Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
1988 · Movie · R · 88 min · ★ 6.2 · 34% critics
A decade after a notorious Halloween killing spree, a seemingly unstoppable patient wakes up during a transfer and heads back to a small Midwestern town. As panic spreads and authorities scramble to respond, a young child becomes the focus of the danger, turning Halloween night into a tense town-wide hunt.
Also known as Halloween IV · Halloween IV: The Return Of Michael Myers
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Details
- Years
- 1988
- Release date
- 1988-10-21
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 88 min
- Critic score
- 34/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.2/10 (2,063 votes)
- Box office
- $17,768,757
- Budget
- $5,000,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want an ’80s slasher with a strong Halloween-night mood, a simple chase-driven story, and a higher body count; Not for you if you need tight logic or fresh ideas like Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives.
Pros: strong fall Halloween vibe; steady suspense build; memorable final stretch | Cons: thin story logic; uneven kills; divisive mask look
Themes
- sheriff
- ambulance
- scissors
- killing
- halloween
- twist
- knife
- sequel
- murder
- serial killer
- niece
- power outage
- +6 more
Cast & crew
Donald Pleasence
as Dr. Loomis
Ellie Cornell
as Rachel Carruthers
Danielle Harris
as Jamie Lloyd
George P. Wilbur
as Michael Myers
Michael Pataki
as Dr. Hoffman
Beau Starr
as Sheriff Meeker
Kathleen Kinmont
as Kelly
Sasha Jenson
as Brady
Gene Ross
as Earl
Carmen Filpi
as Jack Sayer
Directed by Dwight H. Little