Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest

1h 27min

Documentary

Horror

Using original interviews with director John Carpenter, stars Jamie Lee Curtis and P.J. Soles, and crew members, 'Halloween': A Cut Above the Rest unveils the production of the horror classic and how the ingenuity of Carpenter and his team, coupled with the shoestring budget of $325,000, drove the filmmakers to create one of the most influential horror films of all time.

Production Companies

Compass International Pictures

Fox Television Network

Prometheus Entertainment

Van Ness Films

Cast

Rino Romano

Rino Romano

Self / Narrator
Nick Castle

Nick Castle

Self / The Shape
Jamie Lee Curtis

Jamie Lee Curtis

Self / Laurie Strode
Charles Cyphers

Charles Cyphers

Self / Leigh Brackett
Donald Pleasence

Donald Pleasence

Self / Dr. Samuel 'Sam' Loomis (archive footage)
P. J. Soles

P. J. Soles

Self / Lynda Van der Klok
Richard Benjamin

Richard Benjamin

Peter Martin (archive footage) (uncredited)
William Shatner

William Shatner

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Release date

5th Aug 2003

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English