The Shape
The name the 1978 credits give the adult Michael Myers.
"The Shape" is the name used in the closing credits of John Carpenter's Halloween (1978) for the adult Michael Myers. In that film he was played by Nick Castle for most scenes and by Tony Moran in the final scene, where Michael's face is revealed.
Quick Facts
- Series
- Halloween
- Creator
- John Carpenter; Debra Hill
- Last
- Halloween: The Game (video game; 2026)
Reader's Guide
Michael Myers is the antagonist of every Halloween film except the standalone Halloween III: Season of the Witch. The filmmakers who created and developed him describe him directly as pure evil. He usually kills with a chef's knife and wears a white Halloween mask and coveralls, which he usually steals from a victim.
The mask in the first film was a Captain Kirk mask made from a cast of William Shatner's face for the 1975 film The Devil's Rain. In Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers, his young niece Jamie Lloyd has nightmares about The Shape.
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