Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995)

Six years after Michael Myers last terrorized Haddonfield, he returns there in pursuit of his niece, Jamie Lloyd, who has escaped with her newborn child, for which Michael and a mysterious cult have sinister plans.

Director:

Joe Chappelle

Writers:

Debra Hill (characters), John Carpenter (characters)

Stars:

Donald Pleasence, Paul Rudd, Marianne Hagan

3 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Donald Pleasence	...	Dr. Loomis
Paul Rudd	...	Tommy Doyle (as Paul Stephen Rudd)
Marianne Hagan	...	Kara Strode
Mitchell Ryan	...	Dr. Wynn
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
Devin Gardner	...	Danny Strode
Susan Swift	...	Mary
George P. Wilbur	...	The Shape
Janice Knickrehm	...	Mrs. Blankenship
Alan Echeverria	...	Dr. Bonham

Storyline

Six years after Michael Myers' last massacre in Haddonfield, Jamie Lloyd has a child, but is then killed by Michael. Michael is allied with the Cult of Thorn, who both protect him and gave him the Curse of Thorn, the reason he killed all of his family. The Strode Family also moved into the Myers' house and are stalked by Michael. Sam Loomis and Tommy Doyle, a boy Laurie babysat during Michael's first rampage, are now out to stop Michael and the cult. Michael heads to kill Jamie's son and the rest of Laurie's family, but Dr. Loomis and Tommy plan to stop the curse, defeat the cult, stop Michael, and put an end to his murderous rampages, once and for all.

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Plot Keywords:

halloween | slasher | good versus evil | slasher flick | serial killer | 

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Taglines:

Haddonfield is ready to celebrate Halloween.... so is Michael Myers!

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Genres:

Horror | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong horror violence, and some sexuality

Did You Know?

Trivia

The man in black's arrival at the Strode's house was originally written as a POV shot similar to young Michael's introduction in the original Halloween. Like many of the slower, spookier scenes from Farrands' script it was cut on the day of shooting.

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Goofs

When John Strode goes downstairs, the position of his hair changes.

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Quotes

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

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Alternate Versions

The theatrical version ends with Loomis re-enterting the asylum, and we see Michael's body is gone and we hear Loomis scream, suggesting Michael killed him. In the producer's cut, we see Loomis come across Michael's body, suddenly the mask is pulled off to reveal it is Wynn, who passes on his curse of being Michael's guardian to Loomis before he dies. As the rune of thorn appears on Loomis' arm he screams, and the final image is of Michael disguised as the man in black leaving the asylum.

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Connections

References The Bride of Frankenstein (1935)

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Soundtracks

Hung on a Rope
Written by Damon Johnson and Marti Frederiksen (as Marti Fredricksen)
Performed by Brother Cane
Courtesy of Virgin Records of America, Inc.

User Reviews

Halloween 6-The movie that could have been....

This is a terrible film. It makes little sense and was incompetently directed by Joe Chappelle. The main problem with it is the director. See, the ORIGINAL cut of the movie was far superior to this version. It's amazing that in the original version, dubbed the "Producer's Cut", we actually get a suspensful, well written Halloween film that (in my opinion), ranks up there with Halloween 2 and 4. See, in the Producer's Cut, there is more characterization. Jamie is actually in the movie a lot more, and she does not die by being impaled on some farm equipment. Even more amazing is the fact that Dr. Loomis actually serves a purpose in the Producer's Cut. He has tons more scenes, along with Dr. Wynn. In fact, it actually doesn't feel like a cheat in the Producer's cut when the man in black is finally revealed. And although the ending is arguably less climatic, it is ultimately a million times better than the theatrical cut ending, which has hands down the WORST replacement for Michael ever(A. Michael Lerner, who actually RUNS while chasing the doctor at the end!). It is truly amazing to compare the two films. Director Joe Chappelle actually took almost every strong, clever, and suspensful scene and completely edited it from the film or cut it down. Although the Producer's Cut is a great film, it still is not what it could have and should have been. Because of Joe(and Dimension Films), Danielle Harris was replaced as Jamie because they did not want to pay her the mere 5,000 dollars she was asking for! Also, the Producer's cut still suffers from some tampering by Joe, who actually put in the "We were drugged scene", and scaled down the original ending. It is still superior in every way to the theatrical cut, and with Anchor Bay now owning the rights, hopefully fans will be able to see this version on DVD, with great picture quality over the poor bootleg copies that I own.

Details

Official Sites:

Trancas International Films

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 September 1995 (USA)

Also Known As:

Hall6ween

Filming Locations:

1926 Lincoln St, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$5,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$7,308,529, 1 October 1995

Gross USA:

$15,116,634

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$15,116,634

Company Credits

Production Co:

Halloween VI Productions, Miramax, Nightfall Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

87 min 95 min (producer's cut) 93 min (workprint)

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1