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MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Graphic Violence, Adult Language, Substance Abuse, Sexual Situations Movie Release: 2002 DVD Release: 12/10/2002 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV - Closed Captioned Edition: Dual Layered Audio Tracks: English, French Subtitles: English, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 29 mins Studio: Dimension Members Wishing: 3 Genres: Horror, Slasher Film, Teen Movie

Masked serial killer Michael Myers makes his seventh appearance in the eighth installment of this long-running slasher series. Although the climax of the previous installment, Halloween: H20, depicted heroine Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) finally finishing off her brother/tormentor, the opening sequence of Halloween: Resurrection reveals that Laurie actually beheaded the wrong guy. Now confined to a mental institution, she quickly falls victim to her brother and longtime foe (played this time out by Brad Loree). Cut to Haddonfield, IL, where a sextet of college students is assembling for the production of an online reality show in which they'll spend the night locked up in the killer's childhood home being filmed by dozens of cameras and broadcast over the Internet. Presided over by fast-talking producer Freddie Harris (Busta Rhymes) and his girlfriend/business partner, Nora Winston (Tyra Banks), the players range from fame-hungry Jen (Katee Sackhoff) and food-obsessed Rudy (Sean Patrick Thomas) to rakish Jim (Luke Kirby) and cerebral Donna (Daisy McCrackin). As these photogenic youngsters hunt for clues about Michael's tortured childhood, engage in on-camera sexual escapades and discover the phony props planted by Freddie and Nora, Michael arrives to stalk them relentlessly one by one. To complicate matters, Freddie himself is skulking around in a Michael Myers mask hoping to scare up some ratings. As the bodies begin to pile up, thoughtful cast member Sara (Bianca Kajlich) manages to survive thanks to wireless email instructions from high-school dork Myles (Ryan Merriman), but even the latest technology might not be enough to outwit Michael Myers. Halloween: Resurrection was directed by Rick Rosenthal, who previously helmed 1981's Halloween 2. The cast also features Thomas Ian Nicholas of American Pie and Billy Kay of L.I.E. ~ Brian J. Dillard, All Movie Guide

Jamie Lee Curtis - Laurie Strode
Brad Loree - Michael Myers
Busta Rhymes - Freddie Harris
Bianca Kajlich - Sara Moyer
Sean Patrick Thomas - Rudy Grimes

Halloween: Resurrection is presented beautifully in super-clear 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen with crystal-clear English 5.1 Dolby Digital Surround that makes the great soundtrack pop. Also included are French 5.1 Surround, English captions and subtitles, and Spanish subtitles. Buena Vista jammed the disc with hoards of goodies that promise to keep viewers entertained for hours. Nothing too earth-shattering is present, but plenty of "film fluff" to satisfy the cinema sweet tooth. To start, there are nearly ten minutes of deleted scenes and three alternate endings presented in 2.35:1 non-anamorphic widescreen with optional commentary. Three schmaltzy featurettes and a stills gallery are provided. The "WebCam Special," a 40-minute film sequence of the Myers house, is a must-see. Lastly, there's a rather dull screen-specific audio commentary with director Rick Rosenthal and editor Robert Ferretti. ~ Kyra Kirkwood, All Movie Guide