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Halloween Kills contains several different story elements that were repurposed from an unmade Halloween script that was written back in 1988. This is an in-depth breakdown of that script, which almost became the official Halloween 4.
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With Halloween Kills releasing this month, we're going to take a look at the lost sequels of the Halloween franchise, otherwise known as the Halloween scripts that were never made. This particular story features the return for the characters of Dr. Sam Loomis (Donald Pleasence) and Sheriff Leigh Brackett (Charles Cyphers), and also features alternate universe versions of characters like Jamie Lloyd (Danielle Harris) and Rachel Carruthers (Ellie Cornell) who all face off against Michael Myers aka the Shape. This means that besides Jamie, John, and Karen, Laurie Strode has yet another forgotten timeline child who was targeted by her evil uncle in order to cut off the Myers bloodline.
This video details one of the last Halloween 4 scripts to be commissioned by Moustapha Akkad before the film was eventually made. Written by Shem Bitterman (who would go on to write an early draft for Halloween 5) this version sees a lot of similarities to the Halloween 4 that was eventually made. But it also features a lot of material that would go on to be used in Halloween 5, and even Halloween Kills, a full 33 years later!
HALLOWEEN 4 - THE BITTERMAN SCRIPT
SETTING:
Haddonfield IL 1988
RETURNING CHARACTERS:
Michael Myers
Dr. Sam Loomis
Sheriff Leigh Brackett
CHAPTER GUIDE:
Intro 0:00
Production Background 1:51
Setting and Characters 4:10
Plot Summary 6:47
Why it wasn't made 21:48
Halloween Kills Connection (SPOILERS) 22:52
Music used in this video:
Impending Boom by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution licence (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Source: incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100198
Artist: incompetech.com
Searching For You by White Hex
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Halloween Kills contains several different story elements that were repurposed from an unmade Halloween script that was written back in 1988. This is an in-depth breakdown of that script, which almost became the official Halloween 4.
UP NEXT:
All Michael Myers Masks Ranked: youtu.be/XNIVLiy9-Ik
All Halloween Films Ranked: youtu.be/gPKHTuE2DLw
PREVIOUSLY:
Halloween Sequels that were REJECTED | John Carpenter's The Return of Michael Myers: youtu.be/Pw8B0yN0E9E
Halloween Sequels that were REJECTED | Michael Takes Chicago: youtu.be/K4B1UNg1Mug
With Halloween Kills releasing this month, we're going to take a look at the lost sequels of the Halloween franchise, otherwise known as the Halloween scripts that were never made. This particular story features the return for the characters of Dr. Sam Loomis (Donald Pleasence) and Sheriff Leigh Brackett (Charles Cyphers), and also features alternate universe versions of characters like Jamie Lloyd (Danielle Harris) and Rachel Carruthers (Ellie Cornell) who all face off against Michael Myers aka the Shape. This means that besides Jamie, John, and Karen, Laurie Strode has yet another forgotten timeline child who was targeted by her evil uncle in order to cut off the Myers bloodline.
This video details one of the last Halloween 4 scripts to be commissioned by Moustapha Akkad before the film was eventually made. Written by Shem Bitterman (who would go on to write an early draft for Halloween 5) this version sees a lot of similarities to the Halloween 4 that was eventually made. But it also features a lot of material that would go on to be used in Halloween 5, and even Halloween Kills, a full 33 years later!
HALLOWEEN 4 - THE BITTERMAN SCRIPT
SETTING:
Haddonfield IL 1988
RETURNING CHARACTERS:
Michael Myers
Dr. Sam Loomis
Sheriff Leigh Brackett
CHAPTER GUIDE:
Intro 0:00
Production Background 1:51
Setting and Characters 4:10
Plot Summary 6:47
Why it wasn't made 21:48
Halloween Kills Connection (SPOILERS) 22:52
Music used in this video:
Impending Boom by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution licence (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Source: incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100198
Artist: incompetech.com
Searching For You by White Hex
If you enjoyed this video and would like to support this channel and watch additional Patron-exclusive content, please check out my Patreon account and follow me on Instagram.
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