John Carpenter’s Halloween (1978) is a landmark independent slasher film that permanently redefined the horror genre. Produced on a shoestring budget of roughly $325,000, it went on to gross over $70 million worldwide and birthed an iconic, multi-decade film franchise.
On October 30, 1978, a grown Michael Myers escapes the asylum and returns home. On Halloween night, he begins stalking high school student Laurie Strode and her babysitter friends, while Dr. Loomis desperately tracks the town to stop the impending massacre.
Halloween (1978)
