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Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988) -- Ten years after his original massacre, the invalid Michael Myers awakens and returns to Haddonfield to kill his seven-year-old niece on Halloween. Can Dr. Loomis stop him?

Overview

User Rating:
5.6/10   9,531 votes
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Director:
Dwight H. Little
Writers (WGA):
Danny Lipsius (story) &
Larry Rattner (story) ...
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Release Date:
21 October 1988 (USA) more
Genre:
Horror | Thriller more
Tagline:
Ten Years Ago HE Changed The Face Of Halloween. Tonight HE'S BACK! more
Plot:
Ten years after his original massacre, the invalid Michael Myers awakens and returns to Haddonfield to kill his seven-year-old niece on Halloween. Can Dr. Loomis stop him? full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
2 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(7 articles)
15 Bloody Box Sets
 (From Fangoria. 19 January 2009, 8:00 AM, PST)

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User Comments:
A solid slasher. more
US TV Schedule:
Mon. July 206:00 PMAMC   

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Halloween 4 (Philippines: English title)
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Runtime:
88 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Ultra Stereo
Filming Locations:
Midvale, Utah, USA more

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Trivia:
In the original script, Sheriff Meeker was killed in a battle with Michael in the basement where the furnace was knocked over and caused the house to catch on fire. Originally, the house was supposed to be up in flames during the infamous rooftop sequence. This was eliminated due to budgetary constraints and Sheriff Meeker was kept alive. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: When Michael is in the ambulance car after he grabs the guy on the head he sticks his thumb in his forehead, and on the left you can see the end of the fake arm. more
Quotes:
Dr. Samuel Loomis: You talk about him as if he were a human being. That part of him died years ago. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in House of the Dead (2003) more
Soundtrack:
Halloween Theme more

FAQ

How old is Michael Myers?
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15 out of 19 people found the following comment useful:-
A solid slasher., 17 November 1999
Author: G.Spider

It is ten years after Michael Myers escaped from the psychiatric clinic and went on the rampage and he has been in a coma ever since being burnt at the end of Halloween 2. But one of the ambulance drivers transporting him somewhere lets slip that he has a niece in Haddonfield and before you know it he's making his way back there.

Myers has become seemingly indestructable by now. He was seen emerging from a hospital as a human fireball at the end of art 2 and yet he seems to have escaped more or less unscathed. And howcome he can see anything when he was blinded in Part 2 just before being roasted alive?

However, if you overlook these points you'll find this is an entertaining and well-made film. Dr Loomis returns to Haddonfield after his ex-patient, played by Donald Pleasance at his best, and there are plenty of interesting characters and situations.

One of the better of the Halloween series, certainly much more worthwhile than the dismal Halloween 5 or most of the repetative Friday the 13th films.

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Donald Pleasence is SO WASTED in this one! kotrofos
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