Six years have passed since the events of the fifth film. Just outside of Haddonfield, a now adult Jamie Lloyd (played by J.C. Brandy) attempts to flee Michael with her newborn baby. Michael succeeds at murdering her but is unable to kill the baby. The college kids of Haddonfield are determined to bring back Halloween to Haddonfield and so stage a large outdoor Halloween party/event. Meanwhile the Strode family has moved into the old Myers house. This branch of the
Strode family consists of Laurie Strode's aunt and uncle and their two children. The oldest daughter Kara (played by Marianne Hagan) has moved herself and her young son Danny (played by Devin Gardner) back into her parents house while she's getting her life in order. Kara observes a weird guy watching her from the house across the street. The weird guy turns out to be an adult Tommy Doyle (played by Paul Rudd). For anyone who doesn't remember, Tommy Doyle was the young boy that Laurie Strode was babysitting in the first Halloween film. Dr. Loomis (played by Donald Pleasence) is also on hand as Jamie had reached out to him just prior to her murder. Tommy and Dr. Loomis are both trying to stop Michael Myers.
This was the worst Halloween movie prior to Halloween: Resurrection . After watching Resurrection I would say that they are tied for the worst of the franchise. What makes this particular one so bad is the ridiculous half-assed plot that is supposed to be intended to explain why Michael Myers is the way he is. There some references to Druids and the rune for Thorn and blah blah blah. It also has a weird moment in which it is at least implied that Michael Myers is the father of Jamie Lloyd's baby although the pregnancy occurred as a result of ritual, sort of a "spiritual conception" with no actual physical contact of any sort.
I appreciate Paul Rudd but his acting is god awful in this movie. I would never have guessed that he would go on to bigger and better things.
There are very good reasons why this film of the franchise is one of the least shown. Skip it unless you're a glutton for punishment.
Fun fact for some reason the filmmakers decided to revert to calling Michael Myers "The Shape" again. More stupid for the film I guess.
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