After Halloween 6, Halloween H20 came along to reboot the franchise, but what if that hadn't happened, and Paul Rudd had returned for Halloween 7? Considering that Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers flopped both critically and commercially, and Halloween H20 performed well at the box office and earned a measure of acclaim, producers likely made the right call. Still, Halloween 6, while it's not one of the most beloved entries in the franchise, has its fans, especially of the character of Tommy Doyle, played by Paul Rudd.
While some of this is likely due to Rudd becoming more and more popular in the decades since Halloween 6, leading to retroactive recognition, Rudd was already fairly popular by the time Halloween H20 came out. Rudd had starred in the teen comedy classic Clueless in 1995, as well as several other well-received films like The Cider House Rules and The Object of My Affection. He was certainly better known that Josh Hartnett, who was basically the leading male character in Halloween H20.
Of course, Rudd's Tommy never could've returned for Halloween H20, since that film ignored Halloweens 4-6. He could, however, have come conceivably come back for a Halloween 7 that didn't erase Halloween 6 from continuity. Let's consider what that might've looked like.
First off, while a Halloween 7 that included Paul Rudd as Tommy Doyle obviously couldn't ignore Halloween 6, there's no reason it couldn't be somewhat of a fresh start. Michael Myers is seen to have killed Dr. Wynn and most of the Cult of Thorn near the end of Halloween 6, and Dr. Loomis is possibly killed off, at least in the theatrical cut, which is what a Halloween 7 would've followed. This would leave Tommy as the sole major character remaining in Michael Myers' orbit, possibly flanked by Kara, her son Danny, and Jamie Lloyd's baby Steven.
With the stupid Thorn storyline and Michael's relentless pursuit of Jamie out of the way, Michael could've embarked on a new killing spree, unencumbered by the Cult trying to steer him down a certain course. With no Dr. Loomis around, this would've left Rudd's Tommy as the new nemesis for Michael, and the hero standing in the way of his claiming more victims. But maybe he could've had help.
After all, Jamie Lee Curtis returned for Halloween H20, and that film posits she faked her death out of fear of Michael. It wouldn't take much effort to work that same explanation into a Laurie Strode return in Rudd's hypothetical Halloween 7. Perhaps Laurie is compelled to come out of hiding by the sad death of her daughter Jamie? Either way, this Halloween 7 could've seen Michael battle a real dream team. Sadly we'll never get to know whether this idea, or any other idea involving Rudd's Tommy Doyle in another Halloween could've worked out.
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