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Halloween Welcome to The Guys Review, where we review media, products and experiences. **READ APPLE REVIEWS/Fan Mail** Mention Twitter DM group - like pinned tweet Read emails Twitter Poll Halloween Directed by: John Carpenter Starring: Donald Pleasence Jamie Lee Curtis P. J. Soles Nancy Loomis Released: OCtober 25, 1978 Budget: $300K-325K ($1.3M- $1.4M 2021) Box Office: $60-$70M ($252.4M-$295M in 2021) Ratings: IMDb 7.7/10 Rotten Tomatoes 96% Metacritic 87% Google Users 90% In 2006, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant. First time you saw the movie? Plot: -Iconic theme music -This whole thing starts because little Mikey Myers doesn't like his sister getting some from her bf. -Why was the back door open? -By the time Mikey watches them turn off the light to when he sees the bf come down the steps putting on his shirt, it's maybe 45 seconds? Is the boyfriends name Tucker? -Mikey putting on the mask foreshadowing -Terrible death acting... -Incredible how it all read as one continuous shot -The nurse smoking and driving with the windows up. How 70's. -Drug Dr suggests using to bring Mikey in front of the judge: Chlorpromazine Brand name: Thorazine Description: Antipsychotic - It can treat mental illness, behavioral disorders, tetanus, blood disorders such as porphyria, and severe nausea and vomiting. It can also reduce anxiety before surgery. -Mikey steals that car pretty easily. -Laurie in class, teacher talking about destiny and fate. "Fate never changes" -Mikey is already walking around in the mask... How hasn't an adult called the cops on him yet? -Good thing the Dr happens to stop exactly where Mikey got his blue coveralls -"Totally" -There are a lot of long, lingering, tracking shots -Think the reason guys don't want to date Laurie is that big ol' dick -Jamie Lee Curtis looks like an older version of Charlie Bucket from Charlie
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