For the remake, Rob Zombie went in the opposite direction to focus almost entirely on the relationship they built over fifteen years at Smith’s Grove sanitarium .
The result is a commendable reinvention of this iconic relationship and a nice change of pace for a franchise that has kept things consistent for decades.
Although the later movies in the Halloween franchise would eventually dive into the deep connection between Dr. Sam Loomis and Michael Myers, the original film actually doesn’t feature too much connective tissue between them —other than Loomis’ fear of Michael.