The institution proves to be particularly suited to serial killers, however, as Myers cuts, stabs and slashes his way through hospital staff to reach his favorite victim. Once we're in there, I got a certain freedom: long corridors, moody dark lighting, all of that. Meanwhile, Loomis is rounded up by the U. Many were acquaintances of director Rosenthal. The Collector's Edition also contains the television cut, along with a downloadable script of the film. Starting off with Halloween 2 my review for Halloween is a few reviews down.
Rosenthal actually does an admirable job considering whose footsteps he has to follow, but the film relies heavily on the standard slasher cliches, with obvious set ups for creative kills replacing the layered suspense of the previous movie. Archived from on September 6, 2012. While Laurie wanders the hospital, she has a few dreams in which she recalls of learning that she was adopted and of her being with a pre-teen Michael. Michael, engulfed in flames, stumbles out of the room before finally falling dead. Sam Loomis, who had been Myers' psychiatrist for the past 15 years while Myers was institutionalized at Smith's Grove Sanitarium.
Archived from on July 28, 2012. Along the way, Marion tells Loomis that Laurie is Michael's sister; Laurie was put up for adoption after the death of Michael's parents, with the records sealed to protect the family. He wanders the halls in search of Laurie, killing security guards, doctors, and nurses that get in his way. My philosophy was to do more of a thriller than a slasher movie. Archived from on October 12, 2018. The film picks up where the last film left off, with Dr. On December 7, 1982, of , murdered Francis and Eileen Harbitz, an elderly couple in Fullerton, California, leading to the trial People v.
Veteran English actor continued the role of Dr. This movie is a continuation of the first as it is still the same night. While the theatrical version ends with the deaths of Michael Myers and Dr. You have to try hard to maintain the style of the first movie. I mean Haddonfield memorial has to be the quietest hospital in the world! Nancy Loomis appears as Annie in a as her father, Sheriff Brackett, closes her eyes as her corpse is being taken out of the house in a stretcher. Also added are scenes of Michael cutting the power this explains the dark setting throughout the latter half of the film and a power generator kicking in. Once Michael arrives at the hospital, he starts killing off the five or six people on staff at the hospital.
Most of the cast previously or later appeared in films or television series by the distributor for this film. Random kill scenes of characters we dont care about was let-down and sign of the slasher times it seems. Michael falls down and Laurie walks to the bedroom doorway and sits down. In an interview, Warlock explained how he prepared for the role since Myers received far more screen time in the sequel than the original. Rosenthal was not pleased with Carpenter's changes.
The institution proves to be particularly suited to serial killers, however, as Myers cuts, stabs and slashes his way through hospital staff to reach his favorite victim. Archived from on March 22, 2017. The first scene of the film is presented through a first-person camera format in which a voyeuristic Michael Myers enters an elderly couple's home and steals a knife from the kitchen. According to Warlock, Carpenter also shot the close-up footage of Michaels' burning body shown at the film's conclusion, as well as the murder sequence of Anne Bruner, a teenage girl who is killed by Michael early in the film. Storyline: In a continuation of the plot of Halloween, Michael Myers shows off his indestructability by resuming his murder spree despite being gunned down with six bullets in the original movie. Some good kills are to be found as is to be expected. She grabs a hanger and thrusts it up and into his eyes.
Loomis, Marion, and the Marshal reach the hospital just in time to save Laurie. Michael escapes and continues his massacre in Haddonfield, Laurie is also sent to the Hospital and Dr Loomis gathers a Group of Police Officers to hunt Down Michael and put an end to his Murderous Rampage. Though Carpenter and Hill co-wrote the screenplay to the sequel, Carpenter was reluctant to extend his involvement and refused to direct, instead appointing the direction to Rosenthal. It also features captioned black and white stills from the film at the beginning of each chapter. Pleasence's character is dead, too, unfortunately. With the realization that Michael is after Laurie and being told that she was taken to Haddonfield Memorial, Loomis forces the Marshal to drive back to Haddonfield.
Horror Film: A Critical Introduction. Boyer 1989 48 C3d 247, transcript available here ; last accessed April 19, 2006. Regaining consciousness, Jimmy exits the hospital and reunites with Laurie, but falls unconscious once again, due to his earlier head injury. Archived from on June 29, 2012. Universal released the film on October 30, 1981 in the United States. Here Laurie spends the majority of the running time in a drug induced haze.
The next morning, a Laurie is transferred to another hospital. Michael is determined that not one member of his family be left alive, and Laurie is the only thing keeping him from his goal. Check out the Halloween 2 trailer:. This scene depicts Michael bleeding after being shot in both eyes. Sam Loomis Donald Pleasence , Michael Myers Dick Warlock has followed Laurie to the Haddonfield Memorial Hospital, where she's been admitted for Myers' attempt on her life.