Screen Rant

  • Here's the story behind the mask used by Michael Myers in Halloween. 1 / 11

  • The emotionless white mask was important to Michael's overall look. 2 / 11

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  • During early stages of development, John Carpenter Tommy Lee Wallace to develop Michael's appearance. 3 / 11

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  • Wallace bought a mask of William Shatner's character on Star Trek for under two dollars. 4 / 11

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  • He widened the eyes, adjusted the hair, and spray painted the face white. 5 / 11

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  • Before the mask was chosen, Wallace considered a Spock mask, a clown mask, and a mask of Richard Nixon. 6 / 11

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  • The crew felt that the altered Shatner mask fit their goal of being an expressionless visage. 7 / 11

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  • Variations of the mask were used for all installments, except Halloween III. 8 / 11

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  • Some versions were more accepted by viewers than others. 9 / 11

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  • 2018's Halloween reboot went back to the original mask. 10 / 11

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  • The white mask will always be Michael Myers' trademark. 11 / 11

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