Halloween II (1981) Original Extended Cut
Hi All! I hope you’re well!
I recently completed my extended cut of the Wicker Man (1973), making this my second finished fanedit. The original Theatrical Cut of Halloween II is 1:32:30 (and the TV cut 1:33:31) whereas my cut runs 1:38:36, so not a huge discrepancy, but I still think that you can feel the difference.
I’ve taken all of the TV scenes missing from the higher quality theatrical cut of Halloween 2 and re-inserted them (except from the alternative ending with Laurie and Jimmy in the ambulance, which I prefer on a story level but is kind of disruptive the flow of the final scenes.) These scenes have been cropped and stretched to fit the aspect ratio of the theatrical cut, I’ve also messed with the brightness and colour grading to match with the theatrical cut, but there‘s still a little discrepancy between the two. Some of the scenes also appear in a different order to the TV cut, in order to improve the pacing/flow of the movie (in particular, some of the scene with Laurie and Jimmie appear a little later.)
Some other, more minor changes include:
- The pre-credits title cards (e.g. Moustapha Akkad presents, a Dino Laurentis production etc.) now appear over the closing shots of the houses from ‘78 instead of a black screen, now accompanied by the sound of Micheal Breathing mixed with the Halloween 2 theme. As the music fades at the end of the credits, the “Trick or Treat” rhyme from the begging of ‘78 plays. I also added a dissolve effect to transition from the credits to the pov, making the street “appear” in the skeleton’s eye.
- A radio can be heard playing “Don’t Fear the Repear” (as well as some of the warnings about Micheal Myers from earlier in the film in the background of the hot-tub scene.)
- The closing credits start earlier, playing over the closing shot of the Ambulance driving away, before the background fades to black; at the end of the credits, a shot of Micheal’s Mask can be seen burning. More of the Mr. Sandman song is hear than in the official cuts, followed by Don’t Fear the Repear.)
If anyone would be interested in watching it feel free to comment or shoot me a DM!
Posted Nov 1, 2025, 1:17 PM UTC