Though the name's the same (as are some of the production credits), this film has nothing to do with HALLOWEEN or HALLOWEEN II. Coproducer John Carpenter tried something completely different here. The mad slasher has been replaced by Dan O'Herlihy, an Irish mad scientist/mask maker who abhors the commercialization of Halloween and wants to return the holiday to its satanic origins. To do this he cleverly markets a series of rubber Halloween masks that all the kiddies throughout America will be clamoring for, and implants each one with a microchip that will be activated by a television commercial broadcast on Halloween night--thus killing the children. The script was ...
Released:
1982
Rated:
R
Length:
96 mins