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Wednesday, October 17, 2012

RetroCast: Halloween 4: Return Of Michael Meyers(1988) 2/2

RetroCast: Halloween 4: Return Of Michael Meyers(1988) 2/2 Tube. Duration : 8.63 Mins.


Part two of my podcast style re-edit of my review of the underrated horror sequel, Halloween 4: Return Of Michael Meyers(1988) starring Donald Pleasence, Ellie Cornell, Danielle Harris, Georg P. Wilbur, Michael Pataki, Beau Starr, Sasha Jensen, and Kathleen Kinmont. Directed by Dwight H. Little Trivia During production of the rooftop chase, Ellie Cornell was injured by a protruding nail as she slid down the roof. After a quick trip to the local hospital she finished the scene with her bandages in place. According to Danielle Harris, "It didn't even faze her." The drugstore set was also used in Stephen King's _"Stand, The" (1994) Originally, when Jamie and Loomis were trapped in the school, Jamie hid in a classroom under a desk. Michael entered searching for her, throwing the desks over. Although they had no time to film this in Halloween 4, the sequence was remembered by Moustapha Akkad and later re-used in Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998). In the schoolhouse, Michael's mask appears to have blonde hair. This was actually the original Captain Kirk mask used in Halloween and over time the hair had changed gradually. The filmmakers had the intention of reusing the mask in this sequel but felt it had changed too much and decided to make their own. Several scenes were re-shot with the replacement mask. In the original script, Sheriff Meeker was killed in a battle with Michael in the basement where the furnace was knocked over and caused the house to catch on fire ...

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