Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers is the
1989 sequel to the popular
horror film,
Halloween. It was directed by
Dominique Othenin-Girard and starred
Donald Pleasence, who again portrayed
Dr. Sam Loomis and
Danielle Harris, who returned to play Jamie Lloyd. The film takes place exactly one year after the events depicted in
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers. The Shape has returned to the sleepy town of Haddonfield, Illinois to murder his niece, Jamie, who is now mute. Dr. Loomis tries to save the day with the help of Sheriff Meeker.
This is the least successful
Halloween film in the franchise. The film was rushed into production, without even a final draft of the script. The tagline for the film was "Michael Lives. And This Time, They're Ready!"