"[35] After Wallace declined, Carpenter chose Rosenthal, a relatively unknown and inexperienced director whose previous credits included episodes of the television series Secrets of Midland Heights (1980–1981). And to come after his tragic death, he's not even around to defend himself. [4] However, the setting was later changed to Haddonfield Hospital in script meetings. On the way, she tells him that Laurie is Michael's younger sister; she was put up for adoption after the death of Michael's parents, with the records sealed to protect the family. The next morning, she is transferred to another hospital, traumatized but alive. John Carpenter's Halloween scared the living daylights out of 25 million people and set a precedent in smashing box office records for a horror film. 1981 Directed by Rick Rosenthal. Though I always feel sorry for the guy that gets hit by the car as he is obviously not Myers. [21] Actor Hunter von Leer heads the manhunt for Myers in the role of Deputy Gary Hunt. Richard L. "Rick" Rosenthal, Jr. (born June 15, 1949) is an American film and television director. Loomis, Marion, and the Marshal reach the hospital just in time to save Laurie. After failing to kill stubborn survivor Laurie and taking a bullet or six from former psychiatrist Dr. Sam Loomis, Michael Myers has followed Laurie to the Haddonfield Memorial Hospital, where she's been admitted for Myers' attempt on her life. "[65] Film historian Jim Harper suggests, "Time has been a little fairer to the film" than original critics. Rossi played the part of Budd Scarlotti, a hypersexual EMS driver; Rossi as well as several others, such as Stephens, had been members of an acting class with Rosenthal. It's a continuation of a John Carpenter and Debra Hill ...  film. Warlock's previous experience in film was as a stunt double in films, such as The Green Berets (1968) and Jaws (1975), and the 1974 television series Kolchak: The Night Stalker. Warlock said: [I watched the scenes] where Laurie is huddled in the closet. Realizing that Michael has already killed one sister and is now trying to kill the other, Loomis forces the Marshal at gunpoint to turn around and drive to Haddonfield Memorial Hospital. A group of camp counselors are stalked and murdered by an unknown assailant while trying to reopen a summer camp which was the site of a child's drowning and a grisly double murder years before. While the theatrical version ends with the deaths of Michael Myers and Dr. Loomis and leaves the audience in a gray area as to whether Jimmy survives, the television cut features an extended ending showing Jimmy alive (with a bandaged head wound from his slip) in the ambulance with Laurie Strode. Carpenter and Hill, the writers of the first Halloween, had originally considered setting the sequel a few years after the events of Halloween. However, like … Around the same time, Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis), has … While Sheriff Brackett and Dr. Loomis hunt for Michael Myers, a traumatized Laurie is rushed to hospital, and the serial killer is not far behind her. Was this review helpful to you? He admitted in an interview that he had never watched Halloween before being cast in the part. [48] During this editing process, Carpenter realized that an unresolved plot hole was present: It was unclear as to how Michael Myers was able to track Laurie to the hospital. You have to try hard to maintain the style of the first movie. [78] On November 28, Universal began sending out emails announcing that the revised Blu-ray was now available and for owners of the previous disc to provide the studio with their "address and daytime phone number" to receive replacements. [7] A lawsuit between Yablans and Rehme ensued, after which it was determined that Embassy would retain rights to The Fog, while Yablans's Compass International Pictures would be guaranteed production rights for Halloween II.[8]. Factory kicks off their line called Scream Factory with HALLOWEEN II in a loaded two-disc special edition with a second disc containing the TV edit with additional footage, so people can now finally throw away the old bare-bones Universal DVD. "[37] In an interview with Luke Ford, Rosenthal explains: The first movie I ever did [Halloween II] was a sequel, but it was supposed to be a direct continuation. "[24] One reviewer of the film notes that "Carpenter, concerned that the picture would be deemed too 'tame' by the slasher audience, re-filmed several death scenes with more gore. Rick Rosenthal, Director: Bad Boys. Halloween II With Jamie Lee Curtis, Donald Pleasence, Charles Cyphers, Jeffrey Kramer. The plot picks up directly after the first film, with Michael Myers following survivor Laurie Strode to the local hospital, while his psychiatrist Dr. Loomis continues his pursuit of him. He reportedly complained that Carpenter "ruined [my] carefully paced film. "[52] Use of the tagline More Of The Night HE Came Home—a modified version of the original Halloween tagline—hoped to accomplish the same task. We have new and used copies available on VHS, Blu-Ray, DVD - starting at $1.50. "[39] According to the film's official website, "Carpenter came in and directed a few sequences to clean up some of Rosenthal's work. Doctor Daniel Challis seeks to uncover a plot by Silver Shamrock owner Conal Cochran. Popular Series to Check Out. Myers has of course gotten up and Jamie Lee has been taken to a hospital to recuperate from her wounds. The site's critical consensus reads: "Halloween II picks up where its predecessor left off - and quickly wanders into a dead end that the franchise would spend decades struggling to find its way out of. [20] Charles Cyphers reprised the role of Sheriff Leigh Brackett, though his character disappears from the film when the corpse of his daughter Annie (Nancy Loomis) is discovered. ", "Halloween II - Die Blutnacht", "Halloween II: The Horror Continues") is a Horror/Thriller film directed by Rick Rosenthal, released on October 30 of 1981 in the USA , starring Jamie Lee Curtis, Donald Pleasence, Charles Cyphers, Jeffrey Kramer, Lance Guest and Pamela Susan Shoop. [75] Three years later, on September 18, 2001, Universal Home Video released an anamorphic widescreen DVD. [80] This Blu-ray release restores the Akkad credit. His colleague Marion Chambers arrives to escort him back to Smith's Grove on the governor's orders and under the enforcement of a US Marshal. The story picks up directly following the events of the first Halloween. Laurie shoots Michael in both eyes, blinding him. "[63], Janet Maslin of The New York Times instead compared the film to other horror sequels and recently released slasher films of the period rather than to its predecessor: "By the standards of most recent horror films, this—like its predecessor—is a class act." It's a disgrace ...  objectively, any horror fan would find this as an insult to the man who has done so much to the series. After hearing the news Alice goes back talking on the phone until she hears a noise, She discovers the front door opened and walks to it but before she can close it, Myers jumps out and kills her. In an interview, Warlock explained how he prepared for the role since Myers received far more screen time in the sequel than the original. I didn't really see that much more to hang my hat on in the first film. 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