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:

You don't believe in the Boogeyman? You should.

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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

No filming took place in South Pasadena, California, the main filming location for the original Halloween.

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Goofs

When Martin is interviewing Laurie at her house, during a closeup shot his words and mouth are entirely out of sync, suggesting the line was changed during post-production.

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Quotes

Laurie Strode: The bus crashed.
Hawkins: Michael Myers escaped.
Martin: He returned to Haddonfield. His home.

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Crazy Credits

On the opening credits, the Jack-O-Lantern gets slowly resurrected as the camera very slowly zooms towards it, white the credits is in the same position as the original 1978 version.

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Connections

References Back to the Future (1985)

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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

It was time for a Halloween movie like this.

I couldn't believe what I was watching, I was on the edge of my seat the entire time. This film delivers, just went to a private screening last night in Hollywood and it was amazing.