Official Movie Website Theatrical Release 08/31/07 Home Video 12/18/07 MPAA Rating Rated R for strong brutal bloody violence and terror throughout, sexual content, graphic nudity and language Running Time 1 hour 49 minutes Genre Horror Director Rob Zombie Writer Rob Zombie, John Carpenter, Debra Hill Cast Malcolm McDowell, Sheri Moon Zombie, Tyler Mane, Scout Taylor Compton, Brad Dourif, Danielle Harris, William Forsythe Studio Dimension Films |
HALLOWEEN
SYNOPSIS
With “Halloween,” writer/director Rob Zombie,
acclaimed musician and visionary director of “The
Devil’s Rejects” and “House of 1000 Corpses,” re-
imagines one of the most iconic films in the annals
of horror, director John Carpenter’s 1978 classic,
“Halloween,” featuring the ruthless, masked killing
machine Michael Myers.
Inspired by Carpenter’s 1978 original and his
theme that “evil can appear in even the smallest of
towns,” Rob Zombie “Halloween” focuses on the
early years of young Michael Myers and the events
leading up to his fateful Halloween night murder
rampage in the quiet town of Haddonfield, Illinois.
Following that brutal night, Michael begins
seventeen years of incarceration at the Smith’s
Grove Sanitarium maximum-security mental
facility where he is treated by noted child
behaviorist Dr. Samuel Loomis – the only person
who can truly understand Michael’s evil nature.
Now, seventeen years later, Michael escapes from
the mental facility on Halloween day and begins a
murderous trek back to Haddonfield to continue
his killing streak and seek resolution to events
from his past.
With “Halloween,” writer/director Rob Zombie,
acclaimed musician and visionary director of “The
Devil’s Rejects” and “House of 1000 Corpses,” re-
imagines one of the most iconic films in the annals
of horror, director John Carpenter’s 1978 classic,
“Halloween,” featuring the ruthless, masked killing
machine Michael Myers.
Inspired by Carpenter’s 1978 original and his
theme that “evil can appear in even the smallest of
towns,” Rob Zombie “Halloween” focuses on the
early years of young Michael Myers and the events
leading up to his fateful Halloween night murder
rampage in the quiet town of Haddonfield, Illinois.
Following that brutal night, Michael begins
seventeen years of incarceration at the Smith’s
Grove Sanitarium maximum-security mental
facility where he is treated by noted child
behaviorist Dr. Samuel Loomis – the only person
who can truly understand Michael’s evil nature.
Now, seventeen years later, Michael escapes from
the mental facility on Halloween day and begins a
murderous trek back to Haddonfield to continue
his killing streak and seek resolution to events
from his past.
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In Haddonfield, Michael begins stalking a high school girl, Laurie Strode, and her friends, Annie and
Lynda. When Dr. Loomis, now a successful author for his book on Michael, hears of his escape, he
enlists the help of Haddonfield’s Sheriff Brackett to find and put an end to Michael’s reign of terror
The original “Halloween,” directed by legendary horror master John Carpenter and released on October
25, 1978, went on to gross $55 million in worldwide box office. It was the beginning of what would
become one of the most successful, enduring, and influential horror franchises in film history, spawning
eight films over 25 years and creating a legacy that would be duplicated in countless horror films to
follow.
--©Dimension Films
Lynda. When Dr. Loomis, now a successful author for his book on Michael, hears of his escape, he
enlists the help of Haddonfield’s Sheriff Brackett to find and put an end to Michael’s reign of terror
The original “Halloween,” directed by legendary horror master John Carpenter and released on October
25, 1978, went on to gross $55 million in worldwide box office. It was the beginning of what would
become one of the most successful, enduring, and influential horror franchises in film history, spawning
eight films over 25 years and creating a legacy that would be duplicated in countless horror films to
follow.
--©Dimension Films