| Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers | |
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| Credits | |
| Title: | Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers |
| Director: | Joe Chappelle |
| Writers: | Daniel Farrands |
| Producers: | Moustapha Akkad; Malek Akkad; Paul Freeman |
| Composer: | Alan Howarth; Paul Rabjohns |
| Cinematography: | Billy Dickson |
| Editors: | Randy Bricker |
| Production | |
| Distributed by: | Miramax Films Dimension Films |
| Released: | September 29th, 1995 |
| Rating: | R |
| Running time: | 88 min. (96 min. producer's cut) |
| Country: | USA |
| Language: | English |
| Budget: | $5,000,000 [1] |
| Gross: | $15,116,634 [2] |
| Navigation | |
| Previous: | Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers |
| Next: | Halloween H20: Twenty Years Later |
- "When Michael Myers was six years old, he stabbed his sister to death. For years, he was locked up in Smith's Grove Sanatarium... but he escaped. And suddenly, Halloween became another word for mayhem. One by one, he killed his entire family... until his nine-year-old niece, Jamie Lloyd, was the only one left alive. Six years ago, Halloween night, Michael and Jamie vanished. Many people believed them dead, but I think that someone hid them away. Someone who keeps Michael, protects him, and tries to control him. And if there's one thing I know, you can't control evil. You can lock it up; you can burn it, and bury it, and pray that it dies, but it never will. It just rests awhile. You can lock your doors, and say your prayers at night, but the evil's out there... waiting. And maybe, just maybe... it's closer than you think."
- ―Tommy Doyle
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers is a 1995 horror film of the slasher sub-genre directed by Joe Chappelle. It is the sixth installment in the original eight-film Halloween franchise. The film was released theatrically in the United States on September 29th, 1995 and was produced by Moustapha Akkad, Miramax Films and Dimension Films. This film is the last of "Jamie Lloyd Timeline" series of films, which comprised the fourth through sixth installments of the series. The seventh film in the series, Halloween H20: Twenty Years Later ignores the events of the fourth through sixth films, placing their canonicity into question. Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers introduces a new element into the mythos, and attempts to provide explanations for Michael's endless supernatural resurrections as well as cementing a connection between the Michael Myers character and the folklore surrounding Halloween.
Cast[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Donald Pleasence | Doctor Sam Loomis |
| Paul Rudd | Tommy Doyle |
| Marianne Hagan | Kara Strode |
| Mitchell Ryan | Doctor Terence 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 Carruthers |
| Devin Gardner | Danny Strode |
| Susan Swift | Mary |
| George P. Wilbur | Michael Myers |
| Janice Knickrehm | Mrs. Blankenship |
| Alan Echeverria | Doctor Bonham |
| Hildur Ruriks | Dawn Thompson |
| Sheri Hicks | Paramedic |
| Tom Proctor | Motorist |
| Bryan Morris | Amtrak attendant |
| Lee Ju Chen | Nurse |
| Raquelle Anderson | Ballerina |
| Kristine Summers | College co-ed |
| Elyse Donalson | Lunatic |
| A. Michael Lerner | Additional Shape |
| Jimmy Chunga | Drunk college student |
| Fred Lerner | Smith's Grove doctor |
Notes & Trivia[]
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- The tagline for this film is "Everyone knows his name. Now, everyone will know the truth".
- Halloween 6, Halloween 6: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995), Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers and The Curse of Michael Myers redirects to this page.
- Fred Walton of When a Stranger Calls fame was originally tapped to direct Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers, but the job ultimately went to Joe Chappelle.
- Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers was first released to DVD on October 10th, 2000. The film was also included in the Halloween Triple Pack along with Halloween H20: Twenty Years Later and Halloween: Resurrection.
- Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers grossed $7,308,529 in its opening weekend. It ranked #2 in 1,679 theaters averaging $4,352 per showing. [3]
- A testimonial is given to actor Donald Pleasence in the closing credits. Pleasence passed away during production of the film.
- Events from this film continue in the Halloween #1 comic book one-shot by Chaos Comics.
- In this film, the adult Jamie Lloyd is played by actress J.C. Brandy. In the fourth and fifth installments of the series, she was played by Danielle Harris.
- Tommy Doyle is the same character who appeared as a young boy in the original Halloween. In the first film, Tommy was played by child actor Brian Andrews. In this film he is played by Paul Rudd. Paul Rudd will later go on to star in more mainstream films such as The Cider House Rules, The 40 Year Old Virgin, Knocked Up, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Captain America: Civil War and Avengers: Endgame.
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External Links[]
- Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers at AMG
- Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers at IMDB
- Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers at Wikipedia
- Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers at Horrorpedia