Halloween (1978) Trivia Questions

Answer: Tide

You get a good look at the box when she is washing her clothes after spilling butter on them.

Answer: Haddonfield

It was named after the town Haddonfield, in real life.

Answer: pumpkin

Lonnie, Richie, and Keith were trying to scare Tommy by telling him the bogey man was coming. As the boys surrounded Tommy, one of them tripped him. Tommy fell down,he landed on the big pumpkin he was carrying. The pumpkin was smashed when Tommy landed on it. The boys ran off in different directions, but Michael grabbed one of them. Michael had watched the entire scene go down; he let Lonnie go and he ran off. Michael then followed a heartbroken Tommy for a moment or two, then drove off.

Answer: He got caught soaping windows.

On their way home from school the girls discussed their plans for that night. Annie said Paul "got caught soaping windows" and was grounded. We never actually saw Paul in the movie but we heard his voice when he was on the phone with Annie. The voice that can be heard was that of the director, John Carpenter.

Answer: hot date

When Lester stopped barking, it was because Michael Myers had killed him. Poor dog! Originally, Annie had been yelling at Lindsey to do something about Lester, but when he stopped, she said, "Oh, never mind. Guess he found a hot date". Obviously, this was not quite the case!

Answer: Totally

When Laurie, Lynda, and Annie are walking home from school, Lynda says "Totally" like ten times.

Answer: John Carpenter

Nick Castle played Michael, Charles Cyphers was Sheriff Brackett and Brian Andrews played Tommy Doyle.

Answer: Jamie Lee Curtis

She is appearing in 'Halloween 8' also.

Answer: Phelps Garage

Dr. Loomis had just hung up from a phone call he made to the Haddonfield police. He was trying to warn them that Michael was coming there. Loomis saw a truck and went to investigate it. The truck was red and the driver's door was open. It had the name of Phelps Garage on the door. Loomis found the discarded hospital gown Michael was wearing. Dr. Loomis quickly ran off; he was now certain Michael was headed home to Haddonfield. Dr. Loomis did not see the lifeless body of the nude man laying in the grass.

Answer: Behind the curtains

Tommy wanted to scare Lindsey so he quietly got off the couch, went behind the curtains and said "Lindsey" in a scary voice. But the real joke was on Tommy who looked out the window behind him to see Michael, scaring him and causing him to scream. Lindsey wasn't mad at Tommy and even believed him when he told Lindsey and Laurie that he had seen the boogie man.

Answer: Her keys

Annie couldn't get into her car because she had forgotten her keys, and she had to go back for them. What she didn't know was that Michael Myers was waiting for her inside the car! When she got inside, Michael grabbed her by the throat. Annie tried to attract attention by honking the horn, but Michael cut her throat with a knife before anyone could save her.

Answer: She doesn't read him any scary stories

Laurie doesn't read any scary stories. Laurie reads Tommy, "King Arthur".

Answer: under the mat

Laurie goes up to the house even though Tommy warns her that it's haunted.

Answer: The director's cigarette smoke blows into the scene

All of the above mistakes, and many more, can be seen throughout the movie. Check out nitpickers.com or imdb.com for additional mistakes.

Answer: Rabbit in Red

You can spot this in two different scenes.

Answer: John Carpenter

Laurie and Lynda were walking home from school. The two were talking about all the things Lynda had to do before the dance. Annie came running up behind them; she asked them why they left her. Lynda said they waited for fifteen minutes and Annie totally never showed. Annie was not smiling so Laurie asked her what was wrong. Annie told the girls that her boyfriend, Paul, was grounded. He had got caught egging people's houses as a Halloween prank. Later on that night, Paul called Annie and told her to come get him.

We never did see Paul, as Annie was murdered by Michael before she could pick him up. John Carpenter played the voice of Paul because the film had a tight budget. John used a lot of people in roles other than what they were hired to do. Debra Hill, the other writer on the film, was used as Michael Myers. It was her hands you saw when the young Michael picked up the knife. John also wrote the score for the film as well as directing it.

Answer: She didn't wear a costume

Lindsey Wallace was never shown wearing a costume, but rather a plaid dress and a red t-shirt. Her friend, Tommy Doyle, dressed as an astronaut.

Answer: "I believe you, Tommy"

Tommy had been trying to play a trick on Lindsey, but in doing so he spied Michael Myers carrying Annie's body inside the house. Tommy believed this to be the boogeyman and began screaming, which started Lindsey screaming as well. Tommy got in trouble with Laurie, and when he said that no one believed him, Lindsey replied that she did believe him, and everything seemed all right, for the time being.

Answer: "What's the boogeyman?"

Tommy asks Laurie "What is the boogeyman?" because one of his friends said that the boogeyman was going to get him that night. He asked her because he saw him.

Answer: Don't Fear the Reaper

This song was also used in the movie "Scream". The original version of the song is being played in "Halloween", though.

Answer: Row 18 Plot 20

'What... are we lost?'

Answer: Annie was looking through her purse.

Lynda had just gotten to her house. Laurie and Annie who were walking with her said bye to Lynda. The two continued to walk home together. Annie was looking through her purse for something. As Annie continued searching her purse, Laurie saw Michael. He was a few feet away from them. Michael was half hidden by a bush. Annie was still searching her purse when Laurie told Annie to look. She told Annie it was the guy she had yelled at earlier. Annie walked up to the hedge, but Michael was gone.