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Halloween II (1981) -- 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.
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Overview

User Rating:
6.3/10   16,433 votes
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Director:
Writers:
John Carpenter (writer)
Debra Hill (writer)
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Release Date:
30 October 1981 (USA) more
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Tagline:
More Of The Night He Came Home more
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. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
2 nominations more
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(125 articles)
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Could've Been A Lot Better more (395 total)

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Halloween II: The Horror Continues (USA) (working title)
Halloween II: The Nightmare Isn't Over! (USA) (video box title)
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Runtime:
92 min | Sweden:90 min (cut)
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Color (Metrocolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
Canada:18+ (Quebec) | Canada:R (Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Norway:18 (re-release) (cut) (1988) | Singapore:NC-16 | Finland:(Banned) (uncut) (1982) | Finland:K-18 (cut) (1982) | Finland:K-18 (uncut) (1998) | Brazil:16 | Portugal:M/18 | Italy:VM18 | Australia:R | France:-12 | Netherlands:16 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R | West Germany:18 (Banned) | Iceland:(Banned) | Norway:18 (video premiere) (1983) | Norway:15 (video) (re-release) (1999) | Norway:(Banned) (video) (1986)
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Pamela Susan Shoop (Karen) got an ear infection during filming of her death scene as the water in the hot tub was apparently "none too clean". more
Goofs:
Continuity: Dr. Loomis shoots out the passenger window of the Marshal's car, but it is intact in later scenes. more
Quotes:
Voice on Radio: Unit calling, identify.
Marion Chambers: Marion Chambers with Dr. Loomis at the clinic - he's here!
Voice on Radio: Ah, ten-four. Unit calling, identify suspect.
Marion Chambers: Michael Myers! Just get your ass over here!
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Fear in the Dark (1991) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
MR. SANDMAN more

FAQ

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15 out of 23 people found the following review useful.
Could've Been A Lot Better, 24 September 2006
6/10
Author: jzappa from United States

Halloween II is a surprisingly substantial slasher sequel. It has clear ideas and has a much different but equally scary concept. Instead of a small town street, we're in a sleepy hospital overnight. Halloween II just suffers from a surpassing amount of inconsistencies.

I used to like this one better than the original Halloween, because it just starts, immediately. Also, being trapped in a minimally populated small town hospital riveted me and truly scared me. Years later, I realize that it has too much going on outside the hospital to be as claustrophobic as I wish it would be. There's a pretty futile plot strand outside of the hospital that detracts from the movie. If Halloween II were confined to the hospital, quiet with suspense slowly rising, with the murders and Jamie Lee Curtis immobilized in her room and such, it would be a greatly surpassing sequel. However, it does not do that, and it has twice the ridiculous details that almost completely ruin scenes of potentially great fright and suspense.

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