Rotten
Fourth entry in the Halloween horror series is a no-frills, workmanlike picture.
Variety Staff, Variety
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
Ten years ago he changed the face of Halloween. Tonight, HE'S BACK.
1988 · 1h 28m · R
Horror, Thriller
Directed by
Dwight H. Little
Overview
Ten years after his original massacre, the invalid Michael Myers awakens on Halloween Eve and returns to Haddonfield to kill his seven-year-old niece.
Director and cast
- Dwight H. Little Director
- Donald Pleasence as Dr. Sam Loomis
- Ellie Cornell as Rachel Carruthers
- Danielle Harris as Jamie Lloyd
- George P. Wilbur as Michael Myers
- Michael Pataki as Dr. Hoffman
- Beau Starr as Sheriff Ben Meeker
- Kathleen Kinmont as Kelly Meeker
- Sasha Jenson as Brady
- Gene Ross as Earl
- Carmen Filpi as Rev. Jackson P. Sayer
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
29%
Tomatometer
Rotten
The shocks are infinitesimal, the script diabolical.
Derek Adams, Time Out
Rotten
It seems the latest stage in some curious evolutionary pattern; the slasher species keeps proliferating and getting weaker at the same time.
Caryn James, New York Times
Rotten
H4 is very much the cheap knockoff of its prototype, but not half as visceral.
Richard Harrington, Washington Post
Rotten
Of all the Halloween sequels, including the irrelevant and unwatchable Halloween III, Halloween 4 stands out as the best of a generally uninspired lot.
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
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