The 1978 movie “Halloween” is a classic horror film directed by John Carpenter. It follows the story of Michael Myers, who, at the age of six, murders his sister and is institutionalized. Fifteen years later, he escapes and returns to his hometown of Haddonfield, Illinois, to continue his killing spree. The film centers around Laurie Strode, played by Jamie Lee Curtis, who becomes Michael’s primary target as she babysits on Halloween night.
Halloween 1978 Quotes
- “It’s Halloween, everyone’s entitled to one good scare.” – Sheriff Brackett (Charles Cyphers)
- “Wasn’t it the boogeyman?” – Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis)
- “I met this six-year-old child, with this blank, pale, emotionless face.” – Dr. Loomis (Donald Pleasence)
- “The night he came home.” – Dr. Loomis
- “You can’t kill the boogeyman.” – Dr. Loomis
- “Every kid in Haddonfield thinks this place is haunted.” – Annie Brackett (Nancy Loomis)
- “Trick or treat, smell my feet, give me something good to eat.” – Tommy Doyle (Brian Andrews)
- “He was standing right there in the doorway.” – Laurie Strode
- “I told you, you don’t have enough sense to get out of here.” – Lynda (P.J. Soles)
- “Evil has a destiny.” – Dr. Loomis
- “He was my sister. It was my fault, Michael.” – Laurie Strode
- “You’ve got to believe me, Officer, he is coming to Haddonfield.” – Dr. Loomis
- “Death has come to your little town, Sheriff.” – Dr. Loomis
- “Boys all think they’re gonna marry their mother.” – Dr. Loomis
- “I watched him for 15 years, sitting in a room, staring at a wall, not seeing the wall, looking past the wall, looking at this night, inhumanly patient.” – Dr. Loomis
