Dr. Sam Loomis He's gone from here. The evil is gone.
Played by Donald Pleasence 
Halloween (1978) · 35 quotes
Halloween (1978) · 35 quotes
Tied for most-quoted character in Halloween (1978): in 14 of its 35 quotes
Most scenes with: Sheriff Brackett (3)
I met him fifteen years ago. I was told there was nothing left. No reason, no, uh, conscience, no understanding and even the most rudimentary sense of life or death, of good or evil, right or wrong. I met this six year old child with this blank, pale, emotionless face, and the blackest eyes, the devil's eyes. I spent eight years trying to reach him and then another seven trying to keep him locked up because I realized that what was living behind that boy's eyes was purely and simply evil...He's been here once tonight. I think he'll come back. I'm gonna wait for him.
More lines from Dr. Sam Loomis
3 quotes Dr. Sam Loomis Dr. Sam Loomis [into phone]
You've got to believe me, Officer, he is coming to Haddonfield... Because I know him - I'm his doctor! You must be ready for him... If you don't, it's your funeral!
Dr. Sam Loomis You've fooled them, haven't you Michael? But not me.
Scenes with Dr. Sam Loomis
10 scenes Loomis He hasn't spoken a word in 15 years.
Nurse
Are there any special instructions?
Loomis Just try and understand what we're dealing with here. Don't underestimate it.
Nurse
Don't you think we could refer to it as him?
Loomis If you say so.
Nurse
Your compassion's overwhelming, doctor. You're serious about it, aren't you?
Loomis Yeah.
Nurse
You mean you actually never want him to get out?
Loomis Never, ever. Never.
Nurse
Then why are we taking him up to Hardin County if you're just gonna lock...
Loomis Because that is the law.
Dr. Terence Wynn
Now, for God's sake, he can't even drive a car!
Loomis He was doing very well last night! Maybe someone around here gave him lessons!
Graveyard Keeper Yeah, you know every town has something like this happen... I remember over in Russellville, old Charlie Bowles, about fifteen years ago... One night, he finished dinner, and he excused himself from the table. He went out to the garage, and got himself a hacksaw. Then he went back into the house, kissed his wife and his two children goodbye, and then he proceeded to...
Loomis Where are we?
Graveyard Keeper Eh? Oh, it's, uh, right over here... [they see the headstone for Judith Myers is missing]
Graveyard Keeper Why do they do it? Goddamn kids! They'll do anything for Halloween.
Loomis He came home!
Every kid in Haddonfield thinks this place is haunted.
Loomis They may be right. Look!
What is that?
Loomis It's a dog.
It's still warm.
Loomis He got hungry.
...It coulda been a skunk.
Loomis Could have, huh?
A man wouldn't do that.
Loomis This isn't a man.
I have a feeling that you're way off on this.
Loomis You have the wrong feeling.
You're not doing very much to prove me wrong!
Loomis What more do you need?
Well, it's going to take a lot more than fancy talk to keep me up all night crawling around these bushes.
Loomis I watched him for fifteen years, sitting in a room staring at a wall, not seeing the wall, looking past the wall, looking at this night, inhumanly patient, waiting for some secret, silent alarm to trigger him off. Death has come to your little town, Sheriff. You can either ignore it or you can help me to stop it.
More fancy talk.
Loomis [pulling his gun after being startled by a crash]
You must think me a very sinister doctor... oh, I have a permit.
Seems to me you're just plain scared.
Loomis Yeah, yeah I am...
Loomis As a matter of fact... it was.
Dr. Wynn I'm not responsible, Sam.
Dr. Loomis Oh, no.
Dr. Wynn I told them how dangerous he was.
Dr. Loomis You couldn't have! Two roadblocks and an all points bulletin wouldn't stop a five-year-old.
Dr. Wynn Well, he's your patient. If you knew that the precautions weren't strong enough, you should have told somebody.
Dr. Loomis I told everybody! Nobody listened.
Dr. Wynn There's nothing else I can do.
Dr. Loomis You can get back in there and get back on that telephone and tell them exactly who walked out of here last night and tell them exactly where he's going.
Dr. Wynn Probably going.
Dr. Loomis I'm wasting my time.
Dr. Wynn Sam, Haddonfield is 150 miles away from here. For God's sake, he can't drive a car!
Dr. Loomis He was doing very well last night! Maybe someone around here gave him lessons.
Dr. Loomis Does anybody live here?
No, not since 1963 when it happened. Every kid in Haddonfield thinks this place is haunted.
Dr. Loomis They may be right. [After noticing something in the beam of the flashlight] Look!
What? What is that?
Dr. Loomis It's a dog.
It's still warm.
Dr. Loomis He got hungry.
...It coulda been a skunk.
Dr. Loomis Could have, huh?
A man wouldn't do that.
Dr. Loomis This isn't a man! [he and Sheriff Brackett go upstairs into Judith Myers' bedroom] It happened in here. [walks to the window] He could've been standing outside, seen us right through this window. [a gutter slams into the window, startling Loomis and causing him to draw a revolver] You must think me a very sinister doctor. Oh, I do have a permit.
Seems to me you're just plain scared.
Dr. Loomis Yes, I am, uh... I met him fifteen years ago. I was told there was nothing left. No reason, no, uh, conscience, no understanding and even the most rudimentary sense of life or death, of good or evil, right or wrong. I met this six-year-old child with this blank, pale, emotionless face, and the blackest eyes, the devil's eyes. I spent eight years trying to reach him and then another seven trying to keep him locked up, because I realized that what was living behind that boy's eyes was purely and simply...evil.
What do we do?
Dr. Loomis He's been here once tonight. I think he'll come back. I'm gonna wait for him.
I still think I should notify the radio--
Dr. Loomis No. If you do that, they'll see him on every street corner, they'll look for him in every house. Just tell your men to keep their mouths shut and their eyes open.
I'll check back in an hour.
Nothing's going on except kids playing pranks, trick-or-treating, parking, getting high. I have a feeling that you're way off on this.
Dr. Loomis You have the wrong feeling.
You're not doing very much to prove me wrong!
Dr. Loomis What more do you need?
Well, it's going to take more than fancy talk to keep me up all night crawling around these bushes.
Dr. Loomis I watched him for fifteen years, sitting in a room, staring at a wall, not seeing the wall, looking past the wall, looking at this night, inhumanly patient, waiting for some secret, silent alarm to trigger him off. Death has come to your little town, Sheriff. You can either ignore it, or you can help me to stop it.
More fancy talk. Doctor, do you know what Haddonfield is? Families, children, all lined up in rows up and down these streets. You're telling me they're lined up for a slaughterhouse.
Dr. Loomis They could be.
[thinks for a second]
All right, I'll stay here with you tonight, just on the chance that you're right. And if you are right, damn you for letting him go.
