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| Bennett Tramer | |
| Aliases: | Ben Tramer |
| Franchise: | Halloween film series |
| Notability: | Minor character |
| Type: | Student |
| Gender: | Male |
| Location: | Haddonfield, Warren County, Illinois |
| Status: | Deceased |
| Born: | 1961 |
| Died: | 1978 |
| First: | Halloween II (1981) |
| Actor: | Jack Verbois |
Bennett Tramer is a fictional high school student and a minor character featured in the Halloween film series. Although he was referenced in the first Halloween film by Annie Brackett and Laurie Strode, he actually didn't appear until the 1981 sequel, Halloween II.
Biography[]
Bennett Tramer was a student at Haddonfield High School. In 1978, Annie Brackett tried to set him up on a date with Laurie Strode. On Halloween night, Ben was dressed up as the Shape and mistaken by police for serial killer Michael Myers. As the police pursued him on foot, Ben walked across the street whereupon he was accidentally struck by a police vehicle which slammed into another car, causing it to explode. Ben Tramer was killed instantly and his body was severely burned. [1]
Notes & Trivia[]
- The character of Bennett Tramer was created by director Rick Rosenthal and screenwriters John Carpenter and Debra Hill.
- Reference is made to Ben Tramer in the first Halloween, but he doesn't make an actual appearance until Halloween II. In the first film, he is referred to as Ben Tramer.
- Bennett's first name is often mis-heard as Ben.