Halloween III: Season of the Witch (7/10) Movie CLIP - Happy Halloween (1982) HD

[@gbrodey]

Dan O'Herlihy as Conal Cochran is one of my favorite performances of all time. He's absolutely terrifying & this monologue is brilliant. One of the most underrated horror villains & actors of all time!

[@mariostrikermurphymatsumar8333]

"I must do those sacrifices...In order to build Delta City..."

[@tennisguyky]

Conal Cochran was savage! Cold, evil, scarier than Michael Myers in many respects. This scene his true colors come out. Gives you chills. Great acting.

[@DanKuman]

I just didn’t like the fact he had no motive other than he didn’t like kids?

[@ryanheather4309]

@@DanKuman Sacrifices and witchcraft. He's a madman.

[@elcomentarista8247]

Cochran is very scary but Michael Myers is "the evil" and no one can kill him and he killed 122 persons in total and it isn't enough for him so I disagree with you.

[@molasorrosalom4846]

They could have explained it better, but it was about brining balance to the world.

[@molasorrosalom4846]

@Jake Stockton His explanation though is more terrifying. He reminisces of the time of warlocks and witches.

[@louiep777]

Genuinely one of the best moments in the Halloween franchise. Such an underrated movie.

[@antoniomitchell1883]

The worst one, no Michael, no Halloween.

[@CSS-Tails_Forever]

​@@antoniomitchell1883oh please 🙄

[@DanielAppleton-lr9eq]

@@CSS-Tails_Forever That song / jingle was irritating as f--k, too.

[@Punisherthedumbman]

@@DanielAppleton-lr9eqyou’re just mad cause no mike lol

[@drtoonie]

I love the bone-chillingly sincere way he says "Happy Halloween". There's so much gravity in those two words. Such a good villain!

[@Wglass90]

Cochran uttering "Happy Halloween" to Dr. Challis while the original Halloween music plays in the background is more scarier than the song playing with Michael Myers walking. I'm not sure about anyone else, but I'd like see a prequel or sequel to "Season of the Witch" showing the history of how Silver Shamrock was developed and a younger Cochran's coven during the ancient pagan times during the festival of Samhain 3000 years prior to the events in "Season of the Witch", and the aftermath of the modern sacrifice. The story deserves less hatred and more praise and attention than it gets.

[@StoneColdElvisCat316]

Wglass90 this shouldn't even be apart of the Halloween franchise. But rather it's own horror movie series

[@g00n989]

sir cacahuate the third it should've been different stories each Halloween movie. John carpenter wanted it to be an anthology series. But no people bitched and moaned and we got a bunch of horrid and poorly made sequels.

[@StoneColdElvisCat316]

@@g00n989 dude the sequels were good. I loved Michael myers in 4-6. The rest of the Halloweens were ok but I'd still watch them cause they arent bad, just their own variation. I love that they took Halloween to its roots with the original slasher Michael Myers rather then trying to create something that it never was

[@anthonypalermo8816]

Not a bad idea.

[@giovannisartori6263]

@@StoneColdElvisCat316 THIS MOVIE IS ORIGINAL AND CREEPY! MICHAEL DIED IN H2 AND THE SEQUELS HAVE RUINED THE ORIGINAL STORY... CRAP MOVIES MADE ONLY FOR MONEY, INFACT CARPENTER AND WALLACE QUIT.

[@Moshmaschine]

"And the hills ran rrrrred..... with the blood of animals and children." Friggin' amazing.

[@ryanheather4309]

Maybe the best moment in the Halloween series. It's moody, it's evil, it's perfect.

[@RedneckRealist]

The festival of Samhain!

[@molasorrosalom4846]

It actually gave me chills when he explained why.

[@casesoutherland4175]

@@molasorrosalom4846 same here! Dan O'Herlihy's acting here is perfect!

[@zacharyartis7301]

@@molasorrosalom4846 Me 2

[@ShadowFox746]

If you rule it out as Halloween III and just call it “Season of the Witch”, it’s a solid standalone 80’s horror film. I think the only reason it gets so much backlash is for being a Halloween movie without Michael Myers.

[@paleo704]

What backlash are you referring to?

[@cazgoldie813]

Should not of been called Halloween 3 in first place, I say it should of been called "Halloween: Season of the Witch" and just been it's own movie and by all means do sequels etc of its own...the music used in it was ref. to the Michael myers Halloweens which was confusing then the fact that they called it Halloween 3. I admit though was nice touch to add the Shamrock masks to the new Halloweens with James Jude Courtney.

[@TheR1ckster]

@@cazgoldie813 The actor playing the killing cyborg in this was also the actor who played Myers. lol

[@TV-cx2zw]

I disagree. I kind of love the fact that it has the halloween title. This movie is making a comeback and is rumored to be part of Halloween Ends plot.

[@SoulReaperSlayer19]

@@cazgoldie813 🤨very interesting how most people in these comments don’t know John Carpenters (creator of Halloween) true vision Allow me to enlighten you all. Carpenter originally planned for the Halloween movies to be a different series of movies, like an anthology or collection of stories. It’s highly speculated that he most likely would’ve connected them all somehow (especially given how Michael mimics these android things down to detail). Michael Myers storyline was just supposed to be two movies, that’s why he kills Michael and Dr Loomis in the explosion at the end of Halloween II. This movie came out and people hated it because it has nothing to do with MM. It was a box office 💣 and he sunk a lot of $$$ into this. He later sold the rights of the Halloween Franchise to some guy named Moustopha Akkad or whatever his name is, who then pumped out 4, which is why 4 is called “Halloween the Return of Michael Myers”. And also why 4,5,6 kinda suck! 6 had a great story that they could’ve connected to this but they decided “Hack and Slash” 🔪 instead. This movie is actually very good and the real Halloween 4 would’ve prob been amazing as multiple sources report it’s original script supposedly about some kinda Ghost; but most young people prob wouldn’t have liked that either as it’s beyond that of someone in a mask running around cliche..🙄

[@GalakStari]

1:06 I never noticed before, but Cochran moves back into the shadows as his speech becomes more sinister. Great symbolism there.

[@drlight6677]

Probably Dean Cundey's idea, he's a legendary cinematographer.

[@GalakStari]

@@drlight6677 I’m not a film expert, but I think I read something about him recently. In the original Halloween, wasn’t it Cundey’s idea to have Michael appear from the shadows in the doorway when Laurie finds her dead friends?

[@drlight6677]

@@GalakStari I'm not sure if it was Cundey's idea or not, but if i had to guess i would say yes seeing as how he was also the cinematographer on that film as well.

[@drlight6677]

@@user-xr1ys9lk9f What makes Halloween III so interesting in addition to it's great atmosphere and soundtrack, is that the story is original and completely over the top with a weird but effective mix of horror, sci-fi and Halloween lol

[@GalakStari]

@@drlight6677 I agree. I need to watch it in its entirety again sometime lol. I used to think it wasn’t as good as the others since it didn’t have Michael, but now that I’m older, I can understand what they were going for.

[@blakemeads9225]

Michael Meyers is my favorite slasher villain of all time, but man, Conal Cochran is a way more diabolical villain than Michael Meyers could ever be.

[@roadtonowherefilms]

"and the hills ran red!" What a line delivery from a fantastic actor.

[@scorptarget]

💯💯💯

[@casesoutherland4175]

This is hands down one of my favorite villain speeches ever.

[@DanielAppleton-lr9eq]

@@casesoutherland4175He'll always be The Old Man from Robocop to me.

[@tcgproductions683]

Yeah man. The anger and the hate in his voice

[@DanielAppleton-lr9eq]

@@tcgproductions683 He'd heard that farchachda Silver Shamrock jingle until it affected his sanity. The horror, the horror.....

[@seventhfirestephanie8740]

Cochran gives a great monologue here. He even pronounces Samhain as "Sowin" [sp] which is the correct way. Just saw Cochran on a Charlie's Angels episode play a good guy. Sid Haig also in same episode and they both have a scene together! It's pretty cool.

[@TravelinBand747]

Writing this on Halloween night 2019: never noticed before how Cochran seems to almost go into a brief trance at 1:00, before continuing. This scene was very unnerving when he talked about ancient mass murder and repeating it in modern times: “It’s time again.”

[@dr.feelgoodmalusphillips2475]

Remembering the good old days.

[@aaronburnette1593]

Omg ur right. It looks like his eyes roll back like he’s remembering it

[@Kaijufan360]

Hey Michael Myers from the first Halloween movie came back.

[@codywirth8190]

Brilliant scene in the heart of what is essentially a dogshit movie.

[@dr.feelgoodmalusphillips2475]

@@codywirth8190 I think you're talking about the recent trilogy of films.

[@gmoney66]

I love the subtle callbacks in this movie. Like when he throws the mask onto the security camera, and you see through it's eyeholes, which is similar to the opening scene of the original.

[@SwordsmanMercenary]

Cochran: Warlock, Druid, Businessman, Inventor. Definitely a supervillain.

[@alecjones4676]

I want that on my business card someday

[@lorenzolenchorodriguezjr4746]

Yep

[@sdairponts1]

And CEO of Omni consumer products!

[@AngelofMusic04]

And monologuer.

[@SwordsmanMercenary]

@@AngelofMusic04 Yes cause villains monologue

[@stankowalski4574]

Love the part where Cochran pauses and says..."and...Happy Halloween." The lighting and the expression on his face are simply chilling.

[@alucard624]

The way Cochran tells Challis "Happy Halloween" is so creepy IMO. Dan O'Herlihy was a great villain in this film.

[@shanes3060]

I love how they blended in Laure's theme from the original Halloween, it works !

[@SlashManEXE]

I was expecting a wink or a grin. Nope. Stone cold serious.

[@GisherJohn24]

alucard624 underrated film. Aside from Halloween 1, 3 is my favorite

[@terrondt]

SlashMan.EXE he turned dead and dark serious “ Happy Holloween”

[@eseetv9341]

He took a pleasant greeting and put so much hidden venom in it.

[@johnd.obrien6838]

This is easily the best scene in the movie - and it's simply Cochran doing a monologue.

[@thepassionofthegoose5472]

2:08 Sooooo good. This should be required viewing for anyone playing a villain.

[@chrismanteris9093]

yes the way says 'happy halloween' is great acting

[@darkprose]

If you get a chance to read the novelization by Jack Martin, do so. If you love this movie, the novel adds another level of darkness and horror that makes the movie even better-especially in its description of just what is happening when those little Silver Shamrock chips fired. It also leaves no question as to Cochran’s success.

[@thethiefking]

This was a very under rated film. It's my 2nd favorite Halloween film. God forbid if they do something original.

[@GenGamesUniverse]

It's a shame that people crapped on this on the fact that there was no Michael Myers. I would have prefered this then another halloween film without Myers but eh, what are ya gonna do!

[@mrp3263]

Amen

[@Itsnoahscott]

@@GenGamesUniverse Because it should’ve been it’s own movie & not apart of the Halloween Franchise. That’s why people didn’t like it if it was it’s own thing maybe it would’ve turned out different.

[@casesoutherland4175]

Same here! Halloween 3 is not only my favorite Halloween sequel, but one of my favorite sequels PERIOD!

[@GisherJohn24]

yep. they wanted to make more unique halloween enterprises after 3 and keep them going, without michaesl myers. But it was hated on too much by the critics.

[@lincoln3310]

I return to this video every year around Halloween time. I watch it several times in one sitting, it’s just truly a masterpiece of acting. It’s exposition done right, and the build up to Laurie’s Theme from the first Halloween and Cochran saying “Happy Halloween”...it’s beautiful

[@locke103]

been trying to find this movie's version of her theme for awhile. sad to say it isnt on any iteration of the soundtrack.

[@Kk-fc5jw]

It’s outstanding….his timing with Laurie’s theme which to me, might be the scariest theme in any film period…….creepshow 1 theme is number 2

[@360whiplash]

That speech Cochran gave was just more creepier and effective than any scene of Michael Myers stabbing some one to death.

[@TheShape--xt6pk]

Then you haven't seen halloween 6 the curse of micheal myers and halloween 2 (2009) when he kills the nurse O_O but in all respect this is still an awesome film which shouldn't have even been called halloween 3 but whatever.

[@oldsouth31]

Cochran was perfect cast w O'Herlihy. Total professional

[@kadejito1]

0:29 Awesome how he starts this sentence as slightly amused, but by the time he gets to the word "candy", he literally spits it out in disgust, and he gets this murderous look in his eye. And yes, I never really thought all that much about Halloween, thinking it was just a way for farmers to celebrate the end of the harvest season with their kids, or whatever, but at this point, for the length of this speech at least, I forgot this was a low budget horror movie and he had my undivided attention.

[@lionelhutz5137]

He views modern halloween as a perversion of his people's ancient ways. He is venerating and appeasing his ancestors by sacrificing the children.

[@michaelmyers1560]

Did he died??

[@GenGamesUniverse]

@@michaelmyers1560 At the end, Cochran dies yes, because Challis throws down the entire stock of buttons that have a piece of stonehenge in whilst the Silver Shamrock theme plays and the pumpkin flashes on and off the screen which also kills all of the workers there. However, Challis screams for the commercial to be turned off at the end of the film

[@GenGamesUniverse]

+kadejito - yep, he literally looks disgusted when he says "Begging for candy!", originally it was a celtic tradition - Samhein, which would mean that the harvest season was finished and the "darker" season was upon them. The celtics would then sacrifice animals and children to make sure that their plants/food/stock would be good for the next season.

[@anthonypalermo8816]

@@lionelhutz5137 To control his environment.

[@chrisstanley8053]

Highly underrated horror film here. Love the Halloween '78 cameo here too.

[@stevenmorris2234]

The music and the speech by Cochran is pure perfection. I mean the main villain deserves an Oscar along with the music just gives it the haunting feeling of dread but in a creepy spooky way. Letting us know that the villain is truly going to win in the end once seen the film the second time. The first time i saw this scene I was like he thinks he’s gonna get away with it and I know our hero will be able to stop it all in the end. Boy was I ever wrong. Now that is what makes this horror movie unique and so damn good and different. Now that is called doing something that no one expects to happen. A horrifying ending of the thought that all the kids will die in the end. Such an underrated gem 💎 that didn’t deserve the hate.

[@rodneythenewsgeek9426]

2:09 Happy Halloween *Halloween Theme plays in the background* there’s just something about it that really sells the evil, sinisterness to it all

[@casesoutherland4175]

The moment he said Happy Halloween, Halloween 3 became my favorite Halloween sequel.

[@an8dr2a]

He should have won an Oscar, amazing speech with that Irish accent 20 years before this role would have been given to Boris Karloff

[@gbrodey]

I completely agree!

[@ronaldh8446]

No chance. This movie was so hated back in the day. O'Herlihy was such a gifted actor and he was a wonderful villain in this excellent movie.

[@jamesmiller9515]

Dan should have received at least an Oscar nomination for best supporting actor...this halloween film is finally getting the kudos it deserved after all these years...all the actors were top notch in SOTW...

[@fredlast4547]

very shakespearean i thought

[@lookingatthemarkets]

Favorite scene from any horror flick. Dan O'Herlihy was an established actor long before this film, as was Betsy Palmer before Friday the 13th.

[@williamdavies9339]

David Moadel agreed 🤝

[@anthonypalermo8816]

Dan was also in a movie called "Good Against Evil", a little known TV movie with Dack Rambo. He played a priest.

[@NarcoticCasseroleProductions]

Dan O’Herlihy was freaking malevolent magic

[@tacticwave3856]

I like that the theme song plays around him in this scene. Such score gives so much power to characters. Characters of evil intrigue me alot more when they have good music on there side and in there background

[@PhilAndersonOutside]

Great scene. You're thinking he's completely screwed, going to die in the worst possible way, with no hope. Plus, he's the only guy who knows what's going on and could save the world.

[@TV-cx2zw]

Omg! I met Tom Atkins at a convention last week.. Super nice guy, he can barely hear but what a dream to meet Dr. Challis!! He signed my dvd cover 😊

[@zoyzoycornface]

ah so this is what he did before he joined OCP in RoboCop

[@checkerknights4]

Yep

[@ronaldh8446]

Also before he helped Alex Rogan defend the frontier against Xur and the Kodan Armada.

[@mattguy2998]

Had 2 start somewhere

[@ChrisManley1994]

Conal Cochran sinisterly wishing Dr Challis a Happy Halloween with the original Halloween soundtrack in the background is incredibly chilling

[@ryanmartin3248]

This really is my favorite movie of all time. And this scene is one of the best scenes in the history of horror. The writing and the delivery of the lines is perfect.

[@terrondt]

In less than 3 minutes he explained who he is and his Motive for attempted mass murder. This this guy is a worse murderer than any slasher killer ever

[@skar8009]

This guy is such a cool villain, it's understandably tho that he was a one-time thing.

[@channelchenes4541]

1:23 "Our craft." "Which craft?" "*Witch* craft."

[@BrianDePalmaII]

This movie overall isn't so perfect, but this sequence alone is 100% that

[@mattrodgers2911]

This man would have been a good James Bond villain

[@lois78]

The most amazing scene in any horror film ever.

[@mindriot91_96]

The end is great, too.

[@KarimY-119]

what is so good about this scene ?

[@lois78]

@KarimY-119 if you understand paganism it will make sense

[@KarimY-119]

@@lois78 i found the movie interesting somehow. highly lacking logic, but somehow scary as well.

[@GisherJohn24]

Underrated film. Very scary. Good story

[@zyx7478]

I watched that movie in the 1980s and even now in the year 2020 that Speech sent chills up my spine

[@uwehuber5018]

ESPECIALLY now . a timeline movie, revealing its true meaning after years

[@skullguy8504]

Cochran 2020 Make Halloween Great Again!

[@bossman6627]

no

[@67marlins81]

@@pdottie212fu TDS

[@e84fresh]

I think he’s already president

[@jordancasler2408]

They're in alignment and it's time again.

[@anthonypalermo8816]

The Druids held a powerful belief in Astrology.

[@alecjones4676]

@@anthonypalermo8816 That's what happens when you grow up without air conditioning

[@robbieodonovan44]

Imagin if the Man in Black in Halloween 5 was Cocren and this film was ment to connect with Halloween 6, therefor bringing them close together and having the Mark of Thorn behind the Shamrock this whole time. Now hows that for pay off of many sequles. I would of really really injoyed that concept :) would u???

[@logangreene7269]

That would've been a really theory, Robbie. I'd would've love to see Conal Cochran return in a future installment of the Halloween franchise as the Man in Black.

[@phoenix-lq9pd]

Dam that would have been a better route than what we got

[@anthonyyoutubefan7567]

Probably the best, most poetic, Gothic part of the film. I only wish Cochran had said, instead of showing the film HALLOWEEN on the TV (which, though, is so cool, great, meta and classic in itself), he had said, "We knew it was time to return when, a few years ago, there was that very nasty business in Haddonfiled, Illinois, involving a killer mad man who escaped from a mental hospital, and went back to his home town to play some delicious tricks on the townsfolk...and his Sister...then disappeared after killing a dozen people on Halloween night...quite a scary trick...the time began for us to begin Our work then..." That would have been even creepier, and, it would have tied the hoped-for anthology films to be, in some way, connected to the original Halloween universe. Either way, it's a cool callback. Mr. Oherlihy was excellent in this role.

[@lionelhutz5137]

Yea! it would've provided an eerie lead up to the whole ancient cult controlling Michael Myers but , at this time, I don't think they had any plans after the third film to bring back Michael Myers as they wanted to turn the franchise into anthology-type movies (like the 'Creepshow' series).

[@MrImastinker]

Better yet, this should have been a prequel to the whole franchise. Think about it: Cochran is performing a mass sacrifice of innocent blood. But why? What is he trying to appease? That's where the story of Michael Myers comes in. When his scheme is even partially thwarted, an ancient evil lashes out in outrage over its sacrifice not being fulfilled. It takes matters into its own hands and manifests in the form of a young boy. A boy who stabs his sister to death. The Thorn trilogy could have worked if the cult wasn't controlling Michael, but rather trying to aid in his mission and appease the evil inside him. Thorn would be just a name, a name for something too ancient and powerful to understand. Halloween 4's ending would see the evil passed on to Jamie, and Halloween 5 would feature Wynn spiriting her away. Halloween 6 would bring things full circle when Loomis and Tommy would free Jamie from the evil. But it would be reborn in Michael again, as his body would be in possession of the cult. And THEN the movie series would end in H20.

[@anthonyyoutubefan7567]

TheGreaterGood80 -- "Gothic" in the artistic, literary sense. I know it's Celtic...the way the Celtic lore is dramatized is what makes it Gothic-Romantic in tone.

[@mrcritical6751]

Or what if we see the effects of the masks across the country but a few seconds before a boy puts the mask on he’s messing with the chip he then puts the mask on quickly and instead of melting the kids face it just glitches up and starts electrocuting him in the brain you then hear a voice saying something like “Michael stop watching the TV” the boy then turns to the speaker and removes the mask revealing the blackest eyes...the devil’s eyes

[@DominicanManowarFan]

Damn I really like your idea! It would've been awesome to hear Cochran say those very same words.

[@jonalsbury6156]

It's time again...

[@strazel9930]

just realized conal Cochran has irish roots and all his 3 masks are the colour of the flag green (witch) white (skull) and orange (pumpkin).🇮🇪

[@justinedse8435]

Oh wow! That makes sense! I never realized it's the colors of that flag.

[@zacharyharris628]

That was kinda cool how he said happy Halloween and then the original Laurie theme started playing.

[@hallowseve5801]

This will teach kids to never enter a "free gift card giveaway" on the internet lol

[@alecjones4676]

Lol so that's what they are...

[@BrettMannion]

The franchise is not called Michael Myers, its called Halloween, so there is no logical reason for people to insist Michael Myers be in it. As for those wishing it was called Season of the Witch rather than Halloween III: Season of the Witch, remember that there is already a movie called Season of the Witch, so in addition to it being an alternative concept to the previous two Halloween movies, there would be the issue of copyright infringement. This was a great installment in the Halloween franchise. End of discussion.

[@scotchmorrison2579]

I think it was boring after this one.

[@runnininthe80s84]

That’s like saying the franchise is not called Freddy Krueger it’s called Nightmare on elm street

[@BrettMannion]

Scotch Morrison I disagree, 4, 5 and 6 were great!

[@BrettMannion]

Runnin In the 80s Exactly, so if they decided to not have Freddy in a Nightmare on Elm Street movie, they could. It’s a theme, not character specific.

[@spaceinvader8791]

@@BrettMannion actually 4 was good and 5,6 were awful

[@TheWelvarend]

This speech is from Halloween III: The Season of the Witch directed by Tommy Lee Wallace and produced by Debra Hill and John Carpenter. This scene is between the sinister Conal Cochran, played with suave malevolence by Dan O’Herlihy, and Dr. Daniel Challis, played by John Carpenter alum Tom Atkins. As a piece of dialog, it is great. More than great, it is EXCELLENT. The movie itself was not received well, but has garnered something of a cult following (no pun intended) in the ensuing decades.

[@frankdodd3355]

Thus scene and the atmosphere it creates is amazing, but it culminates when he pauses, almost absently, to look at Challis coldly to say "Happy Halloween" without any cheerful inflection whatsoever. After what he revealed to Challis of the REALITY of Halloween (in the film's universe at least) it's such a cynical, mocking, cold-blooded moment and O'Herlihy sells it perfectly, completely without joy or any semblance of the stereotypical supervillain moment. Wonderful. And then the classic Halloween music kicks in to underscore it. Just great. It's a shame the whole Halloween universe thing did not pan out because this film is great horror schlock with Cochran at the center and the pop culture specter of Michael Myers in the background.

[@ScoobySnacksRI]

any one notice he was playing Halloween 1 towards the end for him

[@rdelcastillo6601]

Edwin Sanchez yup

[@GenGamesUniverse]

I never noticed it until my friend said about it

[@daniel79tj]

had only noticed the commercial in the bar scene

[@theboogeyman4278]

1:55 my favourite part of the whole movie

[@averagegalaxygamer4430]

When Cochran says "Happy Halloween" while Lights Out plays on the TV makes this scene 10x better

[@richardjared960]

Tom Atkins plays a great hero!

[@ismailabk9068]

Cochran's actor, Dan O'Herlihy also played the Old Man, the villain from the 1987 film of RoboCop and its sequel who shared similarities to Cochran: Both are founders of the technological companies.

[@michaelcurtis5844]

Makes you wonder about what's happening in the world today, and whether there is a certain agency making all of it happen for a very sinister reason.

[@michaelcurtis5844]

Cochran actually reminds me of Boris Johnson.

[@petersmithyy4556]

@@michaelcurtis5844 or fauci

[@DeviIGundam]

Legitimately one of the best films ever made. So ahead of its time.

[@DopeAsThePope1]

Love how Laurie's theme is playing in the background!

[@deontaedouglas]

I like how they showed the 1978 Halloween on TV❤️

[@paulbirkbeck1790]

Dan o herilhy gives a master class in acting, what a villain you believe every word he says.

[@atarifan80]

This and the 1978 original are my favourite Halloween films.

[@alecjones4676]

It's not exactly stiff competition. Although, the most recent Halloween was actually pretty great.

[@asdfasdf7199]

@@alecjones4676 those are the 3 good halloween movies. the rest are trash.

[@taylorpack7705]

1-3 were really good, 4 was great nostalgia, 5-6 were terrible, H20 was really good, resurrection was terrible but guilty pleasure, Halloween 2007 was ok, Halloween 2 2009 was the worst ever made, and Halloween 2018 was in the middle, had good moments but the comedy and doctor turning evil ruined the movie.

[@Jamescreaney]

The festival of Samhain

[@rickploddingzombieproducti1530]

James Creaney Samhain of course was alluded to in H2 by Dr. Loomis.

[@Airsoftcleaner]

Its Sowen

[@mem1701movies]

Airsoftcleaner it's spelled SAMHAIN but pronounced SOWEN...

[@anthonypalermo8816]

@@mem1701movies It's also pronounced SAH WEEN.

[@rjg7112]

It's a joke, bro. And besides our hands our tied because the alignment of the planets commands us to have a huge sacrifice this Halloween. Got you. As a movie villain, you have to give Cochran credit for his fanatical devotion to his beliefs, no matter how savage. Only thing miss to firmly tie this movie to the first two would be a magically revived Michael Myers in the witchcraft laboratory of Silver Shamrock. Too bad the anthology concept didn't make it. Would have been better than having Michael Myers coming back to slash up more people, again and again.

[@PRHILL9696]

agree

[@darkprose]

I like that in this entry, _Halloween_ and Michael Myers was _just a silly little movie_ about a babysitter killer. He can’t compare to the cosmic evil Cochran is about unleash on the world.

[@androo6473]

There u have it folks! The origins of Halloween, or also known as to me, the festival of Samhain

[@anthonypalermo8816]

Yup. This movie is accurate about Halloween history. I used to be Wiccan, so I know.

[@elitescores]

This movie is so underrated, it's a classic

[@alexbrowning1760]

I'm pretty sure that Cochran is more evil than Michael Myers

[@wonderwhatsgonnahappen579]

Because Cochran offered a reason to his actions and a slow death while Michael never offered a reason or a conversation, he just simply offered an instant death

[@lionelhutz5137]

Death always has a design

[@adamcade604]

Absolutely, he wants to kill billions of kids

[@BaddogSports]

Cochran LEGEND! Rafferty was right. True genius!

[@velardejakob1852]

Cochran is the definition of pure evil. Lol

[@Fernando-qk2hp]

“Oh and …. HAPPY HALLOWEEN “ Priceless

[@anthonypalermo8816]

Conal is awesome as the ancient Irish warlock.

[@chrismanteris9093]

"we dont decide these things..... the planets do"

[@franzhaas5597]

MY FAVORITE SCENE IN THIS CLEVER FILM " O' AND HAPPY- - - - HALLOWEEN ".

[@rushdi34]

This movie is awesome

[@GisherJohn24]

rushdi34 very underrated . I thought besides Halloween 1, it was the best in the series , great story

[@GisherJohn24]

Ryan Khablawi yes?

[@GisherJohn24]

No way, it's awesome. you must not get it. IT's different, unique.

[@allanmclay]

Being Scottish and Celtic, Halloween is one of my favourite holidays since it resonates on a personal and cultural level. ‘Halloween III’ might’ve been better placed as a stand alone movie, but regardless, it still had that old school John Carpenter feel and vibe. I always watch this at least once a year (usually just before Halloween). Perhaps not a masterpiece, but I still consider it a classic.

[@taylorpack7705]

Carpenter should have continued to make more stories after this. People would have eventually came around.

[@ronaldh8446]

There wasn't a studio willing to back him after this fizzled quickly at the box office. So unfair! The advertising campaign was so minuscule no one had any idea Myers wasn't the antagonist. Universal had so little faith in it they decided to fool the public, collect a big opening weekend and move on. I hated this movie on opening weekend, thought about it for a few days, saw it again the following weekend and have loved it ever since.

[@taylorpack7705]

@@ronaldh8446 I think where they made the mistake is not having this be part 2. They should have let carpenter do his stories at least 1 more time. I guess part 4 was supposed to be a ghost story. They should have made that one and I think people would have understood and if they didn’t you could have brought Michael back and did part 2.

[@ronaldh8446]

@@taylorpack7705 I think that is completely valid. Once Myers was the protagonist in the 2nd flick the anthology idea was immediately behind the 8-Ball. I still think it may have worked - at least with audiences at the time - had they been open in the advertising. HALLOWEEN: SEASON OF THE WITCH without the III (3) to start with. And a tagline stating that Carpenter/Hill, the creators, bring you a whole new tale of terror. Universal dropped the ball. And Carpenter - even with his B movie sensibilities - as usual, was ahead of his time.

[@taylorpack7705]

@@ronaldh8446 if it were me I would have called each film this Halloween: season of the boogeyman Halloween: season of the boogeyman 2 Halloween: season of the witch That way people maybe would have understood a little better. The first 3 are the best then H20. 4 was ok but the rest are terrible.

[@Kelly_Rowe]

The old guy reminds me of Klaus Schwab

[@BloodyBay]

1:05 Though it's barely a side note, kudos to O'Herlihy for pronouncing "Samhain" correctly. That Irish Gaelic usually throws people off! 🙂

[@Kk-fc5jw]

Top shelf acting right there…..both of them……

[@M-E-G-A]

Is the white haired actor the same guy who played the president of OCP from Robo Cop?

[@eseetv9341]

Yes

[@nelifl.9756]

it's Dan O'Herlihy

[@M-E-G-A]

Damn that last name is really of Dutch, Irish descent.🍀🍻

[@samsquanch1996]

Cochran would make a great 007 villain.

[@VolumedMusicMan]

This film was never given a fair chance. It is very good!

[@holden6104]

The writing and delivery of this speech alone raised this film out of typical B-movie schlock.

[@davsny5]

He even pronounced Samhain correctly

[@jonesy2111]

Two great actors

[@theoneandonlyrustyshaklefo6256]

Don’t worry, Cochran got transferred to a new dimension and lived. He used his robot building skills to work at OCP, he’s the number one guy at OCP. OCP runs the cops. He fired the number 2 guy.

[@amazinmets8439]

Thanks God the world survived this massacre and we all got enjoy our LCD flat screen TV's!!!

[@AM-zh2vu]

Messier 11 It would be traumatizing though, if something like this would occur. Because stuff like that usually doesn't happen.

[@rickploddingzombieproducti1530]

J-E-T-S! JETS! JETS! JETS! Well we don't know that for sure but it would make for an awesome sequel if that third commercial played and the story picks up a few years later with another evil guy trying something else..

[@AstroSpark3]

I really like the anthology approach of Halloween wish people back then won’t expect too much of micheal

[@GennyI3eerDrinkr]

I like how the music from the original Halloween fits perfectly with this scene, almost as if they're actually tied together and not completely separate timelines. I still think if the H18/HK/HE trilogy actually suggests that Michael's mask is the source of his power, perhaps Silver Shamrock/Cult Of Thorn could be linked to it...? Big stretch though.

[@tthomaselli2]

What kind of chair is Dr. Dan Challis in, again & how did Dan O'Herlihy keep him restrained?...

[@codystarcowski5279]

That music brings back some creepy memories. The 80s the time of true psychological horror.

[@OBrienIsaCK]

Say what you want, this is a great movie

[@markg999]

The theme actually goes really well with this scene.

[@macmiles278]

Cochrane is superbly diabolical. R.I.P. DAN O'HERLIHY.

[@evilpumpkinii7916]

I’ve gotta admit, watching Halloween is not a bad way to go.

[@Lordeightbane]

What if it was Halloween H2O ?

[@evilpumpkinii7916]

@@Lordeightbane My death would then be mediocre.

[@Gordon1990]

I love the Micheal myers music in the background after happy Halloween

[@Z3AL316]

It’s interesting how Hollywood tells us the truth of what’s goin on through there own films

[@tias.6675]

This was my immediate thought while watching for the first time. I bet there's truth to those droids too...