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Halloween 2
1981 Jamie Lee Curtis
October 31, 1978. Halloween. The shrieks and laughs of children in costume break the autumn calm of the midwestern evening.
But all is not at peace; it is the night he came home, leaving a trail of corpses in his wake. And he seems the personification of evil, and absolutely indestructible.
This was the basis of "Halloween," the most successful independent production of all time. Literally picking up where "Halloween" left of f, "Halloween II" promises even more terror and suspense than its predecessor.
Producers John Carpenter and Debra Hill have teamed to again create the horrifying screenplay for "Halloween II," and have recruited newcomer Rick Rosenthal to direct. Janiie Lee Curtis returns to be terrified by The Shape, and this time, we find out ~ Donald Pleasence reprises his role as Dr. Loomis, who discovers the secret of the knife-wielding slasher. And Charles Cyphers returns as police chief Leigh Brackett. Moustapha Akkad presents, "Halloween II," a Universal Release. The executive producers are Irwin Yablans and Joseph Wolf.
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of the gory "Halloween" imitations that have glutted the film market, the filmmakers of "Halloween II" quickly point out the difference between building fear and suspense, and repulsing an audience.
"We started the cycle with "Halloween" says producer Debra Hill, "and maybe we'll end it with 'Halloween II.' People don't seem to realize that we showed next to no blood in the first picture. You think you're seeing a lot more than we're showing you. Chopping of people's limbs isn't scary or entertaining, it's disgusting." That "Halloween" was the first and most successful in the cycle seems to bear her out.
"Halloween II" is unusual in many respects as a sequel, perhaps most striking being that it begins immediately following the conclusion of the original. It is a sequel concept that may not have been exercised since "The Bride Of Frankenstein" in 1935. While the first film ends with the disappearance of the seemingly indestructible Shape, the sequel opens with his escape.
"Halloween II" was shot on location all around the greater Los Angeles area, much of it in the corridors of area hospitals. The stalking killer with a purpose is out of the streets and, this time, into the emergency ward. The resultant terrors he leaves in his wake are of the most horrifying sort.
Though it may surprise some native and transplanted Angelenos, it is possible to recreate a small midwestern town in the heart of Hollywood, and without having to build it. The Haddonfield home of Laurie Strode was actually in the
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CAST of Halloween II
Laurie Strode .......................... JAMIE LEE CURTIS
Sam Loomis .......................... DONALD PLEASENCE
Leigh Brackett .......................... CHARLES CYPHERS
Graham .......................... JEFFREY KRAMER
Jimmy .......................... LANCE GUEST
Karen .......................... PAMELA SUSAN SHOOP
Gary Hunt .......................... HUNTER VON LEER
The Shape .......................... DICK WARLOCK
Budd .......................... LEO ROSSI
Mrs. Aires .......................... GLORIA GIFFORD
Jill .......................... TAWNY MOYER
Janet .......................... ANA ALICIA
Dr. Mixter .......................... FORD RAINEY
Mr. Garrett .......................... CLIFF EMMICH
Marion .......................... NANCY STEPHENS
Marshall .......................... JOHN ZENDA
Producer .......................... CATHERINE BERGSTROM
Announcer .......................... ALAN HAUFRECT
Mrs. Elrod .......................... LUCILLE BENSEN
Man in Pajamas .......................... HOWARD CULVER
Assistant .......................... DANA CARVEY
Craig .......................... BILL WARLOCK
Randy .......................... JONATHAN PRINCE
Gary's Mother .......................... LEIGH FRENCH
Young Gary .......................... TY MITCHELL
Annie .......................... NANCY LOOMIS
Laurie's Mother .......................... PAMELA MCMYLER
Laurie's Father .......................... DENNIS HOLAHAN
Young Laurie .......................... NICHOLE DRUCKER
1st Patrolman .......................... KEN SMOLKA
Young Michael Myers .......................... ADAM GUNN
Patrolman #2 .......................... ROGER HAMPTON
Medic .......................... ROBIN COLEMAN
Patrolman #3 .......................... DICK WARLOCK
Bennett Trainer .......................... JACK VERBOIS
Michael Myers (age 23) .......................... TONY MORAN
Lindsey .......................... KYLE RICHARDS
Tommy .......................... BRIAN ANDREWS
Alice .......................... ANNE BRUNER
STUNTS
HILL FARNSWORTH
DONNA GARRETT
JESSE WAYNE
GLYNN RUBIN
Credits for Halloween II
Produced by .......................... DEBRA HILL, JOHN CARPENTER
Directed by ............................... RICK ROSENTHAL
Written by .......................... JOHN CARPENTER, DEBRA HILL
Executive Producers ................. IRWIN YABLANS, JOSEPH WOLF
Director of Photography .......................... DEAN CUNDEY
Production Designer .......................... MICHAEL RIVA
Associate Producer .......................... BARRY BERNARDI
Music by .................................... JOHN CARPENTER
...................................in association with ALAN HOWARTH
Executive in Charge of Production .......................... NANCY PLATT JACOBY
Edited by ......................................... MARK GOLDBLATT
SKIP SCHOOLNIK
Production Manager .......................... JEFFREY CHERNOV
First Assistant Director .......................... WILLIAM S. BEASLEY
Second Assistant Director .......................... DUNCAN S. HENDERSON
Production Assistant .......................... GEOFFREY RYAN
Location Manager .......................... AMI AGMON
Production Coordinator .......................... LYNNE BIRDT
Script Supervisor .......................... CANDY ANNE MARCELLINO
Producer's Assistant .......................... RANDI LINN CHERNOV
Camera Operator/Panaglide Operator .......................... RAYMOND STELLA, S.O.C.
Additional Camera Operators ..........................
GARY B. KIBBE, DOUGLAS RYAN, JIGGS GARCIA
First Assistant Cameramen ..........................
CLYDE E. BRYAN, CASE HOTCHKISS, DOUGLAS OLIVARES
Second Assistant Cameraman .......................... JOSEPH RIGGS MURDOCK
Sound Mixer .......................... TOMMY CAUSEY
Boom Operators .......................... JOSEPH BRENNAN, CARL FISCHER
Set Decorator .......................... PEG CUMMINGS
Leadman .......................... JERRY T. TIRADO
Swing Gang .......................... FRANK M. FURGINSON
Property Master .......................... DANIEL LEE STOLTENBERG
Assistant Property Master .......................... JAMES A. RATHBUN
Property .......................... KEVIN CONLIN, EUGENE J. REED
Propmaker .......................... PERRY G. FELLER
Greensman .......................... DARRELL HUNTSMAN
Gaffer .......................... MARK WALTHOUR
Rigging Gaffer .......................... DRAIN M. MARSHALL
Best Boy Electrician .......................... THOM H. MARSHALL
Electricians ..........................
TERRY MARSHALL, JR.
STEVEN R. MATHIS
JON ANTUNOVICH
WALTER REXFORD ALLEN LOTT
PATRICA G. RALSTON
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