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Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers

Play trailer Poster for Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers R Released Oct 13, 1989 1h 36m Holiday Horror Play Trailer Watchlist
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After lying in a coma for a year, Michael Myers (Donald L. Shanks) awakens and stalks his way back to his small hometown in Illinois, intent on killing his niece, Jamie (Danielle Harris), who has been confined to a mental institution since Michael's last attempt to slay her. Suspecting a psychic link between Michael and Jamie, psychiatrist Dr. Sam Loomis (Donald Pleasence) joins forces with Sheriff Ben Meeker (Beau Starr) and attempts to stop Michael's latest rampage.
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Halloween 5: The Revenge Of Michael Myers finds the series embracing crude slasher conventions with pedestrian scares, disposable characters, and aimless plotting.

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Chris Stuckmann ChrisStuckmann.com This was the beginning of the end for the Halloween franchise. Rated: D Nov 2, 2020 Full Review Stephen Holden New York Times A bit more refined in its details than the conventional horror movie. Rated: 3/5 May 20, 2003 Full Review Richard Harrington Washington Post A prime example of the principle of diminishing reruns. Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Brian Rowe InSession Film The ending of Halloween 4 is a chilling classic scene in the franchise that gets a severely underwhelming payoff in this fifth installment. May 3, 2023 Full Review Cody Leach Cody Leach (YouTube) Halloween 5 is a textbook example of how to completely fail as a sequel. Everything that was accomplished with the fan favorite 4th film is destroyed in this horrendous follow-up. Get ready for one of the most insufferable characters in horror history! Rated: 1.5/5 Aug 19, 2022 Full Review Mattie Lucas From the Front Row It's clear that the filmmakers didn't know where this was headed, and the result is an aimless, muddled mess. Jun 3, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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Rowan C This film was nothing special and to be quite honest, it was a little boring. Halloween 5 takes place with Jamie at a childrens clinic, still feeling a connection with Michael has he takes his victims life away. She lost her ability to speak in the beginning so it made it harder for Dr. Loomis to track Michaels wearabouts. Unfortunaely, this ended with Dr. Loomis dying and I am quite suprised that he wasn't killed off sooner. Michael finds some way to stay alive even after all of the bullets and objects that he is hit with. Dr. Loomis was an icon in the Halloween series, and it is really sad to see him go. Overall, a pretty boring film and I wish there was a better script for this movie because it couldv'e been good. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 11/16/24 Full Review Alex B Another great and nostalgic installment of the Halloween franchise that is very underrated. A must watch. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 11/01/24 Full Review thiago s filme mais ou menos, o roteiro é fraco, os personagens são fracos, o michael myers é bacana, o final é meio estranho, um cara misterioso aparece na delegacia, eu não sei se ele salvou o michael myers ou ele quis matar o michaels myers, a camera só focou na jamie loyd e enquanto acontecia os tiros, jamie voltou na delegacia para saber o que aconteceu, ela viu que michael myers não estava preso ela chora e depois o filme acaba com esse misterio. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 10/31/24 Full Review Byron H 1/5 Halloween 5 may have been much better off following up on the twist ending in Halloween 4. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 10/31/24 Full Review Werewolf C This is easily the most underrated HALLOWEEN film. It's equal to, if not better than, Dwight Little's awesome fourth installment. One of my most unpopular opinions, I know. But it rules. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 10/27/24 Full Review Audience Member Just like Halloween Resurrection, Halloween 5 completely ruins the ending of the movie before it. Michael’s mask still doesn’t look good and Tina is one of the worst characters in the franchise. Some of the decisions they made in this movie were really baffling Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 10/14/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis After lying in a coma for a year, Michael Myers (Donald L. Shanks) awakens and stalks his way back to his small hometown in Illinois, intent on killing his niece, Jamie (Danielle Harris), who has been confined to a mental institution since Michael's last attempt to slay her. Suspecting a psychic link between Michael and Jamie, psychiatrist Dr. Sam Loomis (Donald Pleasence) joins forces with Sheriff Ben Meeker (Beau Starr) and attempts to stop Michael's latest rampage.
Director
Dominique Othenin-Girard
Producer
Ramsey Thomas
Screenwriter
Michael Jacobs, Dominique Othenin-Girard, Shem Bitterman
Production Co
Return of Myers, Magnum, Magnum Pictures, Trancas International Films Inc.
Rating
R
Genre
Holiday, Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 13, 1989, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 17, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$11.2M
Runtime
1h 36m
Sound Mix
Surround
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