Questions about Halloween 1978

I have a couple of questions that I have not been able to find, mayber someone can help me out

  1. What is the the shape refferred to?

  2. I noticed that in certain scenes in the movie the masks looks a bit different, was this maks retuned during the final scenes or they simply used the same one

3.Is it true that the original color of the hair was sprayed black?

  1. Last but not least, Is it true that he eats animals? I know this may seem a bit funny, but I swear a couple of my buddies say he does

As I was saying I am a bit new to this and just wanted to know the basics,Thanks a whole lot!

It’s inferred that he ate a dog, in the scene with Loomis and Brackett in the old Myers house.

As for mask questions, obviously the hair is darker than it would have been on a Kirk mask, but there are experts here who can answer that stuff better than I could…

  1. Carpenter and Hill didn’t think to give him a name in the script, therefore Michael Myers was known as “The Shape”.

  2. There was only one mask used. The lighting makes the mask look a bit different in a few scenes.

  3. Not sure on that one. The mask was sprayed white, but can’t remember exactly how they did the hair.

  4. He did eat a dog. Not sure about other animals.

Hope I helped, and hope I was 100% accurate with my answers.

The mask looks different because each scene wasnt taken in order like one of the last scenes was the first scene they shot also he had to eat so yes he did eat animals.

There were three masks used.

i agree that neon’s answers to be correct!!

ANSWERS:

  1. As stated already “The shape” refers too Michael Myers
  2. 3 masks were made for filming. 2 done by TLW and one by DPS. Only TLW masks seem too be in the film however. The stunt mask can be seen in the schoolyard scene aswell as the end scene where the mask is pulled off then put back on.
  3. The hair color on the DPS Kirks were blonde and in the film the masks hair seems too be dark brown. The hair was indeed treated (likily with spray paint) The frontal hairline is where it stands out the most.
  4. As stated before it is implied in the first film that he ate a dog.

I hope that helps you on your long journey ahead. Im sure your going too find new and exciting things everyday with this Hobby. Im glad myself and the other guys could be of help. Feel freee to ask any questions you may have.

-KennyD

acutally The Shape was named the shape because knowone really knew who he was he had no lines he also had a walk no onw could figure out but Carpenter did intentunaly name him the shape.The masks hair was sprayed black.

The hair was definately sprayed.
Check the front of the hair out…
Take Care!
J