Surprise! Michael Myers didn't die in the basement of the Strode home and after offing a bunch of firefighters, he sets off on another rampage in Haddonfield. WATCH NEXT: Halloween Kills (2021) Halloween Kills (2021) only they don't as there's two more movies to come. They set the house on fire and kill Michael for good. It all ends with Laurie, Karen and Allyson trapping Michael in the basement of her home which she's fashioned into a trap over the decades. The reboot/sequel from the unlikely minds of David Gordon Green and Danny McBride actually ended up being quite good, ranking as the second-best reviewed outing of the entire franchise. This time though, Laurie is prepared and together with her daughter Karen (Judy Greer) and granddaughter Allyson (Andi Matichak), they're ready to take The Shape down for good. In this timeline, Michael Myers was locked up after his killing spree in 1978 and escapes 40 years later to kickstart another round of murders. Surprise!Īfter plans for a sequel to Halloween II (2009) (called Halloween 3D) and/or Halloween II (1981) (called Halloween Returns) fell through, the new Halloween, aka Halloween (2018), picks up exactly where Halloween (1978) left off, sort of. And nor did Halloween H20: 20 Years Later. Okay, it turns out that Halloween: Resurrection didn't happen. But didn't she die in Halloween: Resurrection? Jamie Lee Curtis is back as Laurie Strode, 40 years later. Play icon The triangle icon that indicates to play Like the Cult of Thorn itself, the film does still have its devoted acolytes, and their lobbying saw the eventual release of the so-called 'Producer's Cut', which restores that original creepy ending and some other bits and bobs.ĮND OF THIS TIMELINE ( Halloween, Halloween II, Halloween 4, Halloween 5, Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers)īACK TO THE START? Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998) The screenplay pretty much went through a corn thresher, and so did the rushes. Okay.īeset by constant on-set script changes and hefty reshoots after troubled test screenings (including a completely re-shot ending), the film has a reputation for being a bit of a bloody mess in every way. Oh, and Michael's six-film reign of terror? It turns out it's all because of the mysterious "Curse of Thorn", and that Myers is himself a victim of a Druid cult. Now in his mid-20s, he takes Jamie's baby into his care after her grisly demise and tries to protect the Strode brood from Michael Myers's evil machinations. Tommy was one of the kids Laurie Strode babysat. Meanwhile Paul Rudd (yes, that Paul Rudd), stars as Tommy Doyle, who first appeared in Halloween, then popped up in Halloween II (and a tiny bit of Halloween 4). Donald Pleasence does return though as Dr Sam Loomis for the last time, in one of his final films. WATCH NEXT: Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989) Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989)įor the last* movie in the series (*not the last movie) Danielle Harris left as Jamie, being recast by JC Brandy. Myers is eventually killed* (*he isn't), but there's a twist ending that suggests his legacy is far from over. Michael goes on a killing spree once more, and this time the entire city rises up in an attempt to stop him. Jamie Lee Curtis was off doing hit comedies though, so the only main character who had supposedly actually survived is unceremoniously killed off in an off-screen car crash.Īfter ten years in a coma, Michael Myers returns and this time he's on the hunt for Laurie's previously-unmentioned daughter (and his niece) Jamie Lloyd (Danielle Harris), who grew up with a foster family. It turns out that Michael didn't die at the end of Halloween II, and neither did Loomis. So Michael Myers is back and they're even yelling about it in the title. Enjoy! START HERE: Halloween (1978)Īfter the flop that was Halloween III, a lesson was learned. It's like a classic Choose Your Own Adventure, except with brutal murders and a seemingly unstoppable killer. We've come up with the definitive timeline of the Halloween series up to and including Halloween Ends, offering choices of where to go next in the timeline depending on how you want to view it. Instead you have to watch one timeline and complete it before moving onto the next one, with the iconic 1978 movie being the start of three separate timelines. There's no way to watch all 13 movies in chronological order as you'll get continuity errors everywhere. Confused? Don't worry as we're here to help. Over the course of 13 movies, the Halloween series has had four different timelines. It's important to remember though that Laurie has had a 'final' Halloween movie twice already in the series. Is this really the end of the series? We'll have to wait and see, but by all accounts, it is Jamie Lee Curtis's final outing as Laurie. Halloween Ends is here to bring the eternal battle between Laurie Strode and Michael Myers to a bloody climax.
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