Search - Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers on DVD

MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Violence, Not For Children Movie Release: 1995 DVD Release: 10/10/2000 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV - Closed Captioned Audio Tracks: English, French Subtitles: English, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 28 mins Studio: Dimension Members Wishing: 7 Genres: Horror, Slasher Film

Picking up six years after the events of Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers, this competently produced but ultimately disappointing sequel attempts to tie up the uneven horror series' loose ends with a less-than-convincing resolution. This installment opens with Jamie Lloyd (J.C. Brandy), young niece of supernatural psycho-killer Michael Myers, giving birth on an altar amid a mysterious Druid ceremony. Before she is killed by her monstrous uncle, Jamie manages to leave her baby in the care of young Tommy Doyle (Paul Rudd), who has pursued a lifelong obsession with the horrific Myers family legacy in the town of Haddonfield, Illinois. Living with members of the Strode family, Tommy comes to suspect that one of them, little Danny Strode (Devin Gardner), is cursed with the same malevolent power that drove Michael to murder several members of his family. When Michael arrives in Haddonfield to find and destroy Jamie's baby, Tommy joins forces with Dr. Sam Loomis (Donald Pleasence), Michael's ex-psychiatrist and a life-long crusader against his sinister former patient, to find the connection between Michael and the Man in Black and end the curse once and for all. Released shortly after Pleasence's death, this confusing, horribly-edited blend of tired slasher clichés and X-Files-inspired subplots is a poor testament to the long career of the distinguished and compelling character actor. ~ Cavett Binion, All Movie Guide

Donald Pleasence - Dr. Sam Loomis
Mitchell Ryan - Dr. Wynn
Marianne Hagan - Kara Strode
Paul Rudd - Tommy Doyle
Leo Geter - Barry Simms
Tom Proctor - Motorist

Joe Chappelle's sixth film in the Halloween series, subtitled The Curse of Michael Myers, comes to DVD with a widescreen transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1. English and French soundtracks are rendered in Dolby Digital Stereo. Spanish subtitles are accessible, and the English soundtrack is closed-captioned. There are no supplemental materials of any consequence, but this Disney/Buena Vista release should still be of interest to genre enthusiasts. There is little here, however, for the average DVD consumer. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide