Halloween (2007 movie)

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Halloween
Directed byRob Zombie
Screenplay byRob Zombie
Based onHalloween
by John Carpenter
and Debra Hill
Produced by
  • Malek Akkad
  • Andy Gould
  • Rob Zombie
Starring
CinematographyPhil Parmet
Edited byGlenn Garland
Music byTyler Bates
John Carpenter (themes)
Production
companies
Distributed byThe Weinstein Company
Release date
  • August 31, 2007 (2007-08-31)
Running time
110 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$15 million[2]
Box office$80.4 million[3]

The 2007 version of Halloween is a remake of the 1978 movie of the same name and the ninth in the Halloween franchise. This remake stars Tyler Mane as the adult Michael Myers. The 2007 remake follows the premise of the original movie: Myers stalks Laurie and her friends on Halloween night in Illinois. Despite mostly negative reviews, the 2007 remake grossed well over $80 million, making this the highest grossing Halloween movie of the series.

The movie was directed by Rob Zombie, who also directed a sequel released in 2009.

References[change | change source]

  1. "HALLOWEEN (18)". British Board of Film Classification. September 6, 2007. Archived from the original on February 22, 2016. Retrieved January 5, 2016.
  2. "Boo! 'Halloween' scares up record 4-day debut". Today.com. September 3, 2007. Archived from the original on December 11, 2014. Retrieved September 4, 2007.
  3. "Main Page Summary". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved August 17, 2008.

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