – A person wearing a mask on a cell phone; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Halloween” (1978), directed by John Carpenter – A man and a woman sitting next to each other in bed; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Halloween” (1978), directed by John Carpenter – A woman sitting on top of a couch next to a child; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Halloween” (1978), directed by John Carpenter – A man in a trench coat walking down a street; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Halloween” (1978), directed by John Carpenter – A television screen with a picture of an alien landscape; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Halloween” (1978), directed by John Carpenter – A person with a white sheet over their face; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Halloween” (1978), directed by John Carpenter – A person standing in a window at night; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Halloween” (1978), directed by John Carpenter – A woman standing in front of an open door; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Halloween” (1978), directed by John Carpenter – Two children sitting on a couch watching television; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Halloween” (1978), directed by John Carpenter – A child dressed up as a clown holding an umbrella in front of a house; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Halloween” (1978), directed by John Carpenter – A man walking next to an old red truck; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Halloween” (1978), directed by John Carpenter – A woman sitting in the driver's seat of a car smoking; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Halloween” (1978), directed by John Carpenter – A young girl laying in a bed with a white sheet; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Halloween” (1978), directed by John Carpenter – A car parked on the side of the road near some trees; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Halloween” (1978), directed by John Carpenter – A woman in a blue shirt is looking sad; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Halloween” (1978), directed by John Carpenter – A person driving a car in the dark; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Halloween” (1978), directed by John Carpenter – Two young children are playing a video game together; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Halloween” (1978), directed by John Carpenter – Two people standing in front of each other on a sidewalk; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Halloween” (1978), directed by John Carpenter – A young boy standing in front of a window; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Halloween” (1978), directed by John Carpenter – Two men standing in front of a house at night; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Halloween” (1978), directed by John Carpenter – A view from inside a car looking out the window; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Halloween” (1978), directed by John Carpenter – Two women walking down a sidewalk holding papers; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Halloween” (1978), directed by John Carpenter – A woman sitting in front of a window looking sad; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Halloween” (1978), directed by John Carpenter – A woman talking on a phone in a dark room; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Halloween” (1978), directed by John Carpenter – A woman in a white shirt is holding a box of popcorn; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Halloween” (1978), directed by John Carpenter – A woman sitting on a couch next to a boy; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Halloween” (1978), directed by John Carpenter – Two men are standing in the dark looking at each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Halloween” (1978), directed by John Carpenter – A woman sitting in the back seat of a car eating a hot dog; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Halloween” (1978), directed by John Carpenter – A woman is talking on a phone in the dark; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Halloween” (1978), directed by John Carpenter – A woman in a white shirt is holding her arms up; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Halloween” (1978), directed by John Carpenter – A man standing on the side of a road next to cars; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Halloween” (1978), directed by John Carpenter – A man with a bald head wearing a tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Halloween” (1978), directed by John Carpenter – A woman and two children are standing in a living room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Halloween” (1978), directed by John Carpenter – A woman holding a phone up to her ear; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Halloween” (1978), directed by John Carpenter – A woman holding a remote in her hand; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Halloween” (1978), directed by John Carpenter – A woman talking on a phone in a room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Halloween” (1978), directed by John Carpenter – A man with a goatee smoking a cigarette; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Halloween” (1978), directed by John Carpenter – A person standing in front of a house at night; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Halloween” (1978), directed by John Carpenter – A woman and a child in a park; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Halloween” (1978), directed by John Carpenter – A man with a beard wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Halloween” (1978), directed by John Carpenter – A young woman holding a tooth brush while sitting in bed at night; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Halloween” (1978), directed by John Carpenter – A woman walking down a sidewalk in a park; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Halloween” (1978), directed by John Carpenter – A woman standing in front of a white door; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Halloween” (1978), directed by John Carpenter – A man standing on the porch of a house at night; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Halloween” (1978), directed by John Carpenter – A woman sitting in the driver's seat of a car looking out the window; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Halloween” (1978), directed by John Carpenter – Three people walking down a sidewalk under a large tree; Extreme Wide shot, High angle