

Since Dick Warlock kept the original mask, a new one was created for the fourth film, again from a Captain Kirk mold. As soon as he reaches Haddonfield, Illinois, he goes to Vincent Drug Store where he steals another "Shape" mask. Michael awakens from a ten-year coma covered in gauze bandages from Ridgemont Federal Sanitarium. Warlock sold the deteriorating mask, knife, scalpel, boots and coveralls he wore in Halloween II to a haunted house owner in Ohio in 2003.

Warlock claims that because the producers expected Halloween II to be the last film in the series, they let him keep the costume.īy the time of Halloween 4's production, they realized that they made a mistake and never again let cast and crew take props from the set, therefore subsequent sequels used different masks that looked rather different. The mask appears to have red hair, having apparently been spray-painted again, and also seems wider because Dick Warlock is shorter and stockier than Nick Castle, so the mask fit him differently. Debra Hill also stored it under her bed for several years until the filming of Halloween II, causing it to collect dust and begin to yellow since Hill was a heavy smoker. Nick Castle, the original Michael, had kept the mask in his back pocket during shoots. Halloween (1978) and Halloween II (1981) use the exact same mask, but it looks different in the latter because the paint had faded for various reasons. The mask was later destroyed in the fire at Haddonfield Memorial Hospital. Michael obtains the mask as just one of many items stolen from Nichol's Hardware Store the night of his escape from Smith's Grove Sanitarium. Original Michael Myers mask Main article: The Shape Mask He has since stated that he is honored by this gesture. It was only during an interview that someone mentioned his mask was being used. William Shatner admitted that for years he had no idea his likeness was used for this film. Since then, every mask used in the films have been modeled after this design. Kirk mask and the crew decided that it was much more creepy because it was emotionless, much like Michael himself. This info can be found in the Halloween: The Inside Story. The production crew removed the eyebrows and sideburns, the face was painted flat white, the hair was teased out, and the eyes were opened up and reshaped with scissors. Kirk mask was chosen due to its appearance of having no real facial features that could be easily made out. Kirk mask that was purchased for around two dollars, a 1975 Mr. The other mask was a 1975 William Shatner as Captain James T. They tested it out and it appeared featureless and creepy. This would be a callback to how Michael killed his sister, Judith, in a clown costume. The first option was a Don Post Emmett Kelly clown mask to which they added frizzy red hair. Tommy Lee Wallace chose FOUR masks to complete Michael Myers. In 1978, during the making of the original Halloween, the prop department was faced with the daunting task of finding a frightening mask that the villain could wear. 8 Rob Zombie's Halloween and Halloween II.5 Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers.4 Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers.3 Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers.
