Halloween II (1981)

Director:

Rick Rosenthal

Writers:

John Carpenter (writer)
Debra Hill (writer)

Release Date:

30 October 1981 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

More Of The Night He Came Home

Plot:

Laurie Strode is rushed to the hospital, while Sheriff Brackett and Dr. Loomis hunt the streets for Michael Myers, who has found Laurie at the Haddonfield Hospital.

Plot Keywords:

Sinister | Female Nudity | Silhouette | Good Versus Evil | Neighbor

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Jamie Lee Curtis	...	Laurie Strode
Donald Pleasence	...	Dr. Sam Loomis
Charles Cyphers	...	Sheriff Leigh Brackett
Jeffrey Kramer	...	Graham
Lance Guest	...	Jimmy Lloyd
Pamela Susan Shoop	...	Karen Bailey
Hunter von Leer	...	Deputy Gary Hunt
Dick Warlock	...	The Shape / Patrolman #3
Leo Rossi	...	Budd
Gloria Gifford	...	Mrs. Alves
Tawny Moyer	...	Nurse Jill Franco
Ana Alicia	...	Janet Marshall
Ford Rainey	...	Dr. Frederick Mixter
Cliff Emmich	...	Mr. Garrett
Nancy Stephens	...	Marion Chambers

Also Known As:

Halloween II: The Horror Continues (USA) (working title)
Halloween II: The Nightmare Isn't Over! (USA) (video box title)

Runtime:

92 min | Sweden:90 min (cut)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Portugal:M/18 | Canada:R (Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Singapore:NC-16 | Canada:18+ (Quebec) | Finland:K-18 (cut) (1982) | Finland:K-18 (uncut) (1998) | Finland:(Banned) (uncut) (1982) | Brazil:16 | Norway:18 (re-release) (cut) (1988) | Australia:R | France:-12 | Netherlands:16 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R | West Germany:18 (Banned) | Australia:MA (TV rating) | Iceland:(Banned) | Norway:18 (video premiere) (1983) | Norway:15 (video) (re-release) (1999) | Norway:(Banned) (video) (1986)

Filming Locations:

Kersting Court at Sierra Madre Boulevard, Sierra Madre, California, USA

Company:

De Laurentiis

Trivia:

The voice of Alice's friend (heard over a telephone) is the voice of Nancy Kyes, who played Annie in Halloween (1978), and appears in Halloween II (1981) as the corpse of Annie.

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: If you listen closely, you can hear the faint sound of the buzzer for the nurse's call button before it actually goes off in the film (this happens twice).

Quotes:

Budd: Happy Halloween.
Karen: Budd, you are the biggest jerk I have ever met.
Budd: But you love me...
Karen: Yeah, and I'm an idiot.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex, Drugs and Rock 'N' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood (2003)

Soundtrack:

MR. SANDMAN

very nice sequel

Picking up directly after Part 1, Laurie Strode is now in a hospital from the wounds that Micheal Myers inflicted on her. But Myers isn't done with her yet and pursues her to the hospital continuing to kill anyone in his way. Mike is also being pursued by the just as devoted Sam Loomis. The first sequel to "Halloween", while not as good as the first, nor in my mind the great forth film, is still very tense, thrilling and worth watching for any fan of slasher films. The only three "halloween" films that hold up to repeat viewing by, by the way, are the original (naturally), this, and Part 4 (the third had nothing to do with Myers at all, the less said of that film the better)

My Grade: B-

DVD Extras: Production Notes; Cast & Crew Filmographies; and Theatrical Trailer