Halloween 5 (1989)

Set one year after the events of Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988), the Shape returns to Haddonfield once again to try and kill his now-mute niece.

Director:

Dominique Othenin-Girard (as Dominique Otherin-Girard)

Writers:

John Carpenter (characters), Debra Hill (characters)

Stars:

Donald Pleasence, Danielle Harris, Ellie Cornell

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Donald Pleasence	...	Dr. Sam Loomis
Danielle Harris	...	Jamie Lloyd
Ellie Cornell	...	Rachel Carruthers
Beau Starr	...	Sheriff Ben Meeker
Jeffrey Landman	...	Billy Hill
Tamara Glynn	...	Samantha Thomas
Jonathan Chapin	...	Mikey
Matthew Walker	...	Spitz
Wendy Foxworth	...	Tina Williams (as Wendy Kaplan)
Betty Carvalho	...	Nurse Patsey
Troy Evans	...	Deputy Charlie
Frankie Como	...	Deputy Nick Ross (as Frank Como)
David Ursin	...	Deputy Tom Farrah
Harper Roisman	...	Mountain Man
Karen Alston	...	Darlene Carruthers

Storyline

It's one year later after the events of Halloween 4. Michael survives the shootings and on October 31st he returns with a vengeance. Lurking and stalking, Jamie, Rachel, and Rachel's friends, Michael forms a plan to lure Jamie out of the children's hospital where events lead up to the confrontation at the Myers house. Halloween 5 is a dark, thrill ride that will scare the heck out of you!

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Plot Keywords:

halloween | michael myers | psychotronic | kitten | cat | 

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Taglines:

He's Back With A Vengeance

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Genres:

Horror | Thriller

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Certificate:

X

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Trancas International Films

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 October 1989 (USA)

Also Known As:

Halloween 5: Michael Myers' Revenge

Filming Locations:

1007 1st Ave, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$3,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$11,642,254 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Magnum Pictures Inc., The Return of Myers, Trancas International Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This film had one of lowest international theatrical distributions of the series, being seen only in Argentina, Columbia, France, Germany and Turkey. Elsewhere, it was released straight to video, with large campaigns in Norway, the UK and Spain.

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Goofs

(at around 59 mins) Spitz's fake chest is very obvious when Michael stabs him with the pitchfork.

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Quotes

Rachel Carruthers: Well what about Max?
Deputy Nick Ross: A doby, right?
[Max comes running down the sidewalk]
Rachel Carruthers: This is not happening to me! Max! Max, what have you done? I'm so embarrassed.
Deputy Nick Ross: That's what we're here for.
Deputy Tom Farrah: Rescue cats.
Deputy Nick Ross: Find dogs.
Deputy Tom Farrah: That's our job.
Deputy Nick Ross: And we love it.

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Connections

Referenced in Halloween: 25 Years of Terror (2006)

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Soundtracks

Dancin' On Midnight
Written by Rick Chadock and Dennis Churchill Dries
Performed by White Sister

User Reviews

Halloween V: The Return

The Return of Michael Myers is one of the darker films in the franchise, having a grim somber Midwestern atmosphere. It also shines the spotlight directly on Dr. Loomis and his unforgettable lines about the evil Michael Myers. Its a great direct follow up from the forth film and adds a couple new solid characters namely Tina and of course The Man in Black. In this movie Meeker grows on me and becomes in my opinion a better sheriff than Brackett. One negative is there are some typical cheesy 80s scenes that I thought The Return could have cut out. Also, Harris and Billy were somewhat off-putting in some scenes with over-dramatic screams. When it gets to the last thirty or twenty minutes of the film is when its at its best. Loomis versus Myers, it doesn't get any better than that. The Return (7/10) is a slight drop off but still a solid entry to the Halloween series.