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Halloween (1978)  link to Halloween on IMDb  link to trailer on IMDb

Number: 220

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IMDb Rating:
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7.9/10 (156322 votes)

Country: USA, 91 minutes

Spoken Languages: English

Genre(s): Horror, Thriller

Director(s): John Carpenter

Cast: Donald Pleasence (as Dr. Sam Loomis), Jamie Lee Curtis (as Laurie Strode), P.J. Soles (as Lynda van der Klok), Charles Cyphers (as Sheriff Leigh Brackett), Kyle Richards (as Lindsey Wallace)

Medium: Digital Copy, AAC 2.0 - English

Storyline: 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.

Location: X:\Stream\Movies\Halloween.mkv

Loaned: No

Aspect ratio: 2.35:1