Halloween (1978) – Filming Locations
Horror / Thriller · Directed by John Carpenter · Starring Donald Pleasence, Jamie Lee Curtis
Fifteen years after murdering his sister on Halloween Night 1963, Michael Myers escapes from a mental hospital and returns to the small town of Haddonfield, Illinois to kill again.
Where was Halloween filmed?
- South Pasadena, California, United States, South Pasadena – Michael Myers stalks and kills teenage victims throughout the neighborhood on Halloween night. The primary shooting location; Carpenter chose this affluent suburb for its tree-lined streets and iconic American homes that created the film's archetypal small-town Americana setting
- Pasadena, California, United States, Pasadena – Police station exterior and downtown Haddonfield scenes. Used as the police headquarters where Sheriff Brackett coordinates the search for Michael Myers
- Hollywood, California, United States, Hollywood – Interior scenes and studio-based sequences. Studio interiors including the Myers house interior were filmed at Compass International Studios in Hollywood, blending on-location realism with controlled studio environments