Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989)

One year after the events of Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988), the Shape returns to Haddonfield once again in an attempt to 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

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Donald Pleasence	...	Loomis
Danielle Harris	...	Jamie
Ellie Cornell	...	Rachel
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 | fifth part | massacre | slasher | psychopath | 

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Taglines:

The citizens of Haddonfield are about to endure the revenge of Michael Myers.

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Genres:

Horror | Thriller

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Certificate:

R

Did You Know?

Trivia

When Michael kills Spitz by stabbing him through the back with the pitchfork when he's on top of Samantha is similar to Friday the 13th Part II (1981), when Jason uses a spear to kill Jeff and Sandra, except Michael doesn't use enough force to kill Samantha with the pitchfork also, so instead he kills her with a scythe.

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Goofs

(at around 21 mins) When Loomis and Meeker are talking down at the station, Loomis recalls the events of the first movie saying "my memory goes back 12 years." Since Halloween 5 is set in 1989 and the events of the first movie were in 1978, he should have said "11 years."

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Quotes

Jamie: [struggling] Stooorrre.
Billy: Store.
Loomis: Store? What kind of store? What do they sell there?
Jamie: [struggles] All nighter.
Billy: All nighter.
Loomis: What do they sell?
Jamie: [trying] Big...
Billy: Big.
Jamie: Woman.
Billy: Woman.
[...]

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Alternate Versions

The scene in which the cop (Fenton Quinn) is killed outside of the Myers' house was shortened considerably. In the original version, as Michael is bashing his head into the glass on the windshield, there was a shot where you could see the glass embedded into his face.

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Connections

References The Last House on the Left (1972)

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Soundtracks

Second Time Around
Written by Thomas Guzman-Sanchez (as Thomas) and Paul Guzman-Sanchez (as Paul Guzman Sanchez)
Performed by Rhythm Tribe (as The Rhythm Tribe)

User Reviews

Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers

'Halloween 5' begins immediately where part 4 ended. We see that Michael Myers has indeed survived being shot by state troopers, and has fallen down a mine shaft. He travels along a small river and makes his way to some tent that a homeless person is living in. He falls unconscious for an entire year, until Halloween 1989. Jamie meanwhile has spent the entire year in a state facility for children. She has not spoken one word the whole time. She can now however sense when Michael is near or when he is ready to strike. Anyways,Halloween night approaches and Michael is back in Haddonfield ready to hack and slash anything that gets in his way of murdering Jamie. We meet a younger set of characters (only there to add to the body count) which connect to Rachel from 'Halloween 4'. The film follows them along with Jamie/Loomis leading to an interesting conclusion.

'Halloween 5' is definitely the weakest of the original series. So many things that separate it from the rest, and make it less of a worthwhile watch. First of all, this one was scary or even that creepy in the slightest. The previous instalment actually did a great job at creating and establishing an eerie atmosphere. This was a rushed attempt at scary in my opinion. The acting was questionable (to say the least) from the supporting cast. Other than Pleasance and Harris, it wasn't anything to write home about. They also kill off an important character (to me anyways) EARLY on which I hated.

Michael Myers himself is also not intimidating at all. Don Shanks did a lackluster job in the role of the shadow. And the Myers house looked like some mausoleum/crypt mansion, nothing like the original. It's an insult to viewers to not even attempt to make it similar. And the kills were not well done, they felt cheap when compared to the first four films (even 'Halloween III' did a greater job...). It's still one that should be seen by all horror and 'Halloween' fans. It has it's moments plus establishes a storyline (the man in black) that carries on into the sixth film.

5/10

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:

$5,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$5,093,428, 15 October 1989

Gross USA:

$11,642,254

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$11,642,254

Company Credits

Production Co:

Magnum Pictures Inc., Magnum Pictures, Return of Myers

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1