Forty years ago next month, John Carpenter’s legendary horror film Halloween was released. Starring Jamie Lee Curtis as Laurie Strode and the late, great Donald Pleasence as Dr. Loomis, the movie forever changed the landscape of the horror genre. An instant mega hit, the film spawned an entire franchise full of sequels and reboots, but none are revered as much as highly revered Carpenter’s classic.
Blumhouse’s Halloween, which hits theaters on Oct. 19, brings Curtis as Laurie for one last battle with her arch-nemesis, Michael Myers. While we wait to see that movie officially premiere, however, we can prepare by revisiting the original in theaters as well. As Variety reports, Carpenter’s 1978 original is heading back to theaters later this month, giving fans a chance to enjoy the newly-remastered print on the big screen.
Starting on Sept. 27, a limited run of 1,000 theaters will be showing the film. Carpenter says he’s “thrilled” to see the release of his original film back in theaters again, and so soon before the premiere of the new sequel. “Having both back in theaters this fall is remarkable,” the director stressed.
The early reviews coming in for the new Halloween film from director David Gordon Green have been stellar. Overall, the film is the best-rated entry in the series since the very first movie from Carpenter. When also considering how the new movie completely ignores every other sequel, essentially serving as a new Halloween II, catching the showing of the original is a perfect way to prepare.
Synopsis: On a cold Halloween night in 1963, six year old Michael Myers brutally murdered his 17-year-old sister, Judith. He was sentenced and locked away for 15 years. But on October 30, 1978, while being transferred for a court date, a 21-year-old Michael Myers steals a car and escapes Smith’s Grove. He returns to his quiet hometown of Haddonfield, Illinois, where he looks for his next victims.
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