Rotten
Rick Rosenthal, who directed this 1981 sequel, doesn't have Carpenter's expansive, affectionate way with stereotypical characters, and without it they're empty shells -- bodies waiting for the slaughter.
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
Halloween II
More of the night he came home.
1981 · 1h 32m · R
Horror, Thriller
Directed by
Rick Rosenthal
Overview
After failing to kill stubborn survivor Laurie and taking a bullet or six from former psychiatrist Dr. Sam Loomis, Michael Myers has followed Laurie to the Haddonfield Memorial Hospital, where she's been admitted for Myers' attempt on her life. The institution proves to be particularly suited to serial killers, however, as Myers cuts, stabs and slashes his way through hospital staff to reach his favorite victim.
Director and cast
- Rick Rosenthal Director
- Jamie Lee Curtis as Laurie Strode
- Donald Pleasence as Dr. Sam Loomis
- Charles Cyphers as Sheriff Leigh Brackett
- Jeffrey Kramer as Graham
- Lance Guest as Jimmy Lloyd
- Pamela Susan Shoop as Karen
- Hunter von Leer as Deputy Gary Hunt
- Dick Warlock as The Shape / Patrolman #3
- Leo Rossi as Budd
- Gloria Gifford Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
35%
Tomatometer
Rotten
This uninspired version amounts to lukewarm sloppy seconds in comparison to the original film that made director John Carpenter a hot property.
Variety Staff, Variety
Fresh
The result won't make any converts, but Jamie Lee Curtis is as good as ever.
Derek Adams, Time Out
Rotten
It's a little sad to witness a fall from greatness, and that's what we get in Halloween II.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Fresh
Halloween II is good enough to deserve a sequel of its own.
Janet Maslin, New York Times
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