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| + | |name = Halloween | ||
| + | |picture = Halloween-poster.jpg | ||
| + | |caption = ''Theatrical Poster'' | ||
| + | |country = [[Image:USA.jpg|25px]] United States | ||
| + | |director = [[John Carpenter]] | ||
| + | |date= 1978 | ||
| + | |language = English | ||
| + | |studio=Falcon International Productions | ||
| + | |distributor=Compass International Pictures (USA & Canada) <br/>Warner Bros. Pictures (international) | ||
| + | |character1=Dr. Sam Loomis | ||
| + | |actor1=[[Donald Pleasence]] | ||
| + | |character2=Laurie Strode | ||
| + | |actor2=[[Jamie Lee Curtis]] | ||
| + | |character3=Sheriff Leigh Brackett | ||
| + | |actor3=[[Charles Cyphers]] | ||
| + | |character4=Marion Chambers | ||
| + | |actor4=[[Nancy Stephens]] | ||
| + | }} | ||
| − | + | '''''Halloween''''' is the 1978 horror film classic directed by [[John Carpenter]] and starring [[Jamie Lee Curtis]] as Laurie Strode, a young woman who finds that she is being stalked by escaped patient Michael Myers who had been admitted after the murder of his sister Judith 15 years prior. The film would spawn a [[Halloween (disambiguation)|feature film series]] and a two-film [[Halloween (2007)|Rob Zombie-directed remake series]]. Jamie Lee Curtis would reprise her role as Laurie in four more films: 1981's ''[[Halloween II (1981)|Halloween II]]'', then in 1998 in ''[[Halloween H20: Twenty Years Later]]'', 2002's ''Halloween: Resurrection'' and then returned 40 years later in the [[Halloween (2018)|direct feature film sequel of the same name]] that premiered in October of 2018. | |
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| + | ==Smith & Wesson Model 15 Combat Masterpiece== | ||
| + | Dr. Sam Loomis ([[Donald Pleasence]]) in his pursuit of Michael Myers uses a [[Smith & Wesson Model 15]]. This was the weapon used in firing the infamous six shots into Michael Myers' chest in the final scene of the film. This particular weapon was fitted with target grips, instead of the more common slimline Magna grips of the same era. | ||
| + | [[Image:S%26WModel15.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Smith & Wesson Model 15 with Factory Target Grips - .38 Special]] | ||
| + | [[Image:Pleasancehalloween.jpg|thumb|none|400px|A production image of Donald Pleasence holding the [[Smith & Wesson Model 15]].]] | ||
| + | [[Image:More_p30.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Another production photo of Dr. Loomis (Donald Pleasence) with a Smith & Wesson Model 15 .38 Special]] | ||
| + | [[Image:H78 02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Dr. Sam Loomis ([[Donald Pleasence]]) draws the S&W Model 15.]] | ||
| + | [[Image:Halloween-donald-pleasance12.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Dr. Loomis holds the Model 15.]] | ||
| + | [[Image:H78 04.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Loomis fires the Model 15 at Myers .]] | ||
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| + | {{Halloween}} | ||
| + | [[Category:Movie]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Horror]] | ||
| + | [[Category:John Carpenter]] | ||
| + | [[Category:National Film Registry]] | ||
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Halloween is the 1978 horror film classic directed by John Carpenter and starring Jamie Lee Curtis as Laurie Strode, a young woman who finds that she is being stalked by escaped patient Michael Myers who had been admitted after the murder of his sister Judith 15 years prior. The film would spawn a feature film series and a two-film Rob Zombie-directed remake series. Jamie Lee Curtis would reprise her role as Laurie in four more films: 1981's Halloween II, then in 1998 in Halloween H20: Twenty Years Later, 2002's Halloween: Resurrection and then returned 40 years later in the direct feature film sequel of the same name that premiered in October of 2018.
The following weapons were used in the film Halloween (1978):
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Smith & Wesson Model 15 Combat Masterpiece
Dr. Sam Loomis (Donald Pleasence) in his pursuit of Michael Myers uses a Smith & Wesson Model 15. This was the weapon used in firing the infamous six shots into Michael Myers' chest in the final scene of the film. This particular weapon was fitted with target grips, instead of the more common slimline Magna grips of the same era.
