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Foundation date 1 january 1977
Compass International Pictures was an American film distribution company founded by Irwin Yablans and Joseph Wolf in 1977. Their first, and most notable film release was Halloween in 1978 with Falcon Films. The company closed down in 1981. The company currently exists as a subsidiary of Trancas International Films, Inc.
Filmography of Compass International Pictures (8 films)
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, 1h28Directed by Dwight H. Little
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Horror, Slasher
Themes L'adolescence, Films about education, Films about children, Serial killer films, L'enfance marginalisée, Films about school violence
Actors Donald Pleasence, Ellie Cornell, Danielle Harris, Michael Pataki, Beau Starr, George P. Wilbur
Michael Myers has been in a coma for ten years since the explosion at Haddonfield Memorial Hospital and is being transferred to Smith's Grove Sanitarium by ambulance. Upon hearing that he has a niece, Michael awakens, kills the paramedics, and makes his way to Haddonfield to look for her. Dr. Sam Loomis (Donald Pleasence), Michael's former psychiatrist, who also survived the explosion, learns of Michael's escape and gives chase. He follows Michael to a small gas station and eatery, where Loomis finds Michael has killed a mechanic for his clothes, along with a clerk. Michael then escapes in a tow truck and causes an explosion, destroying Loomis's car in the process. Loomis is forced to catch a ride to Haddonfield to renew his search for Michael.
Roller Boogie (1979)
, 1h43Directed by Mark L. Lester
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Sports films, Musical films
Actors Linda Blair, Dick Van Patten, Roger Perry, Kimberly Beck, James Van Patten, Stoney Jackson
Bobby James and his friends (Phones, Hoppy, Gordo, and several others) skate to work on the Venice, California boardwalk. Meanwhile in Beverly Hills, Terry Barkley, genius flautist is also heading towards the beach in her Excalibur Phateon car. She also is joined by her stuck-up girlfriend Lana.
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Hell Night (1981)
, 1h41Directed by Tom DeSimone
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Horror, Slasher
Themes Ghost films
Actors Linda Blair, Vincent Van Patten, Peter Barton, Ron Gans
The film begins with a young teen girl screaming, only to reveal that she is a student at a frat party. While at the party, the camera cuts to Peter, who is the president of Alpha Sigma Rho. He decides that four new pledges should have an initiation. He decides that the group of youths: bookish Marti, brawn Jeff, partying Denise, and surfer Seth, should spend the night in the supposedly "haunted" estate, Garth Manor, where there was a murder twelve years ago prior to the present events. Peter began telling the story about the previous events that took place twelve years earlier as he leads them to the estate. The house's former owner, Raymonde Garth, who dismembered his family in the parlor strangled & killed his wife to death & kills his four deformed children: Margeret, Morris, & Suzanne, in seemingly violent ways, before finally hanging himself. However, the youngest child, Andrew Garth, dead or alive, was never found and is rumored to have seen the murders and fled the scene. Rumor has it that the deformed Andrew might still be living inside Garth Manor and his remains are left hidden as a deformed monster.
The Day Time Ended (1980)
, 1h19Directed by John Cardos
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Adventure, Horror
Themes Films about animals, Dinosaur films, La préhistoire, Time travel films, Animaux préhistoriques, Films about extraterrestrial life
Actors Jim Davis, Dorothy Malone, Christopher Mitchum, Marcy Lafferty, Scott Kolden, Roberto Contreras
A small family relocates to the Sonoran Desert, to be closer to the grandparents of the family. Though there are news reports of a spectacular triple supernova, and the young granddaughter has seen a glowing alien construction behind the barn, the family is at ease until, one night, a UFO soars overhead and appears to land in the nearby hills. Apparently, the triple supernova has opened a rift in space and time.
Blood Beach (1980)
, 1h32Directed by Jeffrey Bloom
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Horror
Actors David Huffman, Marianna Hill, Burt Young, John Saxon, Otis Young, Darrell Fetty
In the opening scene, a person goes missing on Los Angeles, California's Venice Beach; a middle-aged woman named Ruth who is walking her dog is suddenly pulled under the sand of the deserted beach by an unseen force. The woman's screams for help are heard by Harry Caulder, a harbor patrol officer who is taking a swim in the ocean just offshore. Harry calls the police to Ruth's disappearance but the two LAPD detectives, Royko and Piantadosi, claim that without a body there is not much they can do. The next day, Ruth's estranged daughter, Catherine, arrives from San Francisco after Harry calls her to her mother's disappearance.
Nocturna (1979)
, 1h25Directed by Harry Hurwitz
Genres Comedy, Horror, Musical
Themes Dance films, Films about music and musicians, Dracula films, Vampires in film, Musical films
Actors John Carradine, Yvonne De Carlo, Brother Theodore, Sy Richardson, Antony Hamilton, Al Sapienza
Transylvania, 1979: Hard times have fallen upon the House of Dracula, and to help pay the taxes on the ancestral castle it has been converted into the Hotel Transylvania. The manager of the hotel is the beautiful and sensuous Nocturna (Nai Bonet), granddaughter of the original Count (John Carradine) who still resides in the crypt deep in the sub-basement of the establishment.
Tourist Trap (1979)
, 1h30Directed by David Schmoeller
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Fantasy, Horror
Themes Serial killer films
Actors Chuck Connors, Jocelyn Jones, Tanya Roberts, Keith McDermott, Linnea Quigley, Dal McKennon
Eileen (Robin Sherwood) and her boyfriend Woody (Keith McDermott) are driving through the desert. When their car gets a flat Woody goes to find a gas station. Their friends Becky (Tanya Roberts), Jerry (Jon Van Ness) and Molly (Jocelyn Jones) are traveling separately in a different vehicle. They reach Eileen waiting at the car and they all drive off to collect Woody.
Halloween (1978)
, 1h31Directed by John Carpenter
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Horror, Slasher
Themes L'adolescence, Films about education, Films about children, Serial killer films, L'enfance marginalisée, Films about school violence
Actors Donald Pleasence, Jamie Lee Curtis, P. J. Soles, Nancy Kyes, Nick Castle, Kyle Richards
On the night of October 31, 1963, in Haddonfield, Illinois, 6-year-old Michael Myers (Will Sandin) murders his older sister Judith (Sandy Johnson) by stabbing her with a kitchen knife. Fifteen years later, on October 30, 1978, Michael escapes Warren County Smith's Grove Sanitarium, where he had been committed since the murder. He steals the car that was to take him to a court hearing, the intention of which was for him to never be released.