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Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers

Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers

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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.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.

October 21, 1988 · Directed by Dwight H. Little

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Runtime1h 28m
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Realism
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Cast & crew

Donald Pleasence
Dr. Loomis
Ellie Cornell
Rachel Carruthers
Danielle Harris
Jamie Lloyd
George P. Wilbur
Michael Myers
Michael Pataki
Dr. Hoffman
Beau Starr
Sheriff Meeker
Kathleen Kinmont
Kelly
Sasha Jenson
Brady
Gene Ross
Earl
Carmen Filpi
Jack Sayer
Raymond O'Connor
Security Guard
Jeff Olson
Richard Carruthers

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