Halloween 5 (1989)

Director:

Dominique Othenin-Girard

Writers:

John Carpenter (characters) and
Debra Hill (characters) ...
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Release Date:

13 October 1989 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

Michael Lives, And This Time They're Ready!

Plot:

It's one year later after the events of Halloween 4. Michael survives the shootings and on October 31st he returns with a vengeance...

Plot Keywords:

Halloween | Michael Myers | Friend | Party | Police

Cast

Donald Pleasence	...	Dr. Sam Loomis
Danielle Harris	...	Jamie Lloyd
Ellie Cornell	...	Rachel Carruthers
Beau Starr	...	Sheriff Ben Meeker
Jeffrey Landman	...	Billy Hill
Tamara Glynn	...	Samantha Thomas
Jonathan Chapin	...	Mikey
Matthew Walker	...	Spitz
Wendy Kaplan	...	Tina Williams
Betty Carvalho	...	Nurse Patsey
Troy Evans	...	Charlie
Frank Como	...	Deputy Nick Ross
David Ursin	...	Deputy Tom Farrah
Harper Roisman	...	Mountain Man
Karen Alston	...	Darlene Carruthers (archive footage)
Max Robinson	...	Dr. Max Hart
Stanton Davis	...	Young Policeman
Jack North	...	Gardener
Russ McGinn	...	The Announcer
Jon Richard Platten	...	Cop at Pageant
Jay Bernard	...	Tall Policeman
Angela Montoya	...	Little Girl
Patrick White	...	Mole Man
Steven Anderson	...	Cop in Field (as Steve Anderson)
Fenton Quinn	...	Eddy
Frank Kanig	...	Trooper #1
Donré Sampson	...	Trooper #2 (as Donre Sampson)
John Gilbert	...	Fat Sniper
Tom Jacobsen	...	Jail Cop
Don Shanks	...	Michael Myers / Man in Black (as Donald L. Shanks)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Gregory Nicotero	...	Guy in gas station (uncredited)

Directed by
Dominique Othenin-Girard

Writing credits
John Carpenter		(characters) and
Debra Hill		(characters)
Michael Jacobs		(written by) &
Dominique Othenin-Girard		(written by) and
Shem Bitterman		(written by)

Produced by
Moustapha Akkad	....	executive producer
Anthony Masi	....	commentary producer
Rick Nathanson	....	line producer
Ramzi Thomas	....	producer (as Ramsey Thomas)

Original Music by
Alan Howarth

Cinematography by
Robert Draper		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Jerry Brady
Charles Tetoni

Casting by
Deedee Bradley

Production Design by
Brenton Swift

Art Direction by
Richard Honigman

Set Decoration by
Chava Danielson
Steven A. Lee		(as Steven Lee)

Costume Design by
Simon Tuke

Makeup Department
Howard Berger	....	special makeup effects supervisor: K.N.B. EFX Group
Robert Kurtzman	....	special makeup effects supervisor: K.N.B. EFX Group
Mark Maitre	....	on-set special makeup effects application: K.N.B. EFX Group
Moni Mansano	....	hair supervisor (as Mony Mansano)
Moni Mansano	....	makeup supervisor (as Mony Mansano)
Gregory Nicotero	....	special makeup effects supervisor: K.N.B. EFX Group (as Greg Nicotero)
Rhoda Shadlo	....	assistant hair stylist
Rhoda Shadlo	....	assistant makeup artist
Scott Oshita	....	special makeup effects artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Paul Hellerman	....	post-production supervisor
Rick Nathanson	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
L.A. McConnell	....	second assistant director
Troy Rohovit	....	second second assistant director
Kelly Schroeder	....	first assistant director
Scott Robertson Price	....	first assistant director: second unit (uncredited)

Art Department
John Arnold	....	carpenter
Brian Carlock	....	assistant scenic artist
David B. Clark	....	lead scenic artist (as David Clark)
Bonge Cord	....	constructor
Sean Everett	....	property master (as Sean E. Markland)
Ken Fox	....	carpenter
Wesley Hamblin	....	carpenter
Kim Hix	....	construction coordinator
Kim Hix	....	set designer
Frank Kanig	....	property buyer
Amy Lives	....	swing gang
Brian Lives	....	set dresser
Kelly Lookinland	....	art department coordinator
Marco López	....	assistant props (as Marco Lopez)
Diane Millett	....	set dresser
Mike Rathburn	....	art department runner
Ian Roylance	....	set dresser
Barry Shannon	....	constructor
Bryan Shelley	....	on-set dresser
Clara Amanda Smith	....	property buyer
Timothy Stettler	....	carpenter
Steven Tanner	....	construction foreman
Robert D. Vaughan	....	assistant set designer
Robert D. Vaughan	....	painter
Kip Wilson	....	set dresser
Bruce Wing	....	leadman

Sound Department
David Bartlett	....	sound editor
Patrick Bietz	....	co-supervising sound editor (as Pat Bietz)
Barbara J. Boguski	....	adr supervisor
Allan Bond	....	sound engineer (as Alan Bond)
Martin J. Bram	....	sound editor
Ed Fassl	....	sound editor (as Edward F. Fassl)
Robert W. Glass Jr.	....	sound re-recording mixer
Dan Hegeman	....	dialogue editor
Bess Hopper	....	foley artist
Chris Ingram	....	sound editor
Victor Iorillo	....	sound editor
Greg Jacobs	....	dialogue editor
Donlee Jorgensen	....	dialogue editor
Monique A. Le Bleu	....	sound assistant
Michael Perry	....	boom operator (as Mike Perry)
Ken S. Polk	....	sound re-recording mixer
John Post	....	foley artist
Mark Scheret	....	production sound mixer (as Mark Sheret)
Robert Thirlwell	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Robert Thirwell)
Ann L. Thornberg	....	sound assistant (as Ann Thornberg)
Dan Wallin	....	sound re-recording mixer
David Lewis Yewdall	....	co-supervising sound editor
Lisa A. Yewdall	....	sound editorial producer
David W. Alstadter	....	foley mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Greg Landerer	....	special effects coordinator
F. Lee Stone	....	mechanical effects: K.N.B. EFX Group (as Lee Stone)

Stunts
Hal Burton	....	stunt player
Laura Dash	....	stunt player
Tracy Evans	....	stunt player
L.A. McConnell	....	stunt player (as Chance Marquez)
Don Pike	....	stunt coordinator
Gary Pike	....	stunt player
George P. Wilbur	....	stunt player (as George Wilbur)

Camera and Electrical Department
Brian Berlin	....	electrician
Craig A. Brink	....	electrician (as Craig Brink)
Matt Broten	....	grip
Elisabeth Carney	....	grip
Ted Churchill	....	Steadicam operator
Flash Deros	....	key grip: additional photography
Robert Draper	....	camera operator
Jason Fife	....	best boy electric
John Gabrielle	....	key grip (as John Gabriele)
Kim Gigilia	....	second company grip
Bruce Zachary Herman	....	unit photographer (as Bruce Herman)
John Johnson	....	grip
Johnny Karls	....	second assistant camera: additional photography
Mike Lookinland	....	additional first assistant camera: additional photography
Dean Lyras	....	additional camera operator: additional photography
Alan Markfield	....	special still photographer
Rex Nicholson	....	first assistant camera
Azusa Ohno	....	gaffer
Mike 'Chewie' Pappas	....	grip
Robert 'Dobber' Price	....	third assistant camera
Patrick Reddish	....	director of photography: additional photography (as Pat Reddish)
Chris Reiter	....	electrician
Guy Skinner	....	first assistant camera: additional photography
R.T. 'Tom' Wharton	....	electrician
Tom Yatsko	....	second assistant camera
David R. Kohn	....	rigging gaffer (uncredited)

Casting Department
Catrine McGregor	....	extras casting coordinator
Dawn Steinberg	....	casting: New York

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Victoria J. Auth	....	key costumer (as Victoria Auth)
Lawane Cole	....	wardrobe assistant

Editorial Department
Taric Akkad	....	post-production assistant
June Gilham	....	negative cutter (as June F. Gilham)
Paul Hellerman	....	post-production coordinator
Dorna Khazeni	....	apprentice editor
Dan Muscarella	....	color timer
Robin Toor	....	additional assistant editor
Sean Valla	....	apprentice editor (as Sean Paul Valla)
Michael Westmore II	....	assistant editor

Music Department
John Carpenter	....	composer: theme "Halloween"
Alan Howarth	....	score performer
Tony Lettieri	....	assistant music supervisor (as Antony Lettieri)
Barry Levine	....	music supervisor: International Music Group

Transportation Department
Steve Anton	....	driver (as Steven Anton)
Mark Chambers	....	driver
Bryan 'Skipper' Delaney	....	transportation captain
Duke Doleto	....	driver
Grant Gottschall	....	driver
Michael H. Johnson	....	driver
John Kelly	....	driver
Victor Kloster	....	driver
Benjamin Lopez	....	driver
Cynthia Paulson	....	driver
Mari Raymer	....	driver
Fred Steagall	....	driver
Paul Thomas	....	transportation coordinator
Victoria Thomas	....	transportation assistant

Other crew
Moustapha Akkad	....	presenter
Hector Alvarez	....	assistant cook
Lisa Bansbach	....	production assistant
Nour Dardari	....	assistant production accountant
Nour Dardari	....	post-production accountant
Roanna De La Cruz	....	production assistant
Denise B. Earle	....	location assistant
Peter David Francyk	....	assistant to director
Les Godwin	....	location manager
Mary Greenwood	....	stand-in
Paul Hellerman	....	production coordinator
Ed Huntsman	....	craft service
Pat Hyde	....	accountant: Trancas Int'l.
Jonel Jones	....	stand-in
Jack Knight	....	production accountant
Don Linden	....	stand-in
Albert Locatelli	....	location scout
Benjamin Lopez	....	cook
Gaby Maloof	....	production assistant
Alessandra Mazzola	....	script supervisor
Alvin Mears	....	animal handler
Alvin Mears	....	dog handler
Suzanne Neerings	....	studio teacher
Mary Lou Nelson	....	assistant to executive producer
Scott Robertson Price	....	production assistant (as Scott Price)
Sarah Schroeder	....	production assistant
David 'Rambo' Smith	....	set security
Claire Varney	....	production liaison: Los Angeles
Judi Voye	....	assistant production coordinator
Laurie Williams	....	production assistant
Tori Young	....	production assistant
Oscar Zoghbi	....	executive in charge of finance

Thanks
Dwight H. Little	....	acknowledgment: "Halloween 4" footage directed by
Leigh Von Der Esch	....	special thanks: Utah Film Commission (as Leigh von der Esch, Director)

Production Companies

• Magnum Pictures Inc.
• The Return of Myers
• Trancas International Films

Distributors

• Galaxy International Releasing (1989) (USA) (theatrical)
• Jugendfilm-Verleih (1991) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Anchor Bay Entertainment (2000) (USA) (DVD)
• CBS/Fox Home Video (1990) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• CBS/Fox Home Video (1996) (USA) (VHS)
• Filmpac Home Video
• Laser Paradise (????) (Germany) (DVD)
• RTL2 (????) (Germany) (TV)
• Video Film Express (2001) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Vox (????) (Germany) (TV)

Special Effects

• K.N.B. Effects Group (special make-up effects designed & created by) (as K.N.B. EFX Group)

Other Companies

• Albert G. Ruben and Company  insurance (as Albert G. Ruben & Co.)
• Bedini Audio Special Environment (BASE)  soundtrack processing (as B.A.S.E.)
• Consolidated Film Industries (CFI)  titles and opticals (as CFI)
• Delta Airlines  special thanks
• Dick Brooks Unlimited  publicity
• Electric Melody Studios  score recording
• General Cameras West  Arriflex cameras provided by (as General Camera West)
• Holiday Express Travel, Glendora  travel services provided by (as Holiday Express Travel, Glendora, California)
• International Music Group  music supervision
• Keylite Production Services  production equipment provided by
• Klasky-Csupo  title sequence (as Klasky/Csupo, Inc.)
• Meridian Studios  post-production services
• Passionella Cashflow  special thanks
• The University Park Hotel, Salt Lake City  hotel accommodations provided by (as The University Park Hotel, Salt Lake City, Utah)
• Utah Film Commission  special thanks
• Varèse Sarabande  original soundtrack available on (as Varese Serabande CD's and Tapes)
• Wasatch National Forest  special thanks (as U.S.D.A. Wasatch-Cache National Forest, Salt Lake Ranger District)

Also Known As:

Halloween 5: Michael Myers' Revenge (USA) (working title)
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (USA) (poster title)

Runtime:

96 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Certification:

Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:R (Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Singapore:PG (cut) | USA:R (#29954) | Australia:MA (DVD rating) | Australia:R (original rating) | Finland:K-18 | France:-12 | Iceland:(Banned) | Netherlands:16 | Norway:15 (video re-release) | Sweden:15 (1998 re-release) | UK:18 | West Germany:18 | Germany:BPjM Restricted

Filming Locations:

Layton, Utah, USA

Company:

Magnum Pictures Inc.

Trivia:

The laundry chute scene was filmed with 30 different sections of the laundry chute. Some were full props, others were positioned horizontally to run the camera through on a dolly, and others were various sections that had cut-out portions for filming. Although the scene was very complex, it was all shot in one night.

Goofs:

Factual errors: In the beginning of the movie, Jamie has a seizure. Almost immediately, paramedics are seen trying to use a bag-valve mask to assist her respiration and a physician is about to inject her throat with something. While this is not impossible, to administer such devices on a patient having a seizure, it is downright dangerous and no medical professional - nurse, physician or paramedic would try such things.

Quotes:

Sheriff Ben Meeker: The National Guard will take him to a maximum-security facility, where he'll stay until the day he dies.
Jamie Lloyd: He'll never die.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Angry Video Game Nerd: Chronologically Confused About Sequel Titles (#1.15)" (2006)

Soundtrack:

Dancin' On Midnight

Actually, I liked it . . .

Sure, they wasted their one chance to change the direction of the Halloween series (the right way). The year long coma is BS, yes, indeed. Sure, the psychic connection between Jamie and Michael is a little goofy, ill-explained, beyond the scope of a Halloween movie, and exists for no real reason, and yes, other people wearing a mask similar to Michael and pretending to be Michael is getting old (not to mention predictable.) The mask doesn't resemble any of the previous masks really, the Myers house had an inexplicable make-over . . . I could keep these complaints rolling for some time (don't even get me started on the man in black), but despite all my reasons to not like this film . . . I prefer it over #4.

I found Halloween 5 to be strangely fun, which horror tends to be when you stop caring for the cast. While I like Danielle Harris and Donald Pleasance in the leads, most of the supporting characters I didn't really like at all, so when Myers starts the party rolling I'm rooting for team Thorn. And this time around, Miky proves he has a dark sense of humor. I especially like his choice in masks in Halloween 5 . . .

But is it scary? No, but there are a few genuine intense moments towards the end as Michael inevitably runs out of victims and closes in on the stars. I liked all the chases involving Danielle Harris and confrontations between Donald Pleasence and evil personified . . . even if said confrontations are on the silly side.

Speaking of Harris, despite her character not being able to talk in the script, she manages to rise far above the material and actually pull it off. Or in other words, while her character was written by a hack and sloppily thrown together, she works wonders with the very little she's given. It makes me really wish she got writing worthy of her performance, but like a professional, she makes the best of it . . . and to think the studio wouldn't let her reprise her role after this? A slap to the face after an insult . . . oy.

I remember reading on the VHS box of Halloween 5 the exclamation, `Michael finally unmasked!' And couldn't help but chuckle as I recalled him being mask-less at least once in every Myers-inclusive Halloween until this film. Granted, this is the first time he, himself, takes it off. Oh well.

As for the film's ending, I can't forgive because it lead to the atrocity known as Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers which felt Halloween 5 was extremely flawed but still fun . . . so it set out to make a sequel that was all flaw and no fun . . . or something.