Freddie Harris is a fictional character in the Halloween film series universe. He is the central male protagonist in Halloween: Resurrection, and is portrayed by rapper turned actor Busta Rhymes. Michael Myers peers over the stairs from the original Halloween film The Halloween films are a financially successful series of horror films. ... Trevor Tahiem Smith, Jr. ...

Profession

In the film, Freddie is the co-creator of a web based reality horror series entitled "Dangertainment," in which teens are fitted with video cameras and challenged to spend the night in a frightening or "haunted" location in exchange for a cash prize. A cutting edge program, Freddie hopes that he will become rich off of his ventures.

Skills

In addition to running the Dangertainment website and show, Freddie Harris is revealed to have several other talents throughout the course of the film. While being attacked by Michael Myers, Freddie delievers a karate kick to his foe, sending him flying through a window. He earlier dresses up as Michael and uses stealth tactics to sneak up on his contestants, scaring them. Towards the end of the film, he breaks down a wooden door (despite being wounded) to save Sara, the female protagonist, from certain doom. As the film closes and the two are confronted by the media, Freddie uses his skills as an orator to inform the reporters that, by interviewing the survivors in hopes of getting "sound-bites,", they are downplaying the very real threat that Michael Myers has posed over the years. Michael Myers can refer to: Michael Myers is a fictional character who appears, as of 2006, in eight of the nine Halloween films. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Stealth can refer to several things: Look up stealth in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Fate

Despite facing seemingly-certain death at several points throughout the film, Freddie is in fact one of only two characters in the film to survive Myers' killing spree. Early in the film, while dressed as Myers, Freddie confronts the real killer, who appears ready to dispatch of him. However, Freddie mistakes Myers for another crew member, and verbally berates him for ruining the prank (if two Myers' are visible, the contestants will obviously know that it's a gag perpetrated by the crew members). For reasons that are unclear, Myers simply walks away from Freddie at this point, without killing him.

Towards the end of the film, when Sara is locked in a shed with Myers advancing on her, Freddie bursts through the door and attacks the killer with a shovel. While ultimately unsuccessful in this effort, he does buy them some time. Myers confronts Freddie and raises his knife; however, Freddie, thinking quickly, unplugs wires from a nearby circuit breaker and electrocutes Michael Myers.

The two escape the shed, and Freddie announces that Dangertainment is finished. His future ventures remain unknown.

Themes

The character of Freddie Harris is initially portrayed a somewhat sleazy, money-grubbing entrepeneur, stopping at nothing to make a quick buck. His Dangertainment program is exploitative, giving the audience cheap thrills at the expense of the contestants involved. However, as the film progresses and the true evil of Myers presents itself, Freddie undergoes somewhat of a transformation, eventually risking his own life in order to save Sara. This theme of redemption is common in horror movies, wherein a character initially portrayed in a negative light becomes heroic when confronted with a greater, more threatening foe.

In addition, the character can also be seen as a commentary on the somewhat recent phenomenon of reality-based entertainment. In many of these programs, such as Fear Factor, the pain and hardships of real people are presented as entertainment to audiences. Fear Factor was an American stunt/dare reality game show. ...

Memorable Quotes

• "Fear is good. Fear is what gives us the feeling of being alive."
• "I hope you NEVER rest in peace!"
• "You lookin' a little crispy over there, Mikey."
• "Trick or Treat, motherfucker!"
• "Michael Myers is not a sound-bite, a celebrity scandal, a spin-off. Michael Myers is a killer shark, who gets his kicks from killing everyone and everything he comes across. That's all."
• "Hey Mikey! Happy Fuckin' Halloween!"
• "Let the dangertainment begin!"
• "I'll see you in hell, Michael."

See Also

Halloween: Resurrection

External links

• Official site
• Halloween: Resurrection at the Internet Movie Database