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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Iron Giant, Monster House & A Tribute to David J. Skal
Season 7: Episode 346 - BATMAN: The Worry Men/Sideshow/A Bullet for Bullock/The Trial
Season 7: Episode 345 - ONCE UPON A TIME: Watership Down (R Adams)/(Film: 1978)
Season 7: Episode 344 - Make/REMAKE: The Lion King (1994)/The Lion King (2019)
Season 7: Episode 343 - ANTHOLOGY: A Christmas Horror Story (2015)/Tales From The Crypt (1972)
Season 7: Episode 342 - DOCTOR WHO: Christmas Edition: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe
Season 7: Episode 341 - DOCTOR WHO: Mission into the Unknown/The Myth Makers
Season 7: Episode 340 - 2 For One: The Music Man (1962)/Island of Love (1963)
Season 7: Episode 339 - BATMAN: Demon’s Quest Part 1 & 2/Fire On Olympus/Read My Lips
Season 7: Episode 338 - ONCE UPON A TIME: Auntie Mame (P Dennis)/(Film: 1958)
Season 7: Episode 337 - ANTHOLOGY: The Uncanny (1977)/Stephen King’s Cat’s Eye (1985)
Season 7: Episode 336 - DOCTOR WHO: The Time Meddler/Galaxy 4
Season 7: Episode 335 - DARK FAMILIES: The Breadwinner (2017)/The House With The Clock In Its Walls (2018)
Season 7: Episode 334 - BATMAN: Shadow of the Bat Pt 1&2/Blind As A Bat/His Silicon Soul
Season 7: Episode 333 - ONCE UPON A TIME: Mrs Frisby & The Rats of NIMH/Secret of NIMH (1982)
Season 7: Episode 332 - ANTHOLOGIES: Trick ’R Treat (2009)/Tales of Halloween (2015)
Season 7: Episode 331 - DOCTOR WHO: The Space Museum/The Chase
Season 7: Episode 330 - DARK FAMILIES: Kuntilanak (2018)/The Hole (2009)
Season 7: Episode 329 - BATMAN: Paging the Crime Doctor/Zatana/The Mechanic/Harley and Ivy
Season 7: Episode 328 - ONCE UPON A TIME: Coraline (N Gaiman) (2009)
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