Laurie Strode, now the dean of a Northern California private school with an assumed name, must battle the Shape one last time, as the life of her own son hangs in the balance.
Twenty years after Michael Myer's massacre in Haddonfield, Laurie Strode faked her own death, traveled to California, and took on the identity Keri Tate. Michael discovers Laurie's new identity and travels to California to kill his sister. Laurie must now take on her brother with her son's life at risk.Written by
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While the H20 mask was applauded for trying to look more like the original film's, it was ultimately disliked by audiences, due in no small part to the fact that there were four masks used in production. These 4 masks are the KNB mask, Buechler mask, Stan Winston mask, and CGI mask. The Buechler mask is the mask used in the opening scene. It was made to look like the mask from Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995). The Stan Winston mask is the main mask in the film and is the mask mostly seen throughout the film. This was used in reshoots to replace the KNB mask in some shots. However, even though this mask look closer to the original mask, it was criticized for being too tight (Michael's eyes are often clearly visible), looking awkward, showing Michael's eyes, and having messy hair. The KNB mask can still be seen in the movie, as they originally had that mask but changed it to the Stan Winston mask. The crew had to reshoot his scenes, but many of the long shots still contain the KNB mask. The original KNB mask gets some criticism, as it looked silly and the eye holes were too wide and a weird hairline that exposed most of his forehead. People said he looked like a martian. It seemed to be a blue-white color. Others praise it for having an aggressively scary look. The CGI Mask is only seen in one scene. It received negative reactions for being pointless and looking awful. See more »
Goofs
(at around 54 mins) Laurie removes the top from a vodka bottle, guzzles, hands the bottle to Will who also takes the top off. See more »
Quotes
[During the opening credits, Dr. Sam Loomis can be heard saying a line from the original "Halloween"]
Dr. Samuel 'Sam' Loomis:
I met him fifteen years ago. I was told there was nothing left. No reason, no conscience, no understanding, even the most rudimentary sense of life or death, good or evil, right or wrong. I met this six-year-old child, with this blank, pale, emotionless face and the blackest eyes... the devil's eyes. I spent eight years trying to reach him, and then another seven trying to keep him locked up ...
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Crazy Credits
The film is dedicated to the memory of Donald Pleasence who played Dr. Loomis in previous films in the series. See more »
Alternate Versions
On October 26, 2003 an alternate version was shown on FX with these additions:
Marion looking around her house is extended.
Jimmy taking a look around Marion's house is extended.
Michael stalking Marion is extended.
Cops are shown bumbling around outside while Marion is chased by Michael.
Intro to Laurie is differently Paced.
a quick view of the town and school is shown before Laurine and John have breakfast.
a reference joke to Psycho made by Charlie is shown as he walks with John to school.
Michael is shown watching the Mother and little girl during the restroom scene.
Charlie and John are shown talking while they walk the California town outside the school and Michael follows them in his car.
Molly is shown walking through the school halls after getting the roses off the dish lift.
Laurie is shown watching the buses leave while on the telephone before the Psycho homage with Norma.
Laurie walking the school halls at night and walking the school grounds.
Adam Arkin chasing the Shape is slightly different.
John, Charlie and Molly are shown sneaking in through the kitchen window and get stuck while John sees Michael coming into the school.
Adam Arkin carves a pumpkin while he opens up to Laurie about his past; lead in for Laurie to open up to him about Michael.
Michael and Laurie stalking each other at the finale is extended.
Extended ending shows Michael's car following far behind Laurie but ends where Laurie chops off the guy's head.
Most of the times, I think sequels are a bad idea. Even though Friday the 13th Part 2 manages to recapture the atmosphere of the original film, it was a pointless exercise. Why did Jason have to be alive? It detracted too much from the story of the first film. The same goes for a recent horror movie sequel, Paranormal Activity 2. I thought the first film was a good horror movie, and one of the few that would freak me out. The second one ruins both the faux-reality that is part of the reason why the movie is so effective. Having said that, I do try and make myself sit through series films like Nightmare on Elm Street, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and Halloween. The kills are always fun to watch, but like the Saw movies, the sequels focused too much on the kills and not plot or characterization. In comes Halloween H20. This is a really good sequel. Halloween 2 wasn't a bad sequel. On the contrary. Unlike other slasher sequels at the time, Halloween 2 had real quality. The fact that they decided to make a Halloween 2 irks me a bit, but Halloween H20 was so good as a sequel and as a horror film that it more than makes up for it by concluding what I and other fans like to refer to as the "Halloween Trilogy" (Halloween, H2, and Halloween H20) or the "Laurie Strode Trilogy". The great thing about this movie is that Michael Myers is creepy again. The times in this film where you can only see him from a distance are quite unsettling. The other characters in the film aren't the usual suspects you see in a slasher film sequel. Sure, you got the four main horny teenagers hoping to have a fun Halloween night, but they are very likable and have a little bit of characterization. The film is about Laurie Strode's struggle to let go of her past. At least, during the first half of the movie it is. When Myers shows up once again to stalk and kill her, she decides to confront her past instead. The only bad part is that the film is over before it really feels like it has begun. The buildup to Michael's arrival at the campus was good. It allowed for some characterization and it allowed for some very creepy Michael Myers stalking moments. But when he arrives, the movie is almost over. He dispatches a lot of characters in no time at all and then in the next ten minutes he is dead. Other than this, this was a good film and it backs up the reason I feel the Halloween movies (or the ones that really matter, I guess) are some of the best slasher films ever made.
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Most of the times, I think sequels are a bad idea. Even though Friday the 13th Part 2 manages to recapture the atmosphere of the original film, it was a pointless exercise. Why did Jason have to be alive? It detracted too much from the story of the first film. The same goes for a recent horror movie sequel, Paranormal Activity 2. I thought the first film was a good horror movie, and one of the few that would freak me out. The second one ruins both the faux-reality that is part of the reason why the movie is so effective. Having said that, I do try and make myself sit through series films like Nightmare on Elm Street, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and Halloween. The kills are always fun to watch, but like the Saw movies, the sequels focused too much on the kills and not plot or characterization. In comes Halloween H20. This is a really good sequel. Halloween 2 wasn't a bad sequel. On the contrary. Unlike other slasher sequels at the time, Halloween 2 had real quality. The fact that they decided to make a Halloween 2 irks me a bit, but Halloween H20 was so good as a sequel and as a horror film that it more than makes up for it by concluding what I and other fans like to refer to as the "Halloween Trilogy" (Halloween, H2, and Halloween H20) or the "Laurie Strode Trilogy". The great thing about this movie is that Michael Myers is creepy again. The times in this film where you can only see him from a distance are quite unsettling. The other characters in the film aren't the usual suspects you see in a slasher film sequel. Sure, you got the four main horny teenagers hoping to have a fun Halloween night, but they are very likable and have a little bit of characterization. The film is about Laurie Strode's struggle to let go of her past. At least, during the first half of the movie it is. When Myers shows up once again to stalk and kill her, she decides to confront her past instead. The only bad part is that the film is over before it really feels like it has begun. The buildup to Michael's arrival at the campus was good. It allowed for some characterization and it allowed for some very creepy Michael Myers stalking moments. But when he arrives, the movie is almost over. He dispatches a lot of characters in no time at all and then in the next ten minutes he is dead. Other than this, this was a good film and it backs up the reason I feel the Halloween movies (or the ones that really matter, I guess) are some of the best slasher films ever made.