Halloween (2018)

“The Legacy of Halloween” Featurette

The original Halloween was made all the way back in 1978. After almost forty years, it continues to stand as one of the most impressive offerings to come from the horror genre. Many movies like it struggle to maintain that kind of popularity and intrigue amongst the general moviegoing audience. 1978’s Halloween still finds itself in the mainstream, and there are many reasons as to why that is. Watch the cast and crew talk about Halloween’s everlasting appeal in the extra, “The Legacy of Halloween,” in the “Featurettes” section of our Halloween (2018) behind-the-scenes content.

Halloween (2018) - cast & crew roundtableJamie Lee Curtis (“Laurie Strode”/ Executive Producer), John Carpenter (Executive Producer/ Co-Composer), David Gordon Green (Director/ Co-Writer/ Executive Producer), and Jason Blum (Producer) take part in a roundtable discussion in this exclusive.

Just as Jason Blum mentions at the beginning of the talk, he wanted to produce this project as a way of making the “perfect incarnation” of the Halloween film series. John Carpenter credits David Gordon Green and his writing partner, Danny McBride, for writing the story that did just that.

Halloween (2018) - Jason BlumJason Blum reveals in this extra that he wanted to work with David Gordon Green for a while, even though his filmography wasn’t horror in the slightest. Green’s directorial credits include the comedies Pineapple Express and Your Highness, but nothing really in the realm of what Carpenter did back in 1978.

However, those are the kinds of directors that Jason Blum looks for for each one of his productions. When David Gordon Green got the call about directing Halloween (2018), he said “The notion of Halloween made my legs start to shake as if I was standing on the edge of something very intimidating.”

Accepting such a massive undertaking is certainly no easy feat to achieve. Even with his comedic roots, David Gordon Green was able to direct one of the most tense and horrifying movies of the past decade. Jamie Lee Curtis even says that David Gordon Green, despite his background, was very much like John Carpenter on set with his personality and style of direction. Now, that is a pretty big compliment to be given, especially from Laurie Strode herself.

John Carpenter goes on to say that what made his 1978 original so different than all the other horror movies of that time was the music and the filming techniques involved. Carpenter says that other movies “Always had an explanation. The music always told what was going to happen before it happened as opposed to what we did was the instant it happened so you’re not ready for it.” You can probably agree that the sounds in the movie don’t give anything away. There is no build-up or familiar beats that constantly play. Every time something happens, the music responds to it. It doesn’t precede it. Carpenter also mentions that by using Steadicam and the widescreen format, Halloween was able to differentiate itself from the competition.

Jamie Lee Curtis further praises Debra Hill (Co-Writer and Producer of the original Halloween) for creating a beatific reality of the everyday girl living in the suburbs that is ultimately interrupted when a madman like Michael Myers is introduced. Curtis says that “The monster is in human form. He is this enigmatic human. You know, it’s this human mask with no affect.” Michael Myers isn’t a ghost or a creature from outer space. He is the embodiment of all the evil that a person can have buried deep inside themselves. 

You can return to Haddonfield and experiences the shocks and scares all over again when you buy Halloween (2018) on 4k Ultra HD, DVD, Digital, or Blu-rayTM*. 

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