Halloween II (1981)
Halloween II (1981)
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Jamie Lee Curtis
Laurie Strode
Donald Pleasence
Dr. Sam Loomis
Charles Cyphers
Sheriff Leigh Brackett
Jeffrey Kramer
Graham
Lance Guest
Jimmy Lloyd
Pamela Susan Shoop
Karen
Ana Alicia
Janet
Kyle Richards
Lindsey
Tawny Moyer
Jill
Anne-Marie Martin
Darcy Essmont
Nancy Stephens
Marion Chambers
Leo Rossi
Budd
Cliff Emmich
Mr. Garrett
Hunter von Leer
Deputy Gary Hunt
Ty Mitchell
Young Gary
Nancy Kyes
Annie Brackett
Ford Rainey
Dr. Mixter
Dick Warlock
Michael Myers / Patrolman #3 / Stunt Coordinator
Gloria Gifford
Mrs. Alves
Anne Bruner
Alice
Dana Carvey
Assistant
Lucille Benson
Mrs. Elrod
Billy Warlock
Craig
Jack Verbois
Bennett Tramer
Adam Gunn
Young Michael Myers
Pamela McMyler
Laurie's Mother
Dennis Holahan
Laurie's Father
Howard Culver
Man In Pajamas
John Zenda
Marshall
Ken Smolka
1st Patrolman
Roger Hampton
Patrolman #2
Robin Coleman
Medic
Tony Moran
Michael Myers (age 21)
Brian Andrews
Tommy
Helen Kelly
Nurse at the Hospital
Kim Gottlieb
Photographer At Hospital / Still Photographer
Don Ramey Logan
Upset Next Door neighbor
Nancy Platt Jacoby
WWAR Sound Assistant / Executive In Charge Of Production
Lance Warlock
Radio-Carrying Teen
Skip Schoolnik
Editor
Debra Hill
Producer / Screenplay
Joseph Wolf
Executive Producer
John Carpenter
Original Music Composer / Producer / Screenplay
Mark Goldblatt
Editor
Irwin Yablans
Executive Producer
Alan Howarth
Original Music Composer
Moustapha Akkad
Executive Producer / Presenter
Rick Rosenthal
Director
Dean Cundey
Director of Photography
Barry Bernardi
Associate Producer
J. Michael Riva
Production Design
Peg Cummings
Set Decoration
Mary Gail Artz
Casting
Dino De Laurentiis
Executive Producer / Producer
Michael Germain
Makeup Artist
Frankie Bergman
Hairstylist
Michael Diersing
Construction Foreman
Clyde E. Bryan
First Assistant Camera
Bobby W. Brown
Electrician
Kris Krosskove
Dolly Grip
Patrick G. Ralston
Electrician
Mark Walthour
Gaffer
Jane Ruhm
Costume Supervisor
Kevin Conlin
Props
Eugene J. Reed
Props
Lawrence J. Cavanaugh
Special Effects Supervisor
Gary B. Kibbe
Additional Camera
Ronald Woodward
Key Grip
Frank 'Paco' Munoz
Special Effects
Brian Ralph
Negative Cutter
Jamie Shourt
Main Title Designer
Matt Furginson
Swing
Richard M. Sternbach
Production Illustrator
Joseph F. Brennan
Boom Operator
Michael C. Gutierrez
Sound Editor
Gene Wahrman
Dialogue Editor
Diamond Farnsworth
Stunts
Norris L. Essex
Electrician
Douglas Ryan
Additional Camera
Michael D. Ornstein
Associate Editor
Geoffrey Ryan
Location Scout / Production Assistant
Eddie Lee Voelker
Transportation Coordinator
Egbert W. Jetter
Catering
Walt Hadfield
Construction Coordinator
Thomas Causey
Sound Mixer
Bill Varney
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Walter Rexford Allen Lott
Electrician
Joe A. Salamdino
Grip
Terry Feller
Propmaker
James A. Rathbun
Assistant Property Master
David Lewis Yewdall
Supervising Sound Editor
László Horváth
Grip
Terry Marshall
Electrician
Candy Artmont
Script Supervisor
Jeffrey Chernov
Production Manager
Duncan Henderson
Second Assistant Director
Carl Fischer
Boom Operator
Jiggs Garcia
Additional Camera
Donna Garrett
Stunts
Douglas Olivares
First Assistant Camera
Drain M. Marshall
Rigging Gaffer
Riggs Murdock
Second Assistant Camera
Raymond Stella
Camera Operator
Kimberly Ray
Assistant Editor
William S. Beasley
First Assistant Director
Daniel Stoltenberg
Property Master
Jerry T. Tirado
Leadman
Steve Maslow
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Warren Hamilton Jr.
Sound Editor
Sam Nicholson
Visual Effects
Dic Alexander
Grip
Steven R. Mathis
Electrician
Ami Agmon
Location Manager
Lynne Birdt
Production Coordinator
Bob Burris
Craft Service
Art Schaefer
Production Accountant
José Antonio Torres
Assistant Editor
Serge Genitempo
Standby Painter
Stephen Purvis
Assistant Dialogue Editor
Glynn Rubin
Stunts
Dennis E. Shelton
Electrician
Randi Chernov
Producer's Assistant
Darrell Huntsman
Greensman
Jon Antunovich
Electrician
Thomas Marshall
Best Boy Electrician
Mark Pearson
Best Boy Grip
Susie Johnson
Extras Casting
Andy Bonin
Technical Advisor
Gregg Landaker
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
David E. Stone
Sound Editor
Jesse Wayne
Stunt Double / Stunts
Casey Hotchkiss
First Assistant Camera
Ray Thomas
Electrician
Steve Burris
Craft Service
Patrice J. Klinger
Assistant Accountant
Frances Vega Aubrey
Costumer
Media.
Details.
Release DateOctober 30, 1981
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 32m
Budget$2,500,000
Box Office$25,500,000
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Wiki.
Halloween II is a 1981 American slasher film directed by Rick Rosenthal, in his directorial debut, written and produced by John Carpenter and Debra Hill, and starring Jamie Lee Curtis and Donald Pleasence, who reprise their respective roles as Laurie Strode and Dr. Sam Loomis. It is the second installment in the Halloween film series and is a continuation sequel to Halloween (1978).
The plot picks up directly after the cliffhanger ending of the first film, with Michael Myers following survivor Laurie Strode to the local hospital, while his psychiatrist Dr. Loomis continues his pursuit of him.
Though Carpenter directed a good portion of the film and wrote the screenplay to the sequel, Carpenter realistically could not direct the entire film in time due to directing his other film in that timeframe, appointing the direction to Rosenthal. Filming took place in the spring of 1981, primarily at Morningside Hospital in Los Angeles, California, on a budget of $2.5 million. Stylistically, Halloween II reproduces certain key elements that made the original Halloween a success, such as first-person camera perspectives, and was intended (at the time) to finish the story of Michael Myers and Laurie Strode. It also introduces the plot twist of Laurie Strode being the sister of Michael Myers, an element that would form the narrative arc of the series in subsequent films after Halloween II—including Rob Zombie's remake and its sequel—but was dropped from the current series' canon from the 2018 film onwards.
Halloween II was distributed by Universal Pictures, and premiered in the United States on October 30, 1981. The film received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $25 million domestically. A sequel with an unrelated story, titled Halloween III: Season of the Witch, was released in 1982. A direct sequel, Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers, was released in 1988. Another direct sequel, Halloween H20: 20 Years Later, was released in 1998, which acknowledges only the first two films.