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Halloween

1978 film directed by John Carpenter
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Halloween

Summary

Halloween is a film[1]. Halloween ranks in the top 1% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,755 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Halloween's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Halloween's director is recorded as John Carpenter[4].
  • Halloween's screenwriter is recorded as John Carpenter[5].
  • Halloween's screenwriter is recorded as Debra Hill[6].
  • Halloween's composer is recorded as John Carpenter[7].
  • Halloween's movement is recorded as New Hollywood[8].
  • Halloween's genre is recorded as horror film[9].
  • Halloween's genre is recorded as slasher film[10].
  • Halloween's genre is recorded as teen film[11].
  • Halloween's genre is recorded as drama film[12].
  • Halloween's genre is recorded as crime thriller film[13].
  • Halloween's genre is recorded as crime film[14].
  • Halloween's genre is recorded as crime drama film[15].
  • Halloween's genre is recorded as mystery film[16].
  • Halloween's genre is recorded as independent film[17].
  • Halloween's genre is recorded as thriller film[18].
  • Halloween's genre is recorded as teen horror film[19].
  • Halloween's logo image is recorded as Halloween (1978) Logo.JPG[20].
  • Halloween's followed by is recorded as Halloween II[21].
  • Halloween's followed by is recorded as Halloween[22].
  • Halloween's cast member is recorded as Donald Pleasence[23].
  • Halloween's cast member is recorded as Jamie Lee Curtis[24].
  • Halloween's cast member is recorded as P. J. Soles[25].
  • Halloween's cast member is recorded as Nancy Kyes[26].
  • Halloween's cast member is recorded as Nick Castle[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Halloween's performer is recorded as John Carpenter[28]. Producers include Debra Hill[29], Irwin Yablans[30], and Moustapha Akkad[31]. Halloween's director is recorded as John Carpenter[4]. Screenwriters include John Carpenter[5] and Debra Hill[6]. Cast members include Donald Pleasence[23], Jamie Lee Curtis[24], P. J. Soles[25], Nancy Kyes[26], Nick Castle[27], and Charles Cyphers[32].

Publication

Publication dates include +1978-10-25T00:00:00Z[33], +1979-08-06T00:00:00Z[34], and +1979-07-06T00:00:00Z[35]. Halloween's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[36]. Genres include horror film[9], slasher film[10], teen film[11], drama film[12], crime thriller film[13], and crime film[14]. Halloween's part of is recorded as National Film Registry[37]. Halloween's part of the series is recorded as Halloween[38].

Subject and Themes

Halloween's main subject is recorded as serial killer[39]. Halloween's movement is recorded as New Hollywood[8]. Halloween's part of the series is recorded as Halloween[38].

Reception

Reviews include 8.6/10[40], 97%[41], 91/100[42], and 7.7/10[43].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Successors include Halloween II[21] and Halloween[22].

Why It Matters

Halloween ranks in the top 1% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,755 views/month).[2] Halloween has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] Halloween is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]

Related Entities

California Donald Pleasence film Halloween Halloween Halloween II Jamie Lee Curtis John Carpenter Los Angeles Netflix Scary Movie Scream United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . mafab.hu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  7. [9] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Metacritic. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Metacritic. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . bbfc.co.uk. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . AdoroCinema. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [32] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [37] ↑ . loc.gov. Retrieved . loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [40] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [43] ↑ . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  38. [33] ↑ . Box Office Mojo. wikidata.org.
  39. [34] ↑ . sfi.se. sfi.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  40. [35] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  41. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [44] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [45] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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