Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
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| Directed by | Dwight H. Little |
| Produced by | Paul Freeman |
| Screenplay by | Alan B. McElroy |
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| Based on | Characters by John Carpenter & Debra Hill |
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| Music by | Alan Howarth |
| Cinematography | Peter Lyons Collister |
| Edited by | Curtiss Clayton |
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| Distributed by | Galaxy Releasing 20th Century Fox |
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88 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $5 million |
| Box office | $17.7 million |
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers is a 1988 American slasher film and the fourth installment in the Halloween film series. Directed by Dwight H. Little and written by Alan B. McElroy, it focuses on Michael Myers returning home to kill his niece Jamie Lloyd (Danielle Harris), the daughter of Laurie Strode, with Dr. Sam Loomis (Donald Pleasence) once more pursuing him.
As the title suggests, this film marks the return of Michael Myers after being absent in the previous installment, Season of the Witch. Initially, John Carpenter and co-producer Debra Hill retired the Michael Myers storyline after the second installment of the series, intending to feature a new Halloween-season-related plot every sequel, of which Halloween III would be the first. Halloween 4 was originally intended to be a ghost story; however, due to the disappointing financial performance of the third film, Halloween 4 reintroduced Michael Myers.
Four more sequels followed, released in 1989, 1995, 1998 and 2002 before the series was rebooted in 2007.
On October 30, 1988, a comatose Michael Myers (George P. Wilbur) is transferred to Smith's Grove Sanitarium by ambulance. En route, Michael awakens upon hearing he has a niece, kills the ambulance personnel, and makes his way to Haddonfield. Dr. Sam Loomis (Donald Pleasence) learns of Michael's escape and gives chase. He follows Michael to a gas station, where he has killed a mechanic for his clothes, along with a clerk. Michael then escapes in a tow truck and causes an explosion, destroying Loomis's car in the process. Loomis is then forced to catch a ride to Haddonfield.
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