
Michael initially cooperates with Loomis and his mother Deborah visits him regularly. After one of the longest trials in the state's history, Michael is found guilty of first-degree murder and sent to Smith's Grove Sanitarium under the care of child psychologist Dr. On Halloween in Haddonfield, Illinois, having already exhibited signs of psychopathic tendencies, ten-year-old Michael Myers murders a school bully, his older sister Judith, her boyfriend Steve Haley and his mother's abusive boyfriend Ronnie White. Zombie followed the film with a sequel, Halloween II, in 2009. Despite mixed reviews, the film, which cost $15 million to make, went on to gross $80.3 million worldwide in unadjusted U.S. Working from Carpenter's advice to "make his own", Zombie chose to develop the film as both an origin story and a remake, allowing for more original content than simply re-filming the same scenes.

Rob Zombie's "reimagining" follows the premise of John Carpenter's original, with Michael Myers stalking Laurie Strode and her friends on Halloween night. Sam Loomis, Scout Taylor-Compton as Laurie Strode, and Daeg Faerch as the young Michael Myers. The film stars Tyler Mane as the adult Michael Myers, Malcolm McDowell as Dr. The film is a remake of the 1978 horror film of the same name and the ninth installment in the Halloween franchise. Halloween is a 2007 American slasher film written, directed, and produced by Rob Zombie.
