Its visual style preserves the chilling mood of its predecessor, yet Halloween II emerges as a lesser imitation rather than a worthy successor, amping up the body count to numbing effect.
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Halloween II
Movie Info
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Director -
Rick Rosenthal -
Producer -
Debra Hill , John Carpenter -
Screenwriter -
John Carpenter , Debra Hill -
Distributor -
Universal Pictures -
Production Co -
Universal Pictures , Dino De Laurentiis Productions -
Rating -
R -
Genre -
Holiday , Horror , Mystery & Thriller -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Oct 30, 1981, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Oct 19, 2015 -
Runtime -
1h 32m -
Sound Mix -
Dolby Stereo -
Aspect Ratio -
Scope (2.35:1)
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