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The film is set immediately after the first Halloween (1978). Since Jamie Lee Curtis had begun to wear a much shorter hairstyle in the 1980s, she had to wear a wig that matched her original hairstyle for the film.
This is the only Halloween film to show the morning after the 31st, every other movie ends on Halloween night.
John Carpenter turned down an offer to direct, but remained involved with the production by writing the screenplay.
Pamela Susan Shoop (Karen) got an ear infection during filming of her death scene as the water in the hot tub was apparently "none too clean".
Dana Carvey made his movie debut in this movie playing an assistant. He can be seen receiving instructions from a blond reporter in front of the Wallace house.
Believing Rick Rosenthal's version of the film to be too tame, John Carpenter shot a few gory scenes that were added into the film despite Rosenthal's objections.
The scene where the Boom Box Boy, played by Lance Warlock, runs into Michael in Haddonfield town square was shot on one of three
The 17-year-old who was hit by the police car and burnt alive, at first believed to be Michael Myers, was supposed to be Ben Tramer, the boy Laurie confesses to have a crush in in the original Halloween.
The film that the security guard and the Elrods are watching is Night of the Living Dead (1968).
Alice's friend Sally (the girl on the phone in the beginning of the movie) tells her the murders happened on Orange Grove. This is the actual name of the street where this film and Halloween (1978) were filmed. The houses that portray the Wallace and Doyle houses are on Orange Grove just north of Sunset Blvd in Hollywood, California
Was filmed at Morningside Hospital, 8711 South Harvard, Los Angeles which had recently closed and has since been torn down.
The only Halloween film to be produced by Universal Studios. After the massive success of the first film, Universal picked up the sequel. When the sequel didn't fare so well, Universal gave the rights to Trancas International , an affiliate of Universal's, who produced the films until 1989. In 1996, the rights were sold to Dimension.
The mask Michael wears is the exact same mask (a repainted and modified Captain Kirk mask) worn in the original film. It looks different in the sequel because the latex had decayed in the years between films, and Dick Warlock is shorter and stockier than Nick Castle, so the mask fit his head differently. All the subsequent sequels used different masks that looked rather different.
To get the role of Michael Myers, Dick Warlock revealed that as he passed by a room, the Michael Myers mask was on a table. He put the mask on and walked into Rick Rosenthal's office and stood there. After Rosenthal continuously asked him who he was and he didn't reply, he took off the mask and asked if he could play Michael Myers.
Revealing mistakes: When Dr.Loomis and Sheriff Brackett are in the car, one of Brackett's police officers call in on the radio. Many times throughout their conversation, the man on the radio talks before Brackett lets go of the button
Continuity: In Halloween (1978), Michael falls off the back balcony of the Doyle house, however in this film he falls off the front balcony. The balcony in the first movie is a covered balcony, the balcony in this film is not.
Revealing mistakes: As Michael is falling off the balcony of the Doyle House after being shot by Dr. Loomis, you can see the ramp through the railings that's assisting the stunt man.
Continuity: It's supposed to be a continuation of the same night from Halloween (1978), yet the landscaping for the Wallace and Doyle houses has changed considerably. Also, the jack-o'-lantern on the front porch of the Doyle House has changed completely.
Plot holes: Considering how immense Haddonfield Memorial Hospital is (it has wings), and the fact that it has an emergency room and surgical ward, it should not have just four nurses, one doctor, and two ambulance drivers staffed for the entire hospital, even if it is the night shift.
Continuity: The flashing lights on the front of Bud and Jimmy's ambulance change places as they pull into the hospital driveway. They go from either side of the hood to the front of the bumper.
Continuity: At the beginning of the film when the old man is watching Night of the Living Dead (1968), the film skips five minutes in about a minute.
Continuity: When Michael stabs Nurse Jill in the back with the scalpel and lifts her off the ground, her shoes fall to the floor and rearrange themselves seconds later.
Revealing mistakes: At the end, as Michael emerges from the explosion, his body embraced in flames, one can easily tell that the clothing the actor is wearing is much thicker all over and now includes gloves that the character Michael was not wearing before.
Halloween II TV Trailer - 1981
The mask Michael wears is the exact same mask (a repainted and modified Captain Kirk mask) worn in the original film. It looks different in the sequel because the latex had decayed in the years between films, and Dick Warlock is shorter and stockier than Nick Castle, so the mask fit his head differently. All the subsequent sequels used different masks that looked rather different.
To get the role of Michael Myers, Dick Warlock revealed that as he passed by a room, the Michael Myers mask was on a table. He put the mask on and walked into Rick Rosenthal's office and stood there. After Rosenthal continuously asked him who he was and he didn't reply, he took off the mask and asked if he could play Michael Myers.
Revealing mistakes: When Dr.Loomis and Sheriff Brackett are in the car, one of Brackett's police officers call in on the radio. Many times throughout their conversation, the man on the radio talks before Brackett lets go of the button
Continuity: In Halloween (1978), Michael falls off the back balcony of the Doyle house, however in this film he falls off the front balcony. The balcony in the first movie is a covered balcony, the balcony in this film is not.
Revealing mistakes: As Michael is falling off the balcony of the Doyle House after being shot by Dr. Loomis, you can see the ramp through the railings that's assisting the stunt man.
Continuity: It's supposed to be a continuation of the same night from Halloween (1978), yet the landscaping for the Wallace and Doyle houses has changed considerably. Also, the jack-o'-lantern on the front porch of the Doyle House has changed completely.
Plot holes: Considering how immense Haddonfield Memorial Hospital is (it has wings), and the fact that it has an emergency room and surgical ward, it should not have just four nurses, one doctor, and two ambulance drivers staffed for the entire hospital, even if it is the night shift.
Continuity: The flashing lights on the front of Bud and Jimmy's ambulance change places as they pull into the hospital driveway. They go from either side of the hood to the front of the bumper.
Continuity: At the beginning of the film when the old man is watching Night of the Living Dead (1968), the film skips five minutes in about a minute.
Continuity: When Michael stabs Nurse Jill in the back with the scalpel and lifts her off the ground, her shoes fall to the floor and rearrange themselves seconds later.
Revealing mistakes: At the end, as Michael emerges from the explosion, his body embraced in flames, one can easily tell that the clothing the actor is wearing is much thicker all over and now includes gloves that the character Michael was not wearing before.
Halloween II TV Trailer - 1981
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