Halloween II (2009)

Director:

Rob Zombie

Writer (WGA):

Rob Zombie (written by)

Release Date:

28 August 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

Family Is Forever

Plot:

Laurie Strode struggles to come to terms with her brother Michael's deadly return to Haddonfield, Illinois; meanwhile, Michael prepares for another reunion with his sister.

Plot Keywords:

Halloween | Hospital | Hippie | Knife In The Head | Death

Cast

Sheri Moon Zombie	...	Deborah Myers
Chase Wright Vanek	...	Young Michael (as Chase Vanek)
Scout Taylor-Compton	...	Laurie Strode
Brad Dourif	...	Sheriff Lee Brackett
Caroline Williams	...	Dr. Maple
Malcolm McDowell	...	Dr. Samuel Loomis
Tyler Mane	...	Michael Myers
Dayton Callie	...	Coroner Hooks
Richard Brake	...	Gary Scott
Octavia Spencer	...	Nurse Daniels
Danielle Harris	...	Annie Brackett
Richard Riehle	...	Buddy the Night Watchman
Margot Kidder	...	Barbara Collier
Mary Birdsong	...	Nancy McDonald
Brea Grant	...	Mya Rockwell

Also Known As:

H2 (USA) (working title)
H2: Halloween II (USA) (promotional title)
Halloween 10 (USA) (working title)
Halloween 2 (USA) (alternative spelling)
Halloween 2: The Devil Walks Among Us (USA) (working title)
Rob Zombie's Halloween II (USA) (complete title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong brutal bloody violence throughout, terror, disturbing graphic images, language, and some crude sexual content and nudity.

Runtime:

USA:105 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | USA:R (certificate #45526) | UK:18 | Canada:13+ (Québec) | Iceland:16 | Ireland:18 | Hong Kong:III | Singapore:M18 | Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB)

Filming Locations:

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Company:

Dimension Films

Trivia:

Kristina Klebe knew both Robert Curtis Brown (her father in H2) as well as Nick Mennell (her boyfriend in the first Halloween) before shooting. Rob Zombie had no idea and all the casting was random. Though when he told her about casting her boyfriend in the first film he said he was looking at a few people but he needed someone who could match her height.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the beginning of the film, which takes place on the same night as the events of the first one, Michael's beard is clearly visible below the mask. He could not have grown a beard in just 1-3 hours.

Quotes:

Deborah Myers: You know who I am, Angel. Now, repeat after me: I love you, Mommy.
[Laurie being held down by young Michael in her mind]
Deborah Myers: I LOVE you, Mommy.
Laurie Strode: [Laurie stops struggling and whispers... ] I love you, Mommy.

Movie Connections:

References "Kojak" (1973)

Zombie's Holocaust

This stinking cesspool of a movie should never have been released. From the first frame to the last, it was like watching the contents of a stopped up toilet. All the rooms and backdrops were dark and sleazy looking. All the characters looked like they needed a good bath. The women looked hideous, with mangy hair and dirty punk outfits. What made the John Carpenter original so great was that you had a warm, sweet, feisty young heroine in the form of Jaime Lee Curtis. In this one, you've got a whiny, shrieking, babbling Scout Taylor-Compton, probably the most uncharismatic horror heroine in horror movies. When she's not screaming non-stop, she sobs and goes into convulsions. The Michael Myers monster is like a cartoon. When he kills somebody, he stab and stabs away. As for the dialog, nearly every word is F____. When one of the retards is chopped up, he blubbers for about five minutes, "F__, F___, F___" John Carpenter is probably comatose today over what's been done to his original masterpiece. Like hack director, Michael Bay, Rob Zombie doesn't make original movies anymore. He just trolls through the titles of beloved horror classics and proceeds to destroy them. His next project is yet another horror remake--this time around, "The Blob." Wouldn't it be a miracle if he actually invested the money for "The Blob" into a brand new horror thriller? I am so heartily sick of of this endless parade of remake abominations--especially the travesty of the Keanu Reaves "Day the Earth STood Still" and now this horrific mess called "H2"!