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      • But “Halloween” was a purer and more uncompromising example of his brand of suspense filmmaking. The precision and timing of the movie’s chilling chase scenes reveal an artist who understands that truly resonant scariness could not be dumb. It required deft craft and a coherent perspective on fear.
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  2. Oct 16, 2018 · For 17 years, Donald Pleasence would remain a steadfast fixture of the Halloween franchise as the unwavering Dr. Sam Loomis, longtime adversary of Michael Myers. Where there was Michael...

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  3. Oct 15, 2022 · Whether you love or hate Halloween 4 and its immediate follow-up, 1989's Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers, Loomis is a highlight. “I prayed that he would burn in hell," he laments.

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    • 'Halloween' (1978) Rotten Tomatoes Score: 96% The one that started it all, Halloween begins with six-year-old Michael Myers savagely slaying his older sister before being institutionalized.
    • 'Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers' (1988) Rotten Tomatoes Score: 39% After Halloween III diverted into a Michael-less story, Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers brings the franchise back to its slasher roots.
    • 'Halloween II' (1981) Rotten Tomatoes Score: 33% Set on the same night as the first film, Halloween II sees Laurie transported to a local hospital to recover from her fateful encounter with Michael.
    • 'Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers' (1989) Rotten Tomatoes Score: 12% Picking up directly after the fourth entry, Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers sees Michael once again trying to murder his young niece, Jamie Lloyd (Danielle Harris).
  4. Halloween (advertised as John Carpenter's Halloween) is a 1978 American independent slasher film directed and scored by John Carpenter, who co-wrote it with its producer Debra Hill. It stars Donald Pleasence, Jamie Lee Curtis (in her film debut), P. J. Soles, and Nancy Loomis.

  5. What little the movie tells us about this founding father of the slasher film comes from Dr. Loomis, his former psychiatrist, played with brio by Donald Pleasence. “I was told there was nothing...

  6. Although he often found himself typecast as villainous and/or psychopathic characters, Pleasence is possibly best known for his work in two of cinema's most enduringly successful franchises: the James Bond and Halloween series - the latter in which he portrayed Samuel Loomis for five installments.

  7. Oct 21, 2018 · Donald Pleasence’s psychiatrist character Dr. Loomis was a hugely important part of John Carpenter ‘s original Halloween and the actor would reprise the role in four of the franchise’s...