Halloween: Resurrection

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Halloween: Resurrection

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Directed by Rick Rosenthal
Produced by Paul Freeman
Written by Larry Brand
Starring Jamie Lee Curtis
Bianca Kajlich
Music by Marco Beltrami
Danny Lux
Distributed by Dimension
Release date(s) July 12, 2002 (United States)
Running time 91 min.
Language English
Budget $15,000,000
Preceded by Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
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Halloween: Resurrection is a 2002 horror film, directed by Rick Rosenthal. It is the eighth film in the Halloween franchise.

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[edit] Plot

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

At the beginning of the film, it is several years after the events of Halloween: H20, and we find Laurie Strode confined to a mental institution. A retcon is established in which Laurie did not really decapitate Michael Myers at the end of the film, but rather a paramedic with whom Myers switched clothing and his mask. Laurie pretends to be heavily medicated, but in reality dodges her pills and prepares herself for the inevitable confrontation with Michael Myers that she knows will come. When Myers does appear, Laurie lures him into a trap, but before she can kill him for good, he turns the tables on her and she presumably dies after being stabbed and falling from the roof of the institution.

Soon after, a group of six college students win a competition to spend Halloween night in the childhood home of Michael Myers. Their mission is to find out what led him to kill. The investigation is done in the style of the MTV reality show, Fear and is broadcast live on the internet. The participants think it's only for fun and that the stunt will earn them some publicity and scholarship money. While in the house, the event goes horribly wrong as Michael returns home and he has no intention of letting them leave alive. Soon, all but one of the college students are murdered. Using her PDA and penpal on the outside, Sara escapes. Ultimately, only Sara Moyer and Freddie Harris, the host of the show, survive.

Spoilers end here.

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[edit] Reception

"Halloween Resurrection" was released on July 12th 2002 in the US, and later in many other countries. Its opening weekend on US screens raked in $12,292,121 and overall the film earned a moderate $30,354,442. Overseas, the film pulled in only $7.3m.

However, "Halloween Resurrection" was mostly panned by critics.

[edit] Trivia

  • After Halloween: H20, Curtis was contractually bound to appear in another Halloween film. The decision was made to have her face her brother once more and then depart the series. This was mainly due to Curtis' lack of interest in continuing the role rather than character based considerations.
  • In both sequels, Halloween: H20 and Halloween: Resurrection, we can see Michael's eyes behind his mask. This contradicts the first and second film when his left eye was poked out by a coathanger, and then shot in each eye by Laurie Strode. The only explanation for this would be that Michael has regenerative properties similar to his mass murdering rival, Jason Voorhees.
  • As of this film, Michael's only living relatives are John Tate (Laurie's son from Halloween: H20) and Stephen (from Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers). In this film, Michael does not target family members, other than Laurie Strode. This is of importance because Michael's killings in the film are completely random. Many fans have therefore disowned the second part of this film, only caring about the death of Laurie. Although Michael was believed to kill at random in the original Halloween, the sequels paint a somewhat different picture -- Michael's primary targets are his family members, although he will indulge in random kills. The murders may occur because the victims are "trespassing" in the Myers home.
  • This particular chapter was shot for the biggest part on a set, that is structurally the house from the original film. Unlike the prior films, which have altered the house on two occasions. The reason behind the set of the house was due in part to the idea of shooting on location being a hassle for the locals in the neighborhood if they shot there.
  • The film has a number of alternate endings, that all end in more or less the same fashion - Michael returning in some fashion.

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The Halloween movies
John Carpenter/Debra Hill-conceived: Halloween | Halloween II
Sequel not featuring Michael Myers: Halloween III: Season of the Witch
First continuity: Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers | Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers
Second continuity: Halloween H20: 20 Years Later | Halloween: Resurrection
Remake: Halloween
Comic book continuity: Halloween (comics)
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