Every reference and connection to the original film. John carpenters original 1978 theatrical version of halloween is best viewed as a singular work rather than part of the franchise it spawned. Halloween kills is revisiting a location from the original sequel. Original halloween star makes cameo appearance in new film. It is john carpenters exploration of what it is like to have some crazed menace after you, not. On october 2, 2008, the film was released for the first time on bluray by anchor bay. Grave halloween also known as the suicide forest and released in some markets as deathly halloween is a 20 tv horror film.
Find out when and where you can watch halloween on tv with the full listings schedule at. What is best about the original halloween is that it is a standalone film and it needs no sequels. Debra hill told fangoria in 1981 that there was consideration to make halloween ii a 3d film but it proved to be far too expensive. Halloween ii was distributed by universal pictures, and premiered in the united states on october 30, 1981. Stylistically, halloween ii reproduces certain key elements that made the original. The film is set immediately after the first halloween. Youll find the stode house at 1002 highland street, in south pasadena. The halloween houses used in the first movie and parts of the second are on orange grove avenue just north of sunset blvd. I admire his passion for the genre and both films have their merits i am in a group of minorities that actually prefers zombies halloween ii over his original remake but overall, both films are inferior to their respective originals. Halloween 2 will reportedly film this fall for 2020 release date.
The movie does not rely upon gore or blood as it more wants to play tricks with your brain. Halloween ii is the 1981 sequel to john carpenters original halloween. The film is set in japan, but it was filmed in canada. The original idea for halloween ii was that it would take place in a high rise apartment building a few years after the events of halloween. An original production by cinetel films for syfy, it was directed by steven r. Does anyone know if the added scenes were filmed in widescreen. New halloween remake to begin filming in charleston holy cinema. Halloween ii is the film that introduced the twist that laurie strode jamie lee curtis was actually the longlost sister of michael myers. Garrett is added while they listen to reports of the murders.
Halloween ii is a 1981 american horror film directed by rick rosenthal in his directorial debut, written and produced by john carpenter and debra hill, and starring jamie lee curtis and donald pleasence who reprise their respective roles as laurie strode and dr. Halloween iifun facts the grindhouse cinema database. Filming locations for the movie thriller, however, many of the other scenes from halloween were filmed a good 15 miles to the east of hollywood, in the city of south pasadena, where they found a residential neighborhood which somewhat resembles orange grove avenue. This includes halloween ii, the film that actually introduced the infamous, now also retconned, plot point that laurie strode jamie lee curtis. The first twenty minutes was sort of a nice ode to the original halloween ii 1981, however i soon needed an iv to revive me from the horror that. Jamie lee curtis filming halloween in charleston and. There are four main houses seen in both the 1978 original and the 2007 versions of halloween. Loomis walks by here twice looking for michael as sheriff brackett drives up along side him, home also tpd. Attack of the mutant was filmed at housey street in toronto. The following year, a 30th anniversary commemorative set was issued, containing dvd and bluray versions of the film, the sequels halloween 4. Halloween is a 2018 american slasher film directed by david gordon green and written by green, jeff fradley, and danny mcbride.
Halloween ii is a 1981 horror film and the second installment in the halloween series. A 2018 reboot of the famed thriller flick halloween is being filmed in charleston, and hollywood star jamie lee curtis, who is returning to her role as laurie, has now arrived on set. Halloween ii then was not high on my list of must watch films. It was scrapped because john carpenter liked the idea of picking up on the same night more. Halloween, the 40yearslater direct sequel to the john carpenterdirected 1978 classic, features an easily missed cameo appearance from one of the series original. As halloween ii begins, the original film s heroine laurie is being loaded onto a stretcher and transported to a hospital. Halloween ii was released in 1981, three years after halloween took the cinema world by storm, but conveniently takes place on the very same night as the original, acting as a sort of direct continuation of the first movie. Financier moustapha akkad continued to work closely with the halloween. Halloween is a widely influential film within the horror genre. But the film s insane scifihorror story landed on extremely confused audiences, who were. Oct 30, 2015 all clips used for entertainment and educational purposes only. The halloween 1978 honest trailer delves into the movies. It is the eleventh installment in the halloween film series and a direct sequel to the 1978 film of the same name while effecting a retcon of all previous sequels.
Its become a staple on tv during halloween season, and has been remade badly by rob zombie. John carpenters 1978 original, and best, stalknslash, with more scary stalking than gratuitous slashing, is set in the fictitious illinois suburb of haddonfield producer debra hill grew up in haddonfield, new jersey, the movie blends locales in hollywood and south pasadena into one neighbourhood. Halloween 2018 was a sequel to the original halloween movie, and was made with a lot of fun references to the classic horror. Blumhouse head jason blum says halloween kills is big, which means we could be in for.
Its like the friday the th reboot which people say is a remake but only really remakes the first one in the first five minutes. Halloween ii, taking place on the same night, attempts to. Why the original halloween continuity didnt make sense. The iconic slasher franchise turned forty last year and ended up celebrating its birthday in pretty high fashion, thanks to the release of filmmaker david gordon green and blumhouses halloween. Halloween by zombie was a movie of two parts the first was decent enough because it played out largely as an original piece however the second half descended into a kill em all piece that at best just got a little messy. Halloween ii este continuarea filmului halloween john carpenters halloween. On the night before halloween in 1978, myers escapes and makes his way back home to haddonfield, ill. Directed by tommy lee wallace and starring tom atkins, stacey nelkin, and dan oherlihy, the film is based on an original screenplay by nigel kneale and focuses on an evil scheme by the owner of a mask company to kill the children of america on halloween night through a series. Jamie lee curtis and donald pleasence return for the sequel, which is set on the same night as the original, continuing immediately after the end of the previous film the following weapons were used in the film halloween ii 1981. Season of the witch is a 1982 american horror film and the third installment in the halloween series.
Halloween ii 1981 film wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. To celebrate october 31 st, the utah film commission has recommended some unique ways to spend halloween. Jun 20, 2019 halloween 2 will reportedly begin filming this fall with jamie lee curtis returning. The 1981 sequel to the john carpenter horror classic. Jun 16, 2017 here are the filming locations from halloween 1978. Join us as we take a look into the origins of an unmade halloween ii set in a highrise apartment building. Halloween filming locations 1978 john carpenter horror classic adamthewoo. Halloween 2 will reportedly begin filming this fall with. Overall, halloween is one of the best films of 1978 and it is the horror movie that set the ground for future horrorslasher films. Well start out with the locations of those homes in the 2007 remake 1. Unfortunatley, rob zombie fails this time as halloween ii is a messy, badly made and boring installment. Stylistically, halloween ii reproduces certain key elements that made the original halloween a success, such as firstperson camera perspectives, and the film picks up right at the end of the cliffhanger ending of the original movie. Probably my favorite aspect of halloween ii is the chaos of it all.
The original script, titled the babysitter murders, had the events take place over the space of several days. Film locations for john carpenters halloween 1978, in. Halloween ii was a box office success, becoming the secondhighest grossing horror film of 1981 behind an american werewolf in london. Warlock has a long history as a stuntman in a variety of horror movies and played michael myers in halloween ii. Lance guest in halloween ii 1981 dick warlock and lance warlock in. Directed by rick rosenthal and written by john carpenter and debra hill, it is a direct sequel to the first film. The first halloween is one of the best horror films of all time, and easily the best film centered around the holiday of halloween.
It is technically a sequel, but it doesnt even attempt to do justice to the original. This was the case for the bedroom closet door in the doyle house. All the famous filming locations from john carpenters halloween. Halloween 2007 carpenters original halloween is iconic and remains a classic. John carpenters original halloween is by far the best of the series. Blumhouses halloween 2 starts filming later this week. It is here, in south pasadena, that you will find the original myers home where young michael myers commits his first murder his sister, lauries jamie lee curtis own. Halloween popularized many tropes that have become completely synonymous with the slasher genre.
The film takes place in 1978 when michael myers is 21 years old, which is. Another movie with the same title was filmed in 2005 and directed by rupert wainwright. Every important detail you need to remember from the original halloween. John carpenter also gave up the directors chair to rick rosenthal, though carpenter and debra hill would return to writing the screenplay just as they did for the first one. Oct 12, 2018 based on a script by david gordon green and danny mcbride, halloween is set 40 years after the events of john carpenters original film, and finds jamie lee curtis laurie strode still trying to. John carpenters halloween movie facts mental floss. If you need a halloween scare, watch romeros zombie classic instead of halloween ii. To fill a twohour time slot needed for television broadcasts of halloween, carpenter filmed additional scenes during the production of halloween ii which carpenter cowrote and coproduced, but. The new halloween made a major mark at the box office this past weekend, setting a franchise record and becoming one of the best october openings ever.
The revenge of michael myers, and a replica michael myers mask. The film proper picks up minutes after the original, finding laurie strode wandering the streets of haddonfield. The plot picks up directly after the first film, with michael myers following survivor laurie strode to the local hospital, while his psychiatrist dr. The tropes we see in todays horror films were introduced in this film. This scene is missing from the tv cut of the halloween ii 1981 dvd found in the halloween box sets for unknown reasons. Movies 1980s arcade game dragons lair getting a live action film from netflix and scary. Zombie also wanted to provide a glimpse into each characters. And with the upcoming halloween kills, which is scheduled for a 2020 release, she may make it six decades playing the heroine. The new halloween almost kept halloween ii canon film. Halloween 1978, halloween ii 1981, halloween h20 1998, halloween resurrection 2002 and halloween 2018.
Halloween ii is recommended only for michael myers completists. Maybe the crew wasnt allowed access to the rear of the doyle house because, this time, michael myers the shape dick warlock plunges from the upstairs window into the front garden at 1530 orange grove avenue in hollywood. Halloween ii movie filming locations the 80s movies rewind. Since jamie lee curtis had begun to wear a much shorter hairstyle in the 1980s, she had to wear a wig that matched her original hairstyle for the film. Halloween ii 1981 hurricane sandys signification as a preapocalypse harbinger recalls the apocalyptic film glut of 1982, as does shouts new bluray of halloween ii from 1981, but 1982 was the year this sad sequel made it to tv and to cable, where it hung around like the smell of a flooded cellar. It was a budgetary decision to change the script to have everything happen on the same day doing this reduced the number of costume changes and locations required and it was decided that halloween, the scariest night of the year, was the perfect night for this to happen. Halloween kills is a very big movie with a large canvas teases blumhouse boss ryan scott feb 18, 2020. The film is set immediately after the first halloween 1978. Jun 20, 2019 blumhouses halloween 2 is reportedly gearing up to start filming this fall for an october 2020 release date. This is what the original halloween mask looks like today.
Its mere minutes since the final scene of halloween, when michael myers was seemingly shot to death by dr. When rick rosenthals halloween ii premiered on basic cable in the midtolate 80s, fans of the film couldnt help but take. It makes sense that after such a massacre, the town would systematically break into various bits of disorder and mayhem, but rick rosenthal handles it. When myers breaks into a home early in the film, the residents are watching george romeros classic horror movie night of the living dead. The film takes place in 1978 when michael myers is 21 years old, which is also stated by.
Sadly, that feel never fully materializes in halloween ii, although many moments certainly reach for that goofy slasher energy. Had a lot of fun revisiting these places again and im happy that i was able to film them this time around to share with all of you. Sep 27, 2017 new halloween remake to begin filming in charleston. Halloween ii was originally written to take place in a high rise apartment building. Halloween ii the filming locations 1981 michael myers. Halloween ii 1981 internet movie firearms database. Halloween ii is a 1981 horror film and the second installment in the. Given the short timeframe between the original movie and the sequel, halloween ii. The mask michael wears is the exact same mask a repainted and modified captain kirk mask worn in the original halloween 1978 film. Tv talk halloween 2tv versionon amc 1023 i noticed a few weeks ago that scifi channel showed halloween 2the tv versionwhich i havent seen in ages so i guess i will keep an eye out for it. The fog was filmed in 1980 by the director john carpenter halloween, the thing, escape from new york. They were filmed on larger budgets than the original.
Giving john carpenter and debra hills source material a wide, wide berth, halloween ii shares nothing with the original s sequel except a revelation about the heroines family tree and a significant amount of screen time devoted to a posttraumatic stay at the hospital. Jun 05, 2017 updated original filming location turned into retro haddonfield for halloween 2018. And in this remake, it is also where her adopted parents are murdered by michael on halloween night. This economically produced horror film started the slasher movie craze, made jamie lee curtis a star, and held the record for highest grossing independent film for many years. Dana carvey and catherine bergstrom in halloween ii 1981 halloween ii 1981. Halloween kills is turning out to be quite the reunion of sorts as well, since several characters from the original film are set to make a comeback. John goodman will star in danny mcbrides next charleston filmed hbo series. Directed by rick rosenthal and john carpenter and written by john carpenter and debra hill, it is a direct sequel to the first film. Horror films are indebted to halloween for breaking some new ground, and i cant wait for the next horror film that will do something on a similar scale. Updated original filming location turned into retro. However, this is not a remake of the original halloween ii at least outside of the first 20 minutes isnt. Looking back, halloween probably scared me more when it was new, than other horror movies have,when they were new. Original concept by john carpenter 1981 the first initial idea for halloween 2, it took place years later and had laurie strode living in a high rise apartment building, only for the shape to return on halloween to cause carnage.
Ten years after his original massacre, the invalid michael myers awakens on. Mar 30, 2020 grave halloween also known as the suicide forest and released in some markets as deathly halloween is a 20 tv horror film. She played the character of laurie strode in halloween films released in five different decades. The notsogruesome halloween ii death youve never seen. Instead, it tries to outdo all the other violent halloween ripoffs of the last several years. Original poster 1 point 2 years ago i know camp nightmare was filmed at camp samac in oshawa. Zombie wanted to look at how the events of the first film affected the characters.
Oct 19, 2018 halloween, the 40yearslater direct sequel to the john carpenterdirected 1978 classic, features an easily missed cameo appearance from one of the series original stars. Halloween 2 is a 1981 horror film and the second installment in the halloween series. Original halloween director and the man behind the film. All the cancelled halloween scriptstreatmentsideas. If youve carved one too many pumpkins and are hoping for something different to do this year, the utah film commission may have just what youre looking for. However, many of the other scenes from halloween were filmed a good 15 miles to the east of hollywood, in the city of south pasadena, where they found a residential neighborhood which somewhat resembles orange grove avenue. Oct 12, 2018 though halloween was filmed entirely on location, certain critical set pieces needed to be adapted into some of the real places.
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