HALLOWEEN
TITLE: Halloween
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YEAR: 1978
FILM STUDIO: Compass International Pictures / Falcon International Productions
DIRECTOR: John Carpenter
CAST: Donald Pleasence, Jamie Lee Curtis, Nancy Loomis, P.J. Soles, Charles Cyphers, Kyle Richards
TAGLINE: “The trick is to stay alive.” / “Everyone is entitled to one good scare.” IMDb
GENRE: Horror — AFI classifies the film as Horror. AFI Catalog
POSTER PRINTER: M.A.P.S. Litho Pty. Ltd.
POSTER DESIGN FEATURES:
Original Australian Daybill featuring the Australian campaign artwork of Michael Myers looming over a staircase with a large knife, rendered in a moody blue-green photographic treatment. The composition places the Halloween title in large white lettering with orange edging across the top, while the two taglines sit directly within the image. The design is markedly different from the famous US pumpkin-and-knife artwork and has become an important Australian-specific variant. Australian poster references note that this Daybill uses unique artwork and is highly sought after by collectors. Movie Posters Australia
COLLECTOR’S NOTES:
Halloween is one of the defining films of modern horror and helped establish many of the conventions of the slasher genre. AFI describes it as a pioneering prototype of the form and highlights Jamie Lee Curtis’s breakout performance as Laurie Strode. American Film Institute
The Australian Daybill is particularly desirable because it does not use the standard American poster design. Instead, it presents Michael Myers directly in the composition, making it a distinctive local release piece and one of the most recognisable Australian horror Daybills of the era. Australian collector references specifically describe this Daybill as rare and highly collected. Movie Posters Australia
PROVENANCE:
This original Australian cinema poster is being sold directly by the family of its original collector, a projectionist who screened films during their Australian theatrical release. It is supplied with documented provenance and a Certificate of Authenticity confirming its originality and collection history, providing a direct connection between the poster and its working Australian cinema past.