Dr. Sam Loomis/Zombie

Dr. Samuel Loomis was an English-born American psychologist, known for having served as serial killer Michael Myers's psychiatrist.
==Notes==
===Behind the Scenes===
*Loomis was played by English actor Malcolm McDowell.Halloween - IMDB - Retrieved 2 August 2024Halloween II - IMDB - Retrieved 2 August 2024Malcolm McDowell - IMDB - Retrieved 2 August 2024 McDowell's casting was announced on Rob Zombie's MySpace page in 2006; Zombie had previously expressed admiration for McDowell's acting in "A Clockwork Orange".Malcolm McDowell is the new Dr.Loomis - Caffeinated Clint - 23 December 2006 - Moviehole - Retrieved 2 August 2024 McDowell never watched the original "Halloween"; though he admired Pleasence personally and professionally.Malcolm McDowell Says He Has Never Seen the Original 'Halloween' - Russ Burlingame - 29 October 2018 - ComicBook.com - Retrieved 2 August 2024
*In returning for "Halloween II", McDowell asked to play the character differently, not wanting to play the same part again, and asked to play him as a "real nasty guy". Zombie liked the idea and introduced the book subplot.[Interview Malcolm McDowell on Transforming Dr. Loomis] - Matt Artz - 25 April 2016 - Halloween Daily News - Retrieved 2 August 2024 McDowell would then state in a promotional interview for the film, "Since this a remake I could put my own spin on Dr. Loomis. He's a pompous, egomaniacal doctor who thinks he's right. How right can you be, if you've had a patient for 17 years, who turns out to be one of the biggest serial killers of all time? So Loomis is an idiot, basically, but a sort of lovable one. This time he's written a book and he's on tour enjoying his 15 minutes of fame. Too bad we couldn't get him on Oprah. I think he sort of personifies the line he has in the film, 'Bad taste is the petrol that drives the American dream.'"Malcolm McDowell: 'We’ve Become Immune To Violence' - Jeanne Wolf - 1 September 2009 - Parade - Retrieved 2 August 2024
===Trivia===
*While Pleasence's incarnation of Loomis was only ever referred to as "Sam" in dialogue, McDowell's Loomis was only ever referred to as "Samuel".
*McDowell has stated that he isn't certain if his Loomis is actually dead or not.
==Appearances==
*Halloween (first appearance)
*Halloween II (final appearance)
==Links==
*Samuel Loomis on the Halloween Series Wiki
==References==
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