Halloween: starring Jamie Lee Curtis - Executive produced by John Carpenter Oct. 2018

[mastamind033]

I think they’re saying revealing his face takes away the mystique and fear. It’s scarier to not know what he actually looks like.

 

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[aircommandermarsfiend]

They already showed his face in the very first movie.

 

[getback]

Just read that the OG mask was a Captain Kirk mask they bought on Hollywood Blvd for $1.98. Widened the eyes, painted it white and called it a day

 

[jayt1202]

If you have some time to kill or are looking for a podcast to start there's an interesting one on the origins and legacy of Halloween, https://art19.com/shows/halloween-unmasked

 

[AEA18]

Just read that the OG mask was a Captain Kirk mask they bought on Hollywood Blvd for $1.98. Widened the eyes, painted it white and called it a day

It’s one of the most iconic props in modern horror movie history, but what was it, anyway, and where is it now?

The first mask used for the character of Michael Myers in the now-classic John Carpenter flick Halloween (197 was a store-bought Captain Kirk mask, made by Don Post Studios (DPS). DPS had created what are called “life casts” of various actors during production of The Devil’s Rain (1975), and these molds made of the actor’s faces were then used for facial prostheses during the melting scenes. In my old Shatnerthon post linked above, you can see Ernest Borgnine in a goat mask made from what must have been a life cast, and Ida Lupino in an eyeless mask using the same process.

Many, myself included, have thought Shatner was wearing a full mask during some scenes of The Devil’s Rain, and that exact mask was later used in Halloween. That’s not the case; in Devil’s Rain, he was only wearing a facial piece or pieces, not a full mask. The reason there is a striking similarity between the Devil’s Rain facial prostheses and the Captain Kirk mask used in Halloween is because both were made by Don Post Studios, and both made from the above life cast of William Shatner. The year after Devil’s Rain, DPS produced an entire series of “Star Trek” masks, sold in stores during the mid and late 1970s. The masks used in Halloween were the store-bought versions, chosen after considering another Don Post Studios creation: an Emmett Kelly sad clown mask. Can you imagine the nightmares?

http://shebloggedbynight.com/2013/a-very-brief-history-of-a-very-famous-halloween-mask/

 

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[vegetaray123]

Going to have to skip opening week...Sisters getting married so I’m busy with everything that involves...Next week I’m in though...

 

[you go boy]

this comes out this weekend huh... i guess im a have to see it... hit up the dollar store and fill up with candy then watch this

 

[6 Rings G.O.A.T.]

this comes out this weekend huh... i guess im a have to see it... hit up the dollar store and fill up with candy then watch this

That's the plan..

 

[RyGuy45]

Cracked has an article up today showing mask differences in all the movies in order. Some major lack of budget in these movies

 

[blacklion23]

OG mask and Rob Zombie mask are the best!

 

[stillin729]

hitting up Movie Tavern for this Friday at 7:30pm

gonna be drinking some Pumkings and watching this glory

 

[flaminhotcheeto]

Cracked has an article up today showing mask differences in all the movies in order. Some major lack of budget in these movies

That plain *** mask was part of the scary though haha. When you’re a kid that expressionless face gets you

 

[vegetaray123]

...Damn!

I’m positive some of those were purchased by the production crew from an area grocery store...No doubt in my mind...

 

[6 Rings G.O.A.T.]

I never knew the origin of the mask .

 

[vegetaray123]

I never knew the origin of the mask .

I’ll have to find it but I remember Shatner saying in an old interview that he went out for Halloween on several occasions dressed like Michael Myers, mask and all...

 

[Maximus Meridius]

Cracked has an article up today showing mask differences in all the movies in order. Some major lack of budget in these movies

Wow. The Scariest movie character ever was really captain Kirk

 

[Maximus Meridius]

They already showed his face in the very first movie.

He looked like a regular dude. just a psychopathic killer



when he wasn't killing he probably moving around with shades on chilling.

 

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[blacklion23]

I appreciate all the sequels, and the remake. Sequel to the remake was a huge disappointment. But what originally drew me in to Halloween was how real it felt. While trying to give reason for Michael's madness, and keeping beloved character(s) alive, the series got away from realism. Just hope this time around they can find a way to keep it going without getting too crazy.

 

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[babyface34]

Checking it out tomorrow night. So hyped!

 

[3dgarfly23]

^ x2

 

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