Halloween is a 2018 American slasher film directed by David Gordon Green and written by Green, Jeff Fradley, and Danny McBride. It is the eleventh installment in the Halloween film series and a direct sequel to the 1978 film of the same name while effecting a retcon of all previous sequels. It stars Jamie Lee Curtis and Nick Castle who reprise their respective roles as Laurie Strode and Michael Myers, with stuntman James Jude Courtney also portraying Myers. The film also stars Judy Greer, Andi Matichak, Will Patton, and Virginia Gardner.
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Halloween is a 2018 American slasher film directed by David Gordon Green and written by Green, Jeff Fradley, and Danny McBride. It is the eleventh installment in the Halloween film series and a direct sequel to the 1978 film of the same name while effecting a retcon of all previous sequels. It stars Jamie Lee Curtis and Nick Castle who reprise their respective roles as Laurie Strode and Michael Myers, with stuntman James Jude Courtney also portraying Myers. The film also stars Judy Greer, Andi Matichak, Will Patton, and Virginia Gardner. It grossed over USD 255 million worldwide, making it the highest-grossing film in the franchise. Two sequels, Halloween Kills and Halloween Ends, are scheduled to be released on October 15, 2021, and October 14, 2022, respectively. The movie was released in the United States on October 19, 2018, by Universal Pictures, the distributor’s first involvement with the series since Halloween III: Season of the Witch. It received generally positive reviews from critics, with many considering it to be both the best Halloween sequel and a return to form for the series, and particularly praising Curtis’ performance. The plot follows a post-traumatic Laurie Strode who prepares to face Michael Myers in a final showdown on Halloween night, forty years after she survived his killing spree. Michael Myers has been institutionalized at Smith’s Grove Psychiatric Hospital for 40 years. The following day, as he is being prepared for transfer to a maximum security prison, Michael purposely crashes the bus, kills a father and son for their car, and then recovers his old mask from Aaron’s car.
In Haddonfield, Laurie is still living in fear of Michael; she is drinking heavily, rarely leaving her fortified house and alienating herself from her daughter Karen, whom the state took away from her at age 12. The only person she keeps in contact with is Karen’s daughter, Allyson. On October 31, Michael sees Aaron and Dana visiting his sister Judith’s grave, and follows them to a gas station where he kills them both, as well as a mechanic for his coveralls, He then returns to Haddonfields. Michael kills Oscar, and kills Allyson’s best friend Vicky and her boyfriend Dave are attacked by Michael. Dr. Ranbir Sartain – who has become obsessed with Michael’s enigmatic motivations – kills Michael in order to be able to study him wild. Michael flees for the first time in 40 years, and leaves Dr. Sartartain to study Michael’s wild attacks and leave for the dead. The next day, Michael kills a psychiatrist, who tries to kill Michael but fails to kill him – and leaves him for dead. Michael then flees again, killing a man and a woman at a Halloween party. Michael also kills a man at the gas station and a boy at a costume party. The final showdown takes place on October 29, and Michael kills Laurie and Allyson in front of her daughter.
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