Understanding Halloween 4 (1988): The REBOOT of Michael Myers

Welcome to the Fourth Part of the Halloween Franchise Retrospective. 1988’s HALLOWEEN 4: THE RETURN OF MICHAEL MYERS saw the Michael Myers saga reborn, after finally cutting all ties with series creator John Carpenter. The end result was a film that looked to start a brand new franchise, rather than just following up on what had happened so far.

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FILM CLIPS USED:

Halloween (John Carpenter, 1978, Compass International Pictures)
Halloween II (Rick Rosenthal, 1981, Dino De Laurentiis Corporation)
Halloween III: Season of the Witch (Tommy Lee Wallace, 1982, Dino De Laurentiis, Universal Pictures)
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (Dwight H Little, 1988, Trancas International)
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (Dominique Othenin-Girard, 1989, Trancas International)
Halloween: 25 Years of Terror (Stefan Hutchinson, 2006, Anchor Bay)
Halloween H20: Twenty Years Later (Steve Miner, 1998, Dimension Films)
Halloween (David Gordon Green, 2018, Miramax, Blumhouse)
The Evil Dead (Sam Raimi, 1981, New Line Cinema)
Evil Dead II (Sam Raimi, 1987, Renaissance Pictures)
A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 3: Dream Warriors (Chuck Russell, 1987, New Line)
A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 4: The Dream Master (Renny Harlin, 1988, New Line)
Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives! (Tom McLoughlin, 1986, Paramount)
Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood (John Carl Buechler, 1987, Paramount)
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (Tobe Hooper, 1986, Cannon)
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation (Kim Henkel, 1994, Columbia)
Back to Basics: The Making of Halloween 4 (Sean Clark, 2013, Red Shirt Pictures)

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MUSIC USED:

Halloween: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (John Carpenter, 1978)
Halloween 4: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Alan Howarth, 1988)
Excerpts from ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack’, Charles Bernstein, 1984, and ‘Friday the 13th: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack’, Harry Manfredini, 1980

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