Halloween Page #2

Synopsis: The year is 1963, the night: Halloween. Police are called to 43 Lampkin Ln. only to discover that 15 year old Judith Myers has been stabbed to death, by her 6 year-old brother, Michael. After being institutionalized for 15 years, Myers breaks out on the night before Halloween. No one knows, nor wants to find out, what will happen on October 31st 1978 besides Myers' psychiatrist, Dr. Loomis. He knows Michael is coming back to Haddonfield, but by the time the town realizes it, it'll be too late for many people.
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Director(s): John Carpenter
Production: Compass International Pictures
  5 wins & 2 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.8
Metacritic:
78
Rotten Tomatoes:
93%
R
Year:
1978
91 min
3,405 Views


Fate never changes.

You, with pumpkin.

- Leave me alone!

He's gonna get you!

- He's gonna get you, he's gonna get you...

The boogeyman is coming!

- Leave me alone!

He doesn't believe us.

- Don't you know what happens on Halloween?

Yeah, we get candy.

The boogeyman!

- The boogeyman, theboogey man, theboogey ...

He's on his way.

You gotta believe me officer,

he is coming to Haddonfield.

Because I know him.

I'm his doctor. You must be ready for him.

If you don't, it's your funeral.

We're from Haddonfield, couldn't be prouder.

Can't hears now, we yell a little louder.

We're from Haddonfield, couldn't be prouder!

Can't hear now ... continue

- Oh, look at you.

Get off the books you have.

You neeed a shopping cart to get home.

Heeey Haddonfield!

- Yeah, one for me.

You know it's totally insane!

We have three new cheers to learn in the morning,

the game in the afternoon, I have to get my hair

done at five and the dance is at eight.

I'll be totally wiped out!

I don't think get enough to do tommorow.

- Totally!

As usual, I have nothing to do.

- It's your own fault and I don't feel bit sorry for you.

Hey, Lynda, Laurie!

Why didn't you wait for me?

We did.

Fifteen minutes. You totally never showed.

- That's not true. Here I am.

What's wrong, Annie? You're not smiling.

- I'm never smiling again.

Paul dragged me into the boys' locker room to tell ...

- Exploring uncharted territory?- It's been totally charted.

We just talked.

Sure, sure.

Old jerko got caught throwing eggs

and soaping windows. His parents grounded him.

He can't come over tonight.

I thought you were babysitting tonight. - The only reason

she babysits is to have a place to... - Oh sh*t ...

I have a place for that.

I forgot my chemistry book.

So, who cares? I always forget my chemistry book

and my math book and my english book and my ...

and let's see my French book and ...

Who needs books anyway? I don't need books.

I always forget all of my books. I mean ...

it doesn't really matter if I you got your books or not.

Hey, isn't that the van Graham?

I don't think so.

I think he's cute.

Hey, jerk ...

Speed kills!

God ... Can't he take a joke?

You know, Annie, some day

you gonna get us all into deep trouble.

Totally.

I hate a guy with a car and no sense of humor.

Well, are we still on for tonight?

I wouldn't want to get you in deep trouble, Lynda.

Oh come on, Annie ...

Bob and I've been planning on it all week.

All right.

The Wallaces leave at seven.

I'm babysitting the Doyles.

It's only three houses down. We can keep each other

company. - Ohh, terrific ... I've got three choices.

Watch the kid sleep, listen to Lynda

screw around or talk to you.

We're so ma ...

Here.

What time at night?

I don't know yet. I have to get out of taking my little

brother trick- or-treating. - Saving the treats for Bob?

Fun-ny.

See you.

- Bye. - Bye.

Annie, look.

Look where?

Behind the bush.

I don't see anything.

- That guy who drove by so fast, when you yelled at.

Oh, saddle, isn't it?

Hey, creep!

Laurie, dear, he wants to talk to you.

He wants to take you out tonight.

He was standing right there.

Poor Laurie.

Scared another one away.

It's tragic. You never go out.

You must have a small fortune stashed from babysitting

so much. - Guys think I'm too smart.

I don't. I think you're whacko.

Now you're seeing men behind bushes.

Well, home sweet home.

See you later.

Bye.

- Bye.

Excuse me, Laurie. - Oh, Mr. Brackett,

I'm sorry, Mr. Brackett. - Oh, I didn't mean to startle ya.

I'm sorry.

You know, it's Halloween.

I guess everybody's entitled to a one good scare, huh?

Yes, sir.

Nice evening, sir.

Trick -or- treat, Trick -or - treat.

Oh, kiddo ...

I thought you are grew superstition.

Hello?

Hello?

Who is this?!

Hello?

Why did you hang up on me?

Annie?

Was that you?

Of course.

- Why didn't you say anything? You scared me to death.

I had my mouth full. Couldn't you hear me?

I thought it was an obscene phone call.

Now you hear obscene chewing. You're losing it, Laurie.

- I've already lost it.

I Doubt that.

Listen, my mother is letting me use her car.

I'll pick you up. 6:30.

Ok, bye.

-Bye.

Just calm down.

This is ridiculous.

Hi. - Hurry up, hurry up!

- What's going on? - Shut the door. Shut the door!

Some guy is following me.

Are you sure?

- Yeah, I'm sure.

I think it's a guy that passed that street

in that station wagon.

I can't see him very well, but I think it's Steve Todd.

His brother has a station wagon.

Well, he was parked outside the school today.

Right outside the window he was staring at me.

Steve Todd was staring at you?

Somebody was.

A while ago, he was in my back yard.

Well, maybe he just wants a date.

- Oh, shut up!

- What else that who can wanna date?

Little joke.

So, what do you want?

Oh, Laurie. I totally have nothing to wear tonight.

I was kind of hoping that ... that

you'd lend me that silk blouse you got on your birthday.

I didn't wear that yet.

- Laurie, I promise I wouldn't spill anything on.

Tear or rip or do any of those things.

Laurie, stop worrying!

That was Steve Todd.

Well, answer it. It's just a phone.

Hello?

- Who is it?

- Laurie ...

I have to ask a big favor.

I can't find anything to wear.

- It's Annie. She want's to borrow something.

You promised!

- No, I didn't.

Hi.

Lynda's here. She wants to borrow my new blouse.

Lynda's a creep.

Is that guy...

still creeping around your backyard?

He followed Lynda over here.

Well, if you see him.

Just go right out into him and tell him to buzz off.

Or if he's cute ... ask him out.

Annie I gotta go. You can pick me up?

Right after dinner.

Hey how about that skies you got for Christmas?

Bye.

Bye, creep.

See ya.

Yuck.

Where is the blouse?

It's in my closet.

- I'll go, get it.

Promise me, you won't rip it.

I totally promise.

Totally don't believe you.

I wish I had you all alone ...

Just the two of us.

I would hold you close to me ...

So close to me.

Just the two of us.

So close to ... me.

Hurry up.

Hi.

Just have time.

Judith Myers. Myers.

Row 18 ... plot 20.

Hey, you know. You know,

every town has something like this happen.

I remember over in Russellville.

Old Charly Bowles. About fifteen years ago.

One night he, he finished dinner ...

And he excused himself from the table ...

And he went out to the garage ...

He got himself a hack saw ...

And then he went back into the house ...

And he kissed his wife and his two children goodbye ...

And then he proceeded ...

- Where are we?

It's right over here.

Yeah, Myers, Judith Myers. I remember her.

Couldn't believe this.

Such a young boy.

Well, you lost?

Why do they do it?!

Goddamn kids.

They'll do anything for Halloweens.

It was grave, hers.

- Oh, I know.

18, 19 th ...

Judith Myers.

He came home.

You still spooked?

I wasn't spooked.

Lies.

- I wasn't.

Saw somebody standing in Mr. Riddle's back yard.

- Probably Mr. Riddle.

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John Carpenter

John Howard Carpenter (born January 16, 1948) is an American filmmaker, screenwriter, musician, and composer. Although Carpenter has worked with various film genres, he is associated most commonly with horror, action and science fiction films of the 1970s and 1980s.Most films of Carpenter's career were initially commercial and critical failures, with the notable exceptions of Halloween (1978), The Fog (1980), Escape from New York (1981), and Starman (1984). However, many of Carpenter's films from the 1970s and the 1980s have come to be considered as cult classics, and he has been acknowledged as an influential filmmaker. The cult classics that Carpenter has directed include Dark Star (1974), Assault on Precinct 13 (1976), The Thing (1982), Christine (1983), Big Trouble in Little China (1986), Prince of Darkness (1987), They Live (1988), and In the Mouth of Madness (1995). He returned to the Halloween franchise as both composer and executive producer for the horror sequel Halloween (2018). Carpenter is also notable for having composed or co-composed most of his films' music; some of them are now well-known, with the main theme of Halloween being considered a part of popular culture. He won a Saturn Award for Best Music for the film Vampires (1998). Carpenter has released three studio albums, titled Lost Themes (2015), Lost Themes II (2016), and Anthology: Movie Themes 1974–1998 (2017). more…

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