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| Lou Martini | |
| Aliases: | Big Lou Martini Frankenstein Monster |
| Franchise: | Halloween remake series |
| Notability: | Minor character |
| Type: | Business owner |
| Gender: | Male |
| Location: | Rabbit in Red Lounge, Haddonfield, Illinois |
| Status: | Deceased |
| Born: | 1963 [1] |
| Died: | 2009 |
| First: | Halloween II (2009) |
| Actor: | Daniel Roebuck |
Lou Martini is a fictional business owner and murder victim and a minor character featured in the Halloween film series. He is part of the continuity of the remake series and was played by actor Daniel Roebuck. He appeared in the 2009 film Halloween II by director Rob Zombie.
Biography[]
Louis "Big Lou" Martini was the proprietor of the Rabbit in Red exotic dance club in Haddonfield, Illinois. One of his star dancers was Deborah Myers. Deborah often had to plead with Lou to let off her early from work so she could go down to Haddonfield Elementary School whenever her son Michael was in trouble. Some time around 1992, Deborah Myers committed suicide following an incident wherein Michael murdered a nurse named Patty Frost. [2] In the years to come, Michael would forge his own legend as the "Butcher of Haddonfield". Lou Martini sought to capitalize on the murders and showcased a poster in his club identifying one of his former dancers as the mother of Michael Myers.
During the Halloween season of 2009, Big Lou attempted to drum up business by making a special appearance at a park dressed up as the Frankenstein Monster. He was interviewed by a Channel 18 news reporter named Holly West.
That evening, Big Lou, a stripper named Misty Dawn and club bouncer Howard Boggs watched the prerecorded news broadcast at the club. Michael Myers broke into the club and attacked all three of them. After having already dispatched with Howard Boggs, he attacked Lou, breaking his arm and brutally slamming his body into a wall until he was dead. [3]
Notes & Trivia[]
- The character of Lou Martini was created by writer/director Rob Zombie.
- Lou Martini is a character who is unique to the continuity of the Halloween remake series and does not have a counterpart in the original series.
- Extended scenes with Lou Martini were deleted from the theatrical release of Halloween, but were included on the DVD special features.
- By the time production on Halloween II began, director Rob Zombie had lost the rights to use the full name Lou Martini and the character was credited only as "Big Lou". [4]
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- ↑ Date approximated based upon the age of actor Daniel Roebuck.
- ↑ Halloween (2007)
- ↑ Halloween II (2009)
- ↑ Rob Zombie; Halloween II Unrated Director's Cut; Audio Commentary; 2009