Halloween

Dr. Loomis: Ever done anything like this before? Marion Chambers: Only minimum security. Dr. Loomis: I see. Marion Chambers: The only thing I can't stand is their gibberish... how they keep ranting on and on. Dr. Loomis: You haven't anything to worry about. He hasn't spoken a word in 15 years. Marion Chambers: Are there any special instructions? Dr. Loomis: Just try and understand what we're dealing with here. Don't underestimate it. Marion Chambers: Don't you think we could refer to it as him? Dr. Loomis: If you say so. Marion Chambers: Your compassion's overwhelming, doctor. You're serious about it, aren't you? Dr. Loomis: Yeah. Marion Chambers: You mean you actually never want him to get out? Dr. Loomis: Never, ever. Never. Marion Chambers: Then why are we taking him up to Hardin County if you're just gonna lock... Dr. Loomis: Because that is the law. Dr. Loomis: He's gone! He's gone from here! The evil is gone!

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Dr. Wynn: I'm not responsible, Sam. Dr. Loomis: Oh, no. Dr. Wynn: I told them how dangerous he was. Dr. Loomis: You couldn't have! Two roadblocks and an all points bulletin wouldn't stop a five-year-old. Dr. Wynn: Well, he's your patient. If you knew that the precautions weren't strong enough, you should have told somebody. Dr. Loomis: I told everybody! Nobody listened. Dr. Wynn: There's nothing else I can do. Dr. Loomis: You can get back in there and get back on that telephone and tell them exactly who walked out of here last night and tell them exactly where he's going. Dr. Wynn: Probably going. Dr. Loomis: I'm wasting my time. Dr. Wynn: Sam, Haddonfield is 150 miles away from here. For God's sake, he can't drive a car! Dr. Loomis: He was doing very well last night! Maybe someone around here gave him lessons.

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Annie: Hey, jerk! Speed kills! [Michael's car screeches to a halt] God, can't he take a joke? [the car resumes cruising down the street] Laurie Strode: You know, Annie, someday, you're going to get us all in deep trouble! Lynda: Totally. Annie: I hate a guy with a car and no sense of humor.

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Annie: [looking behind a bush for the stranger Laurie saw] Hey, creep! [coyly] Laurie, dear, he wants to talk to you. He wants to take you out tonight. Laurie: He was standing right there. Annie: Poor Laurie. Scared another one away. It's tragic. You never go out. You must have a small fortune stashed from baby-sitting so much. Laurie: Guys think I'm too smart. Annie: I don't. I think you're wacko. Now you see men behind bushes.

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Graveyard Keeper: Yeah, you know every town has something like this happen... I remember over in Russellville, old Charlie Bowles, about fifteen years ago... One night, he finished dinner, and he excused himself from the table. He went out to the garage, and got himself a hacksaw. Then he went back into the house, kissed his wife and his two children goodbye, and then he proceeded to... Dr. Loomis: Where are we? Graveyard Keeper: Eh? Oh, it's, uh, right over here. Yes, Judith Myers. Couldn't believe it... such a young boy. [they stop and the keeper looks confused] Dr. Loomis: [Puzzled] What are you, lost? Graveyard Keeper: [The headstone for Judith Myers is missing] Why do they do it? Goddamn kids! They'll do anything for Halloween. Dr. Loomis: [deep inhale] He came home!

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Dr. Loomis: Does anybody live here? Sheriff Brackett: No, not since 1963 when it happened. Every kid in Haddonfield thinks this place is haunted. Dr. Loomis: They may be right. [After noticing something in the beam of the flashlight] Look! Sheriff Brackett: What? What is that? Dr. Loomis: It's a dog. Sheriff Brackett: It's still warm. Dr. Loomis: He got hungry. Sheriff Brackett: ...It coulda been a skunk. Dr. Loomis: Could have, huh? Sheriff Brackett: A man wouldn't do that. Dr. Loomis: This isn't a man! [he and Sheriff Brackett go upstairs into Judith Myers' bedroom] It happened in here. [walks to the window] He could've been standing outside, seen us right through this window. [a gutter slams into the window, startling Loomis and causing him to draw a revolver] You must think me a very sinister doctor. Oh, I do have a permit. Sheriff Brackett: Seems to me you're just plain scared. Dr. Loomis: Yes, I am, uh... I met him fifteen years ago. I was told there was nothing left. No reason,

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