National Film Vault

OFFICIAL FILM AUTHENTICATION BY CROWN GRADING

AUTHENTIC

CROWN CERTIFIED

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MOVIEHalloween - Movie Trailer

SCENELoomis - Laurie Strode

FILM FORMAT35mm

YEAR2007

CERTIFICATE IDNFV-000002478

FILM NOTES

Rob Zombie's Halloween (2007) arrived as a Dimension Films reimagining of John Carpenter's 1978 original, trading atmosphere for a rawer, more brutal origin story of Michael Myers. It divided horror purists but drew a new generation to the franchise, becoming a box office success that spawned its own sequel. The teaser trailer campaign leaned heavily on the mythology of Haddonfield, pairing archival dread with fresh casting to signal a bold, unapologetic reinterpretation for modern audiences while still honoring the character's slasher roots.

This cell preserves a promotional frame pairing Dr. Samuel Loomis, the psychiatrist forever chasing the truth about his patient, with Laurie Strode, the babysitter whose fate anchors the entire saga. Trailer cells like this one are prized by collectors precisely because they distill a film's marketing identity into a single physical artifact, capturing two figures whose intertwined destinies define the Halloween mythos. Placing Loomis and Laurie together in one frame speaks to the eternal tension between warning and survival that drives the narrative forward.

Authentication Findings 8 checks

Consistent with a 35mm colour release print of Halloween Movie Trailer (2007).

Gauge: 35mm, confirmed by four perforations per frame on both edges; the strip holds three fully visible frames and one partially visible frame.
Perforations: Four per frame on both edges; spacing appears even and the punched edges appear clean with no torn or missing perforations visible.
Soundtrack: A variable-area optical track is visible running along one edge beside the picture area, consistent with a standard mono or stereo optical track; Dolby Digital data blocks appear present in the inter-perforation gaps on the same edge, suggesting a Dolby Digital optical composite track.
Edge print: Not visible in this capture at sufficient resolution to quote any manufacturer code, key number, or SAFETY FILM legend.
Base & colour: The base appears to carry a warm-neutral tint with a teal-coloured edge strip; the dye image reads as a colour positive with no obvious red shift or fading.
Projection history: Light vertical scratching is visible across the frame area, consistent with evidence of a projected print; no splices or cue marks are visible in this capture.
Picture: Positive colour image; the two left frames appear to be consecutive frames from a single shot, and the partial right frame appears to be from a different shot; the content is consistent with a theatrical release print of the film on record.
Era check: The Dolby Digital composite optical track alongside a variable-area optical track, colour positive stock, and teal-edged base are all consistent with a mid-2000s theatrical release print, matching the 2007 record date.

Read from the original intake capture shown below. Observations only — film is authenticated, not graded.

This original motion picture film element has been examined and authenticated by Crown Grading in partnership with National Film Vault, and encapsulated for archival preservation.

Why so little survivesRelease prints were leased to theaters, not sold. When the run ended they went back to the distributor to be destroyed, and most were. What collectors hold today came from the prints that escaped that order, and no new 35mm prints of these films are being struck.

CROWN SERIAL 000064335

Original Film Capture As received

The film strip as photographed on the light panel at intake, before encapsulation

Photographed on the light panel at intake, before encapsulation — tap to open full size