'' (alternate titles: '''Halloween 6: The Curse of Michael Myers''' or '''Halloween 666: The Origin of Michael Myers''') is the
1995 sequel to the popular
Horror Film , ''
Halloween ''. It stars
Donald Pleasence (in his last film, reprising his role as Dr. Sam Loomis) and
Paul Rudd .
''Terror Never Rests In Peace.''
Six years ago,
Michael Myers terrorized the town of Haddonfield, Illinois, and his niece,
Jamie Lloyd . Both are believed to be dead. In fact, Jamie has been kidnapped, and impregnated by a group of evil druids who protect Michael Myers. But after giving birth Jamie escapes. She runs to Haddonfield in hopes that Dr. Loomis will help her once again. Meanwhile, relatives of the family that adopted
Laurie Strode are living in the Myers house. Furthermore, Tommy Doyle (one of the two children Laurie Strode was babysitting in ''Halloween'') has moved into the house directly across the street of the Myers house and has been obsessed with Michael ever since. After dealing with Jamie, Michael returns to Haddonfield and begins stalking the Strode family, in search of the baby. Tommy discovers that it's the curse of Thorn that Michael is possessed by that makes him kill his family. It's up to Tommy and Dr. Loomis, to stop him.
The following film in the series, '''' (unreleased at the time) impossible.
''Halloween 6'' is probably the most unusual entry into the ''Halloween'' series due to the death of , the return of Tommy Doyle and Dr. Wynn, the Myers house, and the Thorn cult.
- In general, fans have never had a problem with J.C. Brandy's portrayal of Jamie in this movie (other than the fact that she was killed off). Rather, they are upset with Miramax's refusal to pay Danielle Harris the money she was asking for to reprise her role. The Jamie Lloyd character is usually considered a fan favorite on par with Dr. Loomis and Laurie Strode .
- Fans did like the ways in which the writer Daniel Farrands tried to tie this film to the original. The return of Tommy Doyle and Dr. Wynn are good examples of this and are consistently seen as one of the more enjoyable parts of this chapter in the ''Halloween'' lore.
- Seemingly unimportant, fans were very upset with the house that was used in ''''. In the first two installments, the Myers house was a white, two-storey Victorian. However, the house that was used in ''Halloween 5'' was a large, three-storey Gothic mansion blanketed with overgrown vines (which obviously does not resemble the original interpretation). In ''Halloween 6'', another Victorian house was used and, although it is not identical, it does look much more similar to the original.
- Lastly, the Thorn cult angle that is heavily featured in this film is a bone of contention for fans. Although the cult angle gives a reason for Michael's urge to kill, fans also hate that is makes Michael look like he is being controlled and incapable of independent thought. Thorn, like this movie in general, is either loved or hated by the people who watch it.
- In 1995, the sequel rights were sold again, this time to Miramax Films (via its Dimension Films division). Miramax/Dimension then released ''Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers'', which partially told a back story on Myers' origins. Joe Chappelle directed, but once again studio interference caused the re-editing of the film and the re-shooting of certain scenes, thus the film's final subplot (involving Dr. Loomis) was eliminated, but still leaving the door open for another sequel.
- Copies of the original version of the film (known as the "Producer's Cut"), without the changed ending, have long been floating around in bootleg/collectors' circles. While featuring a different ending which was intended to keep Donald Pleasence's character in the films, it also features longer scenes in several parts of the movie, as well as different music at times. Unlike the somewhat confusing ending in the officially released version of ''Halloween 6'', the original ending was more logical, and the whole movie itself did a better job of explaining much of the ''Halloween'' movies' "Mythology". For a full list of the differences in the Producer's cut, see the second IMDB link at the bottom of the page.
- Originally, the script included a cameo of the movie ''''. When John Strode comes home, he finds the TV playing the scene from the movie where Little Buddy Kupfer was killed by the mask.
- Last ''Halloween'' film to date to have Michael's eyes not shown in his mask's eyeholes. In both sequels to this film, Michael's eyes can be seen. (Note: In one scene, Michael's eyes are shown, but it is the only scene in the movie in which this happens)
