Horror movie maestro John Carpenter hasn’t seen all the Halloween movies, despite creating the series himself 40 years ago. Halloween is one of the longest-running horror franchises in film history, and it all began with Carpenter’s original film in 1978, which he co-wrote with his writing partner, Debra Hill. In addition to achieving critical acclaim, Halloween grossed $70 million – thanks to strong word-of-mouth – against a production budget of only $300,000. And that success is what kickstarted the Halloween franchise.
Carpenter and Hill both co-wrote and produced the sequel, Halloween II, which saw Rick Rosenthal take over directing duties. Unfortunately, the writing duo couldn’t save the sequel from being a critical disaster and commercial ...
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February 01, 2018 at 05:19PM
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