Halloween (1978)

Director: John Carpenter

Cast: Donald Pleasence as Dr. Sam Loomis, Jamie Lee Curtis as Laurie Strode, Nancy Kyes as Annie Brackett (as Nancy Loomis), P.J. Soles as Lynda van der Klok, Charles Cyphers as Sheriff Leigh Brackett, Kyle Richards as Lindsey Wallace, Brian Andrews as Tommy Doyle, John Michael Graham as Bob Simms, Nancy Stephens as Marion Chambers, Arthur Malet as Graveyard Keeper, Mickey Yablans as Richie, Brent Le Page as Lonnie Elamb, Adam Hollander as Keith, Robert Phalen as Dr. Terence Wynn, Tony Moran as Michael Myers (age 23)

Halloween(1978)stars a very young Jamie Lee Curtis, the late Donald
Pleasance, and, among others, P.J. Soles(the cap-brat from Carrie). The
story centers around the demented/catatonic-schizophrenic Michael Myers
and the brutal, cold-blooded murder of his oldest sister in 1963(done
by him). Now it is fifteen years later and Michael has escaped the
sanitarium and is headed for Haddonfield, Illinois, home of Laurie
Strode(Curtis), his sister who was adopted shortly after the 1963
murder. Laurie has no idea about her past and wanders around with her
friends, seemingly free of worry, and unaware that her every step is
under careful watch from hiding eyes.

In the long run I am at a loss for words. Everything is here. And it's
even terrifying...and a slasher movie, what a combination. Slasher
movies, to me, usually aren't scary. But Halloween is. Seriously, if
you haven't seen it yet you are really missing out. It's a rare
achievement in film history and is one of the best horror movies ever
made. It's a perfect 10/10 all the way!!!