10 More Movies That Did Crazy Things When They Ran Out Of Money

Given that John Carpenter's Halloween was made for just $325,000 back in 1978, the budget was razor-thin, with Carpenter and his crew pulling out every penny-pinching trick in the book to keep things chugging along.

One of the more inconspicuously expensive aspects of filmmaking is costuming - of acquiring all the different outfits for the various characters across the various days in which the story takes place. On bigger productions, this alone can end up costing more than Halloween's entire budget.

And so, Carpenter and co-writer Debra Hill came up with a novel solution. While the film was originally set to transpire over several days, it was decided instead to have the carnage take place on a single day in order to minimise the number of costume changes required for the cast.

Hell, the wardrobe requirements were consequently so minimal that Jamie Lee Curtis bought her own clothes for the film from department store JCPenney for a mere $100.

And then, once the film had cut costs by setting itself on a single day, Carpenter and Hill had their big brainstorm moment by making that day Halloween.