Halloween: Resurrection (2002)

Three years after he last terrorized his sister, Michael Myers confronts her again, before traveling to Haddonfield to deal with the cast and crew of a reality show which is being broadcast from his old home.

Director:

Rick Rosenthal

Writers:

Debra Hill (characters), John Carpenter (characters)

Stars:

Jamie Lee Curtis, Busta Rhymes, Brad Loree

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jamie Lee Curtis	...	Laurie Strode
Brad Loree	...	Michael Myers
Busta Rhymes	...	Freddie Harris
Bianca Kajlich	...	Sara Moyer
Sean Patrick Thomas	...	Rudy
Daisy McCrackin	...	Donna
Katee Sackhoff	...	Jen (as Katee Sachoff)
Luke Kirby	...	Jim
Thomas Ian Nicholas	...	Bill
Ryan Merriman	...	Myles Barton
Tyra Banks	...	Nora
Billy Kay	...	Scott
Gus Lynch	...	Harold
Lorena Gale	...	Nurse Wells
Marisa Rudiak	...	Nurse Phillips

Storyline

Serial Killer Michael Myers is not finished with Laurie Strode, and their rivalry finally comes to an end. But is this the last we see of Myers? Freddie Harris and Nora Winston are reality programmers at DangerTainment, and are planning to send a group of 6 thrill-seeking teenagers into the childhood home of Myers. Cameras are placed all over the house and no one can get out of the house... and then Michael arrives home!

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Plot Keywords:

michael myers | halloween | michael myers character | murder spree | horror icon | 

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Taglines:

Everyone can see you. Everyone can hear you. But on July 12th, no one can help you.

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Genres:

Horror | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong violence, language, some sexuality and brief drug use

Did You Know?

Trivia

Bianca Kajlich was originally cast in the role of Jenna Danzig.

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Goofs

When Deckard is at the party he goes up to the opening doors and tries to sneak in. Inside you can just see a lamp and a few bronze pots on the floor but when he enters the room you can see lots and lots of furniture and objects in the room.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Laurie Strode: You've heard of the tunnel. The one we all go through sooner or later. At the end, there's a door. And waiting for you on the other side of that door is either Heaven or Hell. This is that door.

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Alternate Versions

There were approximately three alternate endings.

• The first alternate ending is where Sarah is in the burning tool shed, and Scott comes in, and pulls her out.
• An alternate version of the final ending where Freddie is talking to a "dead" Michael in a body bag. Micheal's eyes pop open, and he grabs Freddie's throat. Sarah grabs an ax from the fire truck, and slams it down on Michael's face.
• The third alternate ending consists of a CSI agent looking for the body of Michael Myers after the fire. She looks into a manhole, and Micheal pops up, and grabs her.

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Connections

References Blade Runner (1982)

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Soundtracks

Tina
Written, Produced and Performed by Johnny Griparic & Rod Jackson
Adriana Music (ASCAP) & Yee-Yah Music (ASCAP)

User Reviews

Whats next?...Halloween:The Resurrection H20

There are just some times when a good movie franchise is abused and milked for all it's worth. The first of the series is great and sets the mark ,the 2 occasionally 3 sequels that follow are mediocre and anything after that is just trying to make money of an audience that has no other place to spend their money. I, unfortuantely was a member of that audience, as I paid money to watch HALLOWEEN: RESURRECTION, the 8th installment of the once classic HALLOWEEN franchise.

I don't even no where to start; bad cast, bad acting, boring death scenes (not to sound wierd, but why else do you go see a movie like this), need I go on.

If you noticed that this movie is mostly made up of celebrities, it is no mistake. This is all the movie has going for it, and yet it fails in that department. The biggest mistake a horror movie can make is when it spends most of its time setting up the big death scenes and then knocks off its characters one right after another. That is exactly what happens in RESSURECTION. Every character w/the exception of 2 die in a consecutive chain that takes up about 20 minutes of the movie and the other hour is spent trying to gather of what little plot exists.

The horror doesn't stop there. This HALLOWEEN installment doesn't have the style that made the first two so good. With the exception of a somewhat unexpected opening, the movie is poorly put together.

Clearly an attempt to make some fast cash off a dying series, HALLOWEEN: RESURRECTION hopefully is the last time Micheal Myers takes the screen. Yet, I am sure there will find some way to bring back the masked killer. There always is a chance that the executives in charge of this franchise will make a good decision and hang up the white mask and throw away the knife. HALLOWEEN: RESURRECTION rates as just a 2/10.

Details

Official Sites:

Halloween: The Website of Michael Myers Miramax

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 July 2002 (USA)

Also Known As:

Halloween: The Homecoming

Filming Locations:

Canfield-Moreno Estate - 1923 Micheltorena Street, Silver Lake, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$13,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$12,292,121, 14 July 2002

Gross USA:

$30,354,442

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$37,664,855

Company Credits

Production Co:

Dimension Films, Nightfall Productions, Trancas International Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1