Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989)Movie Info
| Field | Details |
|---|---|
| Movie Name | Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989) |
| Original Title | Halloween 5 |
| Also Known As | Halloween V: The Revenge of Michael Myers |
| Director | Dominique Othenin-Girard |
| Screenplay Writer | Michael Jacobs, Shem Bitterman |
| Story By | Michael Jacobs |
| Based on Novel by | Sequel to Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers |
| Producer(s) | Ramsey Thomas |
| Executive Producer(s) | Moustapha Akkad |
| Lead Actors | Donald Pleasence, Danielle Harris |
| Cast | Donald Pleasence, Danielle Harris, Ellie Cornell, Wendy Kaplan, Don Shanks |
| Genre | Horror |
| Subgenre | Slasher Horror |
| Release Date | October 13, 1989 (United States) |
| Runtime / Duration | 1h 36m (96 minutes) |
| Budget | ~$5 million |
| Box Office (Worldwide) | ~$11.6 million |
| Language | English |
| Country | United States |
| Production Company | Trancas International Films |
| Distributor | Galaxy International Releasing |
| Filming Locations | Utah, USA |
| Music By | Alan Howarth |
| Cinematography | Robert Draper |
| Edited By | David Blewitt |
| Production Design | Richard Sawyer |
| Costume Design | — |
| Special Effects | Practical gore effects and stunt work |
| MPAA Rating | R |
| Aspect Ratio | 1.85:1 |
| Sound Mix | Ultra Stereo |
| Format | Color |
| Themes | Trauma, revenge, psychic connection, evil |
| Setting | Haddonfield, Illinois during Halloween |
| Notable Trivia | Introduced the mysterious “Man in Black” storyline |
| Critical Reception | Mixed-to-negative reviews but later gained cult appreciation |
| Home Media | VHS, DVD, Blu-ray |
| Sequels / Franchise | Followed by Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995) |
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A year following the fall of Michael Myers, he’s back. Nursed back to health, Myers once again is in pursuit of his niece Jamie. Jamie is now mute and in a mental facility under the care of Dr. Loomis. She now shares a mental link with her uncle and may hold the key to stopping Michael and this time Loomis vows to put and end to Myers once and for all.
The Revenge of Michael Myers was a step in the right direction after the last two sequels, but is still a jumbled mess of a film. The opening sequence is almost a direct rip off of Frankenstein as Myers is befriended by an old blind man while he heals up, then boom, we are back on Halloween Night and Michael is looking for Jamie and Loomis is once again caught in the middle.
The scene I truly love in this installment is when Loomis finally loses it and gets medieval on Michael’s ass with a 2X4 and a tranq gun. It was good to see the old man finally vent and get a little bloody on a guy who has used him as a bitch for the last few years. Also in this chapter Michael finally takes the mask off.
The story and the effects are lame and the kills are sorry at best, mostly kids at a Halloween party, go figure. They also dispose of most of the characters from part 4 in about the first twenty minutes of this film. Then there is the ending, I’m not sure what it was supposed to be, but it at least makes you wanna see what’s going to happen next or where the story will go.
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