Debra Hill

Debra Hill (November 10, 1950 – March 7, 2005) was an American film producer and screenwriter, best known for producing various works of John Carpenter. She also co-wrote four of his films: Halloween, The Fog, Escape from New York and Escape from L.A. They also wrote and produced Halloween II together, which Carpenter did not direct. Description above from the Wikipedia Debra Hill, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Works

6.1

Halloween Ends

Four years after the events of Halloween in 2018, Laurie has decided to liberate herself from fear and rage and embrace life. But when a young man is accused of killing a boy he was babysitting, it ignites a cascade of violence and terror that will force Laurie to finally confront the evil she can’t control, once and for all.

Release Date:2022-10-12

Department:Writing

Job:Characters

Vote Count:1809

6.4

Halloween Kills

Michael manages to free himself from Laurie Strode's trap to resume his ritual bloodbath. As she fights for her life from injuries from their last encounter, she inspires her daughter Karen, her granddaughter Allyson, and all of Haddonfield to rise up against the unstoppable monster.

Release Date:2021-10-14

Department:Writing

Job:Characters

Vote Count:2712

AGFA Mystery Mixtape #4: Follow Your Own Star

Unleashed from the video vaults of the American Genre Film Archive (AGFA), AGFA MYSTERY MIXTAPE #4: FOLLOW YOUR OWN STAR is a brand new compilation of the most electrifying found footage mayhem that you’ll see this week. For this latest tape, our deep dive into behind-the-scenes horror is complemented by an even deeper dive into television from Dimension X.

Release Date:2020-07-14

Character:Self

The Movies That Made Us
7.2

The Movies That Made Us

These blockbusters brought us together and gave us the time of our lives. Meet the actors, directors and industry insiders who made them happen.

Release Date:2019-11-29

Character:Self (Archival Footage)

Episode Count:1

Vote Count:115

6.6

Halloween

Laurie Strode comes to her final confrontation with Michael Myers, the masked figure who has haunted her since she narrowly escaped his killing spree on Halloween night four decades ago.

Release Date:2018-10-18

Department:Writing

Job:Characters

Vote Count:4772

6.5

Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women

Using rare footage and exclusive interviews with filmmakers from all over the globe, "Reel Herstory" corrects the historic notion that women behind the scenes in motion pictures held peripheral careers compared with their male counterparts.

Release Date:2014-08-10

Character:Self

Vote Count:4

7.0

Halloween: Harvest of Souls, 1985

A fake trailer for an alternate 'lost' third entry in the "Halloween" series.

Release Date:2013-04-16

Department:Writing

Job:Characters

Vote Count:3

7.4

Halloween: The Inside Story

This feature-length documentary takes a look at one of the most successful film franchises of all time as it goes behind the scenes of John Carpenter’s Halloween, the frightfest that redefined the horror genre in the late 1970s.

Release Date:2010-10-25

Character:Self (archive footage)

Vote Count:17

6.2

Halloween

The early years of young Michael Myers and the events leading up to his fateful Halloween night murder rampage in the quiet town of Haddonfield, Illinois.

Release Date:2007-08-31

Department:Writing

Job:Original Film Writer

Vote Count:2382

7.8

Big John

French documentary on the films of John Carpenter

Release Date:2006-12-11

Character:Self

Vote Count:10

6.1

World Trade Center

Two police officers struggle to survive when they become trapped beneath the rubble of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.

Release Date:2006-08-09

Department:Production

Job:Producer

Vote Count:1671

6.8

Halloween: 25 Years of Terror

Follow the evolution of the 'Halloween' movies over the past twenty-five years. It examines why the films are so popular and revisits many of the original locations used in the films - seeing the effects on the local community. For the first time, cast, crew, critics and fans join together in the ultimate 'Halloween' retrospective.

Release Date:2006-07-26

Character:Self

Vote Count:42

4.5

The Fog

Trapped within an eerie mist, the residents of Antonio Bay have become the unwitting victims of a horrifying vengeance. One hundred years earlier, a ship carrying lepers was purposely lured onto the rocky coastline and sank, drowning all aboard. Now they're back – long-dead mariners who've waited a century for their revenge.

Release Date:2005-10-14

Department:Production

Job:Producer

Vote Count:757

Snake Plissken: Man of Honor

Documentary with interviews with John Carpenter and Debra Hill

Release Date:2005-06-06

Character:Self

5.5

John Carpenter: The Man and His Movies

Chronicles the work of cult director John Carpenter through interviews with him and his associates, with emphases on the earlier work.

Release Date:2004-03-23

Character:Self

Vote Count:8

8.0

Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest

Using original interviews with director John Carpenter, stars Jamie Lee Curtis and P.J. Soles, and crew members, 'Halloween': A Cut Above the Rest unveils the production of the horror classic and how the ingenuity of Carpenter and his team, coupled with the shoestring budget of $325,000, drove the filmmakers to create one of the most influential horror films of all time.

Release Date:2003-08-05

Character:Self

Vote Count:1

5.8

Tales from the Mist: Inside 'The Fog'

Retrospective documentary on the making of the 1980 horror film "The Fog."

Release Date:2002-08-27

Character:Self

Vote Count:5

4.6

Halloween: Resurrection

Reality programmers at DangerTainment select a group of thrill-seeking teenagers to spend one night in the childhood home of serial killer Michael Myers. Their planned live broadcast turns deadly when Michael decides to crash the party.

Release Date:2002-07-01

Department:Writing

Job:Characters

Vote Count:1283

3.0

Teddy Bears' Picnic

In Harry Shearer's tongue-in-cheek comedy, a waiter at Zanbesu Glen (a chi-chi Northern California resort) uses his movie camera to spy on the annual communal vacation of a group of rich, white U.S. government and business leaders who drink and carouse to excess while plotting their next move on the global stage. His goal? To sell the embarrassing and incriminating footage to the media and expose the "leaders" for what they really are.

Release Date:2002-03-29

Department:Crew

Job:Thanks

Vote Count:2

6.0

Crazy in Alabama

An abused wife heads to California to become a movie star while her nephew back in Alabama has to deal with a racially-motivated murder involving a corrupt sheriff.

Release Date:1999-10-22

Department:Production

Job:Producer

Vote Count:99

5.7

Halloween: Unmasked

A retrospective documentary on the making of the movie "Halloween," featuring exclusive interviews with director John Carpenter, producer Debra Hill, and stars Jamie Lee Curtis, PJ Soles, and Nick Castle.

Release Date:1999-09-13

Character:Self

Vote Count:6

Chow Bella

A frustrated crime reporter is given the job of food critic by his editor and when he writes a bad review of a mob owned restaurant, he must face the consequences.

Release Date:1998-10-01

Department:Production

Job:Executive Producer

6.0

Halloween H20: 20 Years Later

Two decades after surviving a massacre on October 31, 1978, former baby sitter Laurie Strode finds herself hunted by persistent knife-wielder Michael Myers. Laurie now lives in Northern California under an assumed name, where she works as the headmistress of a private school. But it's not far enough to escape Myers, who soon discovers her whereabouts. As Halloween descends upon Laurie's peaceful community, a feeling of dread weighs upon her -- with good reason.

Release Date:1998-08-05

Department:Writing

Job:Characters

Vote Count:1666

6.3

The Replacement Killers

Hired assassin John Lee is asked by Chinatown crime boss Terence Wei to murder the young son of policeman Stan Zedkov. Lee has the boy in his sights, but his conscience gets the better of him, and he spares the child's life. Afraid that Wei will take revenge on his family in China, Lee seeks out expert forger Meg Coburn to obtain the passport he needs to get out of the country, but a band of replacement killers is soon on his trail.

Release Date:1998-02-06

Department:Crew

Job:Thanks

Vote Count:523

5.9

Escape from L.A.

Into the 9.6-quaked Los Angeles of 2013 comes Snake Plissken. His job: wade through L.A.'s ruined landmarks to retrieve a doomsday device.

Release Date:1996-08-09

Department:Writing

Job:Screenplay

Vote Count:1460

5.2

Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers

Six years after being kidnapped by a cult, Jamie tries to escape the clutches of her serial killer uncle, Michael Myers.

Release Date:1995-09-29

Department:Writing

Job:Characters

Vote Count:1127

5.5

Confessions of a Sorority Girl

A spoiled little rich girl arrives at Sorority High with studying the last thing on her mind. Spreading malicious rumours and splitting people up are just some of the things she finds amusing. Her behaviour not surprisingly though, starts to alienate her from her fellow classmates.

Release Date:1995-08-05

Department:Production

Job:Producer

Vote Count:11

4.8

Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman

When an abused heiress grows to giant size because of her encounter with aliens, she decides to get revenge on her cheating husband and those who looked down on her.

Release Date:1994-09-28

Department:Production

Job:Producer

Vote Count:95

5.0

Reform School Girl

Donna is sent to a reform school to take the fall for bad boy Vince. Inside, she makes friends and learns about herself.

Release Date:1994-09-23

Department:Production

Job:Producer

Vote Count:11

4.7

Cool and the Crazy

Unhappily married couple Roslyn and Michael lead separate affairs that lead to violent repercussions for all.

Release Date:1994-09-16

Department:Production

Job:Producer

Vote Count:18

5.1

Jailbreakers

A 1950s high school cheerleader meets a leather clad rebel biker and goes out on the town with him. When he steals an item of jewellery he gets thrown in prison but not for long. He makes a desperate escape and he is determined to catch up with his lost love and re-new their criminal activities.

Release Date:1994-09-09

Department:Production

Job:Producer

Vote Count:7

2.5

Dragstrip Girl

Johnny is a bad guy trying to go straight and becomes smitten with Laura, a wealthy good girl who is rebelling against her parents, all set among the backdrop of 1950s Los Angeles.

Release Date:1994-09-02

Department:Production

Job:Producer

Vote Count:2

6.2

Shake, Rattle and Rock!

In 1950s America, teenage rebellion comes easy when something like rock 'n' roll is viewed as sinful. Looking to have a good time while they're young, Susan, Cookie and Tony -- three teenagers from a small town -- start a nightclub where host Danny Klay introduces the newest rock 'n' roll talent, and everyone can dance the night away. Of course, not everyone in town is happy with the new establishment.

Release Date:1994-08-26

Department:Production

Job:Producer

Vote Count:10

4.5

Girls in Prison

Framed for the murder of a record company president in 1952 Hollywood, young, aspiring singer Aggie O'Hanlon is sentenced to life in prison and tries to adjust to her life life behind bars in a hellish womens prison where she is befriended by other "lifer" inmates who help her out when Aggie finds herself marked for murder by an unknown source who thinks she knows more about the murder than she does.

Release Date:1994-08-19

Department:Production

Job:Producer

Vote Count:14

6.0

Runaway Daughters

Angie, Mary, and Laura are teenage girls who are fed up with their bland and unexciting small town lives. Mary discovers that she's pregnant after having sex with her boyfriend.

Release Date:1994-08-12

Department:Production

Job:Producer

Vote Count:5

5.0

Motorcycle Gang

Cal and his family are driving to their new home in California and are terrorized by a motorcycle gang along the highway.

Release Date:1994-08-08

Department:Production

Job:Producer

Vote Count:2

5.8

Roadracers

Cynical look at a 1950s rebellious Rocker who has to confront his future, thugs with knives, and the crooked town sheriff.

Release Date:1994-07-22

Department:Production

Job:Producer

Vote Count:73

Rebel Highway
10.0

Rebel Highway

Rebel Highway was a short-lived revival of American International Pictures created and produced by Lou Arkoff, the son of Samuel Z. Arkoff and Debra Hill for the Showtime channel in 1994. The concept was 10-week series of 1950s "drive-in classic" B-movies remade "with a '90s edge". The impetus for the series, according to Arkoff was, "what it would be like if you made Rebel Without a Cause today. It would be more lurid, sexier, and much more dangerous, and you definitely would have had Natalie Wood's top off".

Release Date:1994-07-07

Department:Creator

Job:Creator

Vote Count:1

7.3

The Fisher King

Two troubled men face their terrible destinies and events of their past as they join together on a mission to find the Holy Grail and thus to save themselves.

Release Date:1991-09-20

Department:Production

Job:Producer

Vote Count:1353

6.0

Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Special

Celebration of Disneyland's 35th Anniversary

Release Date:1990-07-01

Department:Production

Job:Producer

Vote Count:1

5.7

Gross Anatomy

Joe Slovak is a brilliant first-year med student whose casual, nonconforming approach to life gets tested when he enrolls in Gross Anatomy, the toughest course in med school.

Release Date:1989-10-20

Department:Production

Job:Producer

Vote Count:54

5.3

Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers

One year later, Michael Myers' traumatized young niece is horrified to discover she has a telepathic bond with her evil uncle... and that he is on the way back to Haddonfield to begin the carnage again.

Release Date:1989-10-12

Department:Writing

Job:Characters

Vote Count:1217

5.5

The Lottery

A music teacher realizes that she's won the lottery, but then promptly loses the ticket out the window. The short film then follows her exploits to recover the ticket as it is grabbed by a pigeon, blown down the street and into the subway.

Release Date:1989-05-01

Department:Production

Job:Producer

Vote Count:4

5.2

Heartbreak Hotel

When a teen tries to set up a band at his school, his mother - who was a big fan of Elvis Presley - gets in a wreck. He and his band members then decide to kidnap Elvis and hook him up with his mother.

Release Date:1988-09-30

Department:Production

Job:Producer

Vote Count:31

4.9

Big Top Pee-wee

Paul Reubens stars as Pee-wee Herman in his second full-length film about a farmer who joins the circus after a storm drops a big tent in his front yard. Pee-wee, along with an outlandish cast of animals and circus performers, puts on the best show ever.

Release Date:1988-07-22

Department:Production

Job:Producer

Vote Count:134

6.9

Adventures in Babysitting

When plans with her boyfriend fall through, high school senior Chris Parker ends up babysitting the Anderson kids, Brad and Sara. What should be a quiet night in, however, turns into a series of ridiculous exploits, starting when they leave the house to pick up Chris' friend Brenda. Soon, Brad's buddy Daryl is involved, and the group must contend with car thieves, blues musicians and much more.

Release Date:1987-07-01

Department:Production

Job:Producer

Vote Count:679

7.2

Clue

Clue finds six colorful dinner guests gathered at the mansion of their host, Mr. Boddy -- who turns up dead after his secret is exposed: He was blackmailing all of them. With the killer among them, the guests and Boddy's chatty butler must suss out the culprit before the body count rises.

Release Date:1985-12-13

Department:Production

Job:Producer

Vote Count:1745

5.2

Head Office

In this comic take on big-business wheelings and dealings, an ambitious senator's son moves up the corporate ladder through undeserved promotions. But against his better judgment, he falls for a woman (the chairman's daughter, no less) who's leading a protest against the company's shady business practices.

Release Date:1985-06-06

Department:Production

Job:Producer

Vote Count:28

7.0

The Dead Zone

Johnny Smith is a schoolteacher with his whole life ahead of him but, after leaving his fiancee's home one night, is involved in a car crash which leaves him in a coma for 5 years. When he wakes, he discovers he has an ability to see into the past, present and future life of anyone with whom he comes into physical contact.

Release Date:1983-10-21

Department:Production

Job:Producer

Vote Count:1659

5.2

Halloween III: Season of the Witch

A terrified toy salesman is mysteriously attacked, and at the hospital, babbles and clutches the year's most popular Halloween costume, an eerie pumpkin mask. Suddenly, Doctor Daniel Challis finds himself thrust into a terrifying nightmare.

Release Date:1982-10-22

Department:Production

Job:Producer

Vote Count:1399

6.6

Halloween II

After failing to kill stubborn survivor Laurie and taking a bullet or six from former psychiatrist Dr. Sam Loomis, Michael Myers has followed Laurie to the Haddonfield Memorial Hospital, where she's been admitted for Myers' attempt on her life. The institution proves to be particularly suited to serial killers, however, as Myers cuts, stabs and slashes his way through hospital staff to reach his favorite victim.

Release Date:1981-10-30

Department:Writing

Job:Screenplay

Vote Count:2062

7.1

Escape from New York

In a world ravaged by crime, the entire island of Manhattan has been converted into a walled prison where brutal prisoners roam free. After the US president crash-lands inside, war hero Snake Plissken has 24 hours to bring him back.

Release Date:1981-05-23

Department:Production

Job:Producer

Character:Computer (voice)

Vote Count:3202

6.7

The Fog

Strange things begin to occurs as a tiny California coastal town prepares to commemorate its centenary. Inanimate objects spring eerily to life; Rev. Malone stumbles upon a dark secret about the town's founding; radio announcer Stevie witnesses a mystical fire; and hitchhiker Elizabeth discovers the mutilated corpse of a fisherman. Then a mysterious iridescent fog descends upon the village, and more people start to die.

Release Date:1980-02-07

Department:Production

Job:Producer

Character:Blonde Girl on Bleachers (uncredited)

Vote Count:1573

4.8

Fear on Film: Inside 'The Fog'

Short documentary. Interviews with the cast & crew of 'The Fog'

Release Date:1980-01-01

Character:Self

Vote Count:4

Hanging On A Star

A struggling rock band is discovered by a gutsy young woman determined to make it as their manager. Certain that the band can be a winner, she convinces the group to give her a shot at making them stars. Surviving a slew of pitfalls -- among them a motorcycle gang and a helicopter pilot named "Crash" -- the band soon discovers that while making it isn't all that easy, getting there is all the fun.

Release Date:1978-11-16

Department:Directing

Job:Script Supervisor

7.6

Halloween

Fifteen years after murdering his sister on Halloween Night 1963, Michael Myers escapes from a mental hospital and returns to the small town of Haddonfield, Illinois to kill again.

Release Date:1978-10-24

Department:Writing

Job:Screenplay

Vote Count:5696

1.5

Goodbye, Franklin High

Comic melodrama following the day-to-day life of high school senior Will, a promising but naive athlete struggling with choices that could determine his future, romance and family difficulties.

Release Date:1978-04-07

Department:Directing

Job:Script Supervisor

Vote Count:2

5.1

Hi-Riders

Story of a group of drag races and the young boy and girl who join them.

Release Date:1978-03-17

Department:Directing

Job:Script Supervisor

Vote Count:4

Charge of the Model T's

During WWI, the Germans try to encourages and hires a band of certain Mexican guerrillas and bandits to make trouble on the Texas border and attack the Stonewall Farm. He plans this so the Americans will have no choice but to send more troops to Texas instead of Europe. Masterminding the plot is a German spy who has, at his disposal, the RX4, a specially equipped weapon-bearing automobile of awesome speed, but a U.S. Army lieutenant carries the day with his own fleet of Model T racers.

Release Date:1977-11-04

Department:Directing

Job:Second Assistant Director

5.4

Bare Knuckles

A bounty hunter in Los Angeles sets out to track down and stop a masked serial killer who murders women by using kung-fu moves.

Release Date:1977-09-08

Department:Directing

Job:Script Supervisor

Vote Count:5

4.3

Satan's Cheerleaders

The janitor at a local high school is actually the scout for a coven of Satanists on the lookout for a virgin to sacrifice. One day he kidnaps the cheerleading squad to use for their rituals. However, unbeknownst to the devil-worshipers, one of the cheerleaders is actually a witch, and has plans of her own for the Satanists.

Release Date:1977-03-18

Department:Directing

Job:Script Supervisor

Vote Count:32

7.3

Assault on Precinct 13

The lone inhabitants of an abandoned police station are under attack by the overwhelming numbers of a seemingly unstoppable street gang.

Release Date:1976-10-08

Department:Directing

Job:Script Supervisor

Vote Count:1097

4.8

Goodbye, Norma Jean

Norma Jean Baker finds her way to Hollywood and is turned into sex symbol Marilyn Monroe.

Release Date:1976-02-01

Department:Directing

Job:Script Supervisor

Vote Count:8

Producers on Producing

Who should direct the film? Who should write it? Who should edit the final product? With major Hollywood studios, these questions lie within the producer's domain.

Hollywood Trailblazer: The Debra Hill Story

Debra Hill's documentary tells the story of her multifaceted life and of inspiring filmmakers around the world, and her legacy as a creative producer, mentor, film pioneer and activist is an enduring one.

Character:(archive footage)

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