Halloween H20: Twenty Years Later (1998)

Country of Origin: USA
Year of Production: 1998
Running Times: 85 mins
Format: colour Super 35 35mm
Ratio: 2.35:1
Sound: DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

PRODUCTION
Production Companies: Dimension Films / Nightfall Productions
Executive in Charge of Production: H. Daniel Gross
Executive Producers: Moustapha Akkad, Cary Granat
Co-Executive Producers: Bob Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein, Kevin Williamson
Producer: Paul Freeman
Associate Producer: Malek Akkad
Production Co-Ordinator: Paul Croghan

SCRIPT
Script: Robert Zappia, Matthew Greenberg
Story: Robert Zappia
Concept: Jamie Lee Curtis
Characters: Debra Hill, John Carpenter

DIRECTION
Director: Steve Miner
1st Assistant Director: Mark Cotone
2nd Assistant Director: Stephanie P. O'Brien

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Daryn Okada
Camera Operator: Casey Hotchkiss
Steadicam Operator: Jacques Jouffret
1st Assistant Camera: John Boccaccio
Key Grip: Mike Hodges
Gaffer: Jeff Zucker
Stills: Nicola Goode
Colour Timer: Bob McMillian
Colour: DeLuxe
Cameras and Lenses: Panavision

EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Editor: Patrick Lussier
1st Assistant Editor: Lisa Mozden
Assistant Editors: Gregory Alan D'Auria, Paul Covington
Negative Cutter: Gary Burritt
Post-Production Supervisor: Isabel Henderson
Post-Production Co-Ordinator: Maggie Cone

MUSIC
Music: John Ottman
Halloween Theme: John Carpenter
Additional Music: Marco Beltrami
Songs: Pat Ballard (Mr Sandman); Sabelle Breer, Rhett Lawrence (Happy); Stapp/Tremonti (What's This Life For)
Songs Performed By: The Chordettes (Mr Sandman); Sabelle (Happy); Creed (What's This Life For)
Orchestrator: Deborah Lurie
Music Supervisors: Frank E. Eulner, Ed Gerrard
Score Mixer: Casey Stone
Music Editor: George A. Martin

SOUND
Sound Designer: Steve Boeddeker
Sound: James M. Tanenbaum
Boom Operator: Ken Beauchene
2nd Boom Operator: Kevin Maloney
Utility Sound: Kevin Maloney
Sound Mix Technician: Kent Sparling
Re-Recording: Steve Romanko (uncredited)
Re-Recording Mixer: Lora Hirschberg, Gary Rizzo
Sound Effects Editors: Shannon Mills, Al Nelson
Digital Sound Transfers: Jonathan Greber, Dee Selby
Post Production Sound Services: Skywalker Sound

MAKE UP AND COSTUMES
Make Up: Tania McComas
Assistant Make Up: Damien Michael Storm
Hair Department Head: Voni Hinkle
Key Hair: Shari Perry
Costume Designer: Deborah Everton
Costume Supervisor: Carolyn Dessert

SPECIAL MAKE UP EFFECTS
Special Make Up Effects: Jeff Himmel, James MacKinnon, Thomas E. Surprenant

SPECIAL EFFECTS
Special Effects: John C. Hartigan
Special Effects Foreman: Paul Sokol
Additional Stop-Motion Photographer: Ken Rudolph (uncredited)
Title Designer: New Wave Entertainment, Nina Saxon, Laurence Starkman
Title Sequence Director: Laurence Starkman

DIGITAL EFFECTS
Digital Visual Effects: Digiscope; OCS / Freeze Frame / Pixel Magic; Rainmaker Digital Pictures
Digital Artist: Patrick Flanagan
Digital Matte Effects: Digital Firepower

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Production Designer: John Willett
Art Director: Dawn Snyder
Set Designers: Tom Reta, Dawn Swiderski
Set Decorators: Deborah Forenton, Beau P. Petersen
Property Master: Todd Ellis

MISCELLANEOUS
Script Supervisor: Mable McCrary
Production Accountant: April A. Janow
1st Assistant Accountant: Kiley Fascia
Set Medic: Laura Simmons

LOCATIONS
Locations: Los Angeles, California, USA
Location Manager: Jonathan Slater

STUNTS
Stunt Co-Ordinator: Donna Keegan
Stunts: Laura Albert, Richard E. Butler, Gilbert B. Combs, Brennan Dyson, Marguerite Happy, Marcia Holley, Julie Michaels

CASTING
Casting: Ross Brown, Christine Sheaks, Mary West
Extras Casting: Bill Dance Casting
Voice Casting: Leigh French

CAST
Jamie Lee Curtis (Laurie Strode / Keri Tate)
Josh Hartnett (John Strode / John Tate)
Adam Arkin (William "Will" Brennan)
Michelle Williams (Molly Cartwell)
LL Cool J (Ronny Jones)
Jodi Lyn O'Keefe (Sarah Thompson)
Adam Hann-Byrd (Charlie Roswell)
Janet Leigh (Norma Crane)
Joseph Gordon-Levitt (Jimmy Howell)
Nancy Stephens (Nurse Marion Wittington)
Brandon Williams (Tony Allegre)
Beau Billingslea (Fitz)
Matt Winston (Matt)
Larisa Miller (Claudia)
Emmalee Thompson (Casey
David Blanchard (waiter)
John Cassini (cop 1)
Jody Wood (cop 2)
Lisa Gay Hamilton (Shirl)
Chris Durand (Michael Myers)
Tom Kane (voice of Dr Sam Loomis)

PLOT SUMMARY

Twenty years after Michael Myers escaped from psychiatric hospital and went on a killing spree in Haddonfield, Illinois, his sister Laurie Strode is trying to lead a normal life under a new name having survived her brother's night of terror. But now Michael is back and stalking Laurie and her teenaged son John at his boarding school - and Laurie finally has to stand up to her murderous brother once and for all...

A surprisingly good late-in-the-day sequel that wisely ignores everything from Halloween II (1981) onwards. Curtis is excellent as the haunted Laurie Strode though the teenage leads are as anoying as they always are in this sort of thing. Director Steve Miner, a veteran of the Friday the 13th series, stages some effective shock moments in a film that stands as a worthy successor to John Carpenter's classic original.

Argentina
Theatrical Distributor: Buena Vista International
Video Distributor: Gativideo

Finland
Theatrical Distributor: Scanbox Finland

Germany
Theatrical Distributor: Kinowelt Filmverleih

Netherlands
Theatrical Distributor: RCV Film Distribution

Portugal
Theatrical Distributor: Filmes Castello Lopes

Spain
Theatrical Distributor: Lauren Film

Switzerland
Theatrical Distributor: Ascot Elite Entertainment Group

USA
Theatrical Distributor: Dimension Films / Miramax Films
Laserdisc Distributor: Miramax (15893 AS (1998)); Miramax (16070 AS (1999))

Argentina
Rating: 13

Australia
Rating: M

Chile
Rating: 14

Finland
Rating: K-16

France
Rating: -12

Germany
Rating: 16

Hong Kong
Rating: IIB

Netherlands
Rating: 16

Norway
Rating: 15

Portugal
Rating: M/18

Spain
Rating: 13

Sweden
Rating: 15

Switzerland
Rating: 16

UK
Rating: 18

USA
Rating: R (for terror violence / gore and language)

AWARDS

1999
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films, USA (Saturn Awards)
Best Actress (Jamie Lee Curtis) - nominated
Best Horror Film - nominated

Blockbuster Entertainment Awards
Favorite Actor: Horror (Adam Arkin) - nominated
Favorite Actress: Horror (Jamie Lee Curtis) - nominated
Favorite Male Newcomer (Josh Hartnett) - nominated
Favorite Supporting Actor: Horror (LL Cool J) - nominated

Catalonian International Film Festival, Sitges, Spain
Best Film (Steve Miner) - nominated

MTV Movie Awards
Best Breakthrough Male Performance (Josh Hartnett) - nominated

Young Artist Awards
Best Performance in a Feature Film: Supporting Young Actress (Michelle Williams) - nominated

1998
July
27: USA - theatrical premiere

August
5: USA - theatrical release

October
8: Netherlands - theatrical release
16: Spain - theatrical release
22: Singapore - theatrical release
23: Iceland, Mexico, UK - theatrical release
29: Australia, Germany, Israel - theatrical release
30: Austria, Switzerland (German speaking region) - theatrical release

November
6: Denmark, Sweden - theatrical release
13: Finland - theatrical release
20: Norway - theatrical release
25: Belgium - theatrical release

December
9: France - theatrical release
16: Kuwait - theatrical release
20: USA - laserdisc release (Miramax (15893 AS))
25: Brazil - theatrical release

1999
January
15: Hungary - theatrical release

February
13: Slovenia - theatrical release
28: Portugal - shown at the Fantasporto Film Festival

March
4: Czech Republic, Slovakia - theatrical release
5: Thailand - theatrical release
19: Portugal - theatrical release
30: USA - laserdisc release (Miramax (16070 AS))

April
16: Colombia - theatrical release

June
17: Argentina - theatrical release

September
3: Italy - theatrical release

October
30: Japan - shown at the Tokyo International Fantastic Film Festival

May
27: Indonesia - theatrical release in Jakarta

Blood Is Thicker Than Water

This summer, terror won't be taking a vacation.

Twenty Years Later

The face of good and the face of evil will meet one last time!

It's gonna be one hell of a family reunion.

Halloween 7
Halloween: H20 - advertising title
Halloween: H20 (20 Years Later) - alternative spelling
Halloween 7: The Revenge of Laurie Strode - working title
Halloween: The Revenge of Laurie Strode - working title

SEQUEL TO
Halloween (1978)
Halloween II (1981)
Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988)
Halloween 5 (1989)
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995)

SEQUEL
Halloween: Resurrection (2002)

SEE ALSO
Psycho (1960)
Friday the 13th (1980)
Scary Movie (2000)
Scream 3 (2000)

INCLUDES FOOTAGE FROM
Scream (1996)
Scream 2 (1997)

MAGAZINES

Empire October 1998 p.45 (UK)
note

Empire November 1998 p.36 (UK)
illustrated review (by Kim Newman)

Film Review November 1998 p.19 (UK)
illustrated review (by Grant Kempster)

Shivers no.58 p.5 (UK)
review

NEWSPAPERS

Correio da Manhã 19 March 1999 (Portugal)
review (by Vitoriano Rosa)

Diário de Notícias 4 March 1999 (Portugal)
review (by Marcos Cruz)

Diário de Notícias 19 March 1999 (Portugal)
review (by Eurico De Barros)

Diário de Notícias, DNmais 20 March 1999 (Portugal)
review (by João Antunes)

Expresso, Cartaz 20 March 1999 (Portugal)
review (by Jorge Leitão Ramos)

Expresso, Cartaz 27 March 1999 (Portugal)
review (by Francisco Ferreira)

Svenska Dagbladet 6 November 1998 (Sweden)
review (Det räcker bra med föregångaren by Astrid Söderbergh Widding)

KEYWORDS

slasher; stalk and slash; serial killers; sequel; halloween; kitchens; skates; teenagers; elevators; schools; drugs; trucks; splatter; teenkill; fire extinguishers; knives; masks; pumpkins; axes; decapitations; schoolgirls