Michael Myers is a fictional character who appeared in several of the
Halloween series of films. The first film,
Halloween, was written and directed by
John Carpenter and was released in 1978, starring
Jamie Lee Curtis. In the movie, six years old Michael Myers brutally kills his older sister and is locked in a mental institution. Fifteen years later, he escapes and returns to his hometown of Haddonfield, Illinois to continue his rampage.
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