• Director(s)

    John Carpenter

  • Production Year

    1978

  • Release date

    12/09/2018

  • Genre(s)

    Horror, Thriller

  • Approx. running minutes

    92m

  • Cast

    Donald Pleasence, Jamie Lee Curtis, Nancy Loomis, P. J. Soles, Charles Cyphers, Kyle Richards

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Halloween

strong threat, violence, nudity

HALLOWEEN is a horror thriller, from 1978, in which a young woman is terrorised by a knife-wielding killer.…

HALLOWEEN is a horror thriller, from 1978, in which a young woman is terrorised by a knife-wielding killer.

violence
Strong violence includes stabbings, stranglings and shootings, as well as the implied killing of a dog. There is also defensive violence such as a woman stabbing her attacker with a knitting needle and a wire hanger in attempts to fend him off. Although the violence is relatively undetailed, and with only occasional bloody injury, the killer's relentlessness gives it an intense edge.
threat and horror
There is strong threat as the killer stalks his victims, making sudden appearances behind them and then disappearing from sight. One intended victim is chased through a house and hides in a closet, cowering in terror as the killer attempts to batter through the doors. A woman is attacked in her car but manages to escape. The threat is sometimes sustained and accompanied by sudden 'jump' scares.
nudity
Strong nudity includes shots of women's breasts.
additional issues
There is scene of moderate sex, as well as occasional moderate sex references. Two women smoke a marijuana joint in a car. Mild bad language includes uses 'asshole', 'ass', 'shit', 'screw around', 'jerk', 'damn', 'God' and 'Jesus'.

  • Director(s)

    John Carpenter

  • Production Year

    1978

  • Release date

    12/09/2018

  • Genre(s)

    Horror, Thriller

  • Approx. running minutes

    92m

  • Cast

    Donald Pleasence, Jamie Lee Curtis, Nancy Loomis, P. J. Soles, Charles Cyphers, Kyle Richards

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strong threat, violence, nudity
Classified Date:
12/09/2018
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Bill Melendez Productions (UK) Limited
violence
Strong violence includes stabbings, stranglings and shootings, as well as the implied killing of a dog. There is also defensive violence such as a woman stabbing her attacker with a knitting needle and a wire hanger in attempts to fend him off. Although the violence is relatively undetailed, and with only occasional bloody injury, the killer's relentlessness gives it an intense edge.
threat and horror
There is strong threat as the killer stalks his victims, making sudden appearances behind them and then disappearing from sight. One intended victim is chased through a house and hides in a closet, cowering in terror as the killer attempts to batter through the doors. A woman is attacked in her car but manages to escape. The threat is sometimes sustained and accompanied by sudden 'jump' scares.
nudity
Strong nudity includes shots of women's breasts.
additional issues
There is scene of moderate sex, as well as occasional moderate sex references. Two women smoke a marijuana joint in a car. Mild bad language includes uses 'asshole', 'ass', 'shit', 'screw around', 'jerk', 'damn', 'God' and 'Jesus'.
infrequent strong language
Classified Date:
11/09/2018
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Bill Melendez Productions (UK) Limited
language
There is infrequent use of strong language ('f**k'), in addition to milder terms including 'shit'.
strong threat, horror
Classified Date:
22/09/2014
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Specticast
threat and horror
Strong threat runs throughout the work, with an early flashback to the killing of a teenage girl and the later stalking and killing of young people in the quiet suburb. Killings include stabbings, a teenager being pinned to a wall with a knife, and a young woman being throttled with a telephone cord. Other encounters see characters being slashed, stabbed and shot. The real-world setting and domestic environments add to the tension and impact of the threat and violence.
additional issues
Breast nudity and sex also feature. However, the sex predominantly takes place under covers and without nudity. There is also brief sight of marijuana being smoked.
Contains strong threat and horror
Classified Date:
23/10/2012
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Park Circus Limited
threat and horror
Strong threat runs throughout the work, with an early flashback to the killing of a teenage girl and the later stalking and killing of young people in the quiet suburb. Killings include stabbings, a teenager being pinned to a wall with a knife, and a young woman being throttled with a telephone cord. Other encounters see characters being slashed, stabbed and shot. The real-world setting and domestic environments add to the tension and impact of the threat and violence.
additional issues
Breast nudity and sex also feature. However, the sex predominantly takes place under covers and without nudity. There is also brief sight of marijuana being smoked.
Classified Date:
27/09/1978
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Miracle Films Ltd
threat and horror
Strong threat runs throughout the work, with an early flashback to the killing of a teenage girl and the later stalking and killing of young people in the quiet suburb. Killings include stabbings, a teenager being pinned to a wall with a knife, and a young woman being throttled with a telephone cord. Other encounters see characters being slashed, stabbed and shot. The real-world setting and domestic environments add to the tension and impact of the threat and violence.
additional issues
Breast nudity and sex also feature. However, the sex predominantly takes place under covers and without nudity. There is also brief sight of marijuana being smoked.
strong threat, violence
Classified Date:
24/07/2018
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Lionsgate UK Ltd / Lionsgate International (UK) Ltd - (HE)
violence
Killings include stabbings, a teenager being pinned to a wall with a knife, and a young woman being throttled with a telephone cord. Other encounters see characters being slashed, stabbed and shot.
threat and horror
Strong threat runs throughout the work, with an early flashback to the killing of a teenage girl and the later stalking and killing of young people in a quiet suburb.
additional issues
Breast nudity and sex also feature. However, the sex predominantly takes place under covers and without nudity. There is also brief sight of marijuana being smoked
strong threat, violence
Classified Date:
09/11/2001
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Anchor Bay Entertainment
threat and horror
Strong threat runs throughout the work, with an early flashback to the killing of a teenage girl and the later stalking and killing of young people in the quiet suburb. Killings include stabbings, a teenager being pinned to a wall with a knife, and a young woman being throttled with a telephone cord. Other encounters see characters being slashed, stabbed and shot. The real-world setting and domestic environments add to the tension and impact of the threat and violence.
additional issues
Breast nudity and sex also feature. However, the sex predominantly takes place under covers and without nudity. There is also brief sight of marijuana being smoked.
Classified Date:
18/01/1996
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Missing in Action
threat and horror
Strong threat runs throughout the work, with an early flashback to the killing of a teenage girl and the later stalking and killing of young people in the quiet suburb. Killings include stabbings, a teenager being pinned to a wall with a knife, and a young woman being throttled with a telephone cord. Other encounters see characters being slashed, stabbed and shot. The real-world setting and domestic environments add to the tension and impact of the threat and violence.
additional issues
Breast nudity and sex also feature. However, the sex predominantly takes place under covers and without nudity. There is also brief sight of marijuana being smoked.
Classified Date:
30/07/1992
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Missing in Action
threat and horror
Strong threat runs throughout the work, with an early flashback to the killing of a teenage girl and the later stalking and killing of young people in the quiet suburb. Killings include stabbings, a teenager being pinned to a wall with a knife, and a young woman being throttled with a telephone cord. Other encounters see characters being slashed, stabbed and shot. The real-world setting and domestic environments add to the tension and impact of the threat and violence.
additional issues
Breast nudity and sex also feature. However, the sex predominantly takes place under covers and without nudity. There is also brief sight of marijuana being smoked.
Classified Date:
01/05/1986
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Heron Home Entertainment
threat and horror
Strong threat runs throughout the work, with an early flashback to the killing of a teenage girl and the later stalking and killing of young people in the quiet suburb. Killings include stabbings, a teenager being pinned to a wall with a knife, and a young woman being throttled with a telephone cord. Other encounters see characters being slashed, stabbed and shot. The real-world setting and domestic environments add to the tension and impact of the threat and violence.
additional issues
Breast nudity and sex also feature. However, the sex predominantly takes place under covers and without nudity. There is also brief sight of marijuana being smoked.
Classified Date:
11/09/2018
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Bill Melendez Productions (UK) Limited
Classified Date:
15/09/2014
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Specticast
Classified Date:
11/01/1996
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Missing in Action
Classified Date:
11/09/2018
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Bill Melendez Productions (UK) Limited
Classified Date:
20/08/2018
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Lionsgate UK Ltd / Lionsgate International (UK) Ltd - (HE)
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional material Audio commentary with writer/director John Carpenter and sta...
Classified Date:
06/08/2018
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Lionsgate UK Ltd / Lionsgate International (UK) Ltd - (HE)
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional material
Classified Date:
06/08/2018
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Lionsgate UK Ltd / Lionsgate International (UK) Ltd - (HE)
Paperwork Remarks:
Addtonal materal

  • Classified date

    12/09/2018

  • BBFC reference

    DFF035160

  • Language

    English