Why was Michael Myers not in Halloween 3?
Anyone know why Myers was missing from Halloween 3?
Out of all the Halloweens, 3 was completely out of place, not only because it excluded the main evil character, which defines the entire sequel, but also the movie (and acting) was by far the worst I have ever seen. All the other Halloweens are great, except the 3rd. It's like the 3rd is not even part of the series and completely out of place. It might as well had been called something different.
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The creators John Carpenter & Debra Hill were, to put it bluntly, done with Michael Myers after the second movie and wanted to move on/do something new. But the Franchise did carry a noteworthy name so they hoped that the previous 2 movies, that had nothing to do with this one, would fill the theater seats.
It's not unheard of that for the sequel the entire cast or even premise/tone get's altered like in:
- Mean Girls 2
- American Psycho 2
- S. Darko
- Dirty Dancing 2: Havana Nights
But for their grand scheme of things, they wanted to make a horror Anthology series. They hoped to make a new Halloween movie each year that stands separate from the other movies (inspired by The Twilight Zone).
Source : Muir, John Kenneth (2012), Horror Films of the 1980s, McFarland, ISBN 9780786455010
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