Halloween 1979 review
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Film History
Gemma Files
Halloween
Starring- Donald Pleasence, Jamie Lee Curtis, P.J Soles, Nancy Loomis and Charles Cyphers.
Directed/Co-written- John Carpenter
Produced/Co-written- Debra Hill
Reviewed by Philipp Zappolino
"Halloween" starts off with a prologue set in, October 31, 1963, when a six year old Michael Myers grabs a kitchen knife and slips on a clown mask, makes his way upstairs to his teenage sister's room and started stabbing her to death. Michael went back downstairs, he walked outside and he saw his parent coming home. His mom yelled, "Michael", she took off his mask. He just stands in front of them with a strange stare.
Fifteen years later, Michael Myers (Nick Castle), is now an adult, was at a mental institution for the murder of his late sister. In October 30, 1978, Myers has escaped from mental institution, went back to his hometown of Haddonfield. One Halloween night, Myers goes on a killing spree, singling three victims, Laurie (Jamie Lee Curtis), Annie (Nancy Loomis), and Linda (P.J Soles), two of which are babysitting...