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- Referencenod to comics or other movies
- Cameoa familiar face shows up
- Setupplanted now, pays off later
- Behind the scenesproduction trivia
- Behind the scenesThe Captain Kirk mask
The crew bought a Captain Kirk mask from Star Trek and painted it white. That blank face became Michael Myers.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesFake autumn, real spring
The movie was shot in California in the spring. The crew scattered dead leaves and glued fall foliage to trees to pass for Illinois in October.
source ↗ - ReferenceLoomis comes from Psycho
Dr. Sam Loomis shares his name with a character in Psycho. And Jamie Lee Curtis, who plays Laurie, is the daughter of Janet Leigh, that film's star.
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- Behind the scenesCarpenter came back to reshoot
John Carpenter and Debra Hill wrote the script, but Rick Rosenthal directs. Carpenter shot extra scenes to make the film bloodier.
source ↗ - ReferenceMr. Sandman over the credits
The opening credits play Mr. Sandman by the Chordettes. A sweet old song opening a horror movie.
source ↗ - SetupIt starts where the first ends
The film opens by replaying the end of the original and carries on through the same night in 1978. Watch them back to back and nothing is missing.
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- Behind the scenesCarpenter stayed out
After Halloween III, the series went back to Michael. John Carpenter and Debra Hill only held on to the characters, and Dwight H. Little directs.
source ↗ - CameoDanielle Harris debuts
Danielle Harris plays little Jamie Lloyd at age 11. She returns in the next film and, years later, shows up in Rob Zombie's remakes.
source ↗ - SetupJamie's clown costume
Jamie's clown costume echoes the one Michael wore when he killed his sister in 1963. The film ends on that image.
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- Behind the scenesA year after Part 4
The film hit theaters in October 1989, only a year after the last one. Dominique Othenin-Girard, born in Switzerland, directs.
source ↗ - CameoHarris and Pleasence return
Danielle Harris is back as Jamie, now with a much heavier role. Donald Pleasence continues as Loomis, more obsessed than ever.
source ↗ - SetupThe Man in Black
A stranger dressed all in black turns up and nobody explains who he is. The answer only comes in Halloween 6.
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- Behind the scenesDonald Pleasence's last film
Donald Pleasence died in February 1995, before the release. The film is dedicated to him, and Loomis appears less than planned.
source ↗ - CameoPaul Rudd before the fame
Paul Rudd plays grown-up Tommy Doyle, the boy Laurie babysat in the original. It was one of his earliest film roles.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesTwo cuts of the film
There's the theatrical cut and the so-called Producer's Cut, with different editing and a different ending. Fans argue over which is better.
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- CameoCurtis returns after 17 years
Jamie Lee Curtis comes back as Laurie Strode for the first time since the second film. It was her idea, to mark the original's 20th anniversary.
source ↗ - CameoJosh Hartnett's debut
Josh Hartnett plays Laurie's son John in his first film role. LL Cool J and Michelle Williams are in the cast too.
source ↗ - ReferenceJanet Leigh and Psycho
Janet Leigh, Jamie Lee Curtis's mother and the star of Psycho, has a cameo as Norma, and the film nods to Hitchcock's classic.
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- Behind the scenesRick Rosenthal again
Rick Rosenthal, who directed 1981's Halloween II, returns to direct. It opened in July 2002, far from Halloween season.
source ↗ - CameoBusta Rhymes and Tyra Banks
Rapper Busta Rhymes and model Tyra Banks are in the cast. Jamie Lee Curtis returns only for the opening.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesHead-mounted cameras
The movie uses footage from cameras strapped to the reality show contestants, as if streaming live. With every death, one camera goes dark.
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- Behind the scenesCarpenter on the score
John Carpenter is executive producer and scores the film with his son Cody and Daniel Davies. The classic theme returns, refreshed.
source ↗ - CameoThe original Michael
Nick Castle, who wore the mask in 1978, returns for a few scenes as the Shape. James Jude Courtney handles the rest.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesIt ignores every sequel
The film skips everything after the original, including the idea that Laurie and Michael are siblings. Writers are David Gordon Green, Danny McBride and Jeff Fradley.
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- Behind the scenesTheaters and Peacock, same day
The film opened on October 15, 2021, in theaters and on the Peacock streaming service at once.
source ↗ - CameoFaces from 1978
Kyle Richards returns as Lindsey Wallace, Charles Cyphers as Sheriff Brackett and Nancy Stephens as Marion. Anthony Michael Hall plays grown-up Tommy Doyle.
source ↗ - SetupFlashbacks to 1978
The film cuts between the 2018 night and scenes from 1978, where a young Loomis and Sheriff Brackett try to catch Michael.
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- Behind the scenesThe end of the trilogy
Halloween Ends closes David Gordon Green's trilogy. It opened on October 14, 2022, in theaters and on Peacock.
source ↗ - CameoRohan Campbell joins
Rohan Campbell plays Corey Cunningham, a young man new to the story. Andi Matichak and Jamie Lee Curtis continue as Allyson and Laurie.
source ↗ - SetupFour years later
The story jumps four years past Kills. It opens on a 2019 Halloween that changes a local young man's life.
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- Behind the scenesRob Zombie writes and directs
Rob Zombie wrote the script and directed. Instead of copying the original, he spends nearly half the film on Michael's childhood.
source ↗ - CameoMalcolm McDowell is Loomis
Malcolm McDowell, of A Clockwork Orange, takes over as Loomis. Adult Michael is Tyler Mane, who stands about 6 foot 9.
source ↗ - CameoDanielle Harris in the remake
Danielle Harris, Jamie in Parts 4 and 5, plays Annie. Dee Wallace, of E.T., plays Laurie's adoptive mother.
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- Behind the scenesZombie again
Rob Zombie writes and directs again, and the story doesn't follow 1981's Halloween II. It's its own continuation of the remake.
source ↗ - CameoRemake cast returns
Tyler Mane, Scout Taylor-Compton, Malcolm McDowell and Danielle Harris repeat their roles. Brad Dourif is back as Sheriff Brackett.
source ↗ - ReferenceThe white horse
Visions of Michael's mother and a white horse keep showing up. It's the strangest mark of Zombie's style on the series.
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- Behind the scenesNigel Kneale removed his name
Screenwriter Nigel Kneale, creator of Quatermass, wrote the first draft. He asked to be dropped from the credits after the film turned bloodier.
source ↗ - ReferenceThe commercial jingle
The Silver Shamrock mask jingle runs on the tune of London Bridge Is Falling Down. It will not leave your head.
source ↗ - ReferenceThe original plays on TV
In a few scenes the TV shows the 1978 Halloween. It's how the series says Michael exists in this world, only as a movie.
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