Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995)

Director:

Joe Chappelle

Writers (WGA):

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

29 September 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

Six times the terror... Six times the fear... Six times the thrills...

Plot:

Six years ago, Michael Myers terrorized the town of Haddonfield, Illinois. He and his niece, Jamie Lloyd...

Plot Keywords:

Michael Myers | Curse | Halloween | Man In Black | Evil

Cast

Donald Pleasence	...	Dr. Sam Loomis
Paul Rudd	...	Tommy Doyle (as Paul Stephen Rudd)
Marianne Hagan	...	Kara Strode
Mitch Ryan	...	Dr. Terence Wynn (as Mitchell Ryan)
Kim Darby	...	Debra Strode
Bradford English	...	John Strode
Keith Bogart	...	Tim Strode
Mariah O'Brien	...	Beth
Leo Geter	...	Barry Simms
J.C. Brandy	...	Jamie Lloyd Carruthers
Devin Gardner	...	Danny Strode
Susan Swift	...	Mary
George P. Wilbur	...	Michael Myers
Janice Knickrehm	...	Mrs. Blankenship
Alan Echeverria	...	Dr. Bonham
Hildur Ruriks	...	Dawn Thompson
Sheri Hicks	...	Paramedic
Tom Proctor	...	Motorist
Bryan Morris	...	Amtrak Attendant
Lee Ju Chew	...	Nurse
Raquelle Anderson	...	Ballerina
Kristine Summers	...	College Coed
Elyse Donalson	...	Lunatic
A. Michael Lerner	...	Additional Shape
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jimmy Chunga	...	Drunk College Student (uncredited)
Fred Lerner	...	Smith's Grove Doctor (uncredited)

Directed by
Joe Chappelle

Writing credits (WGA)
Debra Hill		(characters) and
John Carpenter		(characters)
Daniel Farrands		(written by)

Produced by
Malek Akkad	....	associate producer
Moustapha Akkad	....	executive producer
Paul Freeman	....	producer

Original Music by
Alan Howarth
Paul Rabjohns

Cinematography by
Billy Dickson

Film Editing by
Randy Bricker

Casting by
Ross Brown
Mary West

Production Design by
Bryan Ryman

Art Direction by
T.K. Kirkpatrick

Costume Design by
Ann Gray Lambert

Makeup Department
David Barrett	....	special makeup effects artist
John Carl Buechler	....	special makeup effects
Gary J. Tunnicliffe	....	additional makeup effects artist
Laurie Vukich	....	assistant makeup artist
Laurie Vukich	....	special makeup effects artist
Tom Irvin	....	special makeup effects artist: Magical Media Industries (uncredited)

Production Management
S. Michael Formica	....	unit production manager
David Witz	....	unit production manager: additional photography

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Troy Rohovit	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Brent Astrope	....	carpenter
George Karnoff	....	leadman
Alan Welch	....	set dresser

Sound Department
Robert E. Borge	....	ultra stereo consultant
Tim Chilton	....	foley artist
Bob Costanza	....	sound effects editor
Ed Golya	....	sound re-recording mixer
G. Michael Graham	....	supervising sound editor
Chet Leonard	....	boom operator
Mark Hopkins McNabb	....	sound
Richard D. Rogers	....	sound re-recording mixer

Special Effects by
Frank Ceglia	....	special effects coordinator: reshoot
John Cluff	....	special effects assistant
Stephen DeLollis	....	special effects crew
Brad Hardin	....	special effects makeup

Stunts
Mary Albee	....	stunts
Kathy Jarvis	....	stunt double
Fenton Quinn	....	stunts
J.P. Romano	....	stunts
Debby Lynn Ross	....	stunts
Lynn Salvatori	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Walter Byrnes	....	grip
Robert Conder	....	grip
John Farr	....	gaffer
Samuel Fischer	....	electrician
Tom Jensen	....	additional first assistant camera
Duane Manwiller	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Gary Molyneux	....	grip
Alvin Simmons	....	key grip
Robert Stone	....	electrician
Jason Walser	....	grip

Editorial Department
Mike Mertens	....	color timer

Music Department
John Carpenter	....	composer: theme "Halloween"

Other crew
Erin Empey-Baxter	....	assistant production coordinator
Chad Ferrin	....	production assistant
Ira Friedlander	....	production accountant
Deborah Landis	....	stand-in: Miss Hagan
Mary Jo Manwill-Conder	....	script supervisor
Robert Andrew Reeves	....	production assistant
Mari Raymer	....	production assistant (uncredited)

Thanks
Donald Pleasence	....	in memory of

Production Companies

• Halloween VI Productions
• Miramax Films
• Nightfall

Distributors

• Dimension Films (1995) (USA) (theatrical)
• Arcade Pictures (1995) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• RCV Film Distribution (1995) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Alliance Atlantis Communications
• Arcade Movie Company (199?) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Astro Distribution (1996) (Germany) (video) (laserdisc)
• CBS/Fox (video)
• Gativideo (1999) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Laurenfilm (Spain)
• MAWA Film & Medien (2000) (Germany) (DVD)
• RTL (????) (Germany) (TV)
• RTL2 (????) (Germany) (TV)
• SPO (Japan) (VHS)
• Scanbox Entertainment (2006) (Finland) (DVD)
• marketing-film (????) (Germany) (all media)

Other Companies

• Redman Movies and Stories  grip and lighting equipment

Also Known As:

Hall6ween (USA) (alternative title)
Halloween 666: Curse of Michael Myers
Halloween 666: The Origin of Michael Myers (USA) (working title)
Halloween 6: The Curse of Michael Myers (USA) (working title)
Halloween: The Origin of Michael Myers

MPAA:

Rated R for strong horror violence, and some sexuality.

Runtime:

88 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Certification:

Finland:K-18 | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Canada:18 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:R (Manitoba/Ontario) | Sweden:15 | USA:R (certificate #33741) | Singapore:PG (cut) | Australia:MA | Germany:18 | Netherlands:16 | Norway:18 (video premiere) | Spain:18 | UK:18 (video premiere) | Argentina:13 | Iceland:(Banned)

Filming Locations:

Gas Station Scene, Rush Valley, Utah, USA

Company:

Halloween VI Productions

Trivia:

This was the first Halloween film to be produced under the production company Dimension. The previous two Halloween films, along with the first Halloween (1978) were all produced by Anchor Bay, an affiliate of Universal Studios. Universal produced Halloween II (1981). However, the rest of the movies onward were all from Dimension films, as they bought the rights from Anchor Bay.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: During the flashback scene at the beginning of the film when Jamie is being taken by the man in black away from the police station, she is forced into a mid 1990's model Ford conversion van. Since the scene took place in 1989, this model wouldn't have existed, as the Ford vans that were built during the 1980s had rectangular-shaped grilles instead of the trapezoidal-shaped one that was shown.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Jamie Lloyd: Oh god Michael, please don't hurt me.

Movie Connections:

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

Soundtrack:

And Fools Shine On

Must see the Producer's Cut

This movie is pretty good as it is, but the unreleased Producer's Cut is my favorite movie in the series after the original. Jamie's story is handled differently, the death scenes are done 10 times better, there's more footage of ritual type stuff giving more story about Micheal, Jamie and her baby. There is also an alternate ending which is also better. Why they didn't release this version instead I have no damned clue. If you can find this version, see it.