Halloween H20: 20 Years Later

"This summer, terror won't be taking a vacation."

Director: Steve Miner Year: 1998 Runtime: 86 min IMDb: ⭐ 6.0
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Synopsis

Two decades after surviving a massacre on October 31, 1978, former baby sitter Laurie Strode finds herself hunted by persistent knife-wielder Michael Myers. Laurie now lives in Northern California under an assumed name, where she works as the headmistress of a private school. But it's not far enough to escape Myers, who soon discovers her whereabouts. As Halloween descends upon Laurie's peaceful community, a feeling of dread weighs upon her -- with good reason.

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Content Warnings

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a dog dies
spoiler No dogs or any other animals seen
someone is sexually assaulted
spoiler there's one very brief date rape joke but no actual sexual assault
there are spiders
spoiler Only a mention of spiders. No visual.
a child is abandoned by a parent or guardian
spoiler It's mentioned that a character has a dead beat father
someone leaves without saying goodbye
Yes
there's child abuse
spoiler Not in the typical sense (violent parent or bully), but childeren/teens are killed.
a woman is brutalized for spectacle
spoiler It's a horror movie that includes female victims, so yes.
someone gets gaslighted
spoiler People constantly try to convince Laurie that Micheal is dead even though she's knows he isn't- however they do geniunly believe he's dead so it's not intentional
someone is stalked
Yes
there's addiction
spoiler Laurie’s ex is described as a methadone addict. Laurie also shows alcohol addiction and is called a “recovering alcoholic” by her son
alcohol abuse
spoiler Laurie is frequently seen drinking and her son makes comments about it
someone uses drugs
spoiler The Jamie Lee Curtis character is on a few prescriptions, and the teens talk about stealing them, but it doesn't happen that I recall.
rape is mentioned
spoiler One student jokingly mentions date rape when talking about evening plans
sexual assault on men is a joke
spoiler Yes, when the girls' room is checked one of them makes a joke about the date rape drug kind of assault.
someone is restrained
spoiler I don't think so? Someone is trapped in a tight space and later hung up, though it is unlear whether after or before death. Other than that, I don't remember any restraints.
a woman gets slapped
spoiler Not sure if there was any slapping, but a woman and a man fight eachother physically.
someone is drugged
spoiler There is a joke about roofies, but no one is actually drugged.
there's torture
spoiler SPOILERS: A girl is forced to pull herself across the floor with a near severed leg, then hung and presumably bled to death
there's decapitation
spoiler At the very end of the last scene between the protagonist and the killer
someone's throat is mutilated
Yes
someone is crushed to death
spoiler Someone is crushed in a way that would normally kill someone but he doesn't die bc movie logic
there's amputation
spoiler decapitation
someone struggles to breathe
spoiler Lots of ragged breathing after chasing a killer but there's no choking
someone asphyxiates
spoiler Someone is shown hung
someone breaks a bone
spoiler A girl’s leg gets broken and is shown for a split second
someone has a seizure
spoiler [SPOILER]: When Laurie’s love interest is killed, he violently shakes as if seizing
there's eye mutilation
spoiler No, but someone makes a joke that they would “rather have their eyes pierced”
hands are damaged
spoiler (slight spoiler) No. There is a scene that implies a hand might be damaged when someone puts his hand in a sink with a garbage disposal unit, the scene is quite tense and could be anxiety-inducing to those who are sensitive to hand injuries, but it ultimately doesn't happen. The person soon gets hurt and killed in a different way though.
Someone becomes unconscious
Yes
there are hangings
spoiler Not traditionally. A corpse is seen hanging from a light as a jumpscare
there's shaving/cutting
spoiler Throats slit
there's genital trauma/mutilation
spoiler Not necessarily but the killer gets kicked there? Don’t know if it would bother anyone. It’s played off as comedic
there's excessive gore
spoiler Not sure what's "excessive" but there is an *almost* severed leg, decapitated head, slit throats, several deep bloody cuts, pools of blood, and a hanging corpse
someone falls to their death
spoiler It looks like he does
someone is stabbed
Yes
a minor is sexualized
spoiler Minors talk about having sex with each other but they do not
a kid dies
spoiler The children in the movies are all teenagers but there’s mention of Michael killing his sister
someone dies
Yes
someone sacrifices themselves
spoiler (SPOILER) The protagonist kind of does or tries to towards the end. She survives though.
a family member dies
spoiler A brother
there are jump scares
spoiler Yes. Many
there are clowns
spoiler There’s a brief pan over a picture of the cl*wn mask Michael used when he was younger. There’s also a girl with jester-like makeup for Halloween
There's audio gore
spoiler I mean they have poor stabbing sounds but the leg break could trigger some
someone defecates
spoiler A child is on the toilet but no details are shown or heard
there's incarceration
spoiler Mentions of Michael being locked away in a psychiatric institution, but no actual incarceration scenes.
there's a mental institution scene
spoiler No scenes, just mentions of Michael’s time in a sanitarium
there's a hospital scene
spoiler Mentions of Michael being locked away in a psychiatric institution, but no actual hospital scenes.
Someone attempts suicide
spoiler Not directly. The protagonist acts with very little regard to her own life at points though, especially towards the end, crashing a car on purpose to kill someone while she's still inside it.
there's misophonia
spoiler Metal silverware being rummaged through and screeching tires if those are triggers
someone suffers from PTSD
spoiler The main character suffers from PSTD from her brother going on a murder spree
a mentally ill person is violent
Yes
someone has an anxiety attack
spoiler Laurie has violent nightmares and also struggles with PTSD throughout the whole film
someone has a mental illness
spoiler Laurie has PTSD
there's a claustrophobic scene
spoiler A girl is trapped in a lift with a dead body while Michael is trying to attack her. Kids are also told to lock themselves in an office with Michael outside. There’s flashbacks to the closet scene with Laurie and Laurie also gets into a van with Michael in the backseat trying to grab at her.
there are sudden loud noises
Yes
there's screaming
Yes
there is obscene language/gestures
Yes
someone is watched without knowing
spoiler That's Micheal Myers whole killing strategy
there's fat jokes
spoiler Not really? But one teen jokes about how her partner should love her even if she eats a lot and he calls it sexy in a way? She called him “so Renaissance” for it so… don’t know if it would bother anyone.
the black guy dies first
spoiler (SPOILER) No. A Black guy appears to be dead at first, but is later revealed to still be alive. Either way, he would not have been the first on screen kill even if he was actually dead.
there's ableist language or behavior
spoiler words like psycho, psychotic, etc are used as insults
there is sexual content
spoiler Not visually but the cop is constantly reading suggestive material over the phone to his wife. The kids also mention orgies and make constant comments.
a car honks or tires screech
spoiler Near the end
a car crashes
spoiler A car drives over a cliff
a person is hit by a car
Yes
there's gun violence
Yes
there's blood/gore
Yes

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