Title Halloween Overview In John Carpenter's horror classic, a psychotic murderer, institutionalized since childhood for the murder of his sister, escapes and stalks a bookish teenage girl and her friends while his doctor chases him through the streets. Tagline The Night He Came Home Genres Horror, Thriller Keywords female nudity, nudity, mask, babysitter, halloween, police, psychopathic killer, independent film, stalking, serial killer, marijuana, masked killer, blood, pot smoking, slasher, murderer, throat slitting, maniac, violence, killing spree, family, cult film, evil, psychotic, smoking pot, institution, escaped killer Production Companies Compass International Pictures, Falcon International Productions Production Countries United States of America Spoken Languages English Original Language en Runtime minutes 91 Release Year 1978
Worldwide box office revenue: approximately 70 million USD