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MICHAEL LIVES. AND THIS TIME, THEY’RE READY.

1989 | 97 MINUTES | 1.85:1

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Plot

One year after the events of Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers, Michael Myers returns to Haddonfield in an attempt to kill his now-mute niece once more.

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Cast & Characters

  • Max Robinson as Dr. Max Hart
  • Stanton Davis as Young Policeman
  • Jack North as Gardener
  • Russ McGinn as Pageant Announcer
  • Jon Pichard Platten as Cop at Pageant
  • Jay Bernard as Tall Policeman
  • Angela Montoya as Young Girl
  • Patrick White as Mole Man
  • Steven Anderson as Cop in Field
  • Fenton Quinn as Eddy
  • Frank Kanig as Trooper #1
  • Donré Simpson as Trooper #2
  • John Gilbert as Fat Sniper
  • Tom Jacobsen as Jail Cop
  • Don Shanks as Michael Myers; Man in Black

Crew

  • Produced by Ramsey Thomas
  • Line Producer: Rick Nathanson
  • Composed by Alan Howarth
  • Edited by Jerry Brady and Charles Tetoni
  • Cinematography by Robert Draper

Goofs

Every character in this film refers to Darlene Carruthers as Jamie’s stepmother. However, Jamie Lloyd is actually her foster daughter.

Tina’s hair changes styles throughout the night of the party. When she’s getting ready, she places it in a high bun. When she enters the barn later on, it’s in a pony tail; later in the barn, it’s completely down, before changing once more during the car chase.

A stake-out is set-up at the Myers house to trick Michael Myers. However, a few scenes later, we discover the attic is full of dead bodies. The attic would’ve been searched when the police were setting up.

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Trivia

Though Shem Bitterman receives credit for the final film, his first draft was completely thrown out for this film and none of his elements were used.

Don Shanks also portrayed the Man in Black, as a precaution in case it was to be revealed that he was related to Michael.

In the years the followed, executive producer Moustapha Akkad came to see Revenge as his biggest regret of the Halloween films

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Filming Locations


Release & Reception

Release Date: October 13, 1989
Budget: $5,000,000 ($10,407,862 in 2020)
Box Office: $11,642,254

IMDb: 4.9/10
MetaCritic: 28 (MetaScore); 4.7/10 (User Score)
Rotten Tomatoes: 12% (Critics); 36% (Audience)

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Home Video

BLU-RAY | DVD | DIGITAL

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Scripts


Alternate Versions

There are currently three known deleted scenes of substance from The Revenge of Michael Myers, though none of them have been released in full yet.

Rather than being at the hermit’s residence for a year, the original opening of the film saw Michael dying. A man on the outskirts of town named Dr. Death resurrects Michael with a voodoo ritual. Segments of this film can be seen in the Inside Halloween 5 featurette. It was replaced during production with the scene that the film opens with now.

The next scene was to feature an additional death in the film. One of the officers guarding the clinic goes outside, and his body is mutilated by Michael Myers with his neck being broken, a decapitation and then a head crushing. Though the scene was filmed, it was cut from its theatrical cut to secure an R-rating from the MPAA.

The final deleted scene of notice extended the laundry chute sequence. At one point, Michael’s knife was to penetrate Jamie Lloyd’s leg, causing her to scream out. The shot of her screaming is still in the film’s final cut, and the stabbing was the explanation for Jamie’s limping when she gets out of the chute at the end of the sequence. Danielle Harris has said she kept the prosthetic leg and eventually gave it to a fan years later.

Other cast members have talked about their death scenes all being a few seconds longer in the film’s original cut, such as Mikey’s body twitching more after he’s stabbed by Michael Myers.


Media


The Return of Michael Myers
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers