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Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998)

R 86 min  -  Drama | Horror | Thriller  -   5 August 1998 (USA)
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Laurie Strode, now the dean of a Northern California private school with an assumed name, must battle the Shape one last time and now the life of her own son hangs in the balance.

Director:

Steve Miner

Writers:

Debra Hill (characters), John Carpenter (characters), and 3 more credits »
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Cast

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Jamie Lee Curtis ...
Josh Hartnett ...
Adam Arkin ...
Michelle Williams ...
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Jodi Lyn O'Keefe ...
Adam Hann-Byrd ...
Janet Leigh ...
Joseph Gordon-Levitt ...
Nancy Stephens Nancy Stephens ...
Branden Williams ...
Beau Billingslea ...
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Storyline

On Halloween in 1963, Michael Myers murdered his sister, Judith. In 1978, he broke out to kill his other sister, Laurie Strode. He killed all of her friends, but she escaped. A few years later, she faked her death so he couldn't find her. But now, in 1998, Michael has returned and found all the papers he needs to find her. He tracks her down to a private school where she has gone under a new name with her son, John. And now, Laurie must do what she should have done a long time ago and finally decided to hunt down the evil one last time. Written by Will  

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Plot Keywords:

Halloween | School | Death | Michael Myers | Nightmare  | See more »

Taglines:

20 years ago, HE changed the face of Halloween. Tonight, he's back! See more »

Genres:

Drama | Horror | Thriller

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for terror violence/gore and language See all certifications »

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Halloween: H20 See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$17,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$16,187,724 (USA) (9 August 1998) (2607 Screens)

Gross:

$55,041,738 (USA)
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Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Trivia

The phrase "Do as I say" is spoken twice by Laurie while escorting the students to safety. This same line was spoken to the children in the original Halloween movie. See more »

Goofs

Audio/visual unsynchronized: In the opening scene, a woman holds up a knife before she stabs it into a pumpkin. There's a sound effect of the knife coming out of its holder, however, the knife is in the air the whole time. See more »

Quotes

Tony: Hasn't anyone ever told you that second-hand smoke kills?
Nurse Marion: Yeah, but they're all dead.
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Connections

Referenced in Kickin It Old Skool (2007) See more »

Soundtracks

"WHAT'S THIS LIFE FOR"
Written by Scott Stapp (as Stapp) / Mark Tremonti (as Tremonti)
Performed by Creed
Courtesy of Wind-up Records See more »