Halloween: The Inside Story

Halloween: The Inside Story

Go behind the scenes of one of cinema's greatest horror movies.

2010•1h 24m•7.3/10

Documentary

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.3/10(18)

This feature-length documentary takes a look at one of the most successful film franchises of all time as it goes behind the scenes of John Carpenter’s Halloween, the frightfest that redefined the horror genre in the late 1970s.

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Production

A+E Studios, Center City Film & Video

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Rob Naughton

Narrator (voice)

Rob Zombie

Rob Zombie

Self

Anthony Masi

Self

Jeffrey Lyons

Self

P. J. Soles

P. J. Soles

Self

Jamie Lee Curtis

Jamie Lee Curtis

Self

Devin Faraci

Devin Faraci

Self

Irwin Yablans

Self

Carrie Rickey

Self

John Michael Graham

John Michael Graham

Self

John Kenneth Muir

Self

John Carpenter

John Carpenter

Self

Tommy Lee Wallace

Tommy Lee Wallace

Self

Brian W. Collins

Self

Dean Cundey

Dean Cundey

Self

Nancy Kyes

Nancy Kyes

Self

Nick Castle

Nick Castle

Self

Charles Cyphers

Charles Cyphers

Self

Kyle Richards

Kyle Richards

Self

Brian Andrews

Brian Andrews

Self

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