Halloween Movie Facts, Easter Eggs and hidden details

Michale Myers' mask is actually mask of captain James T. Kirk (William Shatner) from Star Trek, with removed eyebrows and painted white.

The moment where Michael Myers passes a baby after killing the mother in a kitchen was a last minute decision - the original scene had Myers murdering her lounging husband but the actor didn't show, forcing the production to scramble for a replacement, settling on an empty crib.

Dr. Evil is based on a James Bond villain portrayed by Donald Pleasence, who played Dr. Loomis in Halloween (1978). Austin Powers/Dr. Evil is played by actor Mike Myers, which is also the name of the killer in Halloween (1978).

Laurie Strode's doll in the asylum is almost identical to the doll she had in her house when she was younger in Halloween (1978).

Norma gives Laurie a motherly advice before she leaves. Norma is portraited by Jamie Lee Curtis's mother Janet Leigh who is famous for being stabbed in the shower scene in Psycho (1960). She even uses the same car as in Psycho (and is accompanied by its theme).

Fun connection between horror film writers and directors: In Halloween (1978) Laurie tells Tommy and Lindsey to run to their neighbors the Mckenzies. In Scream, Casey Becker's father tells her mother to get help at the Mackenzies. In Halloween H20, Laurie says to get to the Becker's.

A Cenobite from the Hellraiser franchise can be seen as a Halloween decoration in the background.

Laurie Strode walks past a group of children wearing Silver Shamrock masks from Halloween 3: Season of the Witch (1982)

Jamie Lee Curtis watches 'The Thing', which was later remade by Carpenter in 1982.

Screaming face in Halloween (1978) poster

Judy Greer's character wears a Christmas sweater on Halloween in order to "skip" the holiday due to the trauma her mother endured 40 years prior.

The camera slowly zooms in on the pumpkin, making the carved eye and nose look like the silhouette of Michael Myers holding a knife.

Michael put a specific pumpkin in Julian's fish tank. He went downstairs, got the heart-eyed jack-o'-lantern that Vicky's boyfriend had given her, and put it into the fish tank for added effect when Hawkins comes to find Vicky's cold body.

The escalation of events is also shown visually. Starting with open suburban areas, the scenes become more confined as Myers approaches, concluding in a cramped wardrobe. Great imagery or brilliant use of a limited budget?

Inside Laurie's bedroom there is a poster of a painting by James Ensor (1860-1949) - a Belgian expressionist painter who was most famous for portraying human figures wearing grotesque masks.

Michael bumps into a kid listening to a news broadcast recapping the events of the previous movie and informs listeners that Laurie Strode was taken to Haddonfield Memorial Hospital, letting Michael know exactly where she would be.

Michael Myers has a milky eye from being stabbed with a coat hanger by Laurie Strode in 1978

Jack Black as R.L Stine says that he came up with that Red balloon idea(a direct reference to Stephen King's 'It') and shows the rivalry between the two authors.

The actor playing Michael Myers had a wrench in his hand to be able to break the window of the car when eacaping from the mental institute

Laurie watches "The Thing From Another World." John Carpenter would later use the same source material his later film, "The Thing."

/2018): Laurie Strode has a favorite hat.

The couple, that is making plans to have sex in Anne's house, joke about ripping Lindsey's clothes off. Lindsey is actually 10 year old girl. That can't be right.

You can see Michael Myers arriving at the gas station with the car he stole, going after Dana inside and killing the wrenchman to take his jacket; all depicted blurry in background

One of the kids is watching The Thing from Another World (1951). 4 years later, John Carpenter directs his own version of this movie, The Thing (1982)

When Michael Myers kills Bucky, the power company worker, if you look closely, you can see the actor playing Michael with his eyes closed. (Obviously due to the blinding bright light)

When the boy and his father approach the crashed bus in the car, you can hear a song playing on the radio. It is the same song Jamie Lee Curtis and Job Carpenter invented, which she sang in the original 'Halloween' 1978 version. This version is made to sound like a radio hit.

Ben Tramer who looks like Michael Myers burns to death. Foreshadowing how Myers would meet his end later in the film.

John Carpenter asked Jamie Lee Curtis to improvise a song as she walked down the sidewalk. In Halloween (2018), a professional version is heard playing over a car radio.

When Michael Myers is shot by Doctor Loomis and forces him to tumble back off the balcony, for less than a second, it shows Michael facing forward off the balcony, but in the next shot, he's laying on his back, presumably dead. Original Source: JoBlo Videos Youtube Channel

Michael's sister tells her boyfriend her parents won't be home until 10. Exactly 2 minutes 14 seconds later, the clock chimes 10 times

The cigarette lighter Loomis uses to ignite the gas at the end he obtains earlier that night from Deputy Hunt.

Ferguson has a seemingly throw away line while taking to Hawkins in the convenience store. "Don't take no credit card to ride this train." That is a Huey Lewis lyric from "Power of love" a song featured in Back to the Future. Hawkins is playing a Back to the Future pinball machine.

As Michael is grabbing onto Karen, Allyson can be briefly seen charging at Michael with his knife, several seconds BEFORE she even spots his knife lying in the corner. The next shot is then of her helping her mother, with the knife suddenly nowhere to be seen.

Michael's mask still has the hole from when he was stabbed in the neck with a knitting needle in Part 1 (1978)

Michael Meyers' shoulder can be briefly seen behind the closet door before he attacks Vicky (the babysitter pictured)

A TV announcer says something like "We now return you to THE THING"

Has a call back to Halloween 3: Season of the Witch by showing off the Silver Shamrock masks

The entire film was shot with a redesigned mask for Micheal Myers. In post production they decided to re-shoot the close ups with a more traditional style mask. If you look closely in the action sequences and wide shots your can still see the original mask.

Laurie Strode's granddaughter, Allyson, says that her family should just put up a Christmas tree and skip Halloween altogether. Later in the film we see Karen, Laurie's daughter, wearing a Christmas sweater.

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