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On a black and unholy Halloween night years ago, little Michael Myers brutally slaughtered his sister in cold blood. For the last fifteen years, the people of Haddonfield have rested easily knowing that Michael was safely locked away in a mental hospital ... until tonight. Michael has escaped and he...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Halloween (Motion picture : 1978)
Other Authors: Pleasence, Donald (Actor), Curtis, Jamie Lee, 1958- (Actor, Commentator), Soles, P. J. (Actor), Loomis, Nancy (Actor), Castle, Nick (Commentator), Carpenter, John, 1948- (Screenwriter, Commentator, composer (expression),), Hill, Debra (Screenwriter, Commentator), Cundey, Dean, 1945- (Commentator, director of photography,), Wallace, Tommy Lee (Commentator), Behrns, Don (Contributor)
Format: Video Blu-ray Disc
Language:English
Language Notes:English dialogue; optional Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Published: [Los Angeles] : Compass International Pictures, [2021]
Edition:4K Ultra HD Blu-ray + Blu-ray edition
Subjects:
Serial murderers > Drama.
Halloween > Drama.
Horror films.
Slasher films.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Summary:On a black and unholy Halloween night years ago, little Michael Myers brutally slaughtered his sister in cold blood. For the last fifteen years, the people of Haddonfield have rested easily knowing that Michael was safely locked away in a mental hospital ... until tonight. Michael has escaped and he will soon return to the same quiet neighborhood to relive his grisly murder again. For this is a night of evil. Tonight is Halloween.
Item Description:Originally released as a motion picture in 1978.
Special features: New 2021 4K scan from the original camera negative approved by cinematographer Dean Cundey; new Dolby Atmos track; audio commentary with co-writer/director John Carpenter and actor Jamie Lee Curtis; audio commentary with director of photography Dean Cundey, editor Tommy Lee Wallace and Nick Castle; "The Night She Came Home"; TV version footage; theatrical trailer; TV spots; radio spots
Blu-ray Disc 1. Special features: New 2021 4K scan from the original camera negative approved by Dean Cundey; new Dolby Atmos track; audio commentary with John Carpenter and Jamie Lee Curtis; audio commentary with Dean Cundey, Tommy Lee Wallace and Nick Castle; "The Night She Came Home"; TV version footage; theatrical trailer; TV spots; radio spots.
Blu-ray Disc 2. Special features: Original color timing presentation; vintage interview with producer Mustapha Akkad; "Halloween: a cut above the rest"; "Halloween unmasked 2000"; Halloween - the extended cut in HD (TV inserts are in Standard Definition); theatrical trailer; TV spots; radio spots
Physical Description:1 4K Blu-ray disc (91 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 2 Blu-ray discs
Format:4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Blu-ray, region A; Dolby Atmos TrueHD, Dolby True HD 7.1, Dolby TrueHD 5.1, original mono; HD 2160p widescreen presentation 2.35:1; requires 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Blu-ray player.
Disc 1. Blu-ray, region A; Dolby Atmos, Dolby True HD 7.1, Dolby TrueHD 5.1, original mono; HD 1080p widescreen presentation 2.35:1; requires Blu-ray player.
Disc 2. Blu-ray, region A; Dolby TrueHD 5.1; HD 1080p widescreen presentation 2.35:1; requires Blu-ray player.
Audience:MPAA rating: R.
Production Credits:Screenplay by John Carpenter and Debra Hill ; director of photography, Dean Cundey ; film editors, Tommy Wallace, Charles Bornstein ; music by John Carpenter ; associate producer, Kool Lusby ; production manager, Don Behrns ; production designer, Tommy Wallace ; executive producer, Irwin Yablans ; produced by Debra Hill ; directed by John Carpenter.