Directed by Rick Rosenthal Written by John Carpenter Debra Hill Cast Jamie Lee Curtis ... Laurie Strode Donald Pleasence ... Sam Loomis Charles Cyphers ... Leigh Brackett Jeffrey Kramer ... Graham Lance Guest ... Jimmy Pamela Susan Shoop ... Karen Hunter von Leer ... Gary Hunt Dick Warlock ... The Shape / Patrolman #3 Leo Rossi ... Budd Gloria Gifford ... Mrs. Alves Tawny Moyer ... Jill Ana Alicia ... Janet Ford Rainey ... Dr. Mixter Cliff Emmich ... Mr. Garrett Nancy Stephens ... Marion John Zenda ... Marshall Catherine Bergstrom ... Producer Alan Haufrect ... Announcer Lucille Benson ... Mrs. Elrod Howard Culver ... Man in Pajamas Dana Carvey ... Assistant Billy Warlock ... Craig (as Bill Warlock) Jonathan Prince ... Randy Leigh French ... Gary's Mother Ty Mitchell ... Young Gary Nancy Kyes ... Annie (as Nancy Loomis) Pamela McMyler ... Laurie's Mother Dennis Holahan ... Laurie's Father Nichole Drucker ... Young Laurie Ken Smolka ... 1st Patrolman Adam Gunn ... Young Michael Myers Roger Hampton ... Patrolman #2 Robin Coleman ... Medic Jack Verbois ... Bennett Tramer Tony Moran ... Michael Myers (age 23) (archive footage) Kyle Richards ... Lindsey (archive footage) Brian Andrews ... Tommy (archive footage) Anne Bruner ... Alice Uncredited Cast Kim Gottlieb ... Photographer at Hospital Helen Kelly ... Nurse at the Hospital Anne-Marie Martin ... Darcy Essmont Nancy Platt Jacoby ... WWAR Sound Assistant Lance Warlock ... Radio-Carrying Teen Produced by Barry Bernardi John Carpenter Debra Hill Joseph Wolf Irwin Yablans Moustapha Akkad Dino De Laurentiis Original Music by John Carpenter Alan Howarth

Additional Info Premiere: October 30, 1981 DVD Release: May 01, 2001 Blu-ray Release: September 13, 2011 Country: Distributor: Scream Factory Websites: Production Companies Dino De Laurentiis Company (as A Dino De Laurentiis Corporation Film) Universal Pictures Distributors Universal Pictures   (1981) (USA) (theatrical) MCA Videocassette   (1982) (USA) (VHS) CBS   (1984) (USA) (TV) MCA Videocassette   (1984) (USA) (VHS) Universal Studios Home Video   (2001) (USA) (DVD) Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE)   (2011) (USA) (Blu-ray) (DVD) (30th anniversary edition) Scream Factory   (2012) (USA) (Blu-ray) (DVD) Shout! Factory   (2012) (USA) (Blu-ray) (DVD) Shout! Factory   (2012) (USA) (Blu-ray) (DVD) (collector's edition) Shout! Factory   (2012) (USA) (DVD) (collector's edition) GoodTimes Home Video   (USA) (DVD) MCA Videodisc Inc.   (USA) (video) (laserdisc) MCA/Universal Home Video   (USA) (VHS) MCA/Universal Home Video   (USA) (all media) (laserdisc) Universal Studios Home Video   (USA) (all media) (laserdisc) Rating Stats Overall Rating 7.0 / 10 Our Rating 7.5 / 10 Reviewers 8.0 / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users 5.0 / 10 Female Users 5.0 / 10 Site Ranking #1,311 / 10,233 Ratings Breakdown Perfect 14 total ratings Almost Perfect 12 total ratings Average 5 total ratings Mediocre 2 total ratings Page Views Today 1 This Week 2 This Month 3 This Year 86 All Time 4,806