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The Story of Halloween H20: 20 Years Later - A Retrospective

Layton Eversaul

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In this in depth retrospective I tell the story of Jamie Lee Curtis' first return to the world of John Carpenter's "Halloween": 1998's "Halloween H20: 20 Years Later", seeing her face-off with her killer brother, Michael Myers, 20 years after his night of terror. I delve deep into its development, production and legacy while providing my own thoughts on the film. Starring: Jamie Lee Curtis, Josh Hartnett, Adam Arkin, Michelle Williams and Chris Durand. Written by Robert Zappia and Matt Greenberg. Directed by Steve Miner. Copyright Dimension Films and Trancas International.

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20 Comments

@LaytonEversaul Creator 4 years ago Pinned

Corrections for The Story of Halloween: H20 ...
- John Carl Buechler was not a founding member of KNB effects
- The picture of the knife in the Fun Fact is the wrong knife

@homeaccount5943 4 years ago

I look at the series as only having three movies, Halloween, Halloween II, and Halloween H20.. where the shape is finally killed. Every series needs a definitive ending.

@popunderrated 4 years ago

I much prefer the Laurie in this movie than the 2018 version. It was more realistic that she’d be traumatised and an alcoholic than living in the woods shooting rifles with a hidden trap in her basement. H2O is very of its time but very fun and well acted.

@WatchSecretCrisis 4 years ago (edited)

Josh was 19 when a Halloween film catapulted him to stardom. Jamie was also 19 when the same happened.

@Gardenroses123 1 year ago

Halloween H20 is my second favorite Halloween movie. I think the idea of Laurie living under a different name, the private school location and atmosphere, made it different a with a fresh feel to the movie. I’m so glad Jamie Lee agreed to do this movie.

@Queenof_Lost_Things 11 months ago

I know this is three years old, but I still get chIlls when Laurie strode stands in the courtyard/driveway and just yells
MICHAEL!!!!!
It feels like such growth from the girl who hid in the closet.
That scene lives in my head rent free.

@printisdead1983 3 years ago

Whoever thinks this movie is terrible hasnt seen the next one lol

@bloodstains.cinema 4 years ago

A 56 minute retrospective on an 86 minute movie, I love it. Awesome work as always mate, keep it up.

@MsPerfectlyFine87 4 years ago

I love H20. I feel like it was a great rap up to the story of Laurie. Showing her coping with PTSD and how that affected her relationship with her son in between the scares was really compelling to me.

@p_nk7279 3 years ago (edited)

H2O is really good IMO. The whole storyline and characters are good, the school setting worked well and had its own creepiness. Laurie rox, Jamie Lee and Janet Leigh are goddesses!

@scottyp3876 3 years ago

I watch the 1978 original & H20 back to back every Halloween. It's became a tradition

@TellItAnimated 4 years ago

A perfect retrospective on a wonderful Halloween film, I think I still like this one just a little better than the 2018 one

@thegamingstation1993 11 months ago

H20 is the ending to the original series 1978-1998

@JB-js4xi 4 years ago (edited)

H20 was so good at the time when Janet Leigh drove up in the psycho car and offered "Lori motherly advice", the whole theatre erupted in clapping and shouts and went wild. I watch Halloween and H20 back to back. I ignore all the others. I've seen them all but none matter at all to me but those two. And yes I saw the original in the theatre and it was beyond horrifying. Great video!!

@ButterflyQueen19889 3 years ago

Malek Akkad even confirmed that it was Jamies idea to make H20 a big theatrical release instead of a straight to video

@JOSH-lw2jv 3 years ago (edited)

Fun Fact:
Two of the actors who played
The Shape: Chris Durand & Tom Morga
(the first half of "HALLOWEEN 4")
did stunt work for "THE LOST WORLD:
Jurassic Park" with Tom Morga
being Jeff Goldblum's stunt double.

@kristopherbrown2145 4 years ago

Perfect way to start off the year than with an awesome retrospective of the movie that honestly made me a fan of horror movies, everytime I watch the scene when Laurie/Keri grabs the fire axe and screams "Michael", I instantly get chillbumps.

@Frdkrgr1771 1 year ago

Man I remember ditching school to watch this lol

@wispy3171 4 years ago

This is the first horror movie I ever remember watching as a kid. It scared the shit out of me and I had to turn it off, but rewatched it again a little later and made it all the way through... A horror fan was created that day.