In his startling & divisive remake / reimagining of John Carpenter’s slasher classic, Rob Zombie pushes further than ever before into the psychology of Michael Myers and the evolution of a deranged killer, digging into the psychopathic tendencies of a pre-teen and his ensuing 15 years behind sanitarium bars. But when Halloween strikes and Michael escapes, he’ll leave a bloody wake of terror on his return home. With Malcolm McDowell, Sheri Moon Zombie, Scout Taylor-Compton, Danielle Harris professional wrestler Tyler Mane and an impressive supporting cast of genre film favorites.
“Numerous elements from Carpenter’s film are resurrected – the mask, score, suburban locale, certain shots and slayings – but that film’s suspense and playfulness give way to relentless dread and unusually credible, black-blooded brutality. It’s inanely-scripted exploitation, sure, but this Halloween doesn’t trivialise; it even returns with sympathy to one victim minutes after the attack that has left her bleeding on the floor.” – Ben Walters, Time Out
“Horrific as it is, Halloween isn’t so much a horror film as a biopic, and a superb one at that. The life and times of a fictional monster may not be as respectable a subject as a historical monster like, say, Idi Amin or Truman Capote, but Zombie’s portrait is every bit as reverent, scrupulous, and deeply felt as any Oscar grubbing horrorshow.” – Nathan Lee, Village Voice
Rob Zombie talks about reimagining Halloween on Jimmy Kimmel Live!
