So, yeah, Amazon and Bluray.com jumped the gun when they announced the release of HALLOWEEN: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION the other day. Here is the official press release that dropped today for the set, which streets this September, and will be made available in two editions -- a 15-disc edition for a SRP of $169.00 and a 10-disc edition for a SRP of $129.00. Sound off with your thoughts on this set in the comments section below.
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“BEVERLY HILLS, CA – Last year, the horror
classic Halloween celebrated
35 years of terror for those willing to partake in its vision of unrelenting
horror. But that was only the beginning of
the celebration. What producers Moustapha Akkad, Debra Hill and Irwin Yablans,
writer/director John Carpenter and stars Jamie Lee Curtis & Donald
Pleasence started in 1978 has transformed into one of the most durable, iconic
– and copiously studied — horror film franchises ever created. Before Jason,
before Freddy, and before Jigsaw, there was…Michael. Over the years,
audiences have lived and relived the terrors of Michael Myers through ten
feature films, as well as various re-edits and alternate versions. Yet to date,
the complete saga of Michael Myers could only be told in pieces, in individual
DVD and Blu-ray™ releases, with the rights spread across multiple home
entertainment studios.
Until now…
Through the
unprecedented collaboration of rival home entertainment companies Anchor Bay
Entertainment and Scream Factory – the leading purveyors in horror home
entertainment –Halloween The Complete
Collection Blu-ray™ box sets arrive September 23rd.
For the legions
of Halloween fans,
the Deluxe Edition boasts 15 discs and contains all
the Halloween feature
films – Halloween, Halloween II,
Halloween III: Season of the Witch, Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers,
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers, Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers,
Halloween H20, Halloween: Resurrection, Rob Zombie’s Halloween and Halloween
II. The set includes the NEVER BEFORE RELEASED producers
cut of Halloween: The Curse of
Michael Myers as well as the ultra-rare network TV version of
the originalHalloween, the
network TV version of Halloween II,
plus the unrated versions of Rob Zombie’s Halloween and Halloween II. It is packed with
hours of BRAND NEW bonus features including new interviews with cast and crew
from the entire franchise! In response to years of fan feedback, the
first Halloween will
now also include the original mono audio track and the set will include both
versions of the original Halloween-the
original Blu-ray™ release and the recently
remastered 35th Anniversary version
with the mono track added back in! It also comes with a
limited edition 40-page book written by Michael Gingold of Fangoria
Magazine. The collectible packaging will include a newly commissioned
illustration on the outer case and each film will be in its own black Blu-ray™
case with the original theatrical one sheet as the key art. This deluxe set
carries an SRP of $169.99.
“This compilation is
the ultimate collector’s item for fans of the Halloween films and a
testament to all the wonderful talent that have worked on them,” remarked Malek
Akkad, President of Trancas International Films and son of series producer
Moustapha Akkad. “The partnership between Anchor Bay Entertainment and
Scream Factory to present fans for the first time with all the Halloween films in one
definitive package is a tribute to everyone – including my father – who made
these films the terrifying classics they are today.”
The 10-disc Edition
includes the original theatrical versions of the Halloween films and will include
select bonus features. SRP is $129.99.
Halloween The Complete
Collection Blu-ray™ box sets contain the following classics:
Halloween (1978)
Director: John
Carpenter
The original indie
blockbuster that launched a thousand cuts…Halloween stars
Jamie Lee Curtis (A Fish Called Wanda,
True Lies) in her debut role. Anyone who’s ever watched a horror
film in the last 35 years knows the story of Michael Myers, who as a child,
butchered his sister with a kitchen knife. Committed to a mental institution
and watched over by Dr. Loomis (Donald Pleasance, Halloween II, IV & V, Fantastic Voyage),
he engineers his escape 15 years later, returning to his hometown of
Haddonfield, Illinois on Halloween night to terrorize anyone who gets in his
way, including babysitter Laurie Strode (Curtis). Co-starring P.J. Soles (Carrie, Stripes, Rock ‘n Roll High School),
Kyle Richards (The Watcher in the Woods,
Eaten Alive), Nancy Loomis (Carpenter’s Assault On Precinct 13, The Fog),
Charles Cyphers (Escape From New York,
The Fog) and Brian Andrews (The
Great Santini, Three O’Clock High), Halloween also cemented the
careers of many behind the camera including Carpenter, Cundey, producer Debra
Hill and film editor/production designer Tommy Lee Wallace (Halloween III: Season of the Witch, “It”).
Halloween II (1981)
Director: Rick
Rosenthal
Picking up
exactly where the first film left off, Halloween II follows the same ill-fated
characters as they once again encounter the knife-wielding maniac they thought
they had left for dead. It seems the inhuman Michael Myers is still very
much alive and out for more revenge as he stalks the deserted halls of the Haddonfield Memorial Hospital.
As he gets closer to his main target, Dr. Loomis (Donald Pleasence) discovers the chilling mystery behind
the crazed psychopath’s actions. Written by John
Carpenter and Debra Hill, Halloween
II is a spine-tingling dark ride into the scariest night
of the year.
Exclusively on the
Deluxe Set: Halloween II (1981) Network Television
Version
Airing on network TV
since the early 80’s, the TV cut features several new scenes and additional cut
scenes as well as an alternate ending from the theatrical version.
Halloween III: Season
of the Witch (1982)
Director: Tommy Lee
Wallace
When a terrified toy
salesman is mysteriously attacked and brought to the hospital, babbling and
clutching the year’s most popular Halloween costume — an eerie pumpkin mask —
Dr. Daniel Challis (Tom Atkins, The
Fog, Night Of The Creeps) is thrust into a terrifying Halloween
nightmare. Working with the salesman’s daughter, Ellie (Stacey Nelkin), Daniel
traces the mask to the Silver Shamrock Novelties company and its founder, Conal
Cochran (Dan O’Herlihy, RoboCop).
Ellie and Daniel uncover Cochran’s shocking Halloween plan and must stop him
before trick-or-treaters across the country are kept from ever coming home in
this terrifying thriller from writer/director Tommy Lee Wallace (Stephen King’s It).
Halloween 4: The
Return of Michael Myers (1988)
Director: Dwight H.
Little
A decade ago, he
butchered 16 people trying to get to his sister. He was shot and incinerated,
but still the entity that Dr. Sam Loomis (the legendary Donald Pleasence) calls
“Evil on two legs” would not die. Tonight, Michael Myers has come home again…to
kill! This time, Michael returns to Haddonfield for Jamie Lloyd (Scream Queen
Danielle Harris of Halloween 5 and Hatchett II and III) – the orphaned
daughter of Laurie Strode – and her babysitter Rachel (Ellie Cornell of Halloween 5 and House of the Dead). Can Loomis stop
Michael before the unholy slaughter reaches his innocent young niece? Michael
Pataki, Sasha Jenson and Kathleen Kinmont co-star in this smash sequel that
marked the long-awaited return to the original storyline and remains infamous
for its startling twist ending and graphic violence.
Halloween 5: The
Revenge of Michael Myers (1989)
Director: Dominique
Othenin-Girard
Because Hell would not
have him, Michael Myers survived the mine explosion thought to have killed him.
One year later, his traumatized young niece Jamie (Danielle Harris of Halloween 4) is horrified to discover
she has a telepathic bond with her evil Uncle…and that Uncle Michael is on his
way back to Haddonfield. But Dr. Loomis (the late, great Donald Pleasence) has
a new plan to destroy The Boogey Man in his childhood home using Jamie as bait.
Tonight, the carnage begins again: Michael Myers is back with a vengeance!
Ellie Cornell and Beau Starr return for this hit sequel that features grisly
gore by Greg Nicotero (“The Walking Dead”).
Halloween: The Curse
of Michael Myers (1995)
Director: Joe
Chappelle
In a single horrifying
night, Michael Myers’ masked reign of terror changed Halloween forever! Now,
six years after he was presumed dead in a fire, Myers has returned to kill
again – and this time there’s no escape! As the homicidal fury builds to a
spine-tingling climax, the long-hidden secrets of the screen’s most maniacal
murderer are revealed…with shocking results! Starring a thrilling cast
including legendary Donald Pleasence (Halloween)
and Paul Rudd (Anchorman).
Exclusively on the
Deluxe Set Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995)
Producer’s Cut
The so-called
“Producer’s Cut of Halloween 6: The
Curse of Michael Myers (aka Halloween 666), was a workprint of the original film.
Halloween H20: 20
Years Later (1998)
Director: Steve Miner
This smart and
suspenseful thriller scares up a bone-chilling good time with original scream
queen Jamie Lee Curtis (True Lies,
Halloween I & II) and a hot cast of hip young stars! Now the
headmistress of a private school, Laurie Strode (Curtis) is still struggling
with the horrifying, 20-year-old memories of the maniacal killer Michael
Myers…when he suddenly reappears with a vengeance! And this Halloween, his
terror will strike a whole new generation! Laurie’s rebellious son (Josh
Hartnett - The Faculty, 30 Days of
Night), his girlfriend (Golden Globe Winner Michelle Williams
- My Week with Marilyn),
and the school security guard (LL Cool J – CBS’s “NCIS Los Angeles” will become
Michael’s newest victims unless Laurie can conquer her greatest fears and put
evil in its place once and for all! The time has come again for you to
experience the frightening fun of Halloween -
the motion picture series that totally redefined terror.
Halloween:
Resurrection (2002)
Director: Rick
Rosenthal
Original Halloween I & II alums star Jamie Lee
Curtis (You Again) and
director Rick Rosenthal are back and joined by Busta Rhymes and Tyra Banks in
the terrifying Halloween:
Resurrection, another installment in the electrifying horror film
series. The reality programmers at DangerTainment (Rhymes, Banks) have
selected Rudy (Sean Patrick Thomas, The
Fountain), Bill (Thomas Ian Nicholas, American Pie), Jen (“Battlestar Galactica’s”
Katee Sackhoff) and a group of thrill-seeking teenagers to spend one fun-filled
night in the childhood home of serial killer Michael Meyers. But the planned
live broadcast turns deadly when their evening of excitement becomes a night of
horror as Michael himself decides to crash the party.
Halloween (2007)
Director: Rob Zombie
What happens when one
legendary horror filmmaker tackles a horror film icon? A new chapter in the
legend is born! Rob Zombie (Lords of Salem, The Devil’s
Rejects) reinvents the ultimate slasher classic, unleashing Michael
Myers for a bloody rollercoaster of a rampage like fans have never seen.
Including a retelling of the original story that unfolds at a breakneck pace,
as well as a chilling new introduction that finally reveals the secrets behind
Myers’ disturbing childhood, Halloween breathes
new life into one of film history’s most terrifying tales. Presenting both the
original theatrical version and the unrated feature with director’s commentary,
thrilling bonus features including deleted scenes and an alternate ending, and
an exhaustive 4 1/2 hour documentary giving a behind the scenes look at how
Zombie created “the scariest Halloween to
date” (Debbie Rochon, Fangoria Radio).
Halloween 2 (2009)
Director: Rob Zombie
Rob Zombie’s H2 (Halloween) picks up at the exact moment that 2007′s
box-office smash, Halloween stopped
and follows the aftermath of Michael Myers’s (Tyler Mane) murderous rampage
through the eyes of heroine Laurie Strode (Scout Taylor Compton). Evil has a new
destiny. Michael Myers is back in this terrifying sequel to Rob Zombie’s
visionary re-imagining of Halloween which
grossed almost $80 million worldwide. It is that time of year again, and
Michael Myers has returned home to sleepy Haddonfield,
Illinois to take care of some
unfinished family business. Unleashing a trail of terror that only horror
master Zombie can, Myers will stop at nothing to bring closure to the secrets
of his twisted past. But the town’s got an unlikely new hero, if they can only
stay alive long enough to stop the unstoppable.
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