Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers

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Halloween 5
1989 theatrical poster
Directed by	Dominique Othenin-Girard
Produced by	Ramsey Thomas
Written by	Michael Jacobs Dominique Othenin-Girard Shem Bitterman
Starring	Donald Pleasence Danielle Harris Ellie Cornell Wendy Kaplan Tamara Glynn Don Shanks
Music by	Alan Howarth
Cinematography	Robert Draper
Editing by	Jerry Brady Charles Tetoni
Distributed by	Galaxy International
Release date(s)	October 13, 1989 (USA)
Running time	96 min.
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$6,000,000
Preceded by	Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
Followed by	Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers
IMDb profile

Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers is the 1989 sequel to the popular horror film, Halloween. It was directed by Dominique Othenin-Girard and starred Donald Pleasence, who again portrayed Dr. Sam Loomis.

Contents 1 Tagline 2 Plot 3 Development 4 Cast 5 Production Notes 6 References in Other Media 7 Notes and references 8 External links

[edit] Tagline

Michael Lives. And This Time They're Ready!

[edit] Plot

The film begins with Michael Myers falling into a mine shaft and being shot at, like at the end of Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers, but Michael climbs into the river, where a hermit keeps him healthy. About a year later, Michael reawakens, kills the hermit and returns to terrorize Haddonfield, where his long-lost niece, Jamie Lloyd (played by Danielle Harris) lives. Jamie, who has nearly lost her ability to speak since attacking her foster mother, has developed a telepathic link with her evil uncle. Dr. Sam Loomis realizes that this link exists, and plans to use it to put an end to Michael. Michael begins stalking Rachel's (Jamie's foster sister) friend Tina (played by Wendy Kaplan), and Jamie lets them know where Myers is. Michael fails the first time, but the second time he succeeds and kills Tina. Jamie agrees to help Loomis, and with Jamie's help, Loomis brings Michael back to the old Myers House. Michael makes many attempts to kill Jamie, and when he finally has the chance to kill her in the attic, Jamie says "Uncle." This causes Myers to pause. When Jamie asks to see, he takes his mask off. A lone tear runs down his face. Jamie reaches up to wipe it away, and Michael is thrown into a rage. Loomis comes to the rescue and attacks Michael, knocking Myers out. They take Michael to a sheriff's station. However, a stranger has come to Haddonfield. The film ends with an explosion at the sheriff's station, after which both Michael and Jamie have disappeared.

[edit] Development

After the immediate success of Halloween 4, the producers felt that a fifth installment was inevitable. The 80's slasher craze had largely subsided by this time and this was most likely the contributing factor to why Halloween 5 was rushed into production before the script had been perfected. The producers wanted to hit an October 1989 release for the film most likely to make one last chip-in on the almost dead slasher movie fad. However, Halloween 5 went into production in May of 1989 and was completed on time.

Similar to Halloween 2, there was a lot of tension on the set of this particular entry. The director wanted more gore, which was opposed by executive producer Moustapha Akkad.^[1] Also, veteran actor Donald Pleasance cited differences in the plot with the director, as did Akkad. They felt that Jamie should have killed her stepmother and should have been completely evil, but the director's vision is the one we see in the final cut of the film.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Cast

• Donald Pleasance — Dr. Sam Loomis
• Danielle Harris — Jamie Lloyd
• Ellie Cornell — Rachel Carruthers
• Don Shanks — Michael Myers/The Man in Black
• Wendy Kaplan — Tina Williams
• Tamara Glynn — Samantha Thomas
• Matthew Walker — Spitz
• Beau Starr — Sheriff Ben Meeker
• Jeffrey Landman — Billy Hill
• Max Robinson — Dr. Max Hart
• Karen Alston — Darlene Carruthers
• Jonathan Chapin — Mikey
• Frank Como — Deputy Nick Ross
• Harper Roisman — Hermit
• David Ursin — Deputy Tom Farrah
• Troy Evans — Deputy Charlie Bloc

[edit] Production Notes

• KNB Effects had designed grotesque facial makeup for Michael Myers' unmasking towards the end of the film. The producers told them to do so as an option, either showing Michael's badly scarred face or keep it in the dark. They went for the latter.

• The bus that the Man in Black gets off of stops outside the exact same store where Jamie and Rachel went to get a Halloween costume in Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers.

• Rachel was originally supposed to be stabbed in the throat with scissors but the actress, Ellie Cornell, felt it was too gruesome for an end for her character, so it was changed.

• Don Shanks revealed in an interview that many of the scenes involving the Man In Black had him playing the character, because of speculation that he was a blood relative of Michael Myers. He also admitted that even the writers were uncertain about the Man In Black's identity.

• The scene where Michael Myers drives a car while wearing a different kind of mask was initially scripted to have him wear a Ronald Reagan mask. However, the idea of a Reagan mask was soon rejected in order to keep the film devoid of any political subtexts.

• On the audio commentary for the DVD, it's stated that Greg Nicotero and Wendy Kaplan were seeing each other during filming.

• Also on the audio commentary for the DVD, Danielle Harris points out that actress Tamara Glynn was "stoned" during her barn sequence.

[edit] References in Other Media

• Horror author Dennis Etchison makes a reference to there being a "Halloween 5," a couple of years before the actual movie is conceived, in his 1986 novel Darkside. The lead character in the book composes film scores, seemingly for mostly cheap horror flicks, and Halloween 5 is a project in his near future. This was before Michael Myers was confirmed to return to the series. Etchison also wrote the tie-in novels for Halloween II and III.

• The official website for the franchise, www.halloweenmovies.com, features a map of Haddonfield which indicates that the hermit seen in the prologue may be another living relative of Michael Myers. His home was located on the outskirts of town along the Lost River.

[edit] Notes and references

[edit] External links

• Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers at the Internet Movie Database
• Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (fan site)