Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers Page #4

Synopsis: It's October 30, 1988 and Michael Myers has been in a coma since his pursuit of Laurie Strode, 10 years ago, was finally stopped (events of H1 and H2). However when he is transfered from Richmond Mental Institute to Smith's Grove he awakes when he hears that he has a niece in Haddonfield and after killing the transfer crew he escapes. In Haddonfield, the niece, Jamie, has been adopted by the Carruthers family but keeps having nightmares about Michael (but she doesn't know who he is). On Halloween night, Jamie goes out trick and treating, little knowing that her murdering Uncle is following her and her step-sister Rachel. Rushing to her aid is Dr. Loomis and with the help of Sheriff Meeker starts to search the town for Michael and to find Jamie to protect her. But can anything stop Michael this time?
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Director(s): Dwight H. Little
Production: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
  1 win & 2 nominations.
 
IMDB:
5.9
Metacritic:
43
Rotten Tomatoes:
29%
R
Year:
1988
88 min
Website
1,543 Views


Halloween.

He's Jamie's uncle.

The kids at school were right.

I'm gonna be outside ...

upstairs in the attic.

That's all the windows, dad.

All right. Good, good.

Logan, I want you right here by the front door, ok?

This is the dead bolt key.

All right,

We're secure.

I now padlocked the back door.

This is the only way in and out of this house.

You got that?

- You got it, Ben.

I want you to go make us some coffee.

- All right.

Ah, sh*t!

Hello?

Who's there?

Can we go home soon, Rachel?

Real soon, Jamie.

Now, shh.

How's it powered?

Batteries. I'd planned a generator

for the house next week. I wish I hadn't waited.

This is squawk 79-o-zero Haddonfield broadcasting

on a State Police emergency frequency.

Can anyone hear me?

Can anyone hear me?

Damn it!

Everything all right?

Jamie's sleeping.

When can we go home?

State Police will be here soon.

Not long after that.

Don't worry.

I'm trying.

It won't be long.

I hear someone.

Hello, this is Frank Bute over in Tuckerville.

You got some kind of emergency? Over.

Thank Christ. This is Ben Meeker,

Sheriff over in Haddonfield.

Our phone and power lines are down

and we have a killer running loose in the street.

Michael Myers.

- Is this some kind of Halloween prank?

This is no joke.

We need those troopers and we need 'em now.

All right, I'll get the troopers right away.

Hang on. I'll need some information.

- We're not going anywhere, Mr. Bute.

Rachel ...

... is your sister all right?

She's fine.

Good.

Sheriff's radioed for help. They'll be here soon.

Hell of a night.

It's not over yet.

Where you going?

The Corruthers' house.

That's where Jamie lives. That's where he'll go.

Leave Myers for the State boys.

The State Police won't know how to stop him.

Do you?

It might be nobody knows how to stop him.

But I've got to try.

Are you looking for this?

I didn't know you and Brady had anything, okay?

You knew.

You just didn't care!

He's not married.

Besides, I've got a right to do what's best for me.

Don't you mean, what you do best?

Wise up to what men want, Rachel.

Or Brady won't be the last man

you lose to another woman.

Have some coffee.

Over Alan Gateway shot Ted Hallister by mistake.

Well, is he dead?

- Yeah, he's dead.

Oh, Christ. 04 out there?

This is Ben Meeker.

Answer me, damn it.

Sheriff, what is going on out there?

Yeah, I'll swing by with you get my brother John

maybe with couple of buddies over there.

All right Rachel, you stay by this radio.

The State boys will send word once they're in route.

When that word comes ...

... you go tell deputy Logan.

- Okay.

Now, you understand?

- Uh huh.

... pick me up in ten minutes.

We'll find out what's happening.

You know where the hell Earl's at?

No, I haven't heard from him in a while.

I'll get Alan Gateway.

I doubt I'll be back before the troopers get here.

- Maybe you ought to wait here till they do.

Hey, I got a town full of beer bellies

running around in the dark with shotguns.

Who's gonna be next!?

Somebody's wife? Somebody's kid?

I can't stand by for that.

Rachel?

I thought you might like some coffee.

It's pretty boring out here.

I wish they'd fix the power.

At least we'd have some ...

MTV while we wait for the cavalry.

Haddonfield, we should have cars

dispatched in five minutes.

ETA 35 minutes. Over.

Uh ... okay.

Great. We'll be waiting.

Ah ten-four. Over.

Uh ... over and out.

Deputy Logan.

Deputy?

Jamie!

Oh, God.

Oh, God.

What's going on?

I've gotta find Jamie.

- No, no. What we've gotta do is get out of here ...

... right now.

- Not without Jamie! - Look!

Do you think she stands a chance?

- She's not dead! - No.

Is there another key?

- I don't know!

Get out of the way, get out of the way.

It's metal! Goddammit, it's metal!

What does that mean?

We're trapped in this house.

Jamie!

- Oh, Rachel!

Rachel ...

Brady!

Get back!

Brady!

- No.

Son of a b*tch!

Sh*t!

Brady, come with us!

- Go!

Brady!

Get up there, Rachel!

Sh*t!

Brady!

Get up there, Rachel!

Brady, come with us!

- Go! - No, Brady!

Go!

Sh*t.

Rachel, come on! Come on!

- No! I wanna help!

Brady!

- Rachel, come on!

Leave us alone!

God, leave us alone!

Jamie!

Go! Go!

Rachel!

Jamie, get down.

Get down!

Get on my back, Jamie!

Hold on.

Get on.

Hold on.

Hold on ...

Grab on, Jamie.

Grab on.

I want you to get down to the chimney, Jamie.

- I can't! - Well, try. Damn it!

Rachel!

I'm gonna lower you down, Jamie.

Okay?

Rachel?

- I've got you. Come on.

Go down now.

Rachel.

- I've got you, Jamie.

I've got you, I've got you!

Oh, come alive, Rachel! Please, come alive!

Don't be dead! You can't be dead!

Come alive, Rachel!

Help!

Somebody help me!

Please!

Help me!

Please!

Help me!

Please!

Somebody help me!

What are you doing out here alone?

- Everybody's dead. I just wanna go home!

- No. No, you can't.

I've just been there.

That's the first place he'll look for you.

Where's the schoolhouse?

The schoolhouse.

Where's the schoolhouse?

- It's over there. - Come on.

Come.

We'll be safe there.

Here.

We'll hear some sirens soon.

Then we'll be safe?

- Yes.

You don't believe that, do you?

No.

No.

No!

Oh, please!

Somebody help me!

No!

In the school!

Pull over, Earl.

What's going on here? We heard the alarm.

- He's inside!

Jesus. Where?

- In the school!

Let's get this bastard!

No!

He'll kill you too.

We have to get out of Haddonfield

the State Police are on their way. Let them handle it.

I don't know about you Earl, but that makes sense to me.

Let's get the hell out!

He's not our patient. Let the troopers have it.

That's what they get paid for.

Screw it. Let's get out of here.

Al.

Okay, everybody, listen up.

I've got Rachel Corruthers and her sister in the truck.

I'm taking them out of town ...

... route 410. State Police are on the way.

You got that?

- Got it, Earl.

- Okay, out.

There's the cavalry.

Coming out of Haddonfield?

- Yeah. Myers is in the elementary school.

We're taking these kids to safety.

Okay, there's a highway patrol substation

about four miles down the highway.

You'll see the turnoff signs.

There we've got officers on duty.

They'll take care of you.

Thanks.

It's gonna be okay.

Jamie!

Die ...

you ... son of a b*tch!

Jamie, I want you to stay right here in the truck!

Sheriff Meeker, we killed him.

- Calm down, calm down. Are you all right?

Are you all right?

- Yes, I'm fine. - Where's Jamie?

Jamie!

Get away!

- Don't touch him, Jamie!

Get down!

Oh, babies!

It's over.

- Yes.

Michael Myers is in hell ...

buried ...

Where he belongs.

These kids aren't likely to forget.

They've survived this ordeal,

they'll survive it's memory.

I'm going to take Jamie upstairs.

Stay with Rachel.

Come on, honey.

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Alan B. McElroy

Alan B. McElroy is an American screenwriter, producer, and director of film, television, comic books, and video games. He is best known for his collaborations with Todd McFarlane on the Spawn franchise, and for penning horror films such as Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers and Wrong Turn. more…

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