Synopsis:

Using the theatrical cut, the television cut, and any information I could find off the internet, I attempted to recreate the still unreleased original cut of Halloween II. Compared to the theatrical cut, this edit is much slower-paced, includes more character development for the hospital staff, and is much less gory.

Intentions:

Restructure the film to follow Rick Rosenthal's original cut and the original screenplay written by John Carpenter and Debra Hill, as well as cutting out any of John Carpenter's reshoots that I know of.

Change List:

-All of the scenes from the television cut have been upscaled with Topaz AI then color graded to match the theatrical cut. Their audio has been converted to 5.1 channels to the best of my ability. -The entire movie has been rearranged to fit the original screenplay. If I say I "placed" a scene, it means I moved it to after the scene mentioned above it unless I say otherwise. -Moved the opening credits to the beginning of the film -Added a new title card saying "Rick Rosenthal's HALLOWEEN II" -Corrected the number of Loomis' gunshots to 6 instead of 7 -Added music from the Halloween II theme to transition from Loomis in the Doyle's front yard to The Shape's POV. -Cut Alice's death scene -Added scene of the staff taking Laurie's clothes off -Added scene of Jimmy and Janet talking about Laurie in a hallway -Placed scene of Mr. Garrett, Budd, and Jill watching TV -Added scene of Dr. Mixter, Mrs. Alves, and Jill by Laurie's bed -Fixed Annie's eyelids moving as they're being closed -Cut scene of Karen and her friend in the town square and Michael bumping into the boombox kid -Placed scene of Gary and his mother to after the scene -Placed scene of Karen arriving at the hospital -Cut exterior shot of the side of the hospital -Added scene of Mr. Garrett and Karen talking about the news -Cut scene of Jimmy walking down the hallway -Added scene of Mrs. Alves and Janet trying to call Laurie's parents -Added scene of Jimmy giving Laurie a coke -Cut Mr. Garrett giving Janet a walkie-talkie -Added music from "Still He Kills" to Mr. Garrett finding an open lock -Extended the shot of the open lock -Cut Mr. Garrett entering the store room and getting killed by Michael -Placed scene of The Shape stalking Karen and Mrs. Alves -Added scene of Michael stalking Karen and Jimmy -Placed exterior shot of a hallway -Placed shot of Mrs. Alves walking down a hallway -Added scene of the power going out -Added scene of Dr. Loomis and Deputy Hunt exiting the Coroner's Lab -Added scene of Karen and Janet being creeped out -Placed scene of the mob at the Myers' house -Added scene of Karen entering the therapy room -Cut shot of Michael taking Karen's body out of the water -Added scene of Jill saying that Laurie had an anaphylactic reaction -Cut close-up of a needle in Dr. Mixter's eyeball -Added scene of Jill and Jimmy waiting where Dr. Mixter is -Added scene of Michael leaving Laurie's room after stabbing the pillows -Added scene of Laurie calling her mother -Placed scene of Dr. Loomis and the police in the classroom, Dr. Loomis and Marion in the hallway, and them entering the marshal's car -Added scene of Jimmy and Jill talking in a doorway -Changed the music when Michael watches Jimmy and Jill to the Halloween II theme -Placed scene of Jill in the parking lot and seeing the flat tires -Added scene of Jimmy looking for Laurie and walking down a dark hallway -Added a shot of the marshal's car driving down an empty road -Placed shot of marshal's car driving by the Haddonfield Memorial Hospital sign after Laurie tries to start Jimmy's car -Cut first shot of the marshal running down a hallway -Reduced number of gunshots to 4 -Added alternate scene of Loomis accidentally shooting the marshal -Cut both close-ups of Michael's mask burning -Added alternate ending of Jimmy and Laurie in the ambulance

Other Sources:

Halloween II Television Cut Extended scene of Mr. Garrett, Budd, and Jill from Youtube Sound effects from Youtube

Special Thanks:

r/Halloweenmovies for giving me information on the original cut of Halloween II