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Oct 19, 2019 · The criticism began during Halloween 4 when a mask with distinctive pursed lips was used. The mask was supposed to be the same in Halloween 5 but the hairstyle attached to the mask gave Michael an entirely different look. Viewers also claimed that the mask looked cheap and inferior to the earlier versions.
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May 6, 2020 · Michael Myers' iconic face was actually a mask of William Shatner 's likeness from Star Trek, with filmmaker Tommy Lee Wallace making some adjustments to craft the now iconic look. A new...
Oct 31, 2020 · As fans of the franchise likely already know, Michael Myers first dons the iconic white mask in the original 1978 Halloween. Once he appeared on screen in his proper full attire, a cinematic...
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Oct 7, 2013 · The first mask used for the character of Michael Myers in the now-classic John Carpenter flick Halloween (1978) was a store-bought Captain Kirk mask, made by Don Post Studios (DPS).
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- History
- Halloween and Halloween II
- Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
- Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
- Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers
- Halloween H20: Twenty Years Later
- Halloween: Resurrection
- Rob Zombie's Halloween and Halloween II
- Halloween 2018
"I met this...six-year-old child with this blank, pale, emotionless face and...the blackest eyes–the Devil's eyes"
―Samuel Loomis
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. Tommy Lee Wallace chose FOUR masks to complete Michael Myers. The first option was a Don Post Emmett Kelly clown mask to which they added frizzy red hair. This would be a callback to how Michael killed his sister, Judith, in a clown costume. They tested it out and it appeared featureless and creepy. The other mask was a 1975 William Shatner as Captain James T. Kirk mask that was purchased for around two dollars, a 1975 Mr. Spock mask and a former U.S. president Richard Nixon mask. The Capt. Kirk mask was chosen due to its appearance of having no real facial features that could be easily made out.
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. This info can be found in the Halloween: The Inside Story. They tested out the Capt. Kirk mask and the crew decided that it was much more creepy because it was emotionless, much like Michael himself. This became the Michael Myers mask. Since then, every mask used in the films have been modeled after this design. William Shatner admitted that for years he had no idea his likeness was used for this film. It was only during an interview that someone mentioned his mask was being used. He has since stated that he is honored by this gesture.
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. The mask was later destroyed in the fire at Haddonfield Memorial Hospital.
(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. Nick Castle, the original Michael, had kept the mask in his back pocket during shoots. 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. 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. Warlock claims that because the producers expected Halloween II to be the last film in the series, they let him keep the costume.
Michael awakens from a ten-year coma covered in gauze bandages from Ridgemont Federal Sanitarium. As soon as he reaches Haddonfield, Illinois, he goes to Vincent Drug Store where he steals another "Shape" mask.
Since Dick Warlock kept the original mask, a new one was created for the fourth film, again from a Captain Kirk mold. Although retaining the same general blank and emotionless look, the mask had substantial differences from the original design, including pursed lips, prominent eyebrows and sideburns, and a slicker hairstyle. It received a largely negative response from audiences for being too bright white and lacking detail, with descriptions of its expression ranging from "shocked" to "quizzical".
In Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers, Michael awakens from a coma one year after the events of Halloween 4 in the shack of a local hermit, and his mask is hanging on the wall (apparently the same one as the previous film, though the masks are clearly different). He acquires his mask and murders the hermit.
features an elongated mask with longer and silkier hair, thick rubber, and teardrop-shaped eyeholes. It is held together by Velcro, making it appear unkempt and shoddy, and has a more distinct expression than the previous masks, as if Michael is constantly scowling. Like the previous film's, this mask received heavy criticism for looking nothing like the original. There was also negative reception to the fact the mask is always untucked from Michael's collar, with the neck hanging over.
features a mask that once again appears different from the previous two films, but it is allegedly the same one that was still intact at the end of Halloween 5.
The Curse mask received a much better reaction, with praise for how similar it looked to the original one.
is a direct sequel to Halloween II (1981) in which the original mask was destroyed in the fire at Haddonfield Memorial Hospital. The film does not explain how Michael obtained a new mask, but it is assumed that he stole it from another store.
The H20 mask was ultimately disliked by audiences, due in no small part to the fact that four masks were used in production: the Buechler mask, the KNB mask, the Stan Winston mask, and the CGI mask.
The Buechler mask, which closely resembles the mask from Curse, is seen at the beginning of the film when Michael attacks Marion Chambers.
The KNB mask was the primary one when filming began, later replaced by the Stan Winston mask, though the original footage is still retained in many of the long shots. It was highly criticized by test audiences for looking nothing like the original, being described as "bloated" or looking like an alien, leading to the filmmakers changing masks even though production was already halfway done.
The Stan Winston mask is the one seen for the majority of the film, replacing the KNB mask. Though praised for looking more similar to the original, it was still mostly panned since Michael's eyes are plainly visible, and for the hair appearing frizzy.
The CGI Mask appears in the scene where Charlie encounters Michael, which could not be reshot with the Stan Winston mask. It is widely regarded as the worst mask of the entire series.
establishes that Michael put his clothes and mask on a paramedic who was mistakenly beheaded by Laurie at the end of H20. Since Michael left said mask behind, it is again assumed that he stole a new one from another store.
The Resurrection mask is often regarded as one of the best sequel masks along with Curse, save for some criticism that its sharply defined features resemble makeup.
Michael obtains his mask from Judith's boyfriend, Steve, after he brings it with him to their house. Michael dons the mask just before he murders Judith. Before his mother comes home, Michael hides both the mask and the knife he used to kill Judith with under the floorboards in his basement. Fifteen years later, he escapes from Smith's Grove and travels to his old house, getting the mask and knife. While the mask is still wearable, the years of neglect have dried out the latex and made it worn and cracked.
In Halloween II, the mask is the same one he wore in the previous film, but it has larger cracks, tears and blood. Michael's beard is now visible through the latex. A portion of it is missing; half of it is later ripped off by Misty Dawn.
(2018) is a direct sequel to the original Halloween (1978) thus the mask in this film is meant to be the very same one from the first. In this timeline, Michael was recaptured shortly following the events of the original.
For 40 years, his mask was kept as archival evidence, eventually making its way to an attorney general's office until the day it came into the hands of journalist Aaron Korey, who, along with his colleague, Dana Haines, was making a podcast about Michael Myers. Upon Michael's escape from custody while en route to a new facility, he managed to meet up with Korey at a gas station, where he retrieved the mask he had not worn in four decades, and went on his second murder spree.
Dec 17, 2022 · To close the original Halloween timeline, the design of the mask elevated tenfold in Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers; the mask holds a pristine look, with wider eyes, its hair...
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Sep 30, 2021 · Today it's look at the evolution and history of Michael Myers's masks from 1978 right up until Halloween Kills! Let me know in the comments section you favourite Myers mask... Enjoy!
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