Halloween - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts

[morris]

The third sequel in the original series to ignore a previous timeline from the franchise: Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998) and Halloween: Resurrection (2002) both ignored the timeline established in parts 4, 5 and 6. This film goes one step further by also ignoring Halloween II (1981).

[tamara]

Laurie uses a Winchester to defend herself against Michael. It is interesting to note, in the original 1978 film, the young Laurie and the children she babysits are watching Howard Hawks' 1950 classic film version of The Thing (which John Carpenter would remake in 1982). Winchester is not only Hawks' middle name, but he also named his production company Winchester Films. In the 1978 version, Carpenter shows the Winchester Films logo before the opening credits of the 1950 The Thing. Carpenter acknowledges Hawks as a major influence.

[kristina]

On the tv, a newscaster can be heard describing the events of the original film as "the babysitter murders". This was originally the title Carpenter wanted for Halloween (1978). It was only changed to Halloween after the producer Irwin Yablans thought up the idea and to release it near Halloween.

[richard]

The neighbor that Michael kills while she talks on the phone to her friend Sally is named Alice. Michael also killed Alice Martin in Halloween 2 (1981), while she was talking on the phone to her friend, also named Sally.