Halloween (2007)

After being committed for 17 years, Michael Myers, now a grown man and still very dangerous, escapes from the mental institution and immediately returns to Haddonfield to find his baby sister, Laurie.

Director:

Rob Zombie

Writers:

Rob Zombie (screenplay), John Carpenter

Stars:

Scout Taylor-Compton, Malcolm McDowell, Tyler Mane

3 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Malcolm McDowell	...	Dr. Samuel Loomis
Brad Dourif	...	Sheriff Lee Brackett
Tyler Mane	...	Michael Myers
Daeg Faerch	...	Michael Myers, age 10
Sheri Moon Zombie	...	Deborah Myers
William Forsythe	...	Ronnie White
Richard Lynch	...	Principal Chambers
Udo Kier	...	Morgan Walker
Clint Howard	...	Doctor Koplenson
Danny Trejo	...	Ismael Cruz
Lew Temple	...	Noel Kluggs
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:

remake | serial killer | serial murderer | sadistic psychopath | michael myers | 

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Taglines:

When darkness fell, he arrived

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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

Did You Know?

Trivia

Was originally going to be another sequel entitled "Halloween: Retribution" starring Lindy Booth but the idea was scrapped when Halloween: Resurrection (2002) flopped, and instead, Harvey Weinstein brought the film rights to the series with him to his own company Dimension Films / The Weinstein Company and went with Rob Zombie's vision instead.

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Goofs

(at around 53 mins) Laurie is dropping off the envelope for her father and you see her pretend that someone is in there taking the envelope from her and then you see her drop it through the mail slot. She then turns to talk to the little boy but when she turns back to the house you see her drop the envelope through the mail slot again.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Michael Myers, age 10: 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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Alternate Versions

A directors cut was released on December 18th, 2007 in the U.S and Canada. This new cut is has 11 mins of additional content

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Connections

Referenced in The Rotten Tomatoes Show: Inglourious Basterds/Post Grad/World's Greatest Dad (2009)

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Soundtracks

Only Women Bleed
Written by Alice Cooper and Dick Wagner
Performed by Alice Cooper
Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp.
By Arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing

User Reviews

New breathe of the old story

Until now, all we know about Michael Myers was his strange and powerful will of killing. But in this one, we witness the born of his rage, disappointments, the reason of his unlimited hate on people and the sense of being wild. So far, I was thinking that he will not stop until his last family member is finished. But when you watch it, you will find the "real" answer of his purpose. The story is different than the original and I think you will like, even you will ask yourself if Michael is totally guilty or not. I mean, I believe that you will start to think he is not a callous killing machine. Recommend you to watch it in a late time of the day.

Details

Official Sites:

HalloweenMovies.com: The Official site of Michael Myers

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

31 August 2007 (USA)

Also Known As:

Halloween: Retribution

Filming Locations:

Thomas W. Phillips Residence - 2215 S. Harvard Blvd, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$15,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$26,362,367, 2 September 2007

Gross USA:

$58,272,029

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$80,460,948

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

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1