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halloween (2007)

Halloween (2007)
Halloween (2007)
R
Horror

Release Date
August 31, 2007
Director
Rob Zombie
Runtime
97
Main Genre
Horror
Writers
Rob Zombie , John Carpenter , Debra Hill
Tagline
Evil has a destiny
Franchise
Halloween

Summary

Inspired by Carpenter's 1978 original and his theme that "evil can appear in even the smallest of towns," Rob Zombie "Halloween" focuses on the early years of young Michael Myers and the events leading up to his fateful Halloween night murder rampage in the quiet town of Haddonfield, Illinois. Following that brutal night, Michael begins 17 years of incarceration at the Smith's Grove Sanitarium maximum-security mental facility where he is treated by noted child behaviorist Dr. Samuel Loomis - the only person who can truly understand Michael's evil nature. Now, 17 years later, Michael escapes from the mental facility on Halloween day and begins a murderous trek back to Haddonfield to continue his killing streak and seek resolution to events from his past. In Haddonfield, Michael begins stalking a high school girl, Laurie Strode, and her friends, Annie and Lynda. When Dr. Loomis, now a successful author for his book on Michael, hears of his escape, he enlists the help of Haddonfield's Sheriff Brackett to find and put an end to Michael's reign of terror.

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