Synopsis:

Halloween (1978) and Halloween II (1981) edited into one 110 min movie. Halloween has been trimmed for pacing and Halloween II has been greatly streamlined to focus on Laurie, excluding most of the other characters and kills.

Intentions:

There is a lot to love in Halloween II, but it reflects the shift in horror movies between 1978 and 1981, when it became all about the kills. I wanted to put the focus back on Laurie, Loomis, and Michael, reducing the gratuitous nature of the second film. My intention was to invisibly stitch Halloween and Halloween II together, keeping the tone consistent. In my parallel universe, LONG HALLOWEEN was the film released in 1978.

Change List:

List of changes: Added Darth Awesome tag and disclaimer Modified Halloween title sequence Cut Laurie seeing trick-or-treaters, "thought you outgrew superstition" Cut Laurie being picked up by Annie Cut the back-and-forth between Annie and Laurie's houses Cut Laundry Room sequence Cut phone call from Paul Trimmed Annie's pre-death walk Cut back-and-forth between Linda and Laurie on phone Cut Laurie pleading to neighbors for help New seamless transition into Halloween II Cut Loomis warning neighbor "you don't know what death is!" Cut Michael killing random girl Trimmed scene of Michael getting new knife Cut Laurie being picked up by ambulance Cut every interaction between Laurie and Jimmy Cut ambulance arrival at hospital Cut mom and razorblade kid arrival Trimmed Loomis and Sheriff dialog in cop car Cut all character development and death scenes for Jimmy, Budd, Mrs. Alves, Dr. Mixter, and Janet. Karen is completely gone Cut return to Myers house Cut "phones are dead" sequence trimmed Mr. Garrett death scene re-jiggered Marion's arrival to school Cut all references to Samhain Trimmed hospital aftermath scene. No mention of "10 dead" Replaced "Mr. Sandman" outtro with Halloween theme Added "it was the boogeyman" voiceover at end New end credits.

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