'' is the
1988 sequel to the popular
Horror Film , ''
Halloween ''. It was directed by
Dwight H. Little and starred
Donald Pleasence , who reprised the role of Dr. Sam Loomis. The film was released on
October 21 , and grossed $18 million at the box office.
''Ten Years Ago, He Changed The Face of Halloween. Tonight HE'S BACK''
Michael Myers has been in a coma since the events of ''
Halloween II '' (he seemed to be dead at the end of ''Halloween II'', but his death is
Retcon ned to be a coma), when his massacre was stopped by Dr. Sam Loomis. At the beginning of this film, Myers is being transferred from Ridgemont Federal Sanitarium to Smith's Grove Sanitarium. He awakens when he hears that Laurie Strode, his sister, is deceased, but her daughter is alive and well in Haddonfield. He kills the ambulance crew and escapes. Dr. Loomis races to Haddonfield in an attempt to stop Michael.
In Haddonfield, his niece
Jamie Lloyd (played by
Danielle Harris ), has been adopted by the Carruthers family. She has frequent nightmares about Michael, though she does not know who he is. On
Halloween night, Jamie goes out
Trick-or-treat ing (dressed as a clown, in a costume that is very similar to the clown costume worn by young Michael Myers at the beginning of the first ''Halloween'' film) with her foster sister
Rachel Carruthers (who was played by
Ellie Cornell , who was acclaimed for her work in this role). Her uncle, Michael, follows them.
Dr. Loomis and Ben Meeker, Haddonfield's Sheriff (played by
Beau Starr ), start to search the town for Michael and Jamie. They find that Myers has singlehandedly annihilated the entire police force. The girls hide in the Sheriff's house, where Michael follows them. They escape and leave Haddonfield, but Myers hides in the back of the truck that they use to escape. The sheriff's deputies catch up to them and shoot Michael several times. He falls into an abandoned mine shaft which collapses on him.
Back at the Carruthers house, Jamie puts on her clown mask and stabs her foster mother. Dr. Loomis attempts to shoot her, but Sheriff Meeker prevents it. The film ends with a shot of Jamie, wearing the clown mask, holding bloody scissors. This shot is very similar to the shot near the beginning of the original ''Halloween'', where young Michael Myers is seen holding a bloody knife after killing his older sister, Judith.
- This movie was made to cater to fans who wanted more Michael Myers (since the character did not appear in ''''). It was also made to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the release of the original movie.
- The film was made back-to-back with ''''.
- Although the film takes place in Illinois , it was actually filmed in Salt Lake City, Utah .
- It was rumored that the filmmakers were thinking about having Jamie kill her adoptive older sister in similar fashion to how Michael did in the first Halloween, which would somewhat explain the irony in her wearing the clown costume for Halloween (as Michael was also wearing a clown costume when he killed his sister).
