Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers

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Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers

R

1988

1h 28m

Holiday

Horror

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The apparently comatose Michael Myers (George P. Wilbur) is being transferred from one hospital to another, but he wakes up when the ambulance crew talk about his surviving niece, Jamie (Danielle Harris). After slaughtering his attendants, Myers sets out to find his one living relative who is, fortunately, being cared for by a kind and resourceful foster sister named Rachel (Ellie Cornell). Meanwhile, the ever-cautious Dr. Loomis (Donald Pleasence) remains on the killer's path.

Critics Consensus

Halloween 4: The Return Of Michaels Myers may bring the series' masked killer back into the fold, but fails to offer the visceral scares and inventiveness of the original.

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Chris Stuckmann

ChrisStuckmann.com

11/01/2019

C+

You can tell that it felt very rushed and things were kind of clobbered together to make this movie at the last second.

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Aja Romano

Vox

10/19/2018

I need to state for the record that Donald Pleasence is a truly great actor... But he also loved to chew the scenery, and the middle period of the Halloween franchise gave him plenty to sink his teeth into.

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Variety Staff

Variety

08/27/2007

Fourth entry in the Halloween horror series is a no-frills, workmanlike picture.

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Kat Halstead

Common Sense Media

Oct 27

3/5

This fourth installment takes all the elements of the iconic first film and splices them together in what feels like a rushed-off imitation.

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Bryce Hanson

Horror Movie Talk

Sep 23

7/10

This is the first Halloween movie where I kind of get it. Once they allow Michael Myers to poke a hole in a skull with his thumb… the series has turned a corner. Now he’s not just a guy with a knife, his hands are knives too!

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Patrick Cavanaugh

The Wolfman Cometh

Sep 12

2/5

Embraces Halloween iconography a bit more heavily than other installments and having a young character serve as the protagonist breaks the mold but is otherwise a repetitive, dull snooze.

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Charles T.

@CharlesGaming1000 22h

Basic sequal, but solid!

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Erin M

@Mightymotes Mar 29

Great continuation of the series. Lots of scares and ominous setting again!!! Great twist at the end too.

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Alexander T.

@Mcjangles Feb 24

This is (hot take) the best Halloween film (in my opinion). There’s just something about it, whether it’s the setting, the story, or the characters, this movie is just very enjoyable.

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Bob G.

@leftyquit Feb 19

10 years after the events of the first two Halloween films which take place on the same night; we continue the saga of Michael Myers making a return to Haddonfirld, Illinois. One thing stands in the way; he's been incarcerated in a maximum security mental health facility at Ridgemont Federal Sanitarium. In the transfer back to Smith's Grove he escapes and starts his adventure to find his niece that he never met. I say this is the best Halloween movie He needs a new mask and so- he finds one. This is a gem. It was an independent film after the two previous films were distributed by Universal. The opening lacks the pumpkins and replaced it with shots of of the town. The film is underrated; the plot twist ending; the dynamic between lead female protagonist characters and all in-between, this is a must watch every Halloween and the rest of the year Below is my review of the film on IMDB.

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Sam

@SamColacito Feb 11

My Rotten Tomatoes score: 🦠

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Tommy D

@Thomas005 Jan 18

No sense no sense and stupid

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Dwight H. Little

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Ellie Cornell

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Danielle Harris

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Synopsis

The apparently comatose Michael Myers (George P. Wilbur) is being transferred from one hospital to another, but he wakes up when the ambulance crew talk about his surviving niece, Jamie (Danielle Harris). After slaughtering his attendants, Myers sets out to find his one living relative who is, fortunately, being cared for by a kind and resourceful foster sister named Rachel (Ellie Cornell). Meanwhile, the ever-cautious Dr. Loomis (Donald Pleasence) remains on the killer's path.

Director: Dwight H. Little
Producer: Paul Freeman
Screenwriter: Alan B. McElroy
Distributor: Anchor Bay Entertainment
Production Co: Trancas International Films Inc.
Rating: R
Genre: Holiday, Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 21, 1988, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 17, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $17.9M
Runtime: 1h 28m
Sound Mix: Surround

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