Halloween (1978)/Home media

Timeline

North American Releases

Format	Cover	Scene Selections	Release Date(s)	Publisher	Notes
VHS			1978	Media Home Entertainment
Betamax
VHS			1981
Betamax
Laserdisc			1985
			October 26, 1994	The Criterion Collection
VHS			1995	Blockbuster Video
Laserdisc			1996	The Criterion Collection	Widescreen
VHS			August 15, 1997	Video Treasures	Widescreen
DVD			October 28, 1997	Anchor Bay Entertainment
VHS			August 24, 1999		Widescreen
DVD			September 28, 1999		THX Edition
					Limited Edition
			August 7, 2001		Extended Edition
			August 5, 2003		Divimax Series 25th Anniversary Edition
			August 14, 2007
Blu-ray			October 2, 2007
					30th Anniversary Commemorative Set
			September 24, 2013		35th Anniversary Edition
					35th Anniversary Edition Digibook
			September 11, 2018	Lionsgate Home Entertainment	FYE Exclusive SteelBook
4K Ultra HD Blu-ray			September 25, 2018
			September 29, 2020		Best Buy Exclusive SteelBook
			October 5, 2021	Shout! Factory	Collector's Edition

International Releases

Format	Cover	Release Date(s)	Publisher	Notes
VHS		1994	4 Front Video	UK release
Blu-ray		October 21, 2013	Anchor Bay Entertainment	35th Anniversary Edition SteelBook (UK Release)

Supplements (North American)

1981 VHS/Betamax

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4	Halloween

1985 Laserdisc

	Video
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6	Halloween
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1994 Laserdisc

	Video
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3	Halloween
4

1995 VHS

	Video
1
2	Halloween

1997 Widescreen VHS

	Video
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4	Halloween
5

1999 VHS

	Video
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5	Halloween

1999 Widescreen VHS

	Video
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4	Halloween

1999 DVD

	Video
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5	Halloween
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1999 DVD Menus

Menu	Features
Scene Selection	1. Start Program / Main Titles 2. Halloween 1963 3. Wandering Around 4. Drop Off the Key 5. Strange Sightings 6. Tracking Michael 7. Nothing to do Tonight 8. Paranoia 9. 4:20 Car Ride 10. Going to Babysit 11. Stakeout at the Myers 12. Babysitter Talk 13. Is the Boogey Man Real?14. 15. Late Night Laundry 16. Going to Get Paul 17. A Boogey Man Spotting 18. Haunted House 19. Where's Annie? 20. After Sex Surprise 21. Shocking Phone Call 22. Thinking About Annie 23. Checking on Annie 24. Running for Help 25. Terror in the Closet 26. It's All Over...? 27. End Credits
Extras	Halloween Unmasked 2000 Trailers TV Spots Radio Spots Talent Bios Still Galleries Trivia
Trailers	Trailer Re-Release Trailer
TV Spots	:30 TV Spot #1 :30 TV Spot #2 :10 TV Spot
Radio Spots	Radio Spot #1 Radio Spot #2 Radio Spot #3
Talent Bios	John Carpenter - Music Composer/Co-Writer/Director Debra Hill - Co-Writer/Producer Irwin Yablans - Executive Producer Moustapha Akkad - Financier Donald Pleasance Jamie Lee Curtis P.J. Soles
Still Galleries	Publicity Photos and Posters Behind-the-Scenes
Audio Setup	Dolby Digital 5.1 Dolby Surround 2.0 Original Mono Soundtrack

2001 DVD Menu - Extended Edition

Menu

Features

Scene Selection

1. Start Program / Main Titles 2. Halloween 1963 3. Board Review 4. "You Fooled Them, Michael" 5. Wandering Around 6. Drop Off the Key 7. The Evil is Gone 8. Strange Sightings 9. Tracking Michael 10. Nothing to do Tonight 11. Paranoia 12. Borrowing Clothes 13. 4:20 Car Ride 14. Going to Babysit 15. Stakeout at the Myers 16. Babysitter Talk 17. Is the Boogey Man Real? 18. Late Night Laundry 19. Going to Get Paul 20. A Boogey Man Spotting 21. Haunted House 22. Where's Annie? 23. After Sex Surprise 24. Shocking Phone Call 25. Thinking About Annie 26. Checking on Annie 27. Running for Help 28. Terror in the Closet 29. It's All Over...? 30. End Credits

2003 DVD Menu - Divimax Series | 25th Anniversary Edition

Menu

Features

Scene Selection

1. Main Titles 2. All Hallows Eve, 1963 3. Hell Night 4. On a Crisp October Morning... 5. Fate 6. Don't Talk to Strangers 7. Trick or Treat 8. Day of the Dead 9. Autumn Twilight 10. Haunted House 11. The Bogeyman 12. Things That Go Bump in the Night 13. Samhain 14. Pranks 15. Halloween Partying 16. Masquerade 17. House of Mystery 18. Decorations 19. Danse Macabre 20. "It Was the Bogeyman" 21. End Credits

Disc 1 - 4K Ultra HD

Menu	Features
Scene Selection	1. Chapter 01 2. Chapter 02 3. Chapter 03 4. Chapter 04 5. Chapter 05 6. Chapter 06 7. Chapter 07 8. Chapter 08 9. Chapter 09 10. Chapter 10 11. Chapter 11 12. Chapter 12
Setup	Audio Dolby Atmos 7.1 DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio Original Mono DTS-HD Master Audio Audio Commentary with Co-Writer/Director John Carpenter and Actress Jamie Lee Curtis Audio Commentary with Dean Cudney, Editor Tommy Lee Wallace, and Actor Nick Castle Subtitles English SDH Off

Disc 2 - Blu-ray 1

Menu	Features
Scene Selection	1. Chapter 01 2. Chapter 02 3. Chapter 03 4. Chapter 04 5. Chapter 05 6. Chapter 06 7. Chapter 07 8. Chapter 08 9. Chapter 09 10. Chapter 10 11. Chapter 11 12. Chapter 12
Setup	Audio Original Mono DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio Audio Commentary with Co-Writer/Director John Carpenter and Actress Jamie Lee Curtis Audio Commentary with Dean Cudney, Editor Tommy Lee Wallace, and Actor Nick Castle Subtitles English SDH Off
Bonus	The Night She Came Home Halloween Unmasked: 2000 Theatrical Trailer Trailers from Hell - Adam Rifkin on Halloween TV Spots TV Version Additional Footage Radio Spots NBC Broadcast TV Promo Newsprint Ad Gallery Still Gallery

Disc 3 - Blu-ray 2 (Original Color Timing Presentation)

Menu	Features
Chapters	1. Main Titles 2. Board Review 3. Drop Off the Key 4. Tracking Michael 5. Borrowing Clothes 6. Going to Babysit 7. Chapter 07 8. Chapter 08 9. Haunted House 10. Chapter 10 11. Checking on Annie 12. Chapter 12
Setup	Audio Original Mono 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio Subtitles English SDH Off
Bonus	HALLOWEEN: Extended Version Vintage Interview with Producer Moustapha Akkad Television Cut Horror's Hallowed Grounds (Original Pilot) Horror's Hallowed Grounds Bus Tour From the Halloween Convention HALLOWEEN: A Cut Above the Rest