Halloween kills on october 16, 2020 and halloween ends on october 15, 2021. The new halloween is part nostalgic, part original, and. Halloween is an annual holiday celebrated each year on october 31. Halloween was released into theaters on october 25th, 1978. Curtis has reprised her role as laurie several times in the 40plus years since the original films release, and also lent her voice in an uncredited appearance as. One of the horror genres most anticipated sequels of all time comes out this year david gordon greens halloween movie. As most diehard fans know, the original friday the th was filmed at camp nobebosco, a stillactive boy scouts camp located in hardwick, new jersey. Jamie also ran into the attic of the old myers house where she found the corpses of rachel carruthers and the family dog, max. Rob zombies 2007 remake of halloween also filmed in south pasadena. Here are some behind the scenes facts about its fictional town.
Thousands flock to spots where the original halloween was filmed. Halloween is a 2018 american slasher film directed by david gordon green and written by green, jeff fradley, and danny mcbride. In october of 1981, the film appeared on national television for the first time, airing on nbc. At a house across the street, what appears upon first glance to be a film shoot is actually a neighborhood garage sale. Halloween is a 1978 american independent slasher, suspense classic film set in the fictional suburban midwestern town of haddonfield, illinois, on halloween. Its become a staple on tv during halloween season, and has been remade badly by rob zombie. Behind the scenes with locals on the filming of halloween. Maybe the crew wasnt allowed access to the rear of the doyle house because, this time, michael myers the shape dick warlock plunges from the upstairs window into the front garden at 1530 orange grove avenue in. The new halloween is also set in the fictional town of haddonfield illinois as the original one. Its filled with deviations from the familiar slasher formula.
Samuel loomis used jamie lloyd in an attempt to lure michael myers into a trap that he set up within the myers house. For halloweenappropriate programming with even more singalong potential, consider this filmed version of the original united states touring production of stephen sondheim and hugh wheelers. It is the eleventh installment in the halloween film series and a direct sequel to the 1978 film of the same name while effecting a retcon of all previous sequels. The latest entry in the halloween franchise is both a dazzling tribute to the original film as well as a unique, standalone story.
Pioneer cemetery, 553 east sierra madre boulevard, sierra madre haddonfield cemetery. As the movie breathes new life into the franchise, fans are. Thousands flock to spots where the original halloween. 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. As the movie breathes new life into the franchise, fans are still visiting the home where the original was filmed in the late 1970s the original halloween takes place in the small town of haddonfield, illinois, but the movie was actually shot in south pasadena, california. Loomis walks by here twice looking for michael as sheriff brackett drives up along side him, home also tpd. This was the case for the bedroom closet door in the doyle house. As we all know, its a followup to the 1978 film of the same name. This economically produced horror film started the slasher movie craze, made jamie lee curtis a star, and held the record for highest grossing independent film for many years. The film is set in haddonfield, illinois, a fictional midwestern town that is actually an ode to cowroter, debra hills hometown of haddonfield, nj. The new halloween film, a rebooted sequel of the 1978 original horror film, premiered this weekend, and at the press junket bloody disgusting got some interesting details about the production from. Upcoming halloween horror movie sequels set to film in. It was directed by john carpenter and written by carpenter and debra hill. Well start out with the locations of those homes in the 2007 remake 1.
But the films insane scifihorror story landed on extremely confused audiences, who were. Michael myers childhood home draws halloween tourists. John carpenters original halloween is by far the best of the series. On july 19, 2019 it was announced two direct sequels would be released. Original halloween star makes cameo appearance in new film. Halloween 2018 was a sequel to the original halloween movie, and was made with a lot of fun references to the classic horror.
It was shot over twenty days in the spring of 1978. It is here, in south pasadena, that you will find the original myers home where young michael myers commits his first murder his sister, lauries jamie lee curtis. Sierra madre blvd, in the small town of sierra madre, ca northeast of pasadena. Here are the filming locations from halloween 1978.
The new halloween almost refilmed the originals ending. The original, 1978, was set in the fictional town of haddonfield, illinois, and every film since has followed suit, wherever the actual location. The hospital where the filmed the interior hospital shots was torn down in 2003 and replaced with condos. Based on a script by david gordon green and danny mcbride, halloween is set 40 years after the events of john carpenters original film, and finds jamie lee curtis laurie strode still trying to. The enduring influence of john carpenters 1978 slasher halloween is undeniable. To celebrate october 31 st, the utah film commission has recommended some unique ways to spend halloween. Im extremely passionate about halloween, says the 32yearold resident of south. The original script, titled the babysitter murders, had the events take place over the space of several days. There are four main houses seen in both the 1978 original and the 2007 versions of halloween. Grave halloween also known as the suicide forest and released in some markets as deathly halloween is a 20 tv horror film.
Subsequent to halloween, other smalltown films that chose south pasadena included carpenters own christine 1983, peewees big adventure 1985, back to the future 1985, teen wolf 1985, and pretty in pink 1986. But the ultimate halloween movies is of course, halloween. With donald pleasence, jamie lee curtis, tony moran, nancy kyes. Had a lot of fun revisiting these places again and im happy that i was able to film them this time around to share with all of you. John carpenters halloween movie facts mental floss. However, many of the other scenes from halloween were filmed a good 15 miles to the east of hollywood, in the city of south pasadena, where they found a residential neighborhood which somewhat resembles orange grove avenue. Here are some of the most relevant spoilerfree filming locations for the movie. Jamie lee curtis filming halloween in charleston and. If youve carved one too many pumpkins and are hoping for something different to do this year, the utah film commission may have. Halloween kills and halloween ends, upcoming to sequels to 2018s halloween, will be filmed in wilmington. The plot tells about a mental patient who was committed to a sanitarium for murdering his teenage sister on halloween night when he was. The original halloween takes place in the small town of haddonfield, illinois, but the movie was actually shot in south pasadena, california. Halloween, the 40yearslater direct sequel to the john carpenterdirected 1978 classic, features an easily missed cameo appearance from one of. It is here, in south pasadena, that you will find the original myers home where young michael myers commits his first murder his sister, lauries jamie lee curtis own.
The history behind it and its costumes originated with the ancient celtic festival of samhain before the holiday found its way to. Every reference and connection to the original film. Original halloween director and the man behind the films chilling score john carpenter has been named as an executive producer for the new project, according to. South pasadena high school, lyndon street, south pasadena haddonfield high. In order to fill the two hour timeslot, john carpenter filmed an. John carpenters 1978 original, and best, stalknslash, with more scary stalking than gratuitous slashing, is set in the fictitious illinois suburb of haddonfield producer debra hill grew up in haddonfield, new jersey, the movie blends locales in hollywood and south pasadena into one neighbourhood. Halloween 1978 halloween was released into theaters on october 25th, 1978. Why the original halloween continuity didnt make sense. In 1987, it was relocated from its location at 709 meridian avenue in south pasadena, california, after it.
The original halloween home of michael myers coldwell. David gordon green had an idea for his upcoming halloween sequel to feature the original ending of john carpenters 1978 horror classic, but it was one part of greens movie carpenter. Though halloween was filmed entirely on location, certain critical set pieces needed to be adapted into some of the real places. Forty years after the original halloween was released, jamie lee curtis is back to outwit michael myers for the last time. For sararose orlandini, the original halloween isnt just a movie its a way of life. Every famous filming location from john carpenters halloween.
The original draft of the screenplay was titled the babysitter murders. Century house, mission street, south pasadena myers house. New halloween movie almost refilmed the 1978 originals. An original production by cinetel films for syfy, it was directed by steven r. Sierra madre holds another place in movie history it was where the original invasion of the body snatchers was filmed. Kyle richards is known for starring on bravos the real housewives of beverly hills, but back in 1978, she was getting her first big break as a child actor in the original halloween film. Film locations for john carpenters halloween 1978, in. David gordon green almost included original halloween. Halloween 2018s debut weekend was the biggest ever boxoffice opening for a horror film, which brought the core cast back to smalltown usa for a series of terrifying events. Halloween fans looking to see the myers home in its original location are out of luck. Movies 1980s arcade game dragons lair getting a live action film from netflix and scary. The movie was shot on location in charleston, south carolina, where also the netflix series set in kildare, outer banks, was filmed. Every time halloween season rolls around, theres one thing every person has to do, and thats watch their fave halloween disney channel original movies. Updated original filming location turned into retro haddonfield for halloween 2018.
John carpenter directed the film, which stars donald pleasence as. The film, directed by david gordon green, is a direct sequel to the original film while disregarding the previous sequels from canon, and retconing the ending of the first film. The film is set in japan, but it was filmed in canada. New halloween remake to begin filming in charleston holy. Updated original filming location turned into retro. John carpenters 1978 original, and best, stalknslash, with more scary stalking than gratuitous slashing, is set in the fictitious illinois suburb of haddonfield. A 2018 reboot of the famed thriller flick halloween is being filmed in charleston, and hollywood star jamie lee curtis, who is returning to her role as laurie, has now arrived on set. Fifteen years after murdering his sister on halloween night 1963, michael myers escapes from a mental hospital and returns to the small town of haddonfield, illinois to kill again. The exterior shots were filmed at a va hospital and the exterior has been so changed its hard to see its the same place.