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6.5/10
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While Dr. Loomis hunts for Michael Myers, a traumatized Laurie is rushed to Haddonfield Memorial Hospital, and The Shape is not far behind her.While Dr. Loomis hunts for Michael Myers, a traumatized Laurie is rushed to Haddonfield Memorial Hospital, and The Shape is not far behind her.While Dr. Loomis hunts for Michael Myers, a traumatized Laurie is rushed to Haddonfield Memorial Hospital, and The Shape is not far behind her.
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- 1 win & 3 nominations
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Did you know
- TriviaThe film was bookended by the song "Mr. Sandman" sung by The Chordettes. The tune would also later be used in the later Halloween movie Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998).
- Goofs(at around 2 mins) In Halloween (1978), Michael falls off the back balcony of the Doyle house, however in this film he falls off the front balcony. The balcony in the first movie is a covered balcony, the balcony in this film is not.
- Quotes
Doyle Neighbor: Is this a joke? I've been trick-or-treated to death tonight.
Sam Loomis: You don't know what death is!
- Crazy creditsMichael Myers (age 23) is listed in the ending credits. The film takes place in 1978 when Michael Myers is 21 years old, which is also stated by Dr. Loomis in the movie.
- Alternate versions12 seconds of footage of a violent nature were cut when the film was originally released in Ontario, Canada.
- ConnectionsEdited from Halloween (1978)
- SoundtracksMr. Sandman
Written by Pat Ballard (uncredited)
Performed by The Chordettes
Courtesy of Barnaby Records
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Good Follow Up To The Original
Halloween II is one of the best horror sequels out there, but it comes nowhere close to accomplishing what the original did with scaring people. The film picks up minutes after Halloween ended. Michael Myers was shot six times by Dr. Loomis but he is still roaming around the town looking for somewhere to go. Laurie Strode is taken to the hospital for treatment of her injuries while Dr. Loomis is still ranting and raving about how inhuman Myers is. While overhearing a radio broadcast, Michael finds out where Laurie is and he enters the hospital killing the entire staff before chasing Laurie, again. This film lacks all of the suspense of the original and replaces it with needles in eyeballs and temples, scalding hot tub death, a strangulation, a hammer in the head, blood drained from a catheter and a scalpel in the back to name a few. This is one of the better sequels to Halloween, continuity is the key and this one pulls it off nicely. The original cast has returned as well as some new faces and the storyline is continued nicely. John Carpenter returned to produce and perform the music.
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- Halloween II: The Horror Continues
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- Budget
- $2,500,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $25,533,818
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $7,446,508
- Nov 1, 1981
- Gross worldwide
- $25,533,818
- Runtime1 hour 32 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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