---
name: "Debra Hill"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/debra-hill"
fi1m_id: "debra-hill"
imdb_id: "nm0384185"
tmdb_id: 2161
wikidata_id: "Q262102"
roles: ["Producer"]
born: "10 November 1950"
died: "7 March 2005"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 81
average_as: "producer"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-10-04T17:21:49.310647+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Debra Hill

## Identity

Debra Hill

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/debra-hill
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** debra-hill
- **IMDb ID:** nm0384185
- **TMDB ID:** 2161
- **Wikidata ID:** Q262102
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debra_Hill, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q262102, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0384185/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2161

Producer. Born 10 November 1950 in Haddonfield, New Jersey, USA. Died 7 March 2005.

## Details

- **Work:** Producer
- **Born:** 10 November 1950, Haddonfield, New Jersey, USA
- **Died:** 7 March 2005
- **Active:** 1978–2006
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 4: 1 acting, 1 writing, 2 producing
- **Frequently works with:** [Donald Pleasence](https://film.one/person/donald-pleasence.md), [John Carpenter](https://film.one/person/john-carpenter.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 81, as producer, over 2 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1970s 88 (1), 1980s 79 (2), 1990s 80 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debra_Hill, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q262102, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0384185/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2161

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Halloween*](https://film.one/film/halloween.md) (88)
- **Pluto TV:** [*The Dead Zone*](https://film.one/film/the-dead-zone.md) (82)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Escape from New York*](https://film.one/film/escape-from-new-york.md) (76)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Debra Hill (1950–2005) was an American film producer and screenwriter. She began her career in production roles before co-writing and producing the horror film *Halloween* (1978) with director John Carpenter. She collaborated with Carpenter on several further projects, including *The Fog* (1980), *Escape from New York* (1981) and *Halloween II* (1981).

Independently and through her partnership in Hill/Obst Productions with Lynda Obst, Hill produced films such as *The Dead Zone* (1983), *Clue* (1985), *Adventures in Babysitting* (1987) and *The Fisher King* (1991). She later formed Debra Hill Productions and worked on projects including *Escape from L.A.* (1996) and *Crazy in Alabama* (1999). Hill received the Women in Film Crystal Award in 2003.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, nytimes.com, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (4)

### Performed in (1)

- *Escape from New York* (1981), Fi1m 76, as Computer (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/escape-from-new-york.md)

### Wrote (1)

- *Halloween* (1978), Fi1m 88, Producer, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/halloween.md)

### Produced (2) — the average rests on these

- *The Fisher King* (1991), Fi1m 80, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-fisher-king.md)
- *The Dead Zone* (1983), Fi1m 82, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-dead-zone.md)

## Complete filmography (57)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Halloween Ends* (2022), Characters
- *Halloween Kills* (2021), Characters
- *The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault* (2020), as (archive footage)
- *Halloween* (2018), Characters
- *Halloween: Harvest of Souls, 1985* (2013), Characters
- *Halloween II* (2009), Characters
- *Halloween* (2007), Original Film Writer, Characters
- *World Trade Center* (2006), Producer
- *The Fog* (2005), Producer, Original Film Writer
- *Halloween: Resurrection* (2002), Characters
- *Teddy Bears' Picnic* (2001), Thanks
- *Crazy in Alabama* (1999), Producer
- *Chow Bella* (1998), Executive Producer
- *Halloween H20: 20 Years Later* (1998), Characters
- *The Replacement Killers* (1998), Thanks
- *Escape from L.A.* (1996), Screenplay, Producer
- *Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers* (1995), Characters
- *Confessions of Sorority Girls* (1995), Producer, Writer
- *Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman* (1994), Producer
- *Reform School Girl* (1994), Producer
- *Cool and the Crazy* (1994), Producer
- *Jailbreakers* (1994), Producer, Writer
- *Dragstrip Girl* (1994), Producer
- *Shake, Rattle and Rock!* (1994), Producer
- *Girls in Prison* (1994), Producer
- *Runaway Daughters* (1994), Producer
- *Motorcycle Gang* (1994), Producer
- *Roadracers* (1994), Producer
- *Rebel Highway* (1994), series, Producer, Writer, Creator
- *The Fisher King* (1991), Producer — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/the-fisher-king.md)
- *Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration* (1990), Producer
- *Gross Anatomy* (1989), Producer
- *Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers* (1989), Characters
- *The Lottery* (1989), Producer
- *Monsters* (1988), series, Director
- *Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers* (1988), Characters
- *Heartbreak Hotel* (1988), Producer
- *Big Top Pee-wee* (1988), Producer
- *Adventures in Babysitting* (1987), Producer
- *Clue* (1985), Producer
- *Head Office* (1985), Producer
- *The Dead Zone* (1983), Producer — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/the-dead-zone.md)
- *Halloween III: Season of the Witch* (1982), Producer
- *Halloween II* (1981), Screenplay, Producer
- *Escape from New York* (1981), as Computer (voice) · Producer — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/escape-from-new-york.md)
- *The Fog* (1980), as Blonde Girl on Bleachers (uncredited) · Producer, Screenplay
- *Hanging on a Star* (1978), Script Supervisor
- *Halloween* (1978), Screenplay, Producer — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/halloween.md)
- *Goodbye, Franklin High* (1978), Script Supervisor
- *Hi-Riders* (1978), Script Supervisor
- *Charge of the Model T's* (1977), Second Assistant Director
- *Bare Knuckles* (1977), Script Supervisor
- *Satan's Cheerleaders* (1977), Script Supervisor
- *Assault on Precinct 13* (1976), Script Supervisor, Assistant Editor
- *Goodbye, Norma Jean* (1976), Script Supervisor
- *Producers on Producing*, Actor
- *Untitled Halloween Film*, Characters

## Awards

### Other awards — 1 won

- Crystal Award 2003: Crystal Award (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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