Even though Michael is hollow, shallow, and devoid of everything except pure and basic evil, he does have a face. This family theme continued after Lauries death between Halloween II and Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (lets not forget Halloween III: Season of the Witch is not part of the Michael Myers universe), with Michaels new target being his niece, Jamie Lloyd (Danielle Harris). The chronology provides the most direct explanation for Michael Myers abilities. Michael Myers most popular and iconic weapon is the wide-bladed chefs knife. Jamie after putting on her costume for the first time. Michaels reign of terror continued for many, many years, with Carpenters film spawning a franchise with a total of 11 films (including Rob Zombies remakes) and two more ready to arrive in the next two years however, the films havent followed one consistent timeline, and Michaels targets and motivations have changed over the years. January 30, 1980 She's set a trap for The Shape: when he gets out onto the street, the mob is there waiting for him. The girl asks Jamie why her mother did not make her a costume, and the two boys answer that her mother is dead and call Jamie's "mommy a mummy." Allyson is injured from her tumble down the stairs, but not so badly that she won't pull through. Michael pushes Jamie further on the thresher and Jamie tells him that he cannot have her baby. Later on in the day, Jamie starts to feel that Michael is close by and looks out her window to see him staring at her. Jamie seeks comfort in Samuel Loomis as the latter tries to get them to safety. He also just really likes to kill. In fact, Doctor Sartain took him to the Strode residence as part of his obsession with Michael. Through the final scene, a new killer in the form of Jamie Lloyd is formed in Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers. Jamie walks to the aisle alone and steps over to the masks, looking at them before turning her attention to a rack of costumes. Brady hits Michael with his gun before the latter catches the gun, hits Brady in the face with it, and removes his weapon from him. Jamie replies that it has been eleven months and Rachel mentions that her mother used to babysit her when she was Jamie's age, betting the latter did not know this. Brady comes in and asks Rachel if they are okay. The movie features 14 kills by Michael in the waking world, as well as four that happen in a vivid dream sequence. The police realize she is talking about Bill's Gas Station and rush there to save Tina. Eventually, Laurie gets Michael pinned to the kitchen island, with a knife stuck through each of his hands. Edit Preferences. Those that she loved and cared for, whether it be Rachel, her stepparents, or even Tina, would be put in harm's way or killed indirectly as a result of their association with her. Next: Halloween Theory: Dr. Loomis MADE Michael Myers Into A Killer. Halloween H20: 20 Years Later revealed Laurie faked her death and had been living far from Haddonfield under a new identity, which Michael obviously discovered, and so went after her again. Michael is never seen with it again following the incident. Now on the rooftop, they climb further up until Rachel almost reaches the top, Jamie looking back. 2.3k. She starts to run again until Loomis catches her, asking what she is doing out there alone. Without empathy, without guilt, without regret. He also shows stupor, an inherited disease. In total, Michael's kill count is 17 people during the course of Halloween. Jamie comes over to the car as Rachel opens the door on her side. She puts the picture on her dresser and crouches by her bed. Loomis then starts to suffer from a stroke as the police arrive and take Jamie and Michael to the police station. Throughout the remainder of her life, whether it was while she was in the Haddonfield's Children Clinic or with the Cult of Thorn, Jamie would constantly have the status quo of her life changed all the while being pursued by her homicidal uncle. I'm talking about emotionally what they have constructed. The idea of this film was to create a portrait of Haddonfield as an entire community. Her parents died in an accident in November 1987. Jamie eventually learns that she has developed a telepathic bond with her uncle and can sense when he is near someone which send Jamie convulsions when he kills. When she's not writing, you can find her trying to learn a new language, watching hockey (go Avs! Loomis tells her that tears won't do anything and that they can stop him together. Slasher-movie favorite Michael Myers is back on the big screen and, to no one's surprise, his body count is as impressive as usual. Green told us why Michael and Laurie are separated throughout the movie: "Well, the Halloween franchise exists because of our good and evil our Laurie Strode and our Michael Myers. Meeker tells Jamie that they have contacted the US National Guard to escort Michael to a maximum-security military prison where he will stay until the day he dies. As Michael strikes Rachel, the latter reacts and loses her grip on the wire carrying Jamie, the latter lightly grazing the chimney. [But] as long as it's not anchoring him to the earth, Michael's going to get back up," he explained. When Michael followed her around at the Myers house, she hid in a laundry chute and moved around inside to keep herself away from Michael. She slowly walks down the staircase and inquires as to when they can go home. Rachel tells her real soon as she runs her hand through her hair and posits for her to go to sleep. Lindsey, though, makes a run for it and hides from Michael in a nail-biting hide-and-seek sequence. Michael begins coming up the staircase as Brady points his gun at him, discovering that it is jammed. Jamie answers the Discount Mart and asks if they can get ice cream after, to which Rachel agrees. Karen's death is surely going to have huge repercussions on both Laurie and Allyson, though what happens next is a mystery for now. Michael tries to grab Rachel as she drives the car, the latter stopping the car to knock him off. Rachel is annoyed by this and complains. Well from that guy that writes Weekend Warrior over at Coming Soon. Danielle Harris (H4, Cancel. Thirty years passed between Carpenters film and the reboot, and in-universe is enough time for people to stop fearing the boogeyman, more so as he was eventually captured and imprisoned. His nature and nurture combined to create a perfect storm of messed up. Jamie is scheduled to be babysat by Susan. Michael never dies due to the Curse of the Thorn. Jamie, holding Rachel's hand, pulls her as she tells her to come on, but Rachel tells her in a second and looks at Brady as she tells him that they need to talk. She is an Audiovisual Communication graduate who wanted to be a filmmaker, but life had other plans (and it turned out great). This means that Laurie is still alive and continues to be Michaels main target, but most importantly, Michael doesnt have a proper reason to go after her, other than the fact that she escaped and left him withjust one eye. Loomis and Jamie go up the staircase and Loomis checks to see if a door is locked, taking Jamie's hand again as he declares that they will hear some sirens soon. Michael Myers only genuine weakness is his fascination with Halloween. Your preferences are configured to warn you when images may be sensitive. handle awkwardly crossword clue. On her way to find safety, she listens to the radio where they are talking about the Haddonfield murders. This was followed up six years later by Jamie reaching for Michael as he was killing her and the latter pushing her down on the corn thresher afterward, Jamie finally being enveloped by the shadow of the uncle that had hung over her existence. Jamie responded to both by running, not wanting to hear the harsh words of her peers in the former case, and trying to preserve her life in the latter case. October 30, 2007 She opens the door, finding a doll on the floor. He did survive that Strode house burning around him, after all. Rachel, noticing Jamie's demeanor, asks if she is okay and Jamie does not answer as she enters the car. The group's ringleader, Terry (Michael Barbieri), ends up throwing Corey from the bridge and then proceeds to flee the scene without checking if he's dead or alive. He did not murder the baby since it is incapable of experiencing fear. The full title of the film is Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers. She did not completely give up on his humanity, however, as evidenced by her addressing him as her uncle, and noting the similarities in their appearance when he removed his mask for her. But he's Michael Myershe's not dead . She pulls the costume off the rack and shouts for Rachel, announcing that she has found the "perfect costume" and for her to come see it. Rachel catches up to them and uses a fire extinguisher to blind Michael, saving Jamie from him. Jamie and her son run outside and find a small opening in a fence and escape through it. Laurie was the only survivor of his killing spree from 1978, and he couldnt let that pass. We meet the older Lonnie in Halloween Kills, but he's actually a returning character from the '78 original. He was born a psychopath, was treated horribly, had a rage out, murdered his sister, and was sent to a hospital where he became more isolated. Since no one is in the building she decides to call the radio that she heard and begs for help from Sam Loomis and warns everyone that Michael is back. Meeker, Jamie, and Rachel return to the Carruthers house, where they are greeted by Darlene and Richard. The next morning Rachel, her friend Tina and their dog Max have come to visit her and give her a princess costume for Halloween. Jamie tries to wake Rachel until becoming convinced she died from the fall. Jamie and Rachel shared a love and underlying concern for each other, demonstrated by Rachel when the latter was looking for Jamie after the two got separated, and demonstrated by Jamie when she thought Rachel was dead after Rachel became unconscious from falling off a roof. Richard tells them that he wants the two to have fun tonight and tells Rachel to make sure Jamie is in bed by 9:30. Ismael came upon the scene of Michael's bloodbath and was startled when Michael appeared from behind. Halloween, released in 1978, established one of the most famous horror monsters on the big screen, anticipating Jason and Freddy Krueger. Sadly, despite Karen's best attempts to save him, the other patient ends up jumping to his death after the mob mistakenly identifies him as Michael Myers, and pursues him through the hospital. Halloween Kills once again leaves us with the impression that Michael Myers is no ordinary human being. Loomis enters Judith's bedroom and tells Charlie that they are not moving Jamie and at that time, Michael arrives and kills deputy Eddy Grey. Rachel spots her and grabs her as she crouches down, asking Jamie where she has been and telling her to never go out on her own again at night. 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She stares intently at it and slowly paces forward, suddenly being grabbed by the leg from a hand originating from under her bed. They were in 2018's Halloween for just a few moments, avoiding Michael's bloody rampage by sheer luck. A regular human being would be completely incapable of surviving the injuries sustained by Myers in nearly any of the films. Though Laurie had friends like Annie Brackett and Lynda Van der Klok even if she was not very popular, Jamie was so disliked that she only have one friend at school. 'We Have Always Lived In The Castle' Ending Explained: Who Is The Killer In The Film. While Loomis had known Michael for over two decades by the time of his 1988 Halloween murder spree and was more knowledgeable of Michael than most others, Jamie had never met her uncle until he came to Haddonfield to kill her and was just as lacking in awareness of his impending terror as anyone else. She spins her eyes around in a panic and walks forward. Hes plummeted from a roof. Halloween follows Michael Myers who, at the age of just six years old, brutally murders his older sister and is sent . Melissa Joan Hart auditioned for the role of Jamie. She knocks on the door and a woman opens the inner door of her home. Jamie presses her head to Darlene's chest as she continues crying and Darlene puts her hand gently to the side of Jamie's head as she dismisses what happened as a nasty old dream and tells her that she is safe.