Halloween

1978 film directed by John Carpenter
Movie film Q221103
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Halloween

Summary

Halloween is a film[1]. Halloween ranks in the top 1% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,817 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Halloween's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Halloween was directed by John Carpenter[4].
  • John Carpenter wrote the screenplay for Halloween[5].
  • Debra Hill wrote the screenplay for Halloween[6].
  • Halloween's composer is recorded as John Carpenter[7].
  • Halloween is associated with the New Hollywood movement[8].
  • Halloween's genre is horror film[9].
  • Halloween's genre is slasher film[10].
  • Halloween's genre is teen film[11].
  • Halloween's genre is drama film[12].
  • Halloween's genre is crime thriller film[13].
  • Halloween's genre is crime film[14].
  • Halloween's genre is crime drama film[15].
  • Halloween's genre is mystery film[16].
  • Halloween's genre is independent film[17].
  • Halloween's genre is thriller film[18].
  • Halloween's genre is teen horror film[19].
  • Halloween was followed by Halloween II[20].
  • Halloween was followed by Halloween[21].
  • A cast member of Halloween was Donald Pleasence[22].
  • A cast member of Halloween was Jamie Lee Curtis[23].
  • A cast member of Halloween was P. J. Soles[24].
  • A cast member of Halloween was Nancy Kyes[25].
  • A cast member of Halloween was Nick Castle[26].
  • A cast member of Halloween was Charles Cyphers[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Halloween was performed by John Carpenter[28]. Producers include Debra Hill[29], Irwin Yablans[30], and Moustapha Akkad[31]. Halloween was directed by John Carpenter[4]. Screenwriters include John Carpenter[5] and Debra Hill[6]. Cast members include Donald Pleasence[22], Jamie Lee Curtis[23], P. J. Soles[24], Nancy Kyes[25], Nick Castle[26], and Charles Cyphers[27].

Publication

Publication dates include October 25, 1978[32], August 6, 1979[33], and July 6, 1979[34]. The original language of Halloween was English[35]. Genres include horror film[9], slasher film[10], teen film[11], drama film[12], crime thriller film[13], and crime film[14]. Halloween is part of National Film Registry[36]. Halloween's part of the series is recorded as Halloween[37]. Halloween was distributed by video on demand[38].

Subject and Themes

Halloween's main subject is serial killer[39]. Halloween is associated with the New Hollywood movement[8]. Halloween's part of the series is recorded as Halloween[37].

Reception

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

Adaptations and Inspiration

Successors include Halloween II[20] and Halloween[21].

Why It Matters

Halloween ranks in the top 1% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,817 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]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . IMDb. Retrieved . mafab.hu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . IMDb. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  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] . Metacritic. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Metacritic. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . bbfc.co.uk. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . AdoroCinema. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [29] . wikidata.org.
  27. [30] . wikidata.org.
  28. [31] . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] . wikidata.org.
  30. [37] . wikidata.org.
  31. [36] . loc.gov. Retrieved . loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [35] . wikidata.org.
  33. [38] . wikidata.org.
  34. [40] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [41] . wikidata.org.
  36. [42] . wikidata.org.
  37. [43] . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  38. [32] . Box Office Mojo. wikidata.org.
  39. [33] . sfi.se. sfi.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  40. [34] . 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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    Official website http://www.theofficialjohncarpenter.com/pages/themovies/hw/h
    Composer John Carpenter
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