Halloween (1978)
Halloween is a 1978 American independent slasher film directed and scored by John Carpenter, co-written with producer Debra Hill, and starring Jamie Lee Curtis (in her film debut) and Donald Pleasence, with P. J. Soles and Nancy Kyes appearing in supporting roles. The plot centers around a mental patient, Michael Myers, who was committed to a sanatorium for murdering his babysitting teenage sister on Halloween night when he was six years old. Fifteen years later, he escapes and returns to his hometown, where he stalks a female babysitter and her friends, while under pursuit by his psychiatrist.
Halloween (2007)
Halloween is a 2007 American slasher film written, directed, and produced by Rob Zombie. The film is a remake of the 1978 horror film of the same name and the ninth instalment in the Halloween franchise. The film stars Tyler Mane as the adult Michael Myers, Malcolm McDowell as Dr. Sam Loomis, Scout Taylor-Compton as Laurie Strode, and Daeg Faerch as the young Michael Myers. Rob Zombie's "reimagining" follows the premise of John Carpenter's original, with Michael Myers stalking Laurie Strode and her friends on Halloween night. Working from Carpenter's advice to "make [the film] his own”, Zombie chose to develop the film as both an origin story and a remake, allowing for more original content than simply re-filming the same scenes. Despite mixed reviews, the film, which cost $15 million to make, went on to gross $80.3 million worldwide in unadjusted U.S. dollars. Zombie followed the film with a sequel, Halloween II, in 2009.
We are joined by C Derrick Miller, author, director and scriptwriter.
Opening Credits; Introduction (.38); Background History (15.39); Halloween (1977) Film Trailer (17.31); The Original (20.20); Let's Rate (1:07.14); Introducing the Double Feature (1:16.54); Halloween (2007) Film Trailer (1:18.09); The Attraction (1:20.05); How Many Stars (2:19.58); Overall Thoughts (2:31.38); End Credits (2:36.51); Closing Credits (2:32.34)
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Closing Credits: Don’t Fear the Reaper by Blue Oyster Cult. Taken from the album Agents of Fortune. Copyright 1976 Columbia Records
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