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- "You're talking about him as if he were a human being. That part of him died years ago."
- ―Sam Loomis
| Halloween 4 The Return of Michael Myers | |
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| Credits | |
| Title: | Halloween 4 The Return of Michael Myers |
| Genres: | Horror |
| Directed by: | Dwight H. Little |
| Written by: | Dhani Lipsius; Larry Rattner; Benjamin Ruffner; Alan B. McElroy |
| Produced by: | Moustapha Akkad; Paul Freeman; Anthony Masi; M.N. Sanousi |
| Music by: | Alan Howarth |
| Cinematography: | Peter Lyons Collister |
| Edited by: | Curtiss Clayton |
| Production | |
| Distributed by: | Trancas International Films |
| Released: | October 21st, 1988 |
| Rating: | R |
| Running time: | 88 min. (1 hr. 28 min.) |
| Country: | USA |
| Language: | English |
| Budget: | $5,000,000 [1] |
| Gross: | $17,768,757 [2] |
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| Next: | Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989) |
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers is a 1988 horror film of the slasher sub-genre directed by Dwight H. Little. It is the fourth installment in the original eight-film Halloween franchise. The film was released theatrically in the United States on October 21st, 1988 and was produced by Moustapha Akkad and Trancas International Films. This film returns to the setting of the first two Halloween films (ignoring the third installment) and introduces the character of Jamie Lloyd. Lloyd is the central protagonist of the fourth and fifth films and makes a brief appearance in the beginning of the sixth film. The seventh installment in the series, Halloween H20: Twenty Years Later ignores the events of the fourth through sixth films, placing their canonicity into question.
Plot[]
Cast[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Donald Pleasence | Doctor Sam Loomis |
| Ellie Cornell | Rachel Carruthers |
| Danielle Harris | Jamie Lloyd |
| George P. Wilbur | Michael Myers |
| Michael Pataki | E.W. Hoffman |
| Beau Starr | Sheriff Ben Meeker |
| Kathleen Kinmont | Kelly Meeker |
| Sasha Jenson | Brady |
| Gene Ross | Earl |
| Carmen Filpi | Reverend Jackson P. Sayer |
| Raymond O'Connor | Security guard Jones |
| Jeff Olson | Richard Carruthers |
| Karen Alston | Darlene Carruthers |
| Nancy Borgenicht | L. Evans |
| David Jensen | J. Black |
| Rand Kennedy | Trooper #1 |
| Don Glover | Trooper #2 |
| Jordan Bradley | Kyle |
| Richy Cumba | Boy |
| Stephanie Dees | Girl |
| Leslie H. Rohland | Lindsey |
| M.J. McDonnell | Doctor Hoffman's assistant |
| Harlow Marks | Power worker |
| Richard Stay | Wade |
| Danny Ray | Tommy |
| Mitchell Flynn | Deputy Pierce |
| Beverly Booth Rowland | Elderly woman |
| George Sullivan | Deputy Logan |
| Ron Harrison | Hick kid |
| Tami Sanders | Anchorwoman |
| Walt Logan Field | Unger |
| Michael Ruud | Big Al |
| Eric Hart | Orrin Gateway |
| Don Ré Sampson | State policeman |
| Kelly Lookinland | Dead Penney's Gas waitress |
| Erik Preston | Young Michael Myers |
| D.L. Walker | Mental patient |
Appearances[]
Characters
- Michael Myers
- Jamie Lloyd
- Sam Loomis
- Rachel Carruthers
- Ben Meeker
- Jackson P. Sayer
- Kelly Meeker
- Richard Carruthers
- Darlene Carruthers
- J. Black
- L. Evans
- Brady
- Jones
- Wade
- E.W. Hoffman
Locations
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- Haddonfield
- Carruthers residence
- Vincent Drug
- Ridgemont Federal Sanitarium
- Smith's Grove Sanitarium (Staff & vehicle only)
Items
Animals
Vehicles
Vocations
Miscellaneous
- Disfigurement
- Halloween
- Laurie Strode (Referenced in photograph)
- Psychopathy
Notes[]
- Production on Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers began on April 11th, 1988. [3]
- Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers was first released on VHS on September 29th, 1993 by 20th Century Fox. It was first released to DVD on July 20th, 1999 by Anchor Bay Entertainment. Actresses Ellie Cornell and Danielle Harris provide audio commentary on the DVD.
- Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers is the third film to feature serial killer Michael Myers. Myers did not appear in Halloween III: Season of the Witch, which took place in an alternate continuity from that of the other films.
- Grossed $6,831,250 in its opening weekend. [4]
- Jamie Lee Curtis, who played Laurie Strode in Halloween and Halloween II was asked to return for the fourth film, but declined for another film project.
- Danielle Harris, who plays Jamie Lloyd in this film, goes on to play the role of Annie Brackett in Rob Zombie's remakes of the films Halloween and Halloween II. The role of Annie Brackett was originally played by Nancy Kyes in the first Halloween and Halloween II.
Fun Facts[]
- The tagline for this film is, "Ten years ago HE changed the face of Halloween. Tonight, he's back!"
- Actor Michael Pataki shares the same birthday as franchise creator, John Carpenter. They were both born on January 16th. Pataki was born in 1938 and Carpenter was born in 1948.
- Actress Ellie Cornell also auditioned for the lead role of Alice Johnson in A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master, but the part ultimately went to actress Lisa Wilcox.
Recommendations[]
1980s horror films
See also[]
External Links[]
References[]
- ↑ IMDB; Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988); Box office & business
- ↑ Box Office Mojo; Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988)
- ↑ IMDB; Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988); Box office & business
- ↑ IMDB; Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988); Box office & business
Keywords[]
1980s; 1988; Characters who are impaled; Characters who are stabbed to death; Female partial nudity; Michael Myers victims; Token whore
| Halloween Film Series This article relates to the films within the Halloween franchise. This includes the original films series, the quasi-canonical 4th-6th installments and the remake series. Original Series
Halloween • Halloween II • Halloween III: Season of the Witch • Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers • Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers • Halloween 6: The Curse of Michael Myers • Halloween H20: Twenty Years Later • Halloween: Resurrection Remake Series
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