Debra Hill

 Debra Hill was born in Haddonfield, NJ on November 10th, 1950. 

Debra Hill (1950-2005)

The producer and writer worked on many classic films such as The Dead Zone (1983), Clue, Adventures in Babysitting and Big Top Pee Wee. 

Hill and Carpenter

She often collaborated with John Carpenter on films such as Escape From New York, Escape from LA and The Fog (1980). Together they developed the original Halloween film as co-writer’s and Hill produced the first three movies of the franchise. 

John Carpenter, Debra hill and Rob Bottin
on the set of The Fog (1989)

Tommy Lee Wallace and Debra Hill

Also on this date:

Russell Johnson was born in 1924

George Romero’s Creepshow was released in 1982

Relevant:

John Carpenter

Jamie Lee Curtis

P.J. Soles

Donald Pleasence

Nancy Loomis

Debra Hill

Tommy Lee Wallace

Tony Moran

Will Sandin 

Halloween (1978)

 On October 25th, 1978 Halloween premiered at AMC Empire Theater in Kansas City , Missouri.

Written, directed and scored by John Carpenter for a mere $10,000 / 10% profit. Co-written by producer and frequent collaborator Debra Hill. Edited by Tommy Lee Wallace.

Starring Donald Pleasence, P.J. Soles, Nancy Loomis and Jamie Lee Curtis in her debut role. 

Will Sandin plays a young, unmasked Michael at the beginning of the movie. Nick Castle stars as The Shape (or masked Michael Myers) and Tony Moran (Erin Moran’s brother) as unmasked Michael at the end of the movie. Tommy Lee Wallace also appears as Michael in the closet scene. 

Will Sandin

Nick Castle

Tony Moran 

Tommy Lee Wallace

Also on this date:

Billy Barty was born in 1924

Relevant:

John Carpenter

Jamie Lee Curtis

P.J. Soles

Donald Pleasence

Nancy Loomis

Debra Hill

Tommy Lee Wallace

Tony Moran

Will Sandin