Halloween Movie Trivia : Due to its shoestring budget, the prop department had to use the cheapest mask that they could find in the costume store: a Star Trek William Shatner mask. They later spray-painted the face white, teased out the hair, and reshaped the eye holes. Shatner admitted that for years he had no idea his likeness was used for this film. It was only during an interview that someone mentioned his mask was being used. He has since stated that he is honored by this gesture. Inside Lauries bedroom there is a poster of a painting by James Ensor (1860-1949). Ensor was a Belgian expressionist painter who used to portray human figures wearing grotesque masks. The Halloween theme is written in the rare 5/4 time signature. John Carpenter learned this rhythm from his father. Dr. Sam Loomis is Michael Myers psychiatrist. Sam Loomis is also the name of Janet Leighs secret lover in Psycho. The original script, titled The Babysitter Murders, had the events take place over the space of several days. It was a budgetary decision to change the script to have everything happen on the same day (doing this reduced the number of costume changes and locations required) and it was decided that Halloween, the scariest night of the year, was the perfect night for this to happen. Of the female leads (all the girls are supposed to be in high school), only Jamie Lee Curtis was actually a teenager at the time of shooting. For its first airing on television, extra scenes had to be added to make it fit the desired time slot. Carpenter filmed these during the production of Halloween II against his better judgment. As the film was shot out of sequence, John Carpenter created a fear meter so that Jamie Lee Curtis would know what level of terror she should be exhibiting. Prior to the movie, a book was written by Curtis Richards, and reveals more of the story behind Michaels rage. However, the book is very rare. When Laurie and Annie are driving in the car they are listening to Dont fear the reaper by Blue Oyster Cult. This is on whilst Micheal Myers is driving behind them... Halloween was shot in 21 days in April of 1978. Made on a budget of $320,000, it became the highest-grossing independent movie ever made at that time. Halloween was shot in 21 days in April of 1978. Made on a budget of $320,000, it became the highest-grossing independent movie ever made at that time. |
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