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Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers

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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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Mike Emery Austin Chronicle Jul 22, 2026
There's momentary suspense, but nothing special. Go to Full Review
Chris Stuckmann ChrisStuckmann.com Nov 2, 2020
D
This was the beginning of the end for the Halloween franchise. Go to Full Review
Stephen Holden New York Times May 20, 2003
3/5
A bit more refined in its details than the conventional horror movie. Go to Full Review
Jack E. Wilkinson United Press International Jun 12, 2026
Spooky at times, but generally just more variations on well-worn theme. Go to Full Review
Kat Halstead Common Sense Media Oct 29, 2025
2/5
This fifth film feels like a faded copy of the previous one, going through the motions with little impact, despite some strong performances. Go to Full Review
Patrick Cavanaugh The Wolfman Cometh Sep 12, 2025
2/5
A baffling decision to have the most compelling addition to the franchise silenced for most of the film, and while there are teases of compelling mythology finally being introduced, it's still ultimately a dud. Go to Full Review
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Apr 24, 2019 honestly, what the fuck did i just watch? What was this? The myers house, what? Why does it look like a gothic mansion? And what the fuck did they do with that mask! See more
George G Feb 22, 2019 Gets a lot of hate but it's not THAT bad
Luke R Feb 19, 2019 This one isn't good. Michael Myers's mask is weird and the teenagers in this movie suck. Especially Tina. They kill off the second best character in this movie. They make dr. Loomis a weirdo in this one, they make Jamie on mute for some reason, and the dumb cops aren't funny at all. All in all this movie is pretty mediocre. It's not good but not as bad as the sequel the curse of Michael Myers. See more
Jan 14, 2019 This fifth film in the franchise is where the series seems to loose its "grounded in reality" tone and fall into the more supernatural storyline that doesn't seem to find its way. Michael Myers is not as the Boogeyman in this film as much as I hate the say it, the Boogeyman just looses his creepiness and becomes the laughable stalker-ish villain than we once knew him. The annoyance of a centric character and the terrible execution of there character is also unwatchable and kinda "please die" comes to mind when they show up. The pros of this film are obvious to one when they view the film but there isn't much this film can offer apart from Sam Loomis and some well-made cinematography in the death scenes. No compelling cinematography at times, which becomes pointless when they reintroduce The Myers House in an almost criminal way. There are hardly any cool characters. H5 ruins the root of the Boogeyman and makes it look like a silly joke, but it does deliver 1 or 2 pros See more
Ron S Jan 1, 2019 Strengths: Donald pleasance is still good and michaels mask was fixed, jamies story is continued "well" Weaknesses:kills are still pretty bad, michael in a car is very stupid, boring in many parts but most importantly Cult of Thorn is not continued!!! They barely show uo in this and the sequel. Sad, it could have been cool. See more
Harry S Dec 25, 2018 Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers is another uninspired Halloween sequel which is certainly fun in its own cheesy and silly way, but some plot points simply did not work and the kills were shot in an uninspired way leading to a lack of scares. The characters are also mostly disposable. Danielle Harris is actually fine in her role, but I don't know what happened with Donald Pleasence here as he chewed scenery like crazy and was burdened with such over-the-top dialogue which was ridiculous to witness. See more
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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
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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