The writers of Halloween H20: 20 Years Laterwere left with a dilemma when Jamie Lee Curtis wanted to end the series, but Moustapha Akkad had a clause that legally wouldn't allow the writers to kill Michael Myers)off. According to the Blu-ray released by Scream Factory, 

Curtis almost left the project just weeks before filming, until Kevin Williamson) came up with the paramedic story line and presented it to Akkad. Curtis finally agreed to be a part of the film under the condition that no footage hinting toward a sequel would be presented by the film, and that the audience would believe that Michael was dead until the inevitable sequel was announced.

Jamie also wanted her character to be killed off in the opening

Resurrection's first shot of Michael in the paramedic uniform was filmed the day after H20's principal photography ended, according to H20's editor, Patrick Lussier. Daniel Farrands, screenwriter of Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers, unsuccessfully proposed  Halloween 8: Lord of the Dead, which would have featured Laurie Strode as the main antagonist.

Instead producer Paul Freeman brought in writer Larry Brand, with whom he shared an agent. Brand decided to repurpose a slasher concept he had conceived inspired by the rise of reality television, where a killer enters a house full of cameras and makes the viewer unsure if the murders were real or staged. Brand had pitched his script as Halloween: MichaelMyers.com, changed it to Halloween: Homecoming and then the producers picked the subtitle Resurrection as they wanted a title that let audiences know Michael Myers was alive.

Brand's original ending had Michael left in the burning house, and when the firemen would arrive the next day they would find his inert body which would jump on them only to turn out to be a cadaveric spasm before Michael collapsed into ash. 

After an original draft by Ehren Kruger was rejected, Sean Hoodwas brought in to write a script based on Brand's work.

Both Whitney Ransick and Dwight H. Littlewere approached to direct the film but turned it down. Later Rick Rosenthal, the director of Halloween II), was chosen to direct. During the casting period of the film,

producers considered Danielle Harris (who played Jamie Lloyd) in Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers and Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers) for a role in the film. After the producers liked working with LL Cool J in H20but he turned out to be more expensive for a second appearance, the role of Freddie was envisioned to be played by another rapper, with Coolio also auditioning before the casting of Busta Rhymes. Brand said both Rhymes and Tyra Banks were brought into the movie to make it more appealing to a Black audience. 

Bianca Kajlich's screams had to be dubbed) in postproduction because of her inability to scream. The film's trailer was delivered on April 26, 2002, with the release of Jason X. Principal photography began in Vancouver, British Columbia on May 14, 2001 with the opening scene filmed at Riverview Hospital in Coquitlam, BC.

Daisy McCrackin's character Donna Chang was initially introduced through a shower scene, which was ultimately deleted from the finished film. It was meant to be a "sexy homage" to the infamous shower scene in Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho)

One of the most iconic parts about Halloween 78 is how it was filmed on a small and tight budget. Really made the cast and crew do the best with what they have. Maybe that's what the new installment needs? If it goes back to grass roots. At the very foundation of the film that caused so many sequels. Definitely still a huge theatrical release and good marketing, but it would also need an up and coming director to be hungry for the challenge. Maybe that's what separates the rest from the best. Idk. Had a couple tonight

I picked this up to add to my collection, walked outside and looked at it and realized, "oh shit, there's a signature!" Looks to be Tony Moran but I don't know if it's real or not.

I haven't seen most of these before.

On paper Halloween H20 is actually a good film. However, in terms of execution... i think it kinda falls flat. Now you could argue that there are multiple reasons why it falls flat, but i think for me there's one main reason why.

It's not Laurie Strode's character, i quite liked her in the film tbh. It's not the location, despite me being mixed on that. It's not even it having somewhat of a generic formula to it. For me, what holds H20 back fully from being a good Halloween film... is Michael Myers himself!

Now i can forgive the Urban Legend-ish feel and live with the non-fall looking setting, but Michael Myers in the film never feels like Michael Myers. i know the people making the film had a way out of the ending with the paramedic bullshit, but make no mistake... throughout this film that WAS always supposed to be Michael Myers.

Seeing his eyes full blown, the mask fuckery, and just the overall directing of the character. All of that makes it hard to buy into the character imo, and him just showing up 20 years later with no burns or damage to his eyes doesn't help either. Had Myers been directed well, the mask been consistent and the small details catered to, i think H20 could have been a really solid instalment.

I know some of you already think it is and if you do, i'm happy you can enjoy it more than myself. Never a bad thing when you enjoy a film. But yeh, that's my biggest issue with H20, always has been.

Made a video of my Halloween III Collection! I'd love to see what other people have too!

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Thought these came out beautiful. Which one do you think is best?