Halloween '78: The Night He Started A Genre - MMO Does Halloween Part 2 - Ep 108

Mike, Mike, and Oscar

As a matter of fact, it was. ***This review of John Carpenter’s Halloween is Spoiler Filled*** The movie is 30 years old. If you haven’t seen it by now, you MUST. Then you truly need to listen to this Halloween franchise rewatch series from MMO. Intro Quick History of Horror Movies - 4:10 John Carpenter’s Halloween Full Review Cast & Crew - 7:15 Jaimie Lee Curtis - 14:00 Specs / All The Staggering Numbers - 20:45 The Infamous Budget Backstory - 25:49 Production Notes / Unbelievable Fun Facts - 28:13 (Including How The Mask Came to Be + Mike1’s Mask Story - 29:22) The Movie Plot Review - 35:02 Opening Single Take Scene - 37:07 Michael Breaks Out and Comes Home - 40:17 The Stalk Begins - 44:19 The Evolution of Horror Tropes - 48:13 The Dr. Is In/Loomis On the Hunt - 51:11 Halloween Night Begins - 54:58 Michael Myers Babysitter Stalker - 56:34 Michael Myers: Babysitter Killer - 58:32 The Implied Plot Points - 1:02:29 Cat Chases Mouse To A Legendary Score - 1:04:44 The Outtro Dread - 1:10:31 Halloween Universe Fit/Why This Episode Matters to Halloween 2018 - 1:12:43 Social Media and Words of Wisdom - 1:16:17 Mike 1 has hailed this film as one of his all time favorites, and we produced perhaps one of our more researched and detailed episodes to date. We have all kinds of behind the scenes nuggets from multiple sources on the web, DVD commentaries & special features, and the documentary ‘Halloween 1978: The Inside Story.’ There are anecdotes from our childhoods, mask making endeavors not unlike what happened on the actual set in 78.’ We also break this movie down more thoroughly than we’ve tackled any other film as we go scene by horrifying scene to analyze both the artistic flare & technique that only a John Carpenter could showcase, but also the storytelling fundamentals on display. If you’re new to MMO, want to refer a friend to our show and you’ve seen this film (since we are full spoilers from the jump), then this is an episode we’d highly recommend you try. We already reviewed Halloween III: Season of the Witch in episode 106, and after covering the awesomely bad spectacle perhaps one of our crazier deep dives, we’re now fully on the hunt and in the terrifying POV of the franchise stars, Michael Myers and Laurie Strode. Our next show will cover Halloween II and H20 to continue this Laurie & Michael storyline. Then we’ll charge onward through the series taking 2 films per episode until we build up to this year’s Halloween 2018 movie event on October 19th. If you’re enjoying our series re-watch on Halloween, do check out our reviews of the first two trailers for this year’s entry (DatA 2 & Halfisode 19). We’ve also reviewed this year’s Oscar contending horror films like A Quiet Place (62) and Hereditary (75 & 77) plus a bonus movie event on the schlock fest that was The Cloverfield Paradox (37). Then don’t forget our James Wan / Warrens series on The Conjuring Universe (eps 96, 98, & 99). Chat with us on social media. We’re Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Facebook, Instagram, Reddit, and Gmail. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and do send us your Six Degrees Of MMO round 4 challenge submissions to us. When reality sucks, watch movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, and Oscar!