Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Age rating
- R
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Violence
- Strong
Why tonight?
- Under two hours — there is still an evening on the other side of it.
- It goes hard on violence — not a wind-down.
- Reviewed better than most films in the catalogue.
The story
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.
- mask
- police
- halloween
- babysitter
- marijuana
- stalking
- serial killer
- maniac
- killing spree
- family
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
- Charles Cyphers — Brackett
- Kyle Richards — Lindsey
- Brian Andrews — Tommy
- John Michael Graham — Bob
- Nancy Stephens — Marion
- Arthur Malet — Graveyard Keeper
- Mickey Yablans — Richie
- Brent Le Page — Lonnie
- Adam Hollander — Keith
- Robert Phalen — Dr. Wynn
- Tony Moran — Michael Myers age 23
- Directed
- John Carpenter
- Written
- John Carpenter, Debra Hill
Production
- Rating
- 7.6 / 10 · 6,289 ratings
- Studio
- Compass International Pictures, Falcon International Productions, Miracle Films
The Collection
The complete story, in order.
1978 · You’re hereHalloween
Where it starts.
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
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
1998
Halloween
2018
Halloween Kills
2021
Halloween Ends
2022
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
