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.
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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.
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.
Director:
Steve Miner
Stars:
Jamie Lee Curtis,
Josh Hartnett,
Adam Arkin
Ten years after his original massacre, the invalid Michael Myers awakens on Halloween Eve and returns to Haddonfield to kill his seven-year-old niece. Can Dr. Loomis stop him?
Director:
Dwight H. Little
Stars:
Donald Pleasence,
Ellie Cornell,
Danielle Harris
Fifteen years after murdering his sister on Halloween night 1963, Michael Myers escapes from a mental hospital and returns to the small town of Haddonfield to kill again.
Director:
John Carpenter
Stars:
Donald Pleasence,
Jamie Lee Curtis,
Tony Moran
One year after the events of Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988), the Shape returns to Haddonfield once again in an attempt to kill his now-mute niece.
Director:
Dominique Othenin-Girard
Stars:
Donald Pleasence,
Danielle Harris,
Ellie Cornell
Six years after Michael Myers last terrorized Haddonfield, he returns there in pursuit of his niece, Jamie Lloyd, who has escaped with her newborn child, for which Michael and a mysterious cult have sinister plans.
Director:
Joe Chappelle
Stars:
Donald Pleasence,
Paul Rudd,
Marianne Hagan
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.
Two young couples traveling across the backwoods of Texas searching for urban legends of murder end up as prisoners of a bizarre and sadistic backwater family of serial killers.
A group of camp counselors are stalked and murdered by an unknown assailant while trying to reopen a summer camp which, years before, was the site of a child's drowning.
Director:
Sean S. Cunningham
Stars:
Betsy Palmer,
Adrienne King,
Jeannine Taylor
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?Written by
TheSteph
26 minutes were trimmed from the film for its theatrical release in Brazil, so it could get a broader rating, which translates to more screening times. In the end, it received a rating of 14 years (kids over 14 can watch it without parental supervision), which is not the most restrictive available, yet meant that the film could only be shown after 9pm. See more »
Goofs
(at around 46 mins) When Big Joe Grizzly (Ken Foree) climbs out of his truck the wash attendant lifts the hood then goes for a hose. When the camera switches to where Ken's character is walking, you can see in the background the attendant lifts the hood and goes for the hose again. See more »
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. See more »
Alternate Versions
Brazilian theatrical version was cut by 26 minutes in order to secure a more commercial 14 years old certificate. See more »
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 See more »
Halloween is another flawed horror remake among many others being re-imagined these days like Friday The 13th, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and The Last House On The Left to name a few. Writer/director Rob Zombie does an okay job of making the movie but the lack of originality, real scares, suspense, and character development are what weigh it down the most. The cast are for the most part solid in their roles including Malcolm McDowell who takes over for Donald Pleasance and Scout Taylor-Compton as Laurie Strode. Tyler Mane plays Michael this time and he does a decent enough job with the non-speaking villain role. Mane is intimidating as Michael and he proves to be effective as the iconic psycho killer. Zombie real life wife Sheri makes a brief appearance before being written out rather quickly. The rest of the cast are so-so in their roles but no one stands out before their parts get cut too short before you to even care about them. The film was really lacking in suspense build up, scares, and originality with the deaths. It didn't really offer anything new or exciting to the franchise. The violent deaths committed by Michael were well executed none the less. Overall Halloween is a flawed horror thriller with bloody deaths, some scares, suspense, and decent performances by the cast but the movie could've been a lot better because it ended up being a disappointment.
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Halloween is another flawed horror remake among many others being re-imagined these days like Friday The 13th, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and The Last House On The Left to name a few. Writer/director Rob Zombie does an okay job of making the movie but the lack of originality, real scares, suspense, and character development are what weigh it down the most. The cast are for the most part solid in their roles including Malcolm McDowell who takes over for Donald Pleasance and Scout Taylor-Compton as Laurie Strode. Tyler Mane plays Michael this time and he does a decent enough job with the non-speaking villain role. Mane is intimidating as Michael and he proves to be effective as the iconic psycho killer. Zombie real life wife Sheri makes a brief appearance before being written out rather quickly. The rest of the cast are so-so in their roles but no one stands out before their parts get cut too short before you to even care about them. The film was really lacking in suspense build up, scares, and originality with the deaths. It didn't really offer anything new or exciting to the franchise. The violent deaths committed by Michael were well executed none the less. Overall Halloween is a flawed horror thriller with bloody deaths, some scares, suspense, and decent performances by the cast but the movie could've been a lot better because it ended up being a disappointment.