Synopsis:

It is Halloween 1 & Halloween 2 shortened and streamlined into one movie with additions from Halloween 1 Extended Edition. Additional music scores and creative changes supplement the narrative and film experience. The twist is that it focuses more on the relationship between Dr. Loomis and Michael rather than Laurie and Michael.

Intentions:

To tighten up the entire story of the night he came home with the primary focus being on Loomis and Michael with less focus on Laurie and others. I additionally wanted to add more tension, suspense and a fresh sense of creativity to an already incredible story.

Change List:

All changes noted are roughly within a second or two. Halloween 1978 removed: 0:00-3:34 - The opening credits/part of the opening scene of Michael watching his sister and boyfriend 6:00-7:00 - Michael walking outside after killing sister 14:29-16:25 - Loomis talking to Wynn and Laurie in class 25:37-28:06 - Laurie seeing Michael outside, talking on the phone with Linda 16:25-18:35 - Tommy no longer outside of school being stalked by Michael 44:05-49:56 - Tommy talking about the boogeyman, Annie getting stuck in the laundry room 54:19-56:18 - Tommy seeing Annie being carried by Michael 1:07:44-1:07:50 - Linda being strangled on the phone, removed Laurie referencing her "famous chewing" 1:13:38-1:14:22 - Trimmed Laurie looking for Paul and Linda in the house 1:27:36-1:30:56 - Cut after Loomis says "as a matter of fact, that was" and then walks by Laurie. This transitions into the 2nd film Halloween 1978 added: -Beginning scene of Michael stalking Judith is now black and white with "Don't Fear The Reaper" playing. Judith can be heard saying Michael and stab effects are included until the scene eventually fades out to black. -Scene from the Extended Edition added where Loomis is at the panel discussing Michaels future. Also includes Loomis walking back into Michael's room and telling him that he "fooled them". Opening credits and title are added and included in this scene. Two additional scores are added to this scene and Halloween theme fades out during 15 years later scene of Loomis and Marion in the car driving in the rain, signaling the end of the new intro. -Extended Edition scene added of Loomis seeing Michael's room where he wrote "sister" -Additional score begins in the scene of Loomis yelling at Lonnie and eventually talks to Brackett. -New titles added featuring the dates and location early in the film. These replaced the ones from the original film that were in place. Halloween 2 1981 removed: 0:00-3:05 - Opening recap removed. First film transitions into Loomis running outside to see Michael not in the grass 3:33-7:28 - Loomis not seen standing up after touching grass, opening title removed 8:30-12:27 - Michael not seeing stealing knife, killing neighbor girl, siren of police car removed during scene of EMS picking up Laurie. 14:17-16:02 - Laurie in ambulance trimmed to quicker arrival at hospital, boy with blade in his mouth removed entirely 19:59-22:02 - More of boy with blade in mouth removed, Jimmy visiting Laurie removed 24:29-27:55 - Karen heading to work removed, Michael being seen walking towards hospital removed, Bud and crew watching news about Michael removed 28:22 -32:16 - Garrett not seen letting Karen in, more of Bud and crew in break room watching news removed, Michael not seen walking down stairs, Karen talking with Mrs. Alves removed 34:59-40:22 - Mr. Garrett no longer checks the storage unit and death removed 44:22-52:35 - All of Bud and Karen removed. Laurie's dream sequence removed. 56:06-57:53 - Janet no longer finds Dr mixter and death removed Halloween 2 1981 added: -Halloween main theme begins when Loomis is visualized stepping outside to see Michael not in the grass. It plays through until scene of EMS picking up Laurie and fades out at the beginning of said scene. -Additional score during the Samhain scene at the school -Additional score after Loomis points gun at officer shouting "those orders have changed!" and plays through after Laurie seeing Loomis and crew entering hospital -Don't Fear The Reaper cover fades in and plays when ambulance drives away with Laurie and plays through the newly constructed end credits.

Additional Notes:

I tried to eliminate Laurie as much as realistically possible. In earlier drafts, I went a little overboard and did too much trimming. I’ve since allowed the film and characters to pace themselves better for a smoother movie. I’ve added lots of music throughout and restructured the beginning completely. Some characters completely removed and an overall streamlined story of the complete night he came home. With the exception of one short scene, Loomis isn’t cut from this edit. Watch and see some other fresh takes on the story.

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Special Thanks:

The Doctor’s Cut was an idea I had over a decade ago and very old drafts have been lost from that time. The idea behind it was extremely important to me and I believe this story deserved to be told. It was so important that I finally made a real effort to get it where it is now. I have ArtIsDead to thank for having discovered my thread and giving me the push to make it happen. Getting such positive feedback, winning this award and putting me in the realm to continue down the path of editing has been insanely rewarding. I think what makes this edit work so well is what made the original Halloween work: it’s simple. There were no over-the-top editing techniques or ideas to reinvent the wheel. This does not negate the amount of work and changes made, the story is simply retold with a fresh sense of creativity and strong atmosphere. Thanks again to ArtIsDead for constantly watching and giving me criticism/advice to make it as great as it turned out. INIGHTMARES also deserves a shout for watching multiple times and helping me in similar ways. Lastly to Ryantology for helping me with a video quality issue and to all of you who watched before and after the approval process. This is such a wonderful community.