Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
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| Directed by | Steve Miner |
| Produced by | Paul Freeman |
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| Story by | Robert Zappia |
| Based on | Characters by John Carpenter & Debra Hill |
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| Cinematography | Daryn Okada |
| Edited by | Patrick Lussier |
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| Distributed by | Dimension Films |
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86 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $17 million |
| Box office | $85 million |
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later is a 1998 American slasher film and the seventh installment in the Halloween film series. It was directed by Steve Miner and starred Jamie Lee Curtis, LL Cool J, Josh Hartnett, and Michelle Williams. The film was released on August 5, 1998, to mark the 20th anniversary of the original Halloween (1978).
The story was developed and created by Robert Zappia. The screenplay was written by Robert Zappia and Matt Greenberg. It is a direct sequel to John Carpenter's Halloween and Halloween II and retcons the events that transpired in the fourth, fifth, and sixth installments, rendering them as non-canon in this film. Set twenty years after the events of the first two movies, H20 centers on a post-traumatic Laurie Strode living in fear of Michael Myers, who attempted to kill her all those years ago. When Michael eventually appears, Laurie must face evil one last time, while the life of her teenage son hangs in the balance.
The film received mixed reviews from critics, praising the script, direction of Steve Miner and the performances of Jamie Lee Curtis and Josh Hartnett, but received criticism for certain plot points (such as ignoring some of the previous films) and its short running time.
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