<page_title> Halloween (franchise) </page_title> <section_title> Films </section_title> <table> <cell> Halloween (1978) <col_header> Film </col_header> </cell> <cell> October 25, 1978 <col_header> Release date </col_header> </cell> <cell> John Carpenter <col_header> Director </col_header> </cell> <cell> John Carpenter and Debra Hill <col_header> Writer(s) </col_header> </cell> </table>
Halloween was released in 1978, written by John Carpenter and Debra Hill and directed by Carpenter.