Halloween: Resurrection

Halloween: Resurrection
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Rick Rosenthal
Produced by	Michael Leahy Paul Freeman
Screenplay by	Larry Brand Sean Hood
Story by	Larry Brand
Based on	Characters by John Carpenter & Debra Hill
Starring	Busta Rhymes Bianca Kajlich Thomas Ian Nicholas Ryan Merriman Sean Patrick Thomas Tyra Banks Jamie Lee Curtis
Music by	Danny Lux
Cinematography	David Geddes
Edited by	Robert A. Ferretti
Production company	Dimension Films Nightfall Productions Trancas International Films
Distributed by	Dimension Films Miramax Films
Release date	July 12, 2002 (2002-07-12)
Running time	89 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$13 million
Box office	$37.6 million

Halloween: Resurrection (previously under working titles of Halloween 8 or Halloween: Homecoming) is a 2002 American slasher film and the eighth installment in the Halloween film series. Directed by Rick Rosenthal, who had also directed Halloween II in 1981, the film builds upon the continuity of Halloween H20: 20 Years Later. It continues with the masked serial killer Michael Myers (Brad Loree) continuing his murderous rampage in his hometown of Haddonfield. Yet, this time, the killer's old, derelict childhood home is being used for a live internet horror show.

The film came out to widely negative critical reviews, having just a 12% score on Rotten Tomatoes, with many claiming it was an unnecessary sequel to the H20 film. Despite the heavy criticism, Resurrection was somewhat of a box office success, with over $30 million made in the box office. Actress Jamie Lee Curtis returned in her long-running role as Laurie Strode; Larry Brand and Sean Hood devised the screenplay. Resurrection is currently the final installment in the original Halloween film series. Although more sequels were planned to follow Resurrection, the series was eventually rebooted with Rob Zombie's 2007 remake of the original Halloween.

Three years after the events of the previous film, Laurie Strode is in a psychiatric facility since she beheaded a paramedic instead of her brother Michael Myers, who had switched places with him and escaped. On October 31, 2001, Michael breaches the facility and kills Laurie.