Halloween 6 Producer's Cut - Shocked
From the motion picture Halloween 6 the Curse of Michael Myers producers cut.
Directed by Joe Chappelle
Produced by Paul Freeman[1]
Written by Daniel Farrands
Based on Characters
by John Carpenter and Debra Hill
Starring
Donald Pleasence
Paul Stephen Rudd
Marianne Hagan
Mitch Ryan
Music by Alan Howarth
Cinematography Billy Dickson
Edited by Randolph K. Bricker
Production
company
Miramax Films
Nightfall Productions
Trancas International
Distributed by Dimension Films
Release date
September 29, 1995 (U.S.)
Running time
88 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Budget $5 million
Box office $15.1 million
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers is a 1995 American slasher film and the sixth installment in the Halloween film series. Directed by Joe Chappelle from a screenplay by Daniel Farrands, the plot involves the "Curse of Thorn", a mystical symbol first shown in The Revenge of Michael Myers and revealed in the film to be the source of Michael Myers' immortality.[2] The cast includes Paul Rudd as Tommy Doyle, a returning character from the original Halloween film, and Donald Pleasence reprising his role as protagonist Dr. Sam Loomis in his final film appearance. Jamie Lloyd's appearance in the beginning of the film ties up loose ends to The Revenge of Michael Myers. With an almost 6-year gap from Halloween 5, Halloween 6 marks one of the longest delays in the film series' sequel history.
Curse opened to a respectable $7.3 million on September 29, 1995, coming in second to New Line's seminal serial killer thriller Seven.[3] Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers and the Thorn plotline would be rendered non-canon in succeeding installments, Halloween H20: 20 Years Later and Halloween: Resurrection. However, the 2001 Halloween comic book series published by Chaos Comics—and based on Farrands' concept for the eighth Halloween film—attempts to bridge the continuity between The Curse of Michael Myers and Halloween H20.
The sixth installment is known for its controversial behind-the-scenes history, suffering from re-shoots demanded by The Weinstein company. As well as numerous cuts and arrangements made in the editing room which resulted in the cast and crew disowning the final version released. The workprint of the film, with 43 minutes of alternative footage, including a different ending, was eventually discovered by fans of the series. This version, dubbed "The Producer's Cut" (as it was the original intended version of the film) developed a strong cult following, with bootleg DVD copies sold on eBay and online petitions targeting for an official release of it.[4] In 2014, The Producer's Cut was officially released on Blu-ray.[5]
