Movie connections for
Halloween (1978) More at IMDbPro »

Followed by

Halloween II (1981)
Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988)
Halloween 5 (1989)
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995)
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998)
Halloween: Resurrection (2002)

Remade as

Halloween (2007)

Edited into

Halloween II (1981)
Tales from the Mist: Inside 'The Fog' (2002) (V)
'Halloween': A Cut Above the Rest (2003) (TV)

Spin off

Halloween (1983) (VG)

References

The Collector (1965)
Reazione a catena (1971)
Frenzy (1972)
The Exorcist (1973)
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
Black Christmas (1974)

Referenced in

Giger's Alien (1979)
 -  H.R. Giger mentions Halloween
Fear on Film: Inside 'The Fog' (1980) (TV)
The Fog (1980)
Friday the 13th (1980)
Prom Night (1980)
Fist of Fear, Touch of Death (1980)
 -  This film's title appears on a theater marquee.
He Knows You're Alone (1980)
Terror Train (1980)
Fade to Black (1980)
The Boogeyman (1980)
 -  Knife in hand sequence shot similar as in Carpenter's classic.
New Year's Evil (1980)
"Saturday Night Live: Jamie Lee Curtis/James Brown/Ellen Shipley (#6.4)" (1980)
 -  Mentioned during the monologue
Night School (1981)
My Bloody Valentine (1981)
Graduation Day (1981)
The Burning (1981)
An American Werewolf in London (1981)
Rosso sangue (1981)
 -  An escaped homicidal maniac targets a young babysitter and her friends, while his doctor/priest and a local sheriff are hot on his pursuit.
Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)
Alone in the Dark (1982)
The Slumber Party Massacre (1982)
Charade (1984)
Blood Simple. (1984)
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984)
Jiang shi fan sheng (1987)
Deliria (1987)
Morgan Stewart's Coming Home (1987)
 -  A small picture of the poster is visible.
Psychos in Love (1987)
 -  characters rent this, but no clips from it are shown.
Prince of Darkness (1987)
 -  Donald Pleasence's name is 'Loomis' in both films.
Evil Laugh (1988)
 -  Mentioned by Barney while trying to convince Sammy they're all going to be killed.
Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988)
 -  When a klown is hit by a car, the camera rack focuses and he sits up a la Michael Myers in Halloween.
A Fish Called Wanda (1988)
Child's Play (1988)
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988)
Offerings (1989)
"The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air: Someday Your Prince Will Be in Effect: Part 2 (#1.9)" (1990)
 -  Will mentions Michael Myers.
Fear in the Dark (1991) (TV)
 -  Kim Newman mentioned this by title.
"The Simpsons: Bart's Dog Gets an F (#2.16)" (1991)
 -  The Halloween background music plays when showing the view from Santa's Little Helper's point of view.
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
 -  The T-1000 shares Michael Myers' mannerism of tilting his head curiously just after stabbing someone to death. Also, both antagonists kill a pet dog to prevent it from alerting their victims.
Blood Symbol (1992)
 -  The score deliberately mimics that of Halloween (I know because my cousin Brent Holland wrote it) and the camera work does as well as Tracy walks to and from home
Hocus Pocus (1993)
 -  Michael Myers Mask and Clown Suit is worn by a child trick r treating
Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (1993)
Pulp Fiction (1994)
 -  In the script, Vincent Vega holds the needle of adrenaline from the overdose scene like "The Shape" from Halloween
Loaded (1994)
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Zombie Nightmare (#7.4)" (1994)
 -  Crow (as a girl screams and runs away from a zombie): "She must have studied under Jamie Lee Curtis."
In the Mouth of Madness (1994)
Empire of the Censors (1995) (TV)
 -  VHS cover can be seen on video store shelf
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995)
Evil Ed (1995)
Fatal Frames (1996)
Scream (1996/I)
Monster Mania (1997) (TV)
Nothing to Lose (1997)
I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997)
Asylum of Terror (1998) (V)
 -  guy jokes about a killer escaping from Haddonfield, a girl doesn't get the joke so he tells her he was talking about Michael Myers from this movie
The Thing: Terror Takes Shape (1998) (V)
Mørkeræd (1998)
"Dawson's Creek: The Scare (#1.11)" (1998)
 -  a passing reference to the movie
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998)
Urban Legend (1998)
Bride of Chucky (1998)
Tomorrow by Midnight (1999)
Welcome to Primetime (1999) (V)
 -  mentioned once
Fight Club (1999)
 -  A Poster seen attached to the wall
Freak (1999)
The Dead Hate the Living! (2000)
Cut (2000/I)
What Lies Beneath (2000)
Ginger Snaps (2000)
Der Krieger und die Kaiserin (2000)
Behind the 'Scream' (2000) (V)
Mom's Got a Date with a Vampire (2000) (TV)
 -  On theater marquee.
"Grosse Pointe: Halloween (#1.5)" (2000)
 -  episode title
Donnie Darko (2001)
 -  Movie playing in movie theater
Valentine (2001)
Final Stab (2001) (V)
 -  mentioned in dialogue
Vanilla Sky (2001)
Evil on Queen Street (2002) (V)
Tales from the Mist: Inside 'The Fog' (2002) (V)
The Many Lives of Jason Voorhees (2002) (V)
Familiar Stranger (2002)
American Nightmare (2002) (V)
Welcome to Eltingville (2002) (TV)
 -  dialogue
Blood Feast 2: All U Can Eat (2002)
The Back Lot Murders (2002) (V)
 -  dialogue
Cabin Fever (2002)
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2002) (VG)
 -  In Tommy Vercetti's nightclub, you find a new pair of clothes, a William Shatner halloween mask and a butcher knife. You walk through them and it applies the clothes to your character--you then are wearing the exact same clothing and holding the same knife that Michael Myers held and wore in the film "Halloween" (1978).
They (2002)
Scoring Resident Evil (2002) (V)
Return to Crystal Lake: Making 'Friday the 13th' (2003) (V)
The Saw Is Family: Making 'Leatherface' (2003) (V)
 -  Butler notes that he has been slain onscreen by FK in Nightmares but has yet to run into Michael Myers.
Date or Disaster (2003)
 -  Character wears T-shirt bearing the film's poster design.
The Life of David Gale (2003)
Undead (2003)
House of 1000 Corpses (2003)
Kangaroo Hitchcock: The Making of 'Road Games' (2003) (V)
 -  The title is mentioned.
Filthy (2003)
 -  musical score
"Futurama: Three Hundred Big Boys (#5.11)" (2003)
 -  The infamous "William Shatner" mask from Halloween, slinks away after falling off Prof. Farnsworth.
Haute tension (2003)
 -  Michael Myers' overhauls; a character hides in a closet that looks like the one in this movie
Little Erin Merryweather (2003)
 -  Nancy Loomis
The Chameleon Killer (2003) (V)
 -  Movie scenes are re-enacted
Freddy vs. Jason (2003)
Purgatory House (2004)
 -  referred to in the dialogue
The 100 Greatest Scary Moments (2003) (TV)
 -  Makes the countdown, is talked about.
"Enterprise: Carpenter Street (#3.11)" (2003)
 -  Apart from the place name 'Carpenter Street', there are characters by the names of 'Loomis' and 'Lawrence Strode' appearing; also a 'William Myers' is mentioned.
Freak Out (2004)
 -  Poster visible in Merv's room.
Christmas with the Kranks (2004)
 -  After Luther tells Nora to get out of the house when she is being harassed for not putting up Frosty, you briefly hear the Halloween theme
Film Geek (2005)
 -  in Scotty's 'favorite John Carpenter films' list
"100 höjdare: Världens roligaste ögonblick 100-91 (#2.1)" (2005)
 -  The theme song from the movie Halloween is being played in this episode
"100 höjdare: Världens roligaste ögonblick 90-81 (#2.2)" (2005)
 -  The theme fron Halloween is being played
The Amityville Horror (2005)
 -  Intro of "Michael" from his POV in mask
Boo (2005)
 -  The opening sequence set on Halloween uses Carpenter style shots.
"100 höjdare: Världens roligaste ögonblick 10-1 (#2.10)" (2005)
 -  The theme song from the movie Halloween is being played in this episode
"Six Feet Under: Singing for Our Lives (#5.8)" (2005)
 -  The music played at the end of the episode after Nate collapses is similar to music used in Halloween.
"Cold Case: Bad Night (#3.3)" (2005)
 -  The crime being investigated in this episode was originally thought to be inspired by the film.
Darkest Hour (2005)
 -  The Killer in this movie is based on Michael Myers (The Shape) from the original Halloween, both movements and history.
"Vecinos: Noche de Halloween (#1.18)" (2005)
 -  Mentioned by name by German and Frankie.
Homestarrunner.com: Everything Else, Volume 1 (2005) (V)
 -  In "Homestar vs. Little Girl 2", the opening theme music is a reference to the theme from this movie
The Remake (2006)
 -  Various references to "Halloween" peppered throughout, including a not-so-subtle reference during the epilogue.
"The Sopranos: Mayham (#6.3)" (2006)
 -  mentioned during Chris' movie pitch
"Gilmore Girls: I'm OK, You're OK (#6.17)" (2006)
 -  Lorelai mentions Michael Myers's mask in conversation with Rory about Final Destination 3.
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon (2006)
 -  The Rabbit In Red Lounge is on Main Street in Glen Echo.
Dead Teenager Movie (2006) (V)
 -  this title is repeatedly referenced as an influential dead teenager movie in the documentary
Halloween: 25 Years of Terror (2006) (V)
 -  Footage shown in the film, and cast members interviewed.
Machined (2006) (V)
 -  POV behind mask of killer
"Kvarteret skatan: Blodsbröder på riktigt (#3.3)" (2006)
 -  mentioned by name
Never Sleep Again: The Making of 'A Nightmare on Elm Street' (2006) (V)
 -  Title referenced.
The House That Freddy Built (2006) (V)
 -  Title referenced.
Halloween Night (2006) (V)
 -  title/whole plot about a guy who escapes an insane asylum and returns home on Halloween night after many years, kills many young people/costume at party looks like Michael Myers mask/killer wears someone's mask and fools other people
Chris & Reed in: Nightmares! (2006)
 -  characters mentioned in dialogue
"The Angry Video Game Nerd: Chronologically Confused About Sequel Titles (#1.15)" (2006)
 -  complained about titles name
The Girl Next Door (2007)
 -  The town of Haddonfield is referenced in this movie, which is the fictional setting of "Halloween" and its sequels. The screenwriter of this film wrote "Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers" and Haddonfield is a real town in New Jersey, the birthplace of Debra Hill, producer and co-screenwriter of "Halloween." This film takes place in a small New Jersey town, so the reference to Haddonfield has multiple meanings.
"The Angry Video Game Nerd: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (#2.18)" (2007)
 -  The theme play's at the end.
Kingdom of the Vampire (2007) (V)
 -  Framed picture of movie poster in video store.
"The Angry Video Game Nerd: Halloween (#2.19)" (2007)
 -  The music from the episode is from Halloween. Also, Michael Myres from the Halloween movies is in this episode.
Gutterballs (2008)
 -  scene where a girl thinks the killer is her boyfriend coming back
Baghead (2008)
 -  movie on shelf
Maybe Tomorrow (2008/I)
 -  Refers to characters
Another Gay Sequel: Gays Gone Wild! (2008)
 -  During Andy's bathhouse nightmare, the score references the Halloween track "The Shape Stalks Laurie."
Retardead (2008) (V)
 -  Drawing of Michael Myers can be seen on chalk board
Gonger - Das Böse vergisst nie (2008) (TV)
 -  Eike's ringtone on the mobile phone is the title music of Halloween
"Navy NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service: Murder 2.0 (#6.6)" (2008)
 -  The character names Sam Loomis, Tommy Doyle, and Bob Simms are taken from characters in Halloween
"Heroes Unmasked: Teenage Kicks (#3.6)" (2008)
 -  Referenced by name
Deadline (2009/II)
 -  Through the way the murder starts bothering the protagonist
"Psych: Tuesday the 17th (#3.15)" (2009)
 -  In camera shots from the killers point of view, you see through the eyeholes of a mask like in the begining of Halloween.
The Love Connection (2009)
 -  Main theme heard twice
Skeleton Crew (2009) (V)
 -  Jamie Lee Curtis's performance in this film is mentioned by one character.
The Minstrel Killer (2009)
 -  Michael Nosé's character is credited as "The Shape" just like the adult Michael Myers in Halloween.
The Haunted World of El Superbeasto (2009)
 -  Michael Myers is hit with a car
"Jeopardy!: (#26.25)" (2009)
 -  Subject of an $800 clue in the category "Movie Debuts"
Monsters vs Aliens: Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space (2009) (TV)
 -  One character has Halloween theme as the ringtone.

Features

The Thing from Another World (1951)
 -  It's being watched by the children while the teenagers are being attacked by Michael Myers
Forbidden Planet (1956)
Psycho (1960)

Featured in

Fade to Black (1980)
 -  clip
Halloween II (1981)
Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)
 -  clips of the movie are shown on a TV in a few scenes.
Terror in the Aisles (1984)
Stephen King's World of Horror (1986) (TV)
 -  Footage
Adventures in Babysitting (1987)
Why Me? (1990)
 -  The two guards at the bank are watching this movie on one of the monitors
Heartstoppers: Horror at the Movies (1992) (TV)
Showgirls (1995)
 -  contains an audio snippet from "Halloween" of children singing a trick or treat song
100 Years of Horror (1996) (V)
Scream (1996/I)
Monster Mania (1997) (TV)
 -  Film clips included
"Svengoolie: Halloween" (1997)
 -  This film is featured in this episode.
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998)
'Halloween' Unmasked 2000 (1999) (V)
Deep Red 25th Anniversary (2000) (V)
 -  footage from this film is present.
The American Nightmare (2000)
De l'amour (2001)
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Thrills: America's Most Heart-Pounding Movies (2001) (TV)
 -  This film is #68 on the list.
Boogeymen: The Killer Compilation (2001) (V)
American Nightmare (2002) (V)
"Backstory: Halloween" (2002)
 -  Clips and stills shown throughout, the documentary's subject matter
"SexTV: Dark Desires: Sexuality in the Horror Film (#5.15)" (2003)
 -  Clips from movie used in episode.
"I Love the '70s" (2003)
The 100 Greatest Scary Moments (2003) (TV)
 -  clip/scene
Super Secret Movie Rules: Slashers (2004) (TV)
 -  features clips from this film
John Carpenter: Fear Is Just the Beginning... The Man and His Movies (2004) (V)
 -  Clip
Horror Business (2005) (V)
 -  clips shown
"Cold Case: Bad Night (#3.3)" (2005)
 -  Characters are watching it in a theater during the opening scenes.
S&Man (2006)
 -  Footage from various horror classics are featured, including "Halloween".
Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film (2006)
 -  clips featured
Indie Sex: Teens (2007) (TV)
 -  A clip is shown
The Many Masks of Michael Myers (2007) (V)
 -  clip shown

Spoofs

Black Christmas (1974)

Spoofed in

The Funhouse (1981)
 -  The beginning (the first person view of a boy wearing a mask who is pulling a prank on his sister) is a parody of the opening sequence of Halloween
Student Bodies (1981)
 -  In the sequence of fake opening shots, Halloween is one of the dates given, as well as Jamie Lee Curtis' Birthday/The music in the opening scene is very similar to John Carpenter's classic Halloween theme.
Saturday the 14th (1981)
Wacko (1982)
 -  The main spoof in "Wacko" is based on "Halloween"
The Resurrection of Michael Myers (1987) (V)
 -  The movie features the character of Michael Myers.
The Resurrection of Michael Myers Part 2 (1989) (V)
 -  The movie features the character of Michael Myers.
Transylvania Twist (1989)
 -  Michael Myers, Freddy Krueger and Leatherface appear in the opening scene
Body Bags (1993) (TV)
Scream 2 (1997)
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998)
Scary Movie (2000)
 -  Cindy looks out the window in the classroom and sees the killer, but when she looks again, he's gone. The way the killer stalks his victims; walking slowly with knife up-raised in right hand.
Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the Thirteenth (2000) (V)
 -  The movie takes place on Halloween like in the movie Halloween.
Viernes 13: XXL (2001) (V)
 -  killer puts on Michael Myers mask and kills someone as movie theme plays
The Singles Ward (2002)
 -  Jonathan rents "Halloween 12" from the video store.
Season of the Troll (2002)
 -  Drag queen parody of Halloween
"Abenobashi mahô shôtengai: Huge Reversal?! Abenobashi Hollywood Shopping Arcade (#1.12)" (2002)
 -  Arumi's father Tetsu is dressed as Michael Myers from the film Halloween (1978). Also, in contrast to Michael Myers' plain mask, Tetsu has his mustache added onto it.
Evil Breed: The Legend of Samhain (2003)
Silver Scream (2003) (V)
 -  the babysitter musical number
Club Dread (2004)
 -  Killer puts on mask same way as in Halloween.
Seed of Chucky (2004)
 -  The "killer POV" sequence at the beginning of the film
"Robot Chicken: That Hurts Me (#1.19)" (2005)
 -  Mike Myers is Michael Myers
Camp Cuddly Pines Powertool Massacre (2005) (V)
 -  little brother breathes heavy while watching sister and boyfriend through window, grabs clown mask and camera switches to mask's POV as he kills sister with electric knife/all the dead bodies are discovered one after another at the end of the movie
Grindhouse (2007)
 -  fake trailer for a slasher movie of the same nature called "Thanksgiving"
Methodic (2007)
 -  scene spoofs an appearance of Michael Myers
ProSieben FunnyMovie - H3: Halloween Horror Hostel (2008) (TV)
 -  The title theme of the movie gets played and one of the characters is named after 'Michael Myers'..
The Rocker (2008)
 -  Robert Fishman sits up and turns his head just like Michael Myers after being down and seemingly finished.
Killer Spirit (2009) (TV)
 -  No matter how fast the victim runs; the killer always seems to catch up by walking
Stan Helsing (2009)
 -  parody character Michael Criers

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