The Story Behind Rob Zombie's Halloween
From remake outrage to sequel time...
BY Jun 2nd 2009 9:09AMFILED UNDER: Features
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This week, Rob Zombie will unleash his second stab at the story of Michael Myers with Halloween 2.
Love him or hate him, you can't deny he's put his own stamp onto John Carpenter's iconic slasher classic...
1. In the beginning, there was the Shape…
It began with an assault – no, not Michael Myers on a variety of lusty teenagers, but Assault On Precinct 13, which convinced producer Irwin Yablans and financier Moustapha Akkad that a young filmmaker named John Carpenter was the right man to bring a story about babysitters being slaughtered by a psycho to life.
Carpenter and producer Debra Hill came up with a story about Michael Myers, a killer from a young age who is committed to an asylum, but escapes years later and, clad in a hauntingly blank mask, hunts down teens, including Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis). And the movie's timeframe dictated a title - Halloween.
A horror icon was born, with several elements – Michael’s mask, recycled from a William Shatner Halloween item, Carpenter’s creepy electro theme – becoming stapes of the genre.
And Hollywood, ever eager to find a money-spinning idea, soon began to pump out sequels, spreading the story ever thinner over the years.
Despite the flood of follow-ups, no one had attempted a reboot. But in 2006, all that would change…
Next: Rob Zombie’s take
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1: Snuggly says
You forgot to mention that his Halloween is awful. 'Love Hurts' indeed.
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2: BigAndyT says
i really liked this remake and looking forward to the second
Posted: Jun 3rd 2009 // 12:49AMAlert a moderator
3: parker says
hated the first one. trying to show how horrible his childhood was, even tho he had a very loving mother. and having the story shown through michael's eyes was stupid. how can you have tension and scares when you see the killer's every movement; you see him walk up to the house.
rob zombie is one of the worst directors even
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