The nightmare isn’t over!|Oct. 30, 1981|United States|92 Min.|R
Genre: Horror;Thriller
Description: In **Halloween II (1981)**, the story picks up on the same night, October 31, 1978, after Michael Myers is shot by his psychiatrist, Dr. Sam Loomis, and falls off a balcony. Michael survives and disappears into the darkness. He roams the alleys, steals a kitchen knife, and kills a teenage neighbor. Meanwhile, Laurie Strode, who narrowly escaped Michael earlier, is taken to Haddonfield Memorial Hospital. Dr. Loomis, accompanied by Sheriff Leigh Brackett, continues his hunt for Michael. However, a tragic mistake occurs when Loomis confuses a costumed teenager, Ben Tramer, for Michael, leading to Ben’s death in a police car accident. Devastated by the loss of his daughter Annie, Sheriff Brackett blames Loomis and abandons the search, leaving Deputy Gary Hunt in charge.
At the hospital, paramedic Jimmy develops feelings for Laurie, but Nurse Virginia Alves restricts his time with her. After hearing a news broadcast revealing Laurie’s location, Michael heads to the hospital. He cuts the phone lines, disables the cars, and begins stalking the halls, killing the security guard, the doctor, and several nurses. Laurie, in her hospital room, has a dream about discovering she was adopted and recalls visiting Michael in the sanitarium as a child. Meanwhile, Jimmy and nurse Jill Franco search for Laurie as she tries to evade Michael. Jimmy discovers Mrs. Alves’ body but slips in her blood, knocking himself unconscious.
Meanwhile, Dr. Loomis learns that Michael broke into a local elementary school earlier. He uncovers clues linking Michael to Samhain and the occult, which may explain his apparent invincibility. Loomis is ordered to return to Smith’s Grove by the governor, accompanied by his colleague Marion Chambers and a U.S. Marshal. During the trip, Marion reveals that Laurie is actually Michael’s younger sister, adopted after the death of their parents, with records sealed to protect the family. Realizing Michael’s true motive, Loomis forces the Marshal at gunpoint to return to Haddonfield Memorial Hospital to save Laurie.
Cast director: Duncan Henderson
Cast actor: Jamie Lee Curtis, Donald Pleasence, Charles Cyphers, Jeffrey Kramer, Lance Guest, Pamela Susan Shoop, Ana Alicia, Nancy Stephens, Leo Rossi, Cliff Emmich
Original name: Halloween II