Feb 11, 2022
Horrifying Fact: John Carpenters Halloween (1978)
Did you know? That John Carpenters 1978 movie Halloween wasn’t filmed in the fall nor Illinois!
Halloween was not filmed in Illinois; it wasn’t even filmed in the fall. The movie was shot throughout May of 1978 in various locations around California, including South Pasadena, Alhambra, and Sierra Madre. In fact the climactic chase sequence was filmed in Hollywood, Los Angeles itself- a street named Orange Grove Avenue directly off Sunset Boulevard. The street was chosen for its relative lack of palm trees. Dried leaves were also scattered on the ground to stimulate the look and atmosphere of the midwestern fall season.
