Halloween (2018)

Laurie Strode confronts her long-time foe Michael Myers, the masked figure who has haunted her since she narrowly escaped his killing spree on Halloween night four decades ago.

Director:

David Gordon Green

Writers:

Jeff Fradley, Danny McBride

Stars:

Jamie Lee Curtis, Judy Greer, Andi Matichak

1 win & 12 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jamie Lee Curtis	...	Laurie Strode
Judy Greer	...	Karen
Andi Matichak	...	Allyson
James Jude Courtney	...	The Shape
Nick Castle	...	The Shape
Haluk Bilginer	...	Dr. Sartain
Will Patton	...	Officer Hawkins
Rhian Rees	...	Dana Haines
Jefferson Hall	...	Aaron Korey
Toby Huss	...	Ray
Virginia Gardner	...	Vicky
Dylan Arnold	...	Cameron Elam
Miles Robbins	...	Dave
Drew Scheid	...	Oscar
Jibrail Nantambu	...	Julian

Storyline

In October 2018, forty years after the massacre in Haddonfield, true-crime pod-casters Aaron Korey and Dana Haines travel to Warren County Smith's Grove Sanitarium to visit Michael Myers. They briefly interview Michael's psychiatrist Dr. Ranbir Sartain, a former student of Dr. Samuel Loomis, before meeting with Michael in hopes of gaining some insight into his past actions before his transfer to a new facility. Aaron brandishes Michael's mask at him, to no effect. In Haddonfield, Illinois, Laurie Strode is living an isolated life, having been divorced twice, developed a strained relationship with her family and turned to alcohol. Laurie has prepared for Michael's potential return through combat training. The following night, Michael's transport crashes. Michael kills a father and his son who stumble upon the crashed bus on the road, and steals their car. The following day, on Halloween, Michael resumes his killing spree, killing several people at a gas station, including a clerk, a ...

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Plot Keywords:

slasher flick | masked murderer | violence | trick or treating | serial murder | 

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Taglines:

Face Your Fate

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Genres:

Horror | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for horror violence and bloody images, language, brief drug use and nudity

Details

Official Sites:

Official Site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 October 2018 (USA)

Also Known As:

Halloween

Filming Locations:

Charleston, South Carolina, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$10,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$76,221,545, 21 October 2018, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$159,342,015

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$253,688,035, 6 January 2019

Company Credits

Production Co:

Blumhouse Productions, Miramax, Night Blade Holdings

Technical Specs

Runtime:

106 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

"There's a stealth efficiency to the way an actual trained killer works... Movies tend to dilute that quality with dramatic pauses and dialogue, which a true predator would never waste time doing. That efficiency is what I took to the part of Michael Myers." - James Jude Courtney

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Goofs

When Aaron is pumping gas at the gas station, the pump is not actually pumping any fuel as shown by the display being blank. When he finishes pumping gas later, the pump shows the gallons and cost on the display like normal.

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Quotes

Laurie Strode: I need to protect my family. You have no security system, Karen.
Karen Strode: Mom, you need help!
Laurie Strode: Evil is real.

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Crazy Credits

At the end of the closing credits, Michael Myers' distinctive breathing can be heard.

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Connections

Follows Halloween II (1981)

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Soundtracks

I Don't Play (The Gunnery Remix)
Written by Graham Knox & Jonathan Michael Brown
Performed by Kiki Mandoa
Courtesy of Lip Synch Music, Inc.

User Reviews

A surprise package.

I half expected the usual, cheap thrills, jumpy moments, and liberties taken with the legacy of Michael Myers, but....

....a total and utter surprise, this was a quality film, one that felt as if it had a level of respect for its original, it respected its roots, but forgot all those that came between, perhaps no bad thing.

Michael Myers the man, he transformed years back into some kind of superhero villain, unable to die, able to die and come back life, here he's treated as just a man, very well done.

The writing is fantastic, I loved the story, and how it played out, if only previous films were this standard. The music was absolutely fantastic, I loved it, the best of the original.

Gripping, well acted, exciting, intriguing. Ranks second after the original. 8/10