Halloween is a 2007
American horror film written, directed, and produced by
Rob Zombie. The film is a
remake/
reimagining of the 1978 horror
film of the same name, and the ninth film in the
Halloween film series. The film stars
Malcolm McDowell as
Dr. Sam Loomis,
Tyler Mane as the adult
Michael Myers, and
Scout Taylor-Compton as
Laurie Strode;
Daeg Faerch portrays a ten year old Michael Myers. Rob Zombie's "reimagining" follows the premise of
John Carpenter's original, with Michael Myers stalking Laurie Strode and her friends on Halloween night. Zombie's film goes deeper into the character's psyche, trying to answer the question of what drove him to kill people, whereas in Carpenter's original film Michael did not have an explicit reason for killing.
Working from Carpenter's advice to "make
film his own",
Zombie chose to develop the film as both a prequel and a remake, allowing for more original content than simply refilming the same scenes. Despite mostly negative reviews, the film, which cost $15 million to make,
went on to gross $80,208,039 worldwide.
Plot
