Halloween (2007)

Director:

Rob Zombie

Writers (WGA):

Rob Zombie (screenplay)
John Carpenter (1978 screenplay) ...

Release Date:

31 August 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Horror

Tagline:

Evil Has A Destiny

Plot:

After being committed for 17 years, Michael Myers, now a grown man and still very dangerous, escapes from the mental institution (where he was committed as a 10 year old) and he immediately returns to Haddonfield, where he wants to find his baby sister, Laurie. Anyone who crosses his path is in mortal danger.

Plot Keywords:

Multiple Murder | Disturbed Child | Autumn | Fall From Height | Stabbed In The Chest

Cast

Malcolm McDowell	...	Dr. Samuel Loomis
Brad Dourif	...	Sheriff Lee Brackett
Tyler Mane	...	Michael Myers
Daeg Faerch	...	Michael Myers, age 10
Sheri Moon Zombie	...	Deborah Myers
William Forsythe	...	Ronnie White
Richard Lynch	...	Principal Chambers
Udo Kier	...	Morgan Walker
Clint Howard	...	Doctor Koplenson
Danny Trejo	...	Ismael Cruz
Lew Temple	...	Noel Kluggs
Tom Towles	...	Larry Redgrave
Bill Moseley	...	Zach 'Z-Man' Garrett
Leslie Easterbrook	...	Patty Frost
Steve Boyles	...	Stan Payne

Also Known As:

Hall9ween (USA) (working title)
Halloween 9 (USA) (working title)
Halloween: Retribution (USA) (working title)
Rob Zombie's Halloween (USA) (complete title)
Untitled Rob Zombie Halloween Project (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong brutal bloody violence and terror throughout, sexual content, graphic nudity and language.

Runtime:

109 min | USA:121 min (unrated version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS | DTS

Certification:

Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Norway:18 | Italy:VM14 | Canada:18A (Ontario) | Taiwan:R-18 | New Zealand:R18 | Australia:R | USA:R (certificate #43755) | Finland:K-18 | Hong Kong:III | Philippines:R-13 (cut) | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Nova Scotia) | Ireland:18 | Singapore:M18 | Germany:18 (JK/SPIO) | Netherlands:16 | France:-16 | Portugal:M/18 | Argentina:16 | Germany:18 | UK:18

Filming Locations:

Altadena, California, USA

Company:

Dimension Films

Trivia:

Heather Bowen was a finalist for a walk-on role through a contest on the official "Halloween" Web site. She won overall through a lottery-style drawing by Moustapha Akkad at the Haddonfield 25 Fan Convention.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Dr. Loomis is walking through the graveyard, the collar on his coat collar goes from up to down when cutting from him to the gravekeeper and back.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Michael Myers - Child: Come on, sweetie pie. Morning, Elvis. You're a pretty Elvis, aren't you? Yes, you are.

Movie Connections:

References Dawn of the Dead (1978)

Soundtrack:

Heaven and Hell

Where do I start with the bad...

I can't really bring myself to relive this film by writing about it. But if you liked the original Halloween, stay far far away from this stinker. In essence, Zombie used every cheap trick in the book and it plays as one boring cliché after another. I can see that there was some attempt to make a character driven film, but the focus was on the wrong characters and felt forced and clumsy. One of the really positive elements of the original was a strong female character and this film felt like an exploitation flick.

On the positive side, there was a pretty nifty cast, but they could just as well have cast random people for the amount of acting they got to do.

And they "totally" kept in the horrible fake dialog that was the lowest point of the first film. I wish I could wash my brain.