Compass International Pictures

American film company

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Compass International Pictures

Industry| Film studio
Founded| 1977; 48 years ago (1977)
Defunct| 1981; 44 years ago (1981) (as Compass International Pictures)
Fate| Closed
Successor| Trancas International Films

Key people

| Irwin Yablans
Joseph Wolf
Paul Freeman
Moustapha Akkad
Malek Akkad
Products| Halloween (1978)
Roller Boogie (1979)
Parent| Trancas International Films, Inc.
Website| CompassPics.com

Trancas International Films, Inc. (formerly known as Compass International Pictures) is an independent American film production and distribution company founded by producers Irwin Yablans and Joseph Wolf in 1977, best known for their involvement in the production of numerous horror films between 1977 and 1981. Their first and most notable film release was Halloween in 1978 with Falcon Films.[1] The company closed down in 1981, before re-emerging four years later under the name Trancas International Films.[2] As of 2023, they are the copyright holders of the Halloween film series, and have produced every film in the series to date.

## Films released

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### As Compass International Pictures

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Release Date  | Film  | Note

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October 25, 1978  | Halloween | Inducted into the National Film Registry in 2006
March 1, 1979  | Nocturna: Granddaughter of Dracula |
March 14, 1979  | Tourist Trap |
December 19, 1979  | Roller Boogie | (distributed by United Artists)
October 14, 1980  | Fade to Black | with American Cinema Releasing
November 1980  | The Day Time Ended |
January 23, 1981  | Blood Beach | with The Jerry Gross Organization
August 7, 1981  | Hell Night |

### As Trancas International Films

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* 1985 Appointment with Fear
* 1986 Free Ride
* 1988 Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
* 1989 Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
* 1995 Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers
* 1998 Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
* 2002 Halloween: Resurrection
* 2007 Made in Brooklyn
* 2007 Halloween
* 2009 Halloween II
* 2014 Free Fall
* 2018 Halloween
* 2021 Halloween Kills
* 2022 Halloween Ends

## References

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1. ^ Magistrale, Tony (2003). Hollywood's Stephen King. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 221\. ISBN 0-312-29321-6.
2. ^ "Film – Trancas International Films". trancasfilms.com. Retrieved 2017-01-02.

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