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I Love Scary Movies

Halloween was released on the 25th October 1978.
Halloween was a low-budget film that changed the world.
Written and directed by novice filmmaker John Carpenter, featuring virtually no famous actors, and shot in the span of 20 days, the film somehow managed to revolutionize a genre and spawn a series of sequels that is still producing to this day.
The Halloween movies have inspired a cult following.
Shot on a budget of $320,000, it grossed at least $60 million at the box office.
Nick Castle, who played the main character, Michael Myers was paid $25 a day.
The original premise of the film was some psychopath stalks and kills babysitters.
The initial title was "The Babysitter Murders"
The mask worn buy Myers was a modified "Captain Kirk" rubber mask.
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4thdimensiondream · 70-79, M
Donald Pleasence was a big name and of course Jamie Lee had very famous parents!
Kwek00 · 41-45, M
@4thdimensiondream He made the movie for me. 🤗

... Without him... All the follow ups (like the 5th one) would be even worst.