Michael Myers is a fictional character from the "Halloween" series of slasher films. He first appears in 1978 in John Carpenter's "Halloween" as a young boy who murders his elder sister, Judith Myers. Fifteen years later, he returns home to Haddonfield to murder more teenagers. In the original "Halloween", the adult Michael Myers, referred to as The Shape in the closing credits, was portrayed by Nick Castle for most of the film, with Tony Moran and Tommy Lee Wallace substituting in the final scenes. The character was created by Debra Hill and John Carpenter and has appeared in ten films, as well as novels, multiple video games, and several comic books.
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Michael Myers (Halloween)
Michael Myers (Halloween) | Introduction
He first appears in 1978 in John Carpenter's "Halloween" as a young boy who murders his elder sister, Judith Myers. He first appears in "Halloween " as a young boy who murders his elder sister, Judith Myers. He wears a Captain Kirk mask that is painted white. He first appears in 1978 in John Carpenter's "Halloween" as a young boy who murders his elder sister, Judith Myers.
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Michael Myers is a fictional character from the "Halloween" series of slasher films. He first appears in 1978 in John Carpenter's "Halloween" as a young boy who murders his elder sister, Judith Myers. Fifteen years later, he returns home to Haddonfield to murder more teenagers. In the original "Halloween", the adult Michael Myers, referred to as The Shape in the closing credits, was portrayed by Nick Castle for most of the film, with Tony Moran and Tommy Lee Wallace substituting in the final scenes. The character was created by Debra Hill and John Carpenter and has appeared in ten films, as well as novels, multiple video games, and several comic books.
Michael Myers (Halloween) | Introduction
Michael Myers appears in all of the Halloween films except "", which does not feature any of the characters from the preceding two films has nothing to do with the character. Michael returned in the following film, "", with the title highlighting his revival. The silver screen is not the only place Michael Myers has appeared: there have been literary sources that have created an expanded universe for Michael Myers.
Michael Myers (Halloween) | Appearance
Save for Michael Myers in the first "Halloween" film, a lot of times these horror movie villains become culturally impactful because "we" (the audience) decide they are." The character has received their own Funko Pop Vinyl figure. Ironically, the figure claims to be from "", which is one of the few films in the "Hellraiser" franchise in which Chatterer (or any version of Chatterer) does not actually appear.
Chatterer | Reception
Carpenter tried to keep the audience guessing as to who Michael Myers really is—he is gone, and everywhere at the same time; he is more than human; he may be supernatural, and no one knows how he got that way. To Carpenter, keeping the audience guessing was better than explaining away the character with "he's cursed by some..." For Josh Hartnett, who portrayed John Tate in "Halloween H20", "it's that abstract, it's easier for me to be afraid of it. You know, someone who just kind of appears and, you know [mimics stabbing noise from "Psycho"] instead of an actual human who you think you can talk to.
Michael Myers (Halloween) | Characterization
Judith Myers has a larger role in the film and is an outspoken and promiscuous teenager. However, it is revealed from the beginning that Laurie Strode is his sister and that Michael is very fond of her. Michael's first murder victim is a school bully, Judith being his fourth and last before being institutionalized.
List of Halloween (franchise) characters | Michael Myers
James Jude Courtney (née Herbkersman; born January 31, 1957) is an American actor, stunt double, and stunt performer. He is best known for playing serial killer Michael Myers in the 2018 film "Halloween". He also played Der Kindestod in the "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" episode "Killed by Death".
James Jude Courtney | Introduction
The character is the primary antagonist in the "Halloween" film series, except "", which is not connected in continuity to the rest of the films. Since Castle, Moran, and Wallace put on the mask in the original film, six people have stepped into the same role. Castle, George P. Wilbur, and Tyler Mane are the only actors to have portrayed Michael Myers more than once, with Mane being the only one to do so in consecutive films. Michael Myers is characterized as pure evil, both directly in the films, by the filmmakers who created and developed the character over nine films, and by random participants in a survey.
Michael Myers (Halloween) | Introduction
Throughout the film, he searches for Michael and successfully finds him at the Doyle residence. There, Dr. Loomis shoots Michael, who is strangling Laurie Strode, which causes Michael to fall out a second floor window and onto the front lawn. When Loomis peers out of the window, he discovers that Michael is gone. This character returns in "Halloween II", "Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers", "Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers", and "Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers". In Rob Zombie's "Halloween" from 2007, a new incarnation of the character would be introduced, portrayed by Malcolm McDowell. This character appeared again in "Halloween II" from 2009 and was portrayed by the same actor from the 2007 film.
List of Halloween (franchise) characters | Dr. Samuel Loomis
Appears in: "Halloween" (1978), "Halloween II" (1981), "", "", "", "", "", "Halloween" (2018), Rob Zombie's "Halloween" (2007), and Rob Zombie's "Halloween II" (2009), as well as in the novel "Halloween" (1979) by Curtis Richards Michael Myers (born c. 1957 (said to be October 19 in "Halloween: Resurrection")) is a serial killer and the primary antagonist of the "Halloween" franchise. He first appears as a young boy who murders his sister, Judith Myers, and then, fifteen years later, returns home to Haddonfield to murder more teenagers. In John Carpenter's "Halloween", it appears that Michael comes from a middle-class family living in the suburbs of the fictional town of Haddonfield, Illinois.
List of Halloween (franchise) characters | Michael Myers
The film ends with Michael's mask lying on the floor of the lab room and Loomis screaming in the background, leaving the fate of both men unknown. Ignoring the events of the previous three films, "" (1998) establishes that Michael Myers (Chris Durand) has been missing for twenty years since the explosion in 1978. Laurie Strode (Curtis) has faked her death to escape her brother and is now living in California under an assumed name with her teenage son John (Josh Hartnett). Michael tracks Laurie and her son to the private boarding school where she is headmistress and murders John's friends.
Michael Myers (Halloween) | Films
Appeared in "Halloween" (1978) Mr. Peter Myers (George O'Hanlon Jr.) is the father of Michael Myers, Judith Myers and Laurie Strode. His name is not mentioned in the film but it is listed in the credits. He is featured at the end of the opening scene standing outside the family home and says "Michael?!" as he pulls off the clown mask. Once he sees that it is Michael, he stares at him in apparent shock. After that scene this character is never shown again. In the sequel from 1981, it is revealed that Mr. and Mrs. Myers died two years after Judith's murder and Michael being institutionalized, leading to Laurie's adoption by the Strodes.
List of Halloween (franchise) characters | Peter Myers
Michael Myers made his first appearance in the film, "Halloween" (1978). In the beginning of "Halloween", a six-year-old Michael (Will Sandin) murders his teenage sister Judith (Sandy Johnson) on Halloween, 1963. Fifteen years later, Michael (Nick Castle) escapes Smith's Grove Sanitarium and returns to his hometown of Haddonfield, Illinois. He stalks teenage babysitter Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) on Halloween, while his psychiatrist Dr. Sam Loomis (Donald Pleasence) attempts to track him down. After murdering several of Laurie's friends, Michael finally attacks Laurie herself, but she manages to fend him off long enough for Loomis to save her. Loomis shoots Michael six times, knocking him off the balcony; when Loomis goes to check Michael's body, he finds that he has disappeared.
Michael Myers (Halloween) | Films
In the first two films, Michael wears a Captain Kirk mask that is painted white. The mask, which was made from a cast of William Shatner's face, was originally used in the 1975 horror film "The Devil's Rain".
Michael Myers (Halloween) | Introduction
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers is a 1995 American gothic slasher film directed by Joe Chappelle and written by Daniel Farrands. The film stars Donald Pleasence in his final film appearance, Paul Rudd, and Marianne Hagan. It is the sixth installment in the "Halloween" film series. Set six years after the events of "", the plot follows Michael Myers as he stalks the Strode family, cousins of Laurie Strode, in order to kill his last surviving relatives, while Dr. Sam Loomis pursues him once more. The film also reveals the source of Michael's immortality and his drive to kill.
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers | Introduction
Michael's body and the bodies of his victims are then taken to the morgue. As the medical examiner begins to inspect Michael's body, he awakens.
Michael Myers (Halloween) | Films
"Halloween II" (1981) picks up directly where the original ends, with Dr. Loomis still looking for Michael. Michael (Dick Warlock) follows Laurie to the local hospital and kills the staff one by one throughout the night. Loomis learns that Laurie is Michael's younger sister and rushes to the hospital to find them. Laurie shoots Michael in the eyes, blinding him, and Loomis causes an explosion in the operating theater, allowing Laurie to escape. Michael, engulfed in flames, stumbles out of the room before finally collapsing. "" (1982) has no continuity relation to the other films, although Michael briefly appears in a television advertisement for the first film.
Michael Myers (Halloween) | Films
Appears in: "". The son (and also cousin in Producer's Cut) of Jamie Lloyd. He is shown as a baby in "Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers" and is protected by Tommy Doyle after his mother (also cousin in Producer's Cut) is murdered. He is the result of an experiment by Dr. Terence Wynn who has been using Michael and female patients of the institution to genetically create evil in its purest form.
List of Halloween (franchise) characters | Stephen Lloyd
Michael, engulfed in flames, stumbles out of the room before finally falling dead. Michael Myers does not appear in "" (1982). This installment follows the story of Dr. Challis (Tom Atkins) as he tries to solve the mysterious murder of a patient in his hospital. He, along with the patient's daughter Ellie (Stacey Nelkin), travels to the small town of Santa Mira, California. The pair discover that Silver Shamrock Novelties, a company run by Conal Cochran (Dan O'Herlihy), is attempting to use the mystic powers of the Stonehenge rocks to resurrect the ancient aspects of the Celtic festival, Samhain, which Cochran connects to witchcraft.
Halloween (franchise) | Overview
Appears in "Halloween" (1978) by John Carpenter as well as the novel "Halloween" (1979) by Curtis Richards. The boyfriend of Judith Myers (portrayed by David Kyle). His name is never revealed and he only appears in the opening scene at Judith's house on Halloween (October 31, 1963). During this time, he makes out with Judith in the entry way and in her family's living room after she says "My parents won't be home until ten". At some point he gets the feeling that they're not alone. However, both are unaware that six-year-old Michael Myers is watching them through a window.
List of Halloween (franchise) characters | Boyfriend of Judith Myers
Her role in "Halloween II" is slightly larger than her previous one. In the film, she appears as an apparition with a white horse, and is only seen through Laurie and Michael's visions.
List of Halloween (franchise) characters | Deborah Myers
The "Cold Case" episode "Bad Night" has the main characters reopening a 1978 murder case after new evidence indicates the victim was not killed by a mentally disturbed man who, after seeing "Halloween" in theatres, went on a killing spree dressed as Michael. Michael Myers makes a cameo appearance in Rob Zombie's "The Haunted World of El Superbeasto", released on 22 September 2009. Michael Myers appears in the DLC pack for the video game "", Onslaught, as a playable character. Myers also makes a playable appearance in the "Halloween" chapter of the video game "Dead by Daylight", alongside Laurie Strode.
Michael Myers (Halloween) | In popular culture
Michael responds by saying "I'm not Michael Myers. I'm a clown".
List of Halloween (franchise) characters | Grandmother
Once he does, Michael walks up the stairs and murders Judith. The boyfriend is never seen or mentioned again in the film. In the novel, his name is Danny and his role is more substantial than the film, but not by much. Much like the movie, he shows up when everyone is out of the house. Judith plays hard to get instead of just rushing upstairs to "discuss homework" for various reasons, including carving a jack-o-lantern. Afterwards, they head upstairs to have sex. Michael enters the house and watches from the parlor as Danny and Judith come down the stairs, talking in front of the front door.
List of Halloween (franchise) characters | Boyfriend of Judith Myers
In the sequel, someone in a very similar but varied mask (the variation being that the hair attached to Ben's mask is blond and not brunette as Michael's mask is) as Michael Myers runs into the street without looking and gets hit by a squad car which pins him to another vehicle that bursts into flames, leading to his death. At the morgue, a dentist is unable to match the burnt victim's teeth to Michael's due to the body's state and a lack of resources. Later on, two teenage boys run up to Deputy Gary Hunt, who is standing in front of the old Myers house with Dr.
List of Halloween (franchise) characters | Ben Tramer
Appears in: "" Orrin was Alan's brother, and never got over the loss of his nephew. After Michael Myers return was announced, Orrin, Alan, and their friends began hunting for Michael. Orrin believed he saw Michael, and the group shot the man dead only to discover it was Ted Hollister. Michael kills Orrin by stabbing him with a hunting knife.
List of Halloween (franchise) characters | Orrin Gateway
Terence Wynn (Mitchell Ryan), Loomis' friend and colleague from Smith's Grove. Wynn is revealed to have been manipulating Michael all along and was his mysterious savior in "Halloween 5". Michael attacks Jamie, but not before she hides her infant, who is discovered and taken in by Tommy Doyle (Paul Rudd). While trying to protect the baby from Michael and Wynn, Tommy learns that the cult may be the cause of Michael's obsession with killing his entire family, in addition to his seemingly supernatural abilities. Michael ultimately turns against the cult and is finally subdued by Tommy, who injects him with large quantities of tranquilizers inside the Smith's Grove Sanitarium.
Michael Myers (Halloween) | Films
Her murderer was her brother Michael, aged six. Judith is only featured briefly in the opening scene. However, in the opening scene, she does imply that she is responsible for babysitting Michael and is notable for being Michael's first murder victim. The opening scene begins with her brother Michael standing outside of the Myers residence and watching her through a window making out with her boyfriend in the family living room. While in the living room, Judith's boyfriend asks if they are alone; Judith replies "Ummm... Michael's around some place". She then turns her head and quickly scans the room.
List of Halloween (franchise) characters | Judith Myers
Appears in: "Halloween" (1978), "" and "". Nurse Wynn appears in Rob Zombie's "Halloween" (2007). Dr. Terence Wynn a.k.a. The Man in Black is portrayed by Robert Phalen in "Halloween", Don Shanks in "Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers", Mitchell Ryan in "Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers" and as Nurse Wynn by Sybil Danning in Rob Zombie's "Halloween". Despite being the administrator of Smith's Grove - Warren County Sanitarium, Dr. Wynn only makes a short appearance in the first "Halloween" film. In it, he is seen walking with Dr. Loomis towards his car. During the scene, Dr. Loomis expresses his anger that Michael Myers was able to escape from the facility the previous night.
List of Halloween (franchise) characters | Dr. Terence Wynn
Girard explains, "Again, to humanize him, to give him a tear. If Evil or in this case our boogeyman knows pain, or love or demonstrate a feeling of regrets; he becomes even more scary to me if he pursues his malefic action. He shows an evil determination beyond his feelings. Dr. Loomis tries to reach his emotional side several times in ["Halloween 5"]. He thinks he could cure Michael through his feelings." Daniel Farrands, writer of "The Curse of Michael Myers", describes the character as a "sexual deviant". According to him, the way Michael follows girls around and watches them contains a subtext of repressed sexuality.
Michael Myers (Halloween) | Characterization
And no remorse, it's got no feelings, that's the most frightening, definitely." Richard Schickel, film critic for "TIME", felt Michael was "irrational" and "really angry about something", having what Schickel referred to as "a kind of primitive, obsessed intelligence". Schickel considered this the "definition of a good monster", by making the character appear "less than human", but having enough intelligence "to be dangerous". Dominique Othenin-Girard attempted to have audiences "relate to 'Evil', to Michael Myers' 'ill' side". Girard wanted Michael to appear "more human [...] even vulnerable, with contradicting feelings inside of him". He illustrated these feelings with a scene where Michael removes his mask and sheds a tear.
Michael Myers (Halloween) | Characterization
but they're saying it's the last one and... she has a daughter. And it's not Jamie. It's just kind of a bummer, I guess." On December 20, 2017, it was announced that Nick Castle, who had portrayed Michael Myers in the original film, would reprise his role, with actor and stuntman James Jude Courtney set to portray Myers as well. Courtney was suggested to Malek Akkad and David Gordon Green by stunt coordinator Rawn Hutchinson for his ability to do both physical stunts and genuine acting, auditioning afterwards and receiving a phone call in December 2017 affirming that he had landed the role.
Halloween (2018 film) | Casting
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers is a 1988 American slasher film directed by Dwight H. Little, written by Alan B. McElroy, and starring Donald Pleasence, Ellie Cornell, and Danielle Harris. The fourth installment in the "Halloween" franchise, it follows Michael Myers returning to Haddonfield to kill his niece Jamie Lloyd, the daughter of Laurie Strode, with his former psychiatrist Dr. Sam Loomis again pursuing him. As its title suggests, the film marks the return of Michael Myers after his absence in "" (1982). It is a direct sequel to "Halloween II" (1981), ignoring the events of "Season of the Witch", which took place in a different continuity from the first two films.
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers | Introduction
Judith tries to persuade him to have sex again, but out of fear that her parents will come home and catch them, he declines before promising her he will call her tomorrow. He is only mentioned briefly later. He was initially the prime suspect in Judith's murder, but after Michael's admission and the lack of evidence to contradict his statement, Danny is let go. He is never mentioned again.
List of Halloween (franchise) characters | Boyfriend of Judith Myers
'Michael Myers' was the real-life name of the head of the now dissolved British company Miracle Films. Myers, after meeting producer Irwin Yablans, distributed John Carpenter's previous film "Assault on Precinct 13" in England in 1977. His name was chosen as a tribute to this success. A common characterization of Michael Myers is that he is pure evil. John Carpenter has described the character as "almost a supernatural force—a force of nature. An evil force that's loose," a force that is "unkillable". Nicholas Rogers elaborates, "Myers is depicted as a mythic, elusive bogeyman, one of superhuman strength who cannot be killed by bullets, stab wounds, or fire." Carpenter's inspiration for the "evil" that Michael would embody came when he was in college.
Michael Myers (Halloween) | Characterization
Appears in the novel "Halloween" (1979) by Curtis Richards Don Myers is the father of Michael Myers and Judith Myers in the novel, as opposed to Peter Myers in the film. In the novelization it does not say that he is the biological father of Laurie Strode since that was not revealed until the "Halloween" sequel of 1981. During a conversation between his wife Edith and her mother about Michael's psychological problems, she says that Don would like to have Michael examined by a psychiatrist. Sometime after Judith's death, he and his wife move to Indiana as life had become unbearable for them due to the media frenzy and stares they received from the townspeople of Haddonfield, Illinois.
List of Halloween (franchise) characters | Don Myers
In 2007, he played Michael Myers in Rob Zombie's remake of "Halloween". After winning the role, he noted that he consecutively watched seven of the eight "Halloween" films (excluding the because Michael Myers does not appear) to better understand his character. He is the tallest actor (6' 8") to portray the character. In 2009, he reprised the role again in "Rob Zombie's H2", being only the second actor to play Michael Myers more than once, and the first actor to play the role in consecutive films.
Tyler Mane | Film career
He's mythical. He's supernatural. So, I took it from that standpoint that there's something else driving him. A force that goes beyond that five senses that has infected this boy's soul and now is driving him." As the script developed and more people became involved, Farrands admits that the film went too far in explaining Michael Myers and that he himself was not completely satisfied with the finished product.
Michael Myers (Halloween) | Characterization
Michael then waits for the boyfriend to leave. Once the boyfriend leaves, he goes upstairs and enters Judith's bedroom where she is seen sitting in front of her vanity, brushing her hair and singing to herself. Michael stands directly behind Judith who notices Michael in her vanity mirror; she turns around and says "Michael!" in an annoyed voice. Michael stabs her repeatedly in the abdomen. She falls off her chair and onto the floor, and dies. Michael leaves her bedroom and walks out the front door. When he is outside, the parents arrive home to find Michael holding a knife and he is sent to Smith's Grove Sanitarium for the crime.
List of Halloween (franchise) characters | Judith Myers
What we're attempting to do is walk a fine line between horror and mystery. "Halloween 4" will not be an ax-in-the-forehead kind of movie." Paul Freeman agreed. "This film does contain some humorous moments, but it's not of the spoof or send-up variety. It's humor that rises out of the film's situations and quickly turns back into terror." George P. Wilbur, who was cast as Michael Myers, wore hockey pads under the costume to make himself look more physically imposing, and he was often filmed in mirror reflections or off-center so that the audience could witness him "in pieces" rather than have an encompassing view.
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers | Filming
In "Robot Chicken's" nineteenth episode, "That Hurts Me", Michael Myers (voiced by Seth Green) appears as a housemate of "Horror Movie Big Brother", alongside fellow horror movie killers Jason Voorhees, Ghostface, Freddy Krueger, Pinhead, and Leatherface. Myers is evicted from the house, and takes off his mask to reveal himself to be the comedian Mike Myers, and utters his Austin Powers catchphrase, "I feel randy, baby, yeah!" He then proceeds to kill the host. Michael appeared on 25 April 2008 episode of "Ghost Whisperer", starring Jennifer Love Hewitt, titled "Horror Show". Here, a spirit communicates with Hewitt's character by placing her in scenes from the deceased's favorite horror movies, and one of the scenes involved Michael Myers.
Michael Myers (Halloween) | In popular culture
Additionally, extended scenes of Kara walking on the college campus and en route to her home were intended to allude to scenes featuring Laurie Strode in the first film, while Danny dropping his pumpkin while walking home alludes to a scene in the first film in which a group of bullies force Tommy to drop his pumpkin outside the elementary school.
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers | Allusions and references
Appears in "" Alan "Big Al" Gateway (Michael Ruud) lost his son, who was killed by Michael Myers, on October 31, 1978. When he hears on a news station that Michael Myers has returned, he attempts to kill him for revenge. He, his brother Orrin, his friend Earl and other local men band together and try to locate Michael so that they can kill him. However, he is attacked and murdered by Michael, who stabs him in the central area of his stomach when he fights against him on the back of a pick up truck.
List of Halloween (franchise) characters | Alan Gateway
Appears in: "Halloween" (1978) and the novel "Halloween" (1979) by Curtis Richards Angus Taylor is a minor character. He is the groundskeeper in the cemetery where Judith Myers is buried and leads Dr. Loomis to her grave, only to find the headstone stolen. In the novel, he briefly talks about Judith and mentions how he was shocked at the news of her murder and how a young boy like Michael Myers could commit such a horrible crime. In the film this character is portrayed by Arthur Malet.
List of Halloween (franchise) characters | Angus Taylor
Dr. Samuel Loomis first appears in the original "Halloween" (1978). He is a psychiatrist and his patient is Michael Myers. He and his colleague Marion Chambers drive to Warren County Smith's Grove Sanitarium to escort Michael to court. Loomis reveals to Marion that Thorazine will be used before Michael is presented to the judge, as he wants Michael to have no chance to be released back to society. As they approach the main gate at the sanitarium, they notice that the patients are wandering about, and Loomis gets out of the car to investigate, allowing Michael, who has escaped, to steal Loomis's car, nearly attacking Marion.
Samuel Loomis | Films
Appears in: "" John Tate (Josh Hartnett) is the son of Laurie Strode. His father is unknown. He is the nephew of Michael Myers and Judith Myers. He attends Hillcrest Academy, a boarding school where his mother is the headmistress. He is the only one who knows his mother's true identity after she faked her own death and assumed the name Keri Tate in order to escape her brother, Michael Myers. However, he is also tired of her over-protectiveness and paranoia, and starts to rebel against her authority. He pretends to attend a school trip to Yosemite, but in fact remains at Hillcrest and throws a Halloween party with his friends and his girlfriend, Molly.
List of Halloween (franchise) characters | John Tate
Appears in: "Halloween" (1978), "Halloween II" (1981), "" (1998) and "Halloween Kills" (2020). Marion Chambers makes her first appearance in "Halloween" as she drives Dr. Samuel Loomis to Smith's Grove. As they approach the main gate at the sanitarium, Dr. Loomis steps out of the car in an attempt to see why the gate is left unmanned. It is during that time that Michael Myers attacks and tries to kill Marion, but is unsuccessful as she runs out into the rain. She also appears in "Halloween II", where she escorts Dr. Loomis to a Marshal's car and tells him that Laurie Strode is the younger sister of Michael and Judith Myers.
List of Halloween (franchise) characters | Marion Chambers
Strode fights back against Myers and severely wounds him. Had Myers been a normal man, Strode's attacks would have killed him; even Loomis, the male hero of the story, who shoots Michael repeatedly with a revolver, cannot kill him. Aviva Briefel argued that moments such as when Michael's face was temporarily revealed are meant to give pleasure to the male viewer. Briefel further argues that these moments are masochistic in nature and give pleasure to men because they are willingly submitting themselves to the women of the film; they submit themselves temporarily because it will make their return to authority even more powerful.
Halloween (1978 film) | Themes
Stunt performer Dick Warlock played Michael Myers (as in "Halloween", listed as "The Shape" in the credits), replacing Castle who was beginning a career as a director. Warlock's previous experience in film was as a stunt double in films, such as "The Green Berets" (1968) and "Jaws" (1975), and the 1974 television series "". In an interview, Warlock explained how he prepared for the role since Myers received far more screen time in the sequel than the original. Warlock said: Warlock also claims that the mask he wore was the same one Nick Castle used in the first film. Hill confirmed this in an interview.
Halloween II (1981 film) | Casting
Appears in "" Bucky (Harlow Marks) was a worker who encountered Michael Myers as he wandered around an electrical power plant. Bucky told Michael that he was not permitted on the grounds. Seeing that Michael would not leave, the technician told him to stay where he was and not move while he walked towards the building. However, Michael did not listen and picked Bucky up and threw him into one of the electrical towers. The murder caused a blackout in Haddonfield, Illinois.
List of Halloween (franchise) characters | Bucky
Chase Wright Vanek is an actor who portrayed young Michael Myers in Rob Zombie's "Halloween II".
Chase Wright Vanek | Introduction
Courtney used John Carpenter and Castle's work on the original film to determine how the 40 years that transpired between the events of the films would inform the character over time. The December 2017 announcement of Nick Castle's participation was widely reported as his retaking the role of Michael Myers he originated, with James Jude Courtney only doing additional work as the character. However, a 2018 interview with Courtney revealed that Castle's screentime was minimal and that the great majority of the work under the mask was done by Courtney himself, which led to the question of whether the return of original Myers portrayer Nick Castle had been misrepresented by the production.
Halloween (2018 film) | Casting
Appeared in "" Darlene Carruthers (Karen Alston) is the foster mother of Jamie Lloyd and biological mother of Rachel Carruthers. At the end of the film, she is stabbed with scissors by Jamie Lloyd in an eerily similar manner to the night when Michael Myers murdered his sister Judith. It is revealed in that she survives the attack.
List of Halloween (franchise) characters | Darlene Carruthers
The next year, Michael kills the hermit and returns to Haddonfield to find Jamie (Harris) again, chasing her through his childhood home in a trap set up by Loomis (Pleasence). Michael is eventually subdued by Loomis and taken to the local police station, but a mysterious "Man in Black" attacks the police station, kills the officers, and frees him. "" (1995) takes place six years after the events of "The Revenge of Michael Myers"; both Jamie (J. C. Brandy) and Michael (Wilbur) have disappeared from Haddonfield. Jamie has been kidnapped and impregnated by the Cult of Thorn, led by Dr.
Michael Myers (Halloween) | Films
He asks Judith if they are alone and she replies "Umm... Michael's around here some place". While Judith briefly looks around the living room for Michael, her boyfriend picks up Michael's clown mask and starts goofing around which distracts Judith from her babysitting duty. Eventually he and Judith go upstairs to have sex. After they have sex, he tells Judith that it is getting late and that he has to go. At the last minute Judith asks him to call her the next day and he promises to do so. While all of this takes place, unbeknownst to him, Michael is hiding from behind a wall and peeking around the corner waiting to see when the boyfriend will leave.
List of Halloween (franchise) characters | Boyfriend of Judith Myers
She remains in a coma and is taken to the hospital, where Loomis and Wynn visit her. Midway through the film, a "Gothic" montage occurs, which reveals in fragmented detail the conception of Jamie's child among the cult. After the sequence, an unseen person, later revealed to be Wynn, shoots the unconscious Jamie in the head with a silenced pistol. Additionally, John's death scene in "The Producer's Cut" was shorter; in the theatrical cut, an additional shot (completed during the reshoots) was incorporated of his head graphically exploding from an electrical power surge. Other various transitional shots throughout "The Producer's Cut" version were extracted or truncated in the theatrical cut.
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers | "The Producer's Cut"
While on a class trip at a mental institution in Kentucky, Carpenter visited "the most serious, mentally ill patients". Among those patients was a young boy around 12 to 13 years old. The boy gave this "schizophrenic stare", "a real evil stare", which Carpenter found "unsettling", "creepy", and "completely insane". Carpenter's experience would inspire the characterization that Loomis would give of Michael to Sheriff Brackett in the original film. Debra Hill has stated the scene where Michael kills a German Shepherd was done to illustrate how he is "really evil and deadly". The ending scene of Michael being shot six times, and then disappearing after falling off the balcony, was meant to make the audience's imaginations run wild.
Michael Myers (Halloween) | Characterization
When Laurie eventually goes over to the Wallace house to see what her friends Annie and Lynda are doing, she is attacked by Michael. She runs back to the Doyle house, screaming at Tommy to wake up and unlock the door, and he does so. Laurie eventually sends him and Lindsey to find help, and their screams alert Dr. Loomis to Michael's location. "Halloween II" briefly features Tommy in footage from the first film. A character by the name of Tommy appears in "Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers" hanging out with Brady at the convenience store. He was portrayed by Danny Ray.
List of Halloween (franchise) characters | Tommy Doyle
Fifteen years later, they continue to make payments on the house because it hasn't been sold.
List of Halloween (franchise) characters | Don Myers
While doing that, her boyfriend picks up Michael's clown mask that was lying around and leans into Judith's face when she turns to face him. This makes Judith laugh and distracts her, causing her to forget all about Michael. Her boyfriend then suggests that they go upstairs to have sex and Judith agrees. Michael watches Judith and her boyfriend trot up the stairs. He then moves to the front of the house and looks up at Judith's bedroom window only to see her light go off. At that time, he walks through the back door and into the kitchen, opens a drawer, and pulls out a large butcher knife.
List of Halloween (franchise) characters | Judith Myers
The film had been fighting an X rating due to its violence, blood, and gore. Some scenes were trimmed down to keep it rated R. The scene in which Jamie climbs up the laundry chute was originally more graphic. Originally, Michael stabbed her in the leg. But due to the request of the Motion Picture Association of America, the scene was cut down. An alternative opening was filmed with the Hermit replaced by a younger man with all kinds of ritualistic items in his cabin. In April 2019, film reels were discovered which possibly contain the original lost opening.
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers | Editing
Appears in: "Halloween" (1978), "Halloween II" (1981), "", "", "", Rob Zombie's "Halloween" (2007), and Rob Zombie's "Halloween II" (2009), as well as in the novel "Halloween" (1979) by Curtis Richards Dr. Samuel Loomis (Donald Pleasence) first appears in the 1978 film "Halloween" and is a psychiatrist. His patient is Michael Myers. He goes to Haddonfield, Illinois after Michael escapes from Smith's Grove Sanitarium. Once in Haddonfield, he goes to the local cemetery and discovers that Judith Myers' tombstone is missing, thus confirming his suspicion that Michael returned home. He later informs Sheriff Leigh Brackett about the danger that Michael poses for the residents of Haddonfield.
List of Halloween (franchise) characters | Dr. Samuel Loomis
Karen Alston, who portrayed Darlene Carruthers in the previous film, reprised her role in the beginning of the film showing the anonymous person in the mask stabbing her as she falls into the bathtub of water. Her voice-over was recorded by Wendy Kaplan. Kaplan won the role of Tina Williams, the loud and wily friend of Rachel's. After Rachel's demise, Tina inherits the role of Jamie's protector.
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers | Casting
In the 1979 novel by Curtis Richards, Michael's need to kill is caused by spirit possession and relates to the festival of Samhain. This is conveyed through a dream that Michael has, which happens to be very similar to a murder that took place during a Samhain festival in ancient Ireland (it is mentioned in the novel's prologue). Also, in the novel a young Michael hopes that by killing Judith, the voice inside his head will go away. In the remake by Rob Zombie, Michael's urge to kill is caused in part by his dysfunctional home life. His mother, Deborah Myers, works as a stripper and is in a relationship with Ronnie White, who is a drunk and verbally abusive.
List of Halloween (franchise) characters | Michael Myers
The character of Laurie Strode was revealed to have died in a car accident, leaving Britti with the Carruthers family, which included Rachel, the family's seventeen-year-old daughter. Britti's name was later changed to Jamie, a homage to Laurie Strode actress Jamie Lee Curtis. McElroy told "Fangoria": In the original draft, Sheriff Ben Meeker was to be killed during the Shape's attack on the Meeker house. A fire would have started in the basement and burnt down the entire house. The scene on top of the roof with the Shape, Rachel, and Jamie was supposed to be engulfed in flames. This idea was scrapped due to budget issues.
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers | Screenplay
His grandmother says, "Of course you do. You don't want anyone to guess who you are when you go around playing pranks". Michael then answers back saying "I'm not going to play pranks. I'm just going to ask for candy". In another chapter in the novel, hours before murdering Judith, Michael goes trick-or-treating with a group of other children and they stop at his own house. After Michael knocks at the door, Judith answers. She jokingly refuses to give the children candy and asks Michael what he and his friends will do to get some. Michael answers her by saying, "We'll kill you", shocking Judith and prompting her to ask "Who said that? Michael Myers, was that you?".
List of Halloween (franchise) characters | Grandmother
A direct sequel, "", was released one year later.
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers | Introduction
Appears in: ""Halloween"" (1978), "Halloween II" (1981), "", "", "Halloween"" (2018), Rob Zombie's "Halloween" (2007) and "Halloween II" (2009), as well as in the novel "Halloween" (1979) by Curtis Richards (pseudonym used by author Dennis Etchison) Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) first appears in the 1978 film "Halloween" and is a high school student that Michael stalks after she drops off a key at his former house, so her father can sell it. This character returns in "Halloween II", "Halloween: H20", "Halloween Resurrection" and 2018's "Halloween". Michael succeeds in murdering Laurie in "Halloween Resurrection". "Halloween II" and its later installments would portray Laurie as Michael Myers' and Judith Myers' younger sister.
List of Halloween (franchise) characters | Laurie Strode
Michael shows up and murders John's friends before attacking his nephew. John suffers a stab wound to the thigh, but he and Molly escape the school with Laurie's help. In "", John appears briefly in a photograph kept by Laurie, who is put in a mental institution, but his mother is later killed by her brother; his fate after the events of H20 and Resurrection is unknown, presumably escaping the uncle's murderous spree.
List of Halloween (franchise) characters | John Tate
Appears in the novel: "Halloween" (1979) by Curtis Richards Enda is an ancient entity that is behind Michael Myers affliction. Originally, he was a 15-year-old boy who lived in northern Ireland, thousands of years ago, during the time of the ancient Druids. He was apparently somewhat disfigured, as he had one skinnier arm and a twitching mouth due to the midwives botching his birth. He was also passionately in love with Princess Deirdre (Chief Gwynwyll's daughter). His father, brother, other kinsman, and uncle all cruelly mocked him for this, but when the Chieftain announced that his daughter became available for marriage, Enda took this opportunity to profess his love for Deirdre (believing he had a chance with her because his intentions were pure).
List of Halloween (franchise) characters | Enda
The novel shows Michael's childhood in more detail; his mother voices concern over her son's anti-social behavior shortly before he murders Judith. Dr. Loomis notices the boy's effortless control and manipulation of the staff and patients at Smith's Grove during his incarceration. Later in the story, Michael's stalking of Laurie and her friends is depicted as more explicitly sexual than was apparent in the film, with several references to him having an erection. Michael returned to the world of literature with the 1981 adaptation of "Halloween II" written by Jack Martin; it was published alongside the first film sequel, with the novel following the film events, with an additional victim, a reporter, added to the novel.
Michael Myers (Halloween) | Literature
Appears in "Halloween II" (1981) Mr. Garrett (Cliff Emmich) is the security guard that works at Haddonfield Memorial Hospital. As he checks the hospital's storage room for possible breaking and entering, he is killed by Michael Myers with a hammer claw to his skull.
List of Halloween (franchise) characters | Bernard Garrett
Michael Myers made his literary debut in October 1979 when Curtis Richards released a novelization of the film. The book follows the events of the film but includes references to the festival of Samhain. A prologue provides a possible explanation for Michael's murderous impulses, telling the story of Enda, a disfigured Celtic teenager who butchers the Druid princess Deirdre and her lover as revenge for rejecting him; the king subsequently has his shaman curse Enda's soul to walk the earth reliving his crime for eternity. It is later revealed that Michael Myers suffers nightmares about Enda and Deirdre, as did Michael's great-grandfather before shooting two people to death at a Halloween harvest dance in the 1890s.
Michael Myers (Halloween) | Literature
Tony Moran was a struggling actor before he got the role of Michael Myers in "Halloween". At the time he had a job on Hollywood and Vine dressed up as Frankenstein. Moran had the same agent as his sister, Erin, who played Joanie Cunningham on "Happy Days". When Moran went to audition for the role of Michael Myers in 1978, he met for an interview with director John Carpenter and producer Irwin Yablans. He later got a call back and was told he had got the part. Moran was paid $250 for his appearance in "Halloween" and decided not to return for any of the sequels, although he was paid for his appearance at the beginning of "Halloween II", which was a recap of the first film.
Tony Moran (actor) | "Halloween"
Halloween is a 2018 American horror slasher film directed by David Gordon Green and written by Green, Jeff Fradley, and Danny McBride. It is the eleventh installment in the "Halloween" film series and a direct sequel to the 1978 film of the same name while effecting a retcon of all previous sequels. It stars Jamie Lee Curtis and Nick Castle who reprise their respective roles as Laurie Strode and Michael Myers, with stuntman James Jude Courtney also portraying Myers. The film also stars Judy Greer, Andi Matichak, Will Patton, and Virginia Gardner. The plot follows a post-traumatic Laurie Strode who prepares to face Michael Myers in a final showdown on Halloween night, forty years after she survived his killing spree.
Halloween (2018 film) | Introduction
Appears in the novel "Halloween" (1979) by Curtis Richards Dan is the name given to the boyfriend of Judith Myers in the novelization of the first film. He is interrogated by the police after Judith's murder but is eventually cleared. The novel doesn't go into detail of Dan's interrogation except to say that the police were hard on him.
List of Halloween (franchise) characters | Dan
Appears in: "". Danny Strode (portrayed by Devin Gardner) is the six-year-old son of Kara Strode, and lives in the Myers house with his mother, uncle, and grandparents. Danny's grandfather John is abusive towards him and his mother, referring to Danny as a "bastard". Danny sleeps in Michael Myers' old bedroom and is being taunted by the "Man in Black", who is the leader of a druid cult, saying "Kill for him". As a result, he draws violent pictures including the Mark of Thorn, symbolizing an ancient druid curse that was inflicted on Michael by this cult. On Halloween, he is befriended by Tommy Doyle, who lives across the street from him.
List of Halloween (franchise) characters | Danny Strode
There is no background to explain why Michael, at the age of 6 years, killed his older sister, Judith Myers and stopped talking (October 31, 1963). As a result of his heinous crime, Michael is institutionalized in the fictional Smith's Grove - Warren County Sanitarium. It is implied that Michael is mentally ill and suffering from schizophrenia when Dr. Loomis tells Nurse Marion Chambers that he wants Michael to be on thorazine when he is seen by the judge for a court trial. The sequel of 1981 alludes to the possibility that Michael has something more going on with him than mental illness when he writes the Celtic word Samhain in blood on the elementary school chalk board.
List of Halloween (franchise) characters | Michael Myers
Anthony Moran (born August 14, 1957) is an American actor and producer. He is known for playing the unmasked Michael Myers in the 1978 horror classic "Halloween". Since then he has gone on to make guest appearances in television series "The Waltons" and "CHiPs". He is the older brother of actress Erin Moran of "Happy Days" fame, and actor John Moran.
Tony Moran (actor) | Introduction
Returning from "Halloween 4" was veteran actor Donald Pleasence as Dr. Sam Loomis, along with Danielle Harris, Ellie Cornell, and Beau Starr, as Jamie Lloyd, Rachel Carruthers, and Sheriff Ben Meeker, respectively. Starr would later appear in an un-aired "Halloween 5" television spot. Ellie Cornell was keen on returning as Rachel in "Halloween 5", although she became disappointed to learn that her character would be killed off early in the film. Originally, Michael was to shove the pair of scissors down her throat, but Cornell felt that this would be too gruesome, and requested that the writers change it; as a result, she is instead stabbed in the chest.
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers | Casting
Appears in "Halloween II" (1981) Jill Franco (Tawny Moyer) is a nurse who works at Haddonfield Memorial Hospital. She dies when Michael Myers stabs her in the back with a scalpel.
List of Halloween (franchise) characters | Jill
Laurie Strode first appears in the original "Halloween" (1978). The 17-year-old Laurie (Curtis) is a high school student who has plans to babysit Tommy Doyle (Brian Andrews) on Halloween night, 1978. However, throughout the day, she keeps seeing a mysterious masked man watching her wherever she goes; unbeknownst to her, he is Michael Myers (Nick Castle), an escaped mental patient who murdered his sister, Judith Myers (Sandy Johnson), 15 years before and has begun stalking her. Laurie notices Michael watching her and becomes increasingly worried, though her best friends Annie (Nancy Loomis) and Lynda (P. J. Soles) brush off her concerns.
Laurie Strode | 1978
Appears in: Rob Zombie's "Halloween" (2007) Ronnie White is the abusive boyfriend of Deborah Myers and is particularly abusive towards her son, Michael Myers. He is played by William Forsythe. Ronnie is depicted as being a lazy, abusive drunk who spends most of his time arguing with the family. He is killed at the beginning of the film by a young Michael, who ties him up without waking him and slits his throat using a large kitchen knife.
List of Halloween (franchise) characters | Ronnie White
Appears in "" (1989) Mike Gonland (portrayed by Jonathan Chapin) is the obnoxious boyfriend of Tina Williams and likes to act as a tough guy. He is killed by Michael Myers, when Michael impaled him with a sharp rake to the head. Mike is the only character to share a name with the franchise's killer.
List of Halloween (franchise) characters | Mike Gonland
"" (1988) picks the story up ten years after the events of "Halloween II". Michael (George P. Wilbur) is revealed to have been in a comatose state since the explosion. Michael wakes from his coma when he learns Laurie Strode has died in a car accident but has a seven-year-old niece, Jamie Lloyd (Danielle Harris). Returning to Haddonfield, he causes a citywide blackout and massacres the town's police force, before being shot by the state police and falling down a mine shaft. "" (1989) begins immediately after the fourth film ends, with Michael Myers (Donald L. Shanks) escaping the mine shaft and being nursed back to health by a local hermit.
Michael Myers (Halloween) | Films
Appears in: "", "" and "" Jamie Lloyd is Laurie Strode's daughter, as well as the niece of Michael Myers and Judith Myers, of which she is aware. Her father is unknown since her surname was never explained or elaborated in films where it came from when she appeared. She is put in the care of a foster family, the Carruthers, and later adopted after Laurie apparently dies in a car crash. In "Halloween 5", she has a psychic link with her Uncle Michael, cannot speak in the beginning but eventually regains the ability to speak, and has seizures whenever her uncle kills someone.
List of Halloween (franchise) characters | Jamie Lloyd
During filming, the cast and crew made it a point to take it easy on Danielle Harris, as she was only a young child at the time, and made sure that she was not scared too badly and knew that none of it was real; to this end, Wilbur regularly removed the mask in front of her in order to remind her that it was just a movie and he was not going to hurt her. The late night scenes caused issues with the cast. Garlan Wilde, a gaffer for the film, was injured during the scene between Brady and the Shape when he dropped a light and accidentally slit his wrists.
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers | Filming
Getting her son to safety, Laurie willingly goes back to face Michael, and decapitates him, finally killing him. "" (2002), which picks up three years after "H20", retcons Michael's death, establishing that the man Laurie decapitated was a paramedic whom Michael had attacked and swapped clothes with. Michael (Brad Loree) tracks down an institutionalized Laurie and kills her. He returns to Haddonfield, where one year later, he finds and kills a group of college students filming an internet reality show inside his childhood home. Contestant Sara Moyer (Bianca Kajlich) and show producer Freddie Harris (Busta Rhymes) escape by electrocuting Michael.
Michael Myers (Halloween) | Films
Instead, a more "soap opera" feel was incorporated, which included a love triangle subplot between Rachel, Brady, and Kelly Meeker, the sheriff's daughter. Director Dwight H. Little stated in 2006 that his interpretation of McElroy's screenplay had the Michael Myers character played as a literal escaped mental patient, not a supernatural figure. Little approached the screenplay as though Myers was pursuing Jamie as a means of "connecting with her", but that he had no social capacity to interact with her, and thus resorted to violence. The screenplay references the events of "Halloween II" (1981), in which a fire breaks out in Haddonfield Hospital, by having both Myers and Loomis display burn scars on their respective hands and faces.
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers | Screenplay
Filming once again took place in Charleston. Courtney had a week of rehearsal before filming began. Nelson used a life cast of his face to construct the Michael Myers mask and other prosthetics worn by the actor. The mask was weathered and aged to reflect the character's "authentic evolution" since the original. Courtney was involved in every scene featuring Myers, including those of Nick Castle, who was only involved for a minimal amount of filming, which Castle described to the journalists on set as a cameo appearance: "Jim is our Michael Myers now." Castle reprises his role in one scene with Curtis, playing as the character's reflection in a window and did all of Michael Myers' breathing sounds in post-production.
Halloween (2018 film) | Filming
In "Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers", she gives birth to a son possibly fathered by her Uncle Michael and named Stephen. She is ultimately murdered by Michael, and her son Stephen is protected by Tommy Doyle. In "Halloween 4" and "Halloween 5" she is portrayed by Danielle Harris, and in "Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers" by J. C. Brandy.
List of Halloween (franchise) characters | Jamie Lloyd
Appears in: "Halloween II" (1981) Jimmy (Lance Guest) is a young EMT at Haddonfield Memorial Hospital who becomes attracted to Laurie Strode when she is brought in after being first attacked by Michael Myers. As Michael tracks Laurie to the hospital and begins murdering the staff, Laurie disappears from her room. Jimmy and Nurse Jill search the empty building for Laurie and their missing colleagues, with Jimmy eventually finding Mrs. Alves' dead body; he accidentally slips on her blood, hitting his head and leaving himself unconscious. He reunites with Laurie towards the end of the film, but falls unconscious once again, due to his earlier head injury.
List of Halloween (franchise) characters | Jimmy
Jamie escapes with her newborn son, with Michael (George P. Wilbur) in pursuit. Michael kills Jamie and continues searching for her baby; the infant is found by Tommy Doyle (Paul Rudd)—the young boy who was babysat by Laurie Strode in the first film—who brings it home for safety. It is revealed that Michael is driven by the Curse of Thorn, which forces a person to kill their entire family in order to save all of civilization. The mysterious stranger is revealed to be Dr. Loomis's colleague, Dr. Wynn (Mitchell Ryan), who is part of a group of people who protect the chosen individual so that they may complete their task.
Halloween (franchise) | Overview
On July 26, 2019, it was confirmed that Nick Castle will return for both sequels for some scenes as Michael Myers with James Jude Courtney again playing Myers for the majority of the films. On August 26, 2019, it was announced that Anthony Michael Hall would join the cast as Tommy Doyle, a character portrayed by Brian Andrews in the original "Halloween" film. Paul Rudd, who played Doyle in "", was approached to reprise his role, but declined as he was unavailable due to his commitments to "". On August 30, 2019, it was announced that Kyle Richards would reprise her role as Lindsey Wallace from the original film.
Halloween Kills | Casting
Appears in "" (1989) Spitz (portrayed by Matthew Walker) is the friendly boyfriend of Samantha Thomas. On Halloween 1989, he attends a party at a local farm with his girlfriend and their friend Tina. He is later murdered by Michael Myers, who impales him with a pitchfork while he is having sex with his girlfriend inside a barn.
List of Halloween (franchise) characters | Spitz
As a child actor, Faerch was cast in the "Halloween" remake as a young Michael Myers, performing his own stunts. Faerch's performance as the murderous young Myers was met with positive reviews. KPBS said of the young actor: "Daeg Faerch is key in making these early scenes work. He delivers a truly chilling performance as a surprisingly sweet, soft and feminine looking ten-year-old Myers. His physical appearance contrasts with his brutal actions and it's only in his eyes that you perceive his true nature...Faerch’s Myers can be like a normal kid one minute and a monster the next." Although Faerch was initially signed on to reprise his role as young Michael Myers in the sequel, "Halloween II" (then known as "H2"), after filming briefly in Georgia as young Michael he was later recast because he had grown taller.
Daeg Faerch | "Halloween"
At 6 ft 2 inches (188 cm) Wilbur played Michael Myers in "" and "". He was the first actor to portray Michael Myers more than once during the film series. The second actor to play Michael Myers more than once is Tyler Mane, who starred in the reboot of the Halloween franchise, in "Rob Zombie's Halloween" in 2007, and in 2009 reprised the role again in "Rob Zombie's H2". Wilbur also was credited as a stunt player in "", another "Halloween" sequel, although not in the role of Michael Myers. His career as a stuntman lasted for 40 years and involved over 100 television and film projects beginning with stand in work for John Wayne in 1966.
George P. Wilbur | Biography
Appears in "Halloween II" (1981) Terrence Gummell (John Zenda) was a federal marshal sent to return Samuel Loomis to Smith's Grove Sanitarium after word of the murders became public. Loomis nearly shot him and told him to turn his car around and to head to Haddonfield Memorial Hospital upon finding out that Laurie Strode was Michael's sister. Later, he was leaning over Michael's body, whom Loomis had shot, when Michael jumped up and slit the lawman's throat with a scalpel.
List of Halloween (franchise) characters | Terrence Gummell
Dr. Samuel "Sam" Loomis is a fictional character in the "Halloween" franchise. One of the two main protagonists of the overall series (the other being Laurie Strode), he appears in seven of the eleven Halloween films, first appearing in John Carpenter's original 1978 film. Donald Pleasence plays the character in five films and Malcolm McDowell portrays him in the 2007 reimagining, "Halloween" and its sequel "Halloween II". Throughout the "Halloween" franchise, he is depicted as the archenemy to the series' central character and primary antagonist, Michael Myers. Dr. Loomis' name was derived from Sam Loomis, played by John Gavin in the 1960 film "Psycho".
Samuel Loomis | Introduction
In Williamson's original treatment, there are scenes in which a Hillcrest student does a report on Michael Myers' killing spree, mentioning the death of Jamie, complete with flashbacks to 4–6 mentioned in the text. "Keri"/Laurie responds to hearing the student's report on the death of her daughter by going into a restroom and throwing up.
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later | Production
Appears in "" Brady (Sasha Jenson) is the boyfriend of Rachel Carruthers. When he was told by Rachel that their date was off because she had to babysit Jamie Lloyd, he decided to spend the evening with Kelly Meeker. During a scene when Rachel takes Jamie trick or treating, they stop at the Meeker family home and Rachel finds out that Brady is cheating on her with Kelly. Later in the film, Rachel tells Brady that Jamie is the niece of Michael Myers. Brady eventually becomes one of Michael Myers' murder victims when Michael lifts him up and crushes his skull with bare hands while he tries to protect Rachel and Jamie.
List of Halloween (franchise) characters | Brady