9 Deleted Movie Sub-Plots That Changed Everything

Test audiences did the heavy lifting for us on this one and managed to get one terrible Halloween subplot kicked to the curb late on in production. The test cut of the sixth Halloween film (known as the Producers’ Cut) varies quite markedly from the version we know today.

The end of the Producers’ Cut sets up a sub-plot to carry on even into the next film, meaning that had it not been removed then the impact would be felt even beyond this movie.

Originally, Dr Loomis was intended to become possessed by the Mark of the Thorn (the killy-killy thing that makes Michael do bad things) as it was passed to him by the now-dead cult leader.

The film would’ve ended with his desperate cry as he acknowledged his fate - but alas, the fate was removed. Audience members at the test screening despised the idea of Loomis becoming involved in the cult, and vocally opposed it. As a result it was decided the whole thing should be removed.

When it came time for reshoots, Loomis actor Donald Pleasance had sadly already passed away. The idea of passing on the curse was scrapped, instead Dr Loomis simply meets his demise in an off-screen death.