Halloween (2007)

This is a remake of the classic scary movie only directed by goth rocker Rob Zombie

HINT: Do not let your kids see this movie unless you tell them that it's not real. I don't mean to sound old school, but some kids can't handle obsessively gory and bloody movies like this. I just say this so that you won't have to worry about your kids having nightmares. Some parents are a little old school like that!!

Summary
-After being institutionalized for 17 years, Michael Myers escapes the mental hospital and flees to Haddonfield to find his sister Laurie Strode

Cast
-Malcolm McDowell: Dr. Sam Loomis
-Brad Dourif: Sheriff Lee Brackett
-Tyler Mane: Michael Myers
-Daeg Faerch: Michael Myers, aged 10
-Sheri Moon Zombie: Deborah Myers
-William Forsythe: Ronnie White
-Richard Lynch: Principal Chambers
-Danny Trejo: Ismael Cruz
-Scout Taylor-Compton: Laurie Strode
-Danielle Harris: Annie Brackett
-Skyler Gisondo: Tommy Doyle
-Jenny Gregg-Stewart: Lindsey Wallace
-Hanna Hall: Judith Myers
-Kristina Klebe: Lynda

Did You Know?
-Malcolm McDowell instigated hysterical laughter in the other actors and actresses and in the process ruined many takes
-The reason William Forsythe's leg is in a cast is because he had injured his leg prior to shooting the film.

-Of all the actors to play Michael Myers, Tyler Mane is the tallest at 6'8''

Tyler Mane (right)

-Prior to directing this new remake, Rob Zombie wanted to be respectful and call up original Halloween director John Carpenter for his blessing. Carpenter was more than happy and encouraged him to "make it his own".
-The production of the movie was delayed due to the death of Moustapha Akkad, who had produced all eight of the original movies. He died as a result of severe injuries sustained from terrorist attacks in Jordan in 2005
-Originally, Sheri Moon Zombie was supposed to play Lynda while actress Danielle Harris was to play Laurie

-Rob cast his wife Sheri Moon Zombie to play Michael's mother, which would explain why Michael grew so tall

-The band Kiss plays a major role in the film. In the opening scene of the movie, the song "God of Thunder" is heard playing. Later on, Michael is seen wearing a Kiss t-shirt showing their Destroyer album. Kiss was a major influence on Rob Zombie's career in music and the inspiration for his makeup and clothing for his band White Zombie

-Out of all the female leads in the movie (all the girls are supposed to be of high school age, including Judith Myers), the only girl who was actually high school age is Scout Taylor-Compton. Compton was actually a teenager at the time of filming, much like Jamie Lee Curtis was in the original 1978 film Halloween.

-Actress Danielle Harris, who played Annie Brackett, was 29 when the film went into production and released three months after her 30th birthday
-John Hurt was considered for the role of Dr. Sam Loomis
-Malcolm McDowell, who plays Dr. Sam Loomis, has never seen the original Halloween from 1978

-The car that Deborah Myers drives is a 1970 Dodge Super Bee