Halloween: 25 Years of Terror (2006) (V)

User Rating:

7.8/10   

Director:

Stefan Hutchinson

Writers:

Stefan Hutchinson (writer) and
Anthony Masi (writer)

Release Date:

25 July 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary | Horror

Tagline:

The Night EVERYONE Comes Home!

Plot:

A documentary that follows the evolution of the 'Halloween' movies over the past twenty-five years....

Plot Keywords:

Halloween | Haddonfield | Michael Myers | Number In Title

Cast

Moustapha Akkad	...	Himself
Ana Alicia	...	Herself (archive footage)
Brian Andrews	...	Himself
Tom Atkins	...	Himself
Clive Barker	...	Himself
Heather Bowen	...	Herself
Larry Brand	...	Himself
J.C. Brandy	...	Herself
John Carl Buechler	...	Himself
Jeff Burr	...	Himself
Michael Cacciotti	...	Himself
John Carpenter	...	Himself (archive footage)
Nick Castle	...	Himself (archive footage)
Jaysen Clough	...	Himself
Jennifer Cocchiara	...	Herself
Jason Paul Collum	...	Himself
Ellie Cornell	...	Herself
Dean Cundey	...	Himself
Jamie Lee Curtis	...	Herself (archive footage)
Charles Cyphers	...	Himself
Kim Darby	...	Herself
Chris Durand	...	Himself
Cliff Emmich	...	Himself
Bradford English	...	Himself
Dennis Etchison	...	Himself
John Fallon	...	Himself
Daniel Farrands	...	Himself
Paul Freeman	...	Himself
Gloria Gifford	...	Herself
C.J. Goodman	...	Himself
Jamie Greco	...	Herself
Marianne Hagan	...	Herself
Brad Hardin	...	Himself
Danielle Harris	...	Herself
Philip Hendrix	...	Himself
Cassandra Henwood	...	Herself
Debra Hill	...	Herself (archive footage)
Alan Howarth	...	Himself
Sasha Jenson	...	Himself
Bianca Kajlich	...	Herself
Wendy Kaplan	...	Herself (archive footage)
Jeff Katz	...	Himself
Julie King	...	Herself
Kathleen Kinmont	...	Herself
Janice Knickrehm	...	Herself
Nancy Kyes	...	Herself
Jeffrey Landman	...	Himself
Dwight H. Little	...	Himself
Brad Loree	...	Himself
David Margrave	...	Himself
Anthony Masi	...	Himself
Tom Morga	...	Himself
Tawny Moyer	...	Herself
Kim Newman	...	Himself
Thomas Ian Nicholas	...	Himself
Gregory Nicotero	...	Himself
Jodi Lyn O'Keefe	...	Herself
Dominique Othenin-Girard	...	Himself
John Ottman	...	Himself
Ron Paglio Jr.	...	Himself
Josh Pennell	...	Himself
Nick Phillips	...	Himself
Donald Pleasence	...	Himself (archive footage)
Rick Rosenthal	...	Himself
Tony Sago	...	Himself
Brad Schacter	...	Himself
Don Shanks	...	Himself
Marc Shapiro	...	Himself
Pamela Susan Shoop	...	Herself
P.J. Soles	...	Herself
Beau Starr	...	Himself
Garn Stephens	...	Herself
Paul Swearingen	...	Himself
Donna Tucker	...	Herself
Dave Vanderhoff	...	Himself
Tommy Lee Wallace	...	Himself
Mark Ward	...	Himself
Dick Warlock	...	Himself
Lance Warlock	...	Himself
George P. Wilbur	...	The Shape
Joseph Wolf	...	Himself
Edgar Wright	...	Himself
Rob Zombie	...	Himself

Directed by
Stefan Hutchinson

Writing credits
Stefan Hutchinson		(writer) and
Anthony Masi		(writer)

Produced by
Malek Akkad	....	executive producer
Stefan Hutchinson	....	producer
Anthony Masi	....	producer
Bret McCartney	....	co-producer
Paul Swearingen	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Jonathan Johnson
Dan J. Schulte
Lance Warlock

Cinematography by
Guy Paterson

Film Editing by
Dave Rock
Rod C. Spence		(as Rod Spence)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
William Minsky	....	second unit director
Guy Paterson	....	second unit director

Art Department
Kurt Belcher	....	artwork
Paul Coppack	....	artwork
Nick Dismas	....	artwork
Chris Eisert	....	artwork
Peter Fielding	....	artwork
Jim Means	....	artwork
David Siwy	....	artwork
Craig Smith	....	artwork
Ryan Vogler	....	artwork
Jeff Zornow	....	artwork

Sound Department
John W. Frost	....	supervising sound mixer
Karen Garcha	....	boom operator
Anthony Masi	....	boom operator
Cory O'Dell	....	boom operator

Camera and Electrical Department
Steve Cattaruzza	....	camera operator
Jennifer Cocchiara	....	still photographer
Karen Garcha	....	assistant camera
Stefan Hutchinson	....	camera operator
Stefan Hutchinson	....	still photographer
Lisa Michaels	....	still photographer
William Minsky	....	camera operator
Guy Paterson	....	camera operator
Deseriah Shaw	....	still photographer
David Siwy	....	camera operator
David Siwy	....	still photographer
Kevin Wellard	....	still photographer

Editorial Department
Stefan Hutchinson	....	assistant editor
Anthony Masi	....	editorial supervisor

Other crew
Steve Cattaruzza	....	script supervisor
Sean Clark	....	archive material provider
Carmen Emmons	....	production assistant
Daniel Farrands	....	archival material provided by
Karen Garcha	....	production assistant
Bud Adams	....	celebrity interview producer (uncredited)

Thanks
Bobby Ray Akers Jr.	....	thanks
Zahira Ali	....	special thanks
Peter Fielding	....	special thanks
Ruggero Gabbai	....	very special thanks
Steve Kroll	....	special thanks
Gary Mancini	....	special thanks
Marc Anthony Massimei	....	special thanks
David Newton	....	in memory of our friend
Mike Nichols	....	special thanks
Deke Richards	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Masimedia
• Paranormal Films (I)
• Rehab54

Distributors

• Anchor Bay Entertainment (2005) (USA) (DVD)
• Trancas International Films (2005) (USA) (all media)

Other Companies

• Forma International  camera equipment provided by

Country:

USA | UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK

Company:

Masimedia

Movie Connections:

References Halloween II (1981)

True Die Hard fans of the Halloween Series will enjoy this well done documentary.

This insightful, well made documentary is about the groundbreaking horror classic "Halloween" and its seven sequels. Which this feature has interesting interviews with several of the cast and crew of each "Halloween" movie, including Michael Myers less sequel "Halloween 3:Season of the Witch". This is a true story of what went great and the controversies, they had with these pictures. This DVD also has interviews with the die hard fans of the original like Rob Zombie (The Devil's Rejects), Clive Barker (Hellraiser) and Edgar Whight (Shaun of the Dead).

DVD has an sharp full frame (1.33:1) presentation and an fine-Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround Sound. Beside the very good documentary, this 2-disc set is packed with extended interviews with the well respected sequel to "Halloween" and the oddball third film, extended celebrity interviews, several behind the scenes footage of the Halloween movies, terrific Panel discussions and a whole lot more.

What makes this DVD special is genuinely feel that this documentary is certainly made with care. It is also surprisingly funny to see the real fans of these movies (Which it was filmed in California at the "Return to Haddonfield Convention" back in 2003). Which makes you realize how special the Halloween movies are. DVD also included a collector's booklet and a bonus comic book. Since the late executive producer of the series:Moustapha Akkad (Who passed away in 2005) managed to succeed to keep the franchise alive and had every reason to be proud. Even from non-fans of the series will certainly enjoy it. (****/*****).