Have you seen Halloween on the big screen? Well, it might be the perfect chance to watch it this October on over 600 screens across the country. The 1978 film set the standard for horror and slashers, setting off a franchise with 13 films and four decades. In addition to the original, Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers and Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers are heading back to theaters. You can grab tickets at Halloween 1978’s website.
Malek Akkad, CEO of Trancas International Films had this to say about the re-release.
“The best way to experience Halloween this season, is on the big screen. We are excited to collaborate with our partners at CineLife Entertainment® to bring Halloween, Halloween 4 and Halloween 5 to so many theaters and markets. This is a chance for both long-time fans and a new generation to experience the thrill of these iconic films as they were meant to be seen.”
Halloween is one of the most beloved and revered horror films and it was the first horror film that integrated horror tropes to create the ultimate horror film. The film begins on Halloween night in 1963 with six year old Michael Myers brutally murdering his 17 year old sister, Judith. He was sentenced and locked away for 15 years. But on October 30, 1978, a 21-year old Michael Myers steals a car and escapes Smith’s Grove. He returns to his quiet hometown of Haddonfield, Illinois, where he looks for his next victims. Halloween was written by John Carpenter and Debra Hill and directed by Carpenter. It starred Jamie Lee Curtis in her film debut, Donald Pleasence, P.J. Soles and Nancy Loomis.
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers was released nearly a decade later, in 1988. The apparently comatose Michael Myers (George P. Wilbur) is being transferred from one hospital to another, but he wakes up when the ambulance crew talk about his surviving niece, Jamie (Danielle Harris). After slaughtering his attendants, Myers sets out to find his one living relative who is, fortunately, being cared for by a kind and resourceful foster sister named Rachel (Ellie Cornell). Meanwhile, the ever-cautious Dr. Loomis (Donald Pleasence) remains on the killer’s path.
In Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers, Michael Myers (Donald L. Shanks) awakens from a year-long coma and stalks his way back to his small hometown in Illinois, intent on killing his niece, Jamie (Danielle Harris), who has been confined to a mental institution since Michael’s last attempt to slay her. Suspecting a psychic link between Michael and Jamie, psychiatrist Dr. Sam Loomis (Donald Pleasence) joins forces with Sheriff Ben Meeker (Beau Starr) and attempts to stop Michael’s latest rampage.
Which movie are you looking forward to catching on the big screen?
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