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Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers

  • 19881988
  • RR
  • 1h 28m
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George P. Wilbur in Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988)
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Ten years after his original massacre, the invalid Michael Myers awakens on Halloween Eve and returns to Haddonfield to kill his seven-year-old niece. Can Dr. Loomis stop him?Ten years after his original massacre, the invalid Michael Myers awakens on Halloween Eve and returns to Haddonfield to kill his seven-year-old niece. Can Dr. Loomis stop him?Ten years after his original massacre, the invalid Michael Myers awakens on Halloween Eve and returns to Haddonfield to kill his seven-year-old niece. Can Dr. Loomis stop him?
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
55K
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    • Dwight H. Little
  • Writers
    • Dhani Lipsius(story)
    • Larry Rattner(story)
    • Benjamin Ruffner(story)
  • Stars
    • Donald Pleasence
    • Ellie Cornell
    • Danielle Harris
    • Dwight H. Little
  • Writers
    • Dhani Lipsius(story)
    • Larry Rattner(story)
    • Benjamin Ruffner(story)
  • Stars
    • Donald Pleasence
    • Ellie Cornell
    • Danielle Harris
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    • 516User reviews
    • 177Critic reviews
    • 34Metascore
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    George P. Wilbur in Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988)
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    George P. Wilbur in Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988)
    George P. Wilbur in Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988)
    George P. Wilbur in Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988)
    George P. Wilbur in Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988)
    George P. Wilbur in Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988)
    George P. Wilbur in Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988)
    George P. Wilbur in Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988)
    George P. Wilbur in Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988)

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    Donald Pleasence
    Donald Pleasence
    • Dr. Sam Loomis
    Ellie Cornell
    Ellie Cornell
    • Rachel Carruthers
    Danielle Harris
    Danielle Harris
    • Jamie Lloyd
    George P. Wilbur
    George P. Wilbur
    • Michael Myers
    Michael Pataki
    Michael Pataki
    • Dr. Hoffman
    Beau Starr
    Beau Starr
    • Sheriff Ben Meeker
    Kathleen Kinmont
    Kathleen Kinmont
    • Kelly Meeker
    Sasha Jenson
    Sasha Jenson
    • Brady
    Gene Ross
    Gene Ross
    • Earl
    Carmen Filpi
    Carmen Filpi
    • Rev. Jackson P. Sayer
    Raymond O'Connor
    Raymond O'Connor
    • Security Guard
    Jeff Olson
    • Richard Carruthers
    Karen Alston
    • Darlene Carruthers
    Nancy Borgenicht
    • Woman Attendant
    David Jensen
    • Man Attendant
    Rand Kennedy
    • Trooper #1
    Don Glover
    • Trooper #2
    Robert Conder
    • Trooper #3
      • Dwight H. Little
    • Writers
      • Dhani Lipsius(story)
      • Larry Rattner(story)
      • Benjamin Ruffner(story)
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    • Trivia
      A scene was filmed to bridge the story with Halloween II (1981). It was a flashback to the finale of part II, with a scene where Loomis is being tended to by paramedics when he sees the burning body of The Shape. Loomis exclaims to the EMS technicians to "Let him burn!" but they douse the flaming body of Myers despite his pleas. A similar moment occurs in Halloween Kills (2021) with Laurie (Jamie Lee Curtis) saying, "Let it burn!", after she sets her house on fire with Michael trapped at the end of Halloween (2018).
    • Goofs
      Michael got his overalls from a mechanic he killed by impaling the guy with a metal rod in the chest area. Yet there is no blood or holes on the coveralls.
    • Quotes

      Dr. Loomis: You're talking about him as if he were a human being. That part of him died years ago.

    • Alternate versions
      The German version of this not-so violent film was cut during the gore scenes to get a 16 rating.
    • Connections
      Featured in Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989)
    • Soundtracks
      Halloween Theme
      Written by John Carpenter

    User reviews516

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    A solid slasher.
    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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    FAQ6

    • When Earl and the others from the bar bring up Michael Myers to the sheriff, one man mentions that Al lost his boy ten years back. Which of Michael's victims from the first two Halloweens would be Al's son?
    • What is 'Halloween 4' about?
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    • Release date
      • October 21, 1988 (United States)
      • United States
      • Trancas International Films
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Penney's Gas Station Location, Rt. 36, Rush Valley, Utah, USA
    • Production company
      • Trancas International Films
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    • 1 hour 28 minutes
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