Halloween: Resurrection

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Halloween: Resurrection
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by Rick Rosenthal
Produced by Malek Akkad
Bob Weinstein
Harvey Weinstein
Written by Characters:
John Carpenter
Debra Hill
Story:
Larry Brand
Screenplay:
Larry Brand
Sean Hood
Starring Jamie Lee Curtis
Brad Loree
Busta Rhymes
Bianca Kajlich
Sean Patrick Thomas
Katee Sackhoff
Luke Kirby
Thomas Ian Nicholas
Ryan Merriman
Tyra Banks
Billy Kay
Music by Danny Lux
Cinematography David Geddes
Editing by Robert A. Ferretti
Distributed by Dimension Films
Release date(s) July 12, 2002
Running time 94 min.
Country Flag of the United States
Language English
Budget $15 million
Gross revenue $30,354,442
Preceded by Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
Followed by Rob Zombie's Halloween
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Halloween: Resurrection is a 2002 horror film, directed by Rick Rosenthal. It is the eighth film in the Halloween franchise, and it builds upon the continuity of Halloween: H20 and just like the former, effectively ignores the continuity established during the 4th, 5th, and 6th installments.

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[edit] Plot

The film begins three years after the events of Halloween: H20. Laurie Strode, the main character of the first two installments as well as H20, has been confined to a mental institution on the counts of murder. A retcon is established in which Laurie did not really decapitate Michael Myers at the end of the previous film, but rather a paramedic with whom Myers forcefully 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. When Myers does appear, Laurie lures him into a trap, but before she can kill him for good, he turns the tables on her. In a confrontation on the roof as she reaches over to pull off his mask to see what her brother looks like he grabs her and pulls her over the edge with him, stabbing her in the process. She gives him a kiss, tells him she will see him in hell and falls off the roof.

A year later, a group of six college students win a competition to appear on a reality show on which they are 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 the show is entirely for entertainment purposes 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 one by one, kills the students and the crew involved in the broadcast. 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. Toward the end Myers apparently dies of electrocution and is taken to a morgue, where a frightened female mortician slowly opens his body bag. He opens his eyes and the mortician screams as the screen goes black and the final credits begin to roll.

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[edit] Deluxe Edition DVD

On the commentary for the DVD, Director Rick Rosenthal promises a special deluxe edition of the movie with new footage and bonus features. Six years later, fans are beginning to give up hope. Some of them have even take it upon themselves by starting a petition to get Rick Rosenthal to release an ultimate edition.

[edit] Reception

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Halloween Resurrection was released on July 12th 2002 in the US to extremely poor reviews; which didn't change when it was later released in other countries. Its opening weekend on US screens raked in $12,292,121 and overall the film earned a moderate $30,354,442.

It garnered an 11% on rottentomatoes.com. Lou Lumenick of the New York Post said, “It’s so devoid of joy and energy it makes even ‘Jason X’ look positively Shakespearian by comparison.” Dave Kehr of the New York Times said, “Spectators will indeed sit open-mouthed before the screen, not screaming but yawning.” Peter Travers of Rolling Stone magazine said, “Every sequel you skip will be two hours gained. Consider this review life-affirming.” Joe Leydon of Variety said, “[Seems] even more uselessly redundant and shamelessly money-grubbing than most third-rate horror sequels.” Glenn Lovell of the San Jose Mercury News was slightly more positive: “No, it’s not as single-minded as John Carpenter’s original, but it’s sure a lot smarter and more unnerving than the sequels.”

[edit] Details

  • Was first named "Halloween: The Homecoming" but producers wanted a title that said Michael Myers is alive so in February 2002, the film was officially named "Halloween: Resurrection."
  • Was originally set for a release date of September 21st 2001, but producers at Dimension Films wanted the film to be stronger so re-shoots took place from September to October 2001.
  • Whitney Ransick and Dwight H. Little turned down the chance to direct.
  • Jacinda Barrett was originally cast in the role of Sara Moyer but dropped out shortly before production began.
  • Director Rick Rosenthal previously directed Halloween II (1981) - 21 years earlier.
  • Bianca Kajlich was originally cast in the role of Jenna Danzig.
  • Katee Sackhoff originally was supposed to portray Donna Chang
  • The name Jen Danzig is a reference to Glenn Danzig, former singer, songwriter of the misfits, wrote and sang the songs Halloween and Halloween 2 The two songs are based on the pagan holiday Samhain which later became Halloween and has nothing to do with the movies.
  • Tyra Banks's character's death was cut. You can still see the aftermath in the movie.
  • A picture of Josh Hartnett, who played Laurie Strode's son John in Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998), can be seen on the wall above Laurie's bed in the sanitarium.
  • Producers considered Danielle Harris who played Jamie Lloyd in Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988) and Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989) for a role in Halloween: Resurrection.
  • Michael Myers is not given credit for any of the murders that occur in Halloweens' 4, 5, or 6. A sanitarium resident even notes that Myers was not heard from for the twenty years between the events that occur in Halloween II (1981) and Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998).
  • Bianca Kajlich screamed so much, she lost her ability to scream and her screams had to be dubbed in post production.
  • In the first scene at the college, Sara Moyer (Bianca Kajlich) is shown twirling her hair, much like Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) does in the class room scene in the original Halloween.
  • Jamie Lee Curtis agreed to do her part, only to make sure her character, Laurie Strode (or herself) wouldn't appear in another sequel.
  • The Halloween: Resurrection trailer was first seen before Jason X (2001) which was released on the 26th of April 2002.
  • Jamie Lee Curtis was contractually obligated to do at least a 30-second cameo, but she liked the script so much that she increased her involvement in the opening scene.
  • The name of the psychology professor at Haddonfield University is Dr. Mixter. This was also name of the doctor in Halloween II (1981) that treated Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) and was killed by Michael Myers with a needle in the eye.
  • Three endings were shot regarding the fate of Freddie Harris (Busta Rhymes).
  • Several new endings were written during production and the cast was never sure how the film was actually going to end. Four different endings were filmed, and the director wanted the studio to ship a different ending to each theater, a technique used before during the theatrical release of Clue (1985). However, the studio disagreed and the endings now appear on the DVD and the Internet.
  • Michael Myers kills a camera man with the leg of a tripod, a reference to the 1960 film Peeping Tom in which a filmmaker kills his victims with the leg of a tripod.
  • 11 people die in the film

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