Starring: Ellie Cornell, Beau Starr, Donald Pleasence, Danielle Harris, Harper Roisman
If you thought a mineshaft could stop The Shape at the end of the previous film, think again! Michael managed to crawl out of the mine, and takes refuge with a hermit. A year later, October 31st arrives, and Jamie Lloyd, his niece, is having nightmares about him. She seems to now have a telepathic bond with her evil uncle. She is able to tell Dr. Loomis when and where he will strike next. However, it's always too late...Michael is back, and chops his way through a valued family member, as well as Jamie's friends Tina and Sam, along with their boyfriends, some irritating cops, and a few others who get in the way.
The finale takes Dr. Loomis and Jamie to the old Myers' house, where the pair set a trap for Jamie's evil uncle. Finally, Loomis physically beats Myers to the ground. The police take Myers into custody, but a mysterious stranger, dressed in black, leads to the most mysterious HALLOWEEN ending ever!
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Filming began on May 1, 1989 for the film to be completed by its October 13th release date. Director Dominique Othenin-Girard was assigned to the project after Debra Hill (producer of the original HALLOWEEN) recommended him to producer Moustapha Akkad.
It's a story of people under pressure" said Othenin-Girard in an interview. "What makes HALLOWEEN 5 different is I believe 'the shape' has a soul, an extra dimension." The director studied other horror films, like NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET and FRIDAY THE 13TH, and compared them with the HALLOWEEN series. "I came into Akkad's office with a full analysis of the HALLOWEEN films and brought in a writer."
The film reportedly cost $3 million to make. "Moustapha Akkad kept saying that he wanted to go back to what the mask in the first HALLOWEEN looked like," said KNB EFX's Greg Nicotero. "We looked at pictures and sculpted the mask. When we got to Salt Lake City, they wanted the nose and eyes to look bigger, so we added latex appliances."
Supposedly, there was a bit of tension on the set. Director Othenin-Girard liked to take things to an extreme, whereas Akkad never went for a lot of gore in the series. Donald Pleasence seemed to agree. "This director has a lot of imagination and is very clever, but I don't think he understands that he's making the fifth film in a series, rather than his own idea of what the film should be," he told Fangoria. "I haven't agreed with a lot of what he has done with this film, so we talk and come to compromises. I think they should have gone along with the fact that the little girl is now totally evil. I was disappointed that we now discover she did not kill her mother at the end of the last film."
Director Othenin-Girard said of his work, "I know this is the fifth HALLOWEEN film, and people have come to expect certain things. The main thrust is to keep the audience off balance and on edge."
Donald Pleasence Dr. Sam Loomis
Danielle Harris Jamie Lloyd
Ellie Cornell Rachel Corruthers
Beau Starr Sheriff Ben Meeker
Wendy Kaplan Tina Williams
Tamara Glynn Samantha
Jeffrey Landman Billy
Max Robinson Dr. Hart
Betty Carvahlo Nurse Patsy
Donald Shanks The Shape
Dominique Othenin-Girard Director
Shem Bitterman &
Michael Jacobs Writers
Ramsey Thomas Producer
Alan Howarth Music
Moustapha Akkad Executive Producer
This fifth installment in the series (only the fourth time Michael was the storyline) was released, rather rushed, to theaters October 13, 1989. Once again, Trancas Films produced the picture with the surname Magnum Pictures. It was released by CBS/FOX on videocassette and laserdisc on March 3, 1990. The laserdisc was only available in Pan and Scan. Anchor Bay Entertainment released a limited edition of the film in 2000, featuring interviews with the cast and crew. HALLOWEEN 5 was filmed at the 1.85:1 aspect ratio. In its box office run, it brought in almost $12 million total in the U.S. on a budget of less than $5 million.
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