Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995)

Director:

Joe Chappelle

Writers (WGA):

Debra Hill (characters) and
John Carpenter (characters) ...
(more)

Release Date:

29 September 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

Six times the terror... Six times the fear... Six times the thrills...

Plot:

Six years ago, Michael Myers terrorized the town of Haddonfield, Illinois. He and his niece, Jamie Lloyd...

Plot Keywords:

Curse | Halloween | Niece | Survivor | Baby

Cast

Donald Pleasence	...	Dr. Sam Loomis
Paul Rudd	...	Tommy Doyle (as Paul Stephen Rudd)
Marianne Hagan	...	Kara Strode
Mitch Ryan	...	Dr. Terence Wynn (as Mitchell Ryan)
Kim Darby	...	Debra Strode
Bradford English	...	John Strode
Keith Bogart	...	Tim Strode
Mariah O'Brien	...	Beth
Leo Geter	...	Barry Simms
J.C. Brandy	...	Jamie Lloyd Carruthers
Devin Gardner	...	Danny Strode
Susan Swift	...	Mary
George P. Wilbur	...	Michael Myers
Janice Knickrehm	...	Mrs. Blankenship
Alan Echeverria	...	Dr. Bonham
Hildur Ruriks	...	Dawn Thompson
Sheri Hicks	...	Paramedic
Tom Proctor	...	Motorist
Bryan Morris	...	Amtrak Attendant
Lee Ju Chew	...	Nurse
Raquelle Anderson	...	Ballerina
Kristine Summers	...	College Coed
Elyse Donalson	...	Lunatic
A. Michael Lerner	...	Additional Shape
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jimmy Chunga	...	Drunk College Student (uncredited)
Fred Lerner	...	Smith's Grove Doctor (uncredited)

Directed by
Joe Chappelle

Writing credits (WGA)
Debra Hill		(characters) and
John Carpenter		(characters)
Daniel Farrands		(written by)

Produced by
Malek Akkad	....	associate producer
Moustapha Akkad	....	executive producer
Paul Freeman	....	producer

Original Music by
Alan Howarth
Paul Rabjohns

Cinematography by
Billy Dickson

Film Editing by
Randy Bricker

Casting by
Ross Brown
Mary West

Production Design by
Bryan Ryman

Art Direction by
T.K. Kirkpatrick

Costume Design by
Ann Gray Lambert

Makeup Department
David Barrett	....	special makeup effects artist
John Carl Buechler	....	special makeup effects
Linda Samodral	....	key makeup artist
Gary J. Tunnicliffe	....	additional makeup effects artist
Laurie Vukich	....	assistant makeup artist
Laurie Vukich	....	special makeup effects artist
Tom Irvin	....	special makeup effects artist: Magical Media Industries (uncredited)

Production Management
S. Michael Formica	....	unit production manager
David Witz	....	unit production manager: additional photography

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Christopher T. Gerrity	....	first assistant director
Troy Rohovit	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Scott Arneman	....	swing
Brent Astrope	....	carpenter
Mark Brown	....	assistant property master
Emily M. Cannon	....	artist
J. Chad Davis	....	lead scenic
Carla Formica	....	art department coordinator
Joe Henderson	....	swing
George Karnoff	....	leadman
Dick Kyker	....	props
Scott Chase Rully	....	swing
Patrick Vandervoort	....	swing
Alan Welch	....	set dresser

Sound Department
Robert E. Borge	....	ultra stereo consultant
Tim Chilton	....	foley artist
Bob Costanza	....	sound effects editor
Ed Golya	....	sound re-recording mixer
G. Michael Graham	....	supervising sound editor
Chet Leonard	....	boom operator
Mark Hopkins McNabb	....	sound
Richard D. Rogers	....	sound re-recording mixer

Special Effects by
Frank Ceglia	....	special effects coordinator: reshoot
John Cluff	....	special effects assistant
Stephen DeLollis	....	special effects crew
Brad Hardin	....	special effects makeup

Stunts
Mary Albee	....	stunts
Kathy Jarvis	....	stunt double
Fenton Quinn	....	stunts
J.P. Romano	....	stunts
Debby Lynn Ross	....	stunts
Lynn Salvatori	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Walter Byrnes	....	grip
Robert Conder	....	grip
John Farr	....	gaffer
Jason Fife	....	best boy grip
Samuel Fischer	....	electrician
Anthony D. Guzman	....	grip
Tom Jensen	....	additional first assistant camera
Ned Kendall	....	second assistant camera
James Kitel	....	second assistant camera
Duane Manwiller	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Gary Molyneux	....	grip
Alvin Simmons	....	key grip
Robert Stone	....	electrician
Jason Walser	....	grip
Jason Zimmerman	....	first assistant camera

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Marsha Horiuchi Barton	....	key seamstress

Editorial Department
Mike Mertens	....	color timer

Music Department
John Carpenter	....	composer: theme "Halloween"

Other crew
Erin Empey-Baxter	....	assistant production coordinator
Chad Ferrin	....	production assistant
Ira Friedlander	....	production accountant
Judi Kriss	....	production coordinator: Vancouver (as Judi Tallen-Kris)
Deborah Landis	....	stand-in: Miss Hagan
Mary Jo Manwill-Conder	....	script supervisor
Robert Andrew Reeves	....	production assistant
Mari Raymer	....	production assistant (uncredited)

Thanks
Donald Pleasence	....	in memory of

Production Companies

• Halloween VI Productions
• Miramax Films
• Nightfall

Distributors

• Dimension Films (1995) (USA) (theatrical)
• Arcade Pictures (1995) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• RCV Film Distribution (1995) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Alliance Atlantis Communications
• Arcade Movie Company (199?) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Astro Distribution (1996) (Germany) (video) (laserdisc)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2003) (UK) (DVD)
• CBS/Fox (video)
• Cecchi Gori Home Video (2005) (Italy) (DVD)
• Echo Bridge Home Entertainment (2011) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-Ray)
• Gativideo (1999) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Laurenfilm (Spain)
• MAWA Film & Medien (2000) (Germany) (DVD)
• RTL (????) (Germany) (TV)
• RTL2 (????) (Germany) (TV)
• SPO (Japan) (VHS)
• Scanbox Entertainment (2006) (Finland) (DVD)
• Spentzos Film Home Video (1996) (Greece) (VHS)
• marketing-film (????) (Germany) (all media)

Other Companies

• Film Finances  completion guarantor
• Redman Movies and Stories  grip and lighting equipment

Also Known As:

"Hall6ween" - USA (alternative title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong horror violence, and some sexuality

Runtime:

88 min | USA:96 min (producer's cut)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Certification:

Finland:K-18 | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Canada:18 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:R (Manitoba/Ontario) | Sweden:15 | USA:R (certificate #33741) | Singapore:PG (cut) | Australia:R (2010) | New Zealand:R18 | Italy:T | USA:NC-17 (original rating) | Australia:MA | Germany:18 | Netherlands:16 | Norway:18 (video premiere) | Spain:18 | UK:18 (video premiere) | Argentina:13 | Iceland:(Banned)

Filming Locations:

Gas Station Scene, Rush Valley, Utah, USA

Company:

Halloween VI Productions

Trivia:

Daniel Farrands' original script was far more moody and psychological than the final draft. After reading the script, one of the execs at Dimension films could not sleep that night and therefore called Farrands immediately and told him that they wanted go forward with it. 'Donald Pleseance' himself supported the original script and immediately signed on to make the film only to find out that the script was being rewritten.

Goofs:

Incorrectly regarded as goofs: In the beginning, the flashback indicates that Jamie was kidnapped by the "man in black" after helping Michael escape from the Haddonfield Jail. However, at the end of "Halloween 5" Jamie is last seen all alone in the jail after the man in black and Michael Myers have escaped with no indication that she was kidnapped. Though, in the Producers Cut which is the original cut of the film. The opening shows the ending of Halloween 5 with Jamie in the police station seeing Myers' empty cell and then continues as we see Jamie outside the police station seeing Myers being forced into a van and then the "man in black" appears to kidnap Jamie.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Jamie Lloyd:Oh god Michael, please don't hurt me.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Phelous & the Movies: Halloween: Resurrection (#3.50)" (2011)

Soundtrack:

And Fools Shine On

The Producer's Cut

After Loomis gives a quick recap of Micheal Myers we flashback to 1989 where Jamie is kidnapped by the Man in Black before the burning police station explodes. Micheal returns to Haddonfeild once again to find Jamie and his baby. In this version the Loomis character gets more scenes and seems much more pro-active than he is in the final cut. The Score is much better, more in line with parts 4 and 5, none of the electric guitar BS. And the ending makes a tad more sense. For these reasons coupled with the fact that this cut has more characterization and suspense, and cuts back on the gore factor (Halloween, unlike say the "Friday the 13th" Franschise, was never about blatant gore) is why I prefer this bootleg Producer's cut. Not to say that the cut magically turns a turd into gold, it just polishes the turd a little bit and makes it more comprehensible. The whole cult plot is still very stupid, as is Micheal fathering a kid

My Producer's Cut Grade: C-

My Theatrical Cut Grade: D-