Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998)

★ 6.0 1h 26m 1,776 votes IMDb
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Halloween H20: 20 Years Later

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Cast

Jamie Lee Curtis
Jamie Lee Curtis as Laurie Strode / Keri Tate Age 67 · Los Angeles, California, USA Jamie Lee Curtis (born November 22, 1958) is an American actress, producer, and children's author. Known for her performances in the horror and slasher genres, as well as in multiple comedies, she is...
Adam Arkin
Adam Arkin as Will Brennan Age 69 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA Adam Arkin (born August 19, 1956) is an American actor and director. His father was the Oscar-winning actor Alan Arkin and his brother is the actor Matthew Arkin. Adam Arkin is known for playing the r...
Michelle Williams
Michelle Williams as Molly Cartwell Age 45 · Kalispell, Montana, USA Michelle Ingrid Williams (born September 9, 1980) is an American actress. Known primarily for starring in small-scale independent films with dark or tragic themes, she has received various accolades,...
Adam Hann-Byrd
Adam Hann-Byrd as Charles 'Charlie' Deveraux Age 44 · New York City, New York, USA Adam Hann-Byrd (born February 23, 1982) is an American screenwriter and former actor most recognized for his roles as the young Alan Parrish in Jumanji, Tate in Little Man Tate, and Charlie in Hallowe...
Jodi Lyn O'Keefe
Jodi Lyn O'Keefe as Sarah Wainthrope Age 47 · Cliffwood Beach, New Jersey, USA Jodi Lyn O'Keefe (born October 10, 1978) is an American actress and model, who portrayed Cassidy Bridges on Nash Bridges. She is also known for her role on Prison Break..
Janet Leigh
Janet Leigh as Norma Watson Died 2004 · Merced, California, USA Janet Leigh (born Jeanette Helen Morrison; July 6, 1927 – October 3, 2004) was an American actress, singer, dancer, and author. Her career spanned over five decades. Raised in Stockton, California, by...

Audience Reviews

John Chard 7/10 Nov 02, 2015
Brotherly love just went down another notch.

It's 20 years since Michael Myers Haddonfield, and in particular Laurie Srode, his sister. Laurie faked her death and is now a divorced mom with a teenage son. Michael is on his way to finish the job he couldn't finish two decades ago.

A true and honest Halloween/Michael Myers film this one, there's the distinct feeling that the people behind the series wanted to show that they remember what made the series popular in the first place. It's still the stalk and slash formula of course, but Jamie Lee Curtis returns and her character is nicely written. She's obviously still haunted by events passed and needs a stiff few drinks from time to time to keep the edge off. Yet she's in charge of a private school and is a stern but adoring mother to her son (Josh Hartnett). And she has a boyfriend (Adam Arkin) who cares for her.

The first half of film sets up Laurie's new world, while we jump back and forth observing Michael on his journey to final destination. Once the second half revs up, it's the scare time as Laurie's son and his friends come under great peril, which we know will lead to a final confrontation with Laurie. The kills strike hard, the suspense is ramped up, and then it's a frenetic action based finale capped off by a coup de grace of some distinction. All in all it's just a very good and proper Halloween/Myers movie. It didn't reinvent anything, it just turned the wheel full circle and arrived at a fitting closure. 7/10
Gimly 5/10 Nov 08, 2017
Of course we all know now that _H20_ went on to have a sequel, a reboot, a sequel to the reboot, and another _Halloween_ film coming out next year, but props to _Twenty Years Later_ for at least *trying* to end the franchise. It's nice sometimes to watch a horror go out on something other than a final-scare/cliff-hanger. Also notable for being the first Michael Myers movie that's any fun. Not a great movie, but credit where credit's due.

_Final rating:★★½ - Had a lot that appealed to me, didn’t quite work as a whole._
Wuchak 7/10 Nov 08, 2018
***Jamie Lee Curtis returns and the franchise redeems itself from the crappy part 6***

Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) is living in Northern California under an assumed name as a dean of a remote private school. It’s Halloween season and her son (Josh Hartnett) is turning 17. Will her evil brother show-up to wreak terror once again? Of course he will. Adam Arkin, LL Cool J and Janet Leigh have side roles.

“Halloween 4” (1988) was great and IMHO even better than the original 1978 slasher while “Halloween 5” (1989) was good, although it added a little campy humor. The next film, “Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers” (1995), was surprisingly a mess with weak characters, lousy story development and stale & pedestrian jump scares. So I didn’t know what to expect with 1998’s “Halloween H2O: 20 Years Later.”

The movie starts in Illinois with a glimmer of humor and the final scene of the character played by Joseph Gordon-Levitt made me bust out laughing. From there, the tone turns dramatic as events switch to the posh boarding school in California. The characters are confidently established and we feel we know them as Michael Myers stages his assault.

I’m glad the creators decided to finally switch the setting from Haddonfield, Illinois, to a wholly different locale across the country. Haddonfield was getting tired. The plot is similar to “I Still Know What You Did Last Summer,” which was released a few months later. “H2O” is arguably the second best sequel in the series after 4 and is at least on par with 5.

It’s great to have Jamie Lee as the ‘final girl’ again. Michelle Williams also appears on the female front. She was only 17 during shooting and cute as can be. The attractive Jodi Lyn O'Keefe is also on hand.

The film runs 1 hour, 26 minutes and was shot in Southern Cal (La Puente, Silver City, Chatsworth, Calabasas, Universal City and Los Angeles).

GRADE: B/B-

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