Halloween (2007)

After being committed for 17 years, Michael Myers, now a grown man and still very dangerous, escapes from the mental institution (where he was committed as a 10 year old) and he immediately returns to Haddonfield, where he wants to find his baby sister, Laurie. Anyone who crosses his path is in mortal danger.

Director:

Rob Zombie

Writers:

Rob Zombie (screenplay), John Carpenter,

Stars:

Malcolm McDowell, Scout Taylor-Compton, Tyler Mane

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Malcolm McDowell	...	Dr. Samuel Loomis
Scout Taylor-Compton	...	Laurie Strode
Tyler Mane	...	Michael Myers
Daeg Faerch	...	Michael Myers, age 10
Sheri Moon Zombie	...	Deborah Myers
William Forsythe	...	Ronnie White
Danielle Harris	...	Annie Brackett
Kristina Klebe	...	Lynda Van Der Klok
Skyler Gisondo	...	Tommy Doyle
Danny Trejo	...	Ismael Cruz
Hanna Hall	...	Judith Myers
Tom Towles	...	Larry Redgrave
Bill Moseley	...	Zach 'Z-Man' Garrett
Leslie Easterbrook	...	Patty Frost
Steve Boyles	...	Stan Payne

Storyline

The residents of Haddonfield don't know it yet... but death is coming to their small sleepy town. Sixteen years ago, a ten year old boy called Michael Myers brutally kills his step father, his elder sister and her boyfriend. Sixteen years later, he escapes from the mental institution and makes his way back to his hometown intent on a murderous rampage pursued by Dr Sam Loomis who is Michael's doctor and the only one who knows Michael's true evil. Elsewhere a shy teenager by the name of Laurie Strode is babysitting on the night Michael comes home... is it pure coincidence that she and her friends are being stalked by him?

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Plot Keywords:

michael myers | boy | stripper | teenager | suicide | 

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Taglines:

Evil Has A Destiny

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Genres:

Horror

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong brutal bloody violence and terror throughout, sexual content, graphic nudity and language

Details

Official Sites:

HalloweenMovies.com: The Official site of Michael Myers Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

31 August 2007 (USA)

Also Known As:

Halloween: Retribution

Filming Locations:

Altadena, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$15,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£620,844 (UK) (28 September 2007)

Gross:

$58,267,261 (USA) (7 December 2007)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Dimension Films, Nightfall Productions, Spectacle Entertainment Group

Technical Specs

Runtime:

109 min 121 min (unrated) 83 min (cut)

Sound Mix:

DTS SDDS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Emma Stone auditioned for the role of Laurie Strode.

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Goofs

When Michael Myers stabs a boy and he is attached to the wall because of the knife, the knife is sticking too far out for it to go through his body and into the wall.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Michael Myers - Child: Come on, sweetie pie. Morning, Elvis. You're a pretty Elvis, aren't you? Yes, you are.

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Crazy Credits

End credits are inter-cut with home video clips depicting Myers childhood.

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Connections

Referenced in Deadlands 2: Trapped (2008)

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Soundtracks

"God of Thunder"
Written by Paul Stanley
Performed by KISS
Courtesy of The Island Def Jam Music Group
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

User Reviews

This film was a Waste of Time

Dear oh Dear. The original was a classic and still makes me squirm a bit now when I watch it. What on earth was the point of this remake? Its just bad and really disappointed me but I guess I might have known it would. Far too much time is spent showing MM as a kid, although for me thats the best part of the film, as its different to the original and sets the scene a bit more, but when he escapes, thats when it goes downhill. The original was truly scary and edge of the seat stuff, all done by camera angles, music and building the tension. True to form, because they couldn't achieve that with a remake, they had to up the gore and it just didn't work, not for me. Verdict - nowhere near as good as the original and don't waste money at the cinema on this - see it on DVD if you must.