

Over the following year, Michael becomes dissociative, fixating on papier-mâché masks and withdraws from the people around him, even his mother. 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.
