This Day in Horror History: Rob Zombie’s HALLOWEEN Opened in 2007
Mike Sprague
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On this day in horror history, writer-director Rob Zombie’s controversial remake of John Carpenter’s prototype slasher flick Halloween with Malcolm McDowell, Scout Taylor-Compton, and Tyler Mane was unleashed back in 2007.
Written, directed, and produced by Zombie, the film begins nearly two decades after being committed to a mental institution for killing his stepfather and older sister, Michael Myers breaks out, intent on returning to the town of Haddonfield, Ill. He arrives in his hometown on Halloween with the indomitable purpose of hunting down his younger sister, Laurie. The only thing standing between Michael and a Halloween night of bloody carnage is psychologist Dr. Samuel Loomis.
It stars Malcolm McDowell as Dr. Loomis, Scout Taylor-Compton as Laurie Strode, Daeg Faerch as young Michael Myers, Tyler Mane as the adult Michael Myers, and Brad Dourif as Sheriff Lee Brackett. Other cast members include Sheri Moon Zombie, William Forsythe, Richard Lynch, Udo Kier, Clint Howard, Danny Trejo, Lew Temple, Tom Towles, Bill Moseley, Leslie Easterbrook, Danielle Harris, Skyler Gisondo, Hanna Hall, Kristina Klebe, Dee Wallace, Daryl Sabara, and Daniel Roebuck with Ken Foree as Big Joe Grizzly and Sid Haig as Chester Chesterfield
Rated R for strong brutal bloody violence and terror throughout, sexual content, graphic nudity, and language, the film sports a 26% on Rotten Tomatoes with this Critics Consensus: Rob Zombie doesn’t bring many new ideas to the table in Halloween, making it another bloody disappointment for fans of the franchise.
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