Halloween (2018)

Bill Block

Trancas International Films

Rough House Pictures

Universal Pictures

## Overview

On October 29, 2018, Michael Myers, who has been institutionalized at Smith's Grove Psychiatric Hospital for 40 years following his killing spree in Haddonfield, is being prepared for transfer to a maximum-security prison. True crime podcasters Aaron Korey and Dana Haines visit the hospital and, during their encounter, Aaron displays the mask that Michael wore in 1978 to him, to no effect. The following day, as he is being transf

erred, the bus crashes and patients began to wander into the road. The accident causes a father and son to stop to see what is going on. Michael murders them both, takes their truck and returns to Haddonfield.

In Haddonfield, Laurie Strode lives in fear of Michael; she is drinking heavily and rarely leaves her fortified house. She has a strained relationship with her daughter Karen, whom the state took away from her at age 12. Allyson, Laurie's granddaughter, does try to maintain a relationship with her grandmother.

On the morning of October 31, Michael sees Aaron and Dana visiting his sister Judith's grave. He follows them to a gas station where he kills them both, as well as a mechanic for his coveralls, before recovering his mask from Aaron's car. Deputy Frank Hawkins, who arrested Michael in 1978, tries to convince Sheriff Barker that Michael is dangerous after learning that he has escaped. Laurie also learns of Michael's escape and attempts to warn Karen, but Karen dismisses her concerns, urging Laurie to move on with her life.

Later that night, Allyson finds her boyfriend Cameron cheating on her at a costume party and leaves with his friend Oscar. Meanwhile, while babysitting a boy named Julian, Allyson's best friend Vicky and her boyfriend Dave are attacked by Michael. Dave is killed and Vicky sacrifices herself to protect Julian, who escapes, and the police are called. Deputy Hawkins and Laurie overhear the incident on the radio and go over to the house. Laurie sees Michael for the first time in 40 years. Laurie shoots Michael in the shoulder before he flees. The police take Laurie, Karen, and her husband Ray to Laurie's home for protection and a squad car remains outside the residence. Deputy Hawkins promises to find Allyson and bring her to be with the family.

Dr. Ranbir Sartain, Michael's psychiatrist and former student of Dr. Loomis, persuades Sheriff Barker to help in the hunt for Michael. Meanwhile, as Allyson and Oscar walk home from the party, Michael kills Oscar, but Hawkins and Sartain arrive just in time to rescue Allyson. Deputy Hawkins then tries to kill Michael, but Dr. Sartain – who has become obsessed with Michael's enigmatic motivations – attacks and leaves Hawkins for dead. It is revealed that he orchestrated Michael's escape to study him "in the wild." Dr. Sartain then heads towards Laurie's home with an unconscious Michael and Allyson locked in the backseat together. Michael wakes up and kills Sartain while Allyson flees from the scene. Michael then ambushes and kills two police officers that are outside Laurie's home.

When Laurie's son-in-law Ray goes outside to greet who he believes are the two officers, to ask if they had located Allyson, Michael strangles him to death. Laurie manages to get Karen to safety before she engages in a showdown with Michael. Laurie severely injures Michael, including shooting off some of his fingers, but he stabs her in the abdomen and pushes her over a balcony. When Michael goes to check Laurie's body, he finds it missing, reminiscent of their first encounter decades ago. Karen pretends to break down in tears and calls out for her mother, luring Michael and allowing her to shoot him in the jaw. Laurie suddenly reappears and attacks Michael, trapping him inside the safe room with Karen and Allyson's help. The trio sets the house ablaze, and Laurie says goodbye to Michael before she begins to faint and lets her daughter and granddaughter quickly hitchhike a passerby vehicle to take her to the hospital. A final shot of the burning basement is shown, with Michael nowhere in sight. In a post-credits scene, Michael's breathing is heard, indicating that he has survived.

## Cast

* Jamie Lee Curtis as Laurie Strode, the sole survivor of Michael Myers' 1978 killing spree, suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder.
* Judy Greer as Karen Nelson (née Strode), Laurie's estranged daughter.
	+ Sophia Miller as young Karen
* Will Patton as Deputy Frank Hawkins, a sheriff's deputy who teams up with Laurie in an effort to kill Michael and had arrested Michael after his killing spree in 1978.
* Andi Matichak as Allyson Nelson, Karen's daughter and Laurie's granddaughter.
* James Jude Courtney as Michael Myers / The Shape, the masked figure who carried out a horrific massacre on Halloween in 1978, and returns to Haddonfield for another killing spree
	+ Nick Castle as Michael Myers (window scene and breathing sounds)
* Haluk Bilginer as Dr. Ranbir Sartain, Michael's psychiatrist and Samuel Loomis's former student
* Rhian Rees as Dana Haines, a true-crime podcaster and Aaron's partner
* Jefferson Hall as Aaron Korey, a true crime podcaster and Dana's partner
* Toby Huss as Ray Nelson, Karen's husband, Allyson's father and Laurie's son-in-law
* Virginia Gardner as Vicky, Allyson's best friend
* Dylan Arnold as Cameron Elam, Allyson's boyfriend and son of Lonnie Elam
* Miles Robbins as Dave, Vicky's boyfriend
* Drew Scheid as Oscar, Cameron's best friend
* Jibrail Nantambu as Julian Morrisey, a little boy whom Vicky babysits
* Michael Harrity as Warden Kuneman
* Omar Dorsey as Sheriff Barker, Haddonfield's sheriff
* Christopher Allen Nelson as Officer Francis
* Charlie Benton as Officer Richards