History Trivia / Halloween4TheReturnOfMichaelMyers

* EnforcedMethodActing: Averted. During the filming, much care was taken to ensure that Danielle Harris, who played Jamie, was not frightened, especially by the actor playing Michael, who repeatedly removed his mask in order to reassure her that he was not going to hurt her.

* McLeaned: Creator/JamieLeeCurtis declined to return, so Laurie Strode was written out and mentioned as having died in a car accident. This was later retconned.

** Carpenter did pen a script for the film, though it was far more cerebral and Michael was more akin to a psychic force (as in this version, he was actually dead).

** Rebecca Schaeffer had also auditioned for Rachel, and Creator/MelissaJoanHart was a top contender to play Jamie.

* BTeamSequel: This was where Creator/JohnCarpenter bailed on the series. He wanted to an anthology series, as opposed to continuing the Michael Myers story.

* DeletedRole: The girl Lindsey who drives Rachel and Jamie to the discount mart was meant to be Lindsey Wallace from the first film - who would have a bigger role as a friend to Rachel. She was cut from the script for budget reasons.

** The film would have opened with an explosion similar to the one at the end of the second - only this time it would show Dr Loomis being thrown from the hospital to explain how he survived.

** One early draft had Ben Meeker dying while fighting Michael. The house was also to be set on fire starting at the basement (hence giving them a good reason for running on the roof).

* HeyItsThatPlace: The drugstore set was used in Creator/StephenKing ‘s ‘’The Stand’’.

* BTeamSequel: This where Creator/JohnCarpenter bailed on the series. He wanted to an anthology series, as opposed to continuing the Michael Myers story.

* CriticalResearchFailure: Sheriff Meeker and co. are "Haddonfield Police," despite Haddonfield being in Warren County (or Livingstone County depending on the movie). Consequently, they should be portrayed as county police because sheriffs are county - not town - law enforcement.

* FollowTheLeader: John Carpenter's initial script was rejected in favour of following the formula of the popular slasher movies of the day.

* {{Tuckerization}}: Jamie's name was originally Brittany, but she was named in honor of Creator/JamieLeeCurtis.

** Another draft was written by author Dennis Etchison and was to be directed by Creator/JoeDante . This version had a much more supernaturally powered Michael killing on the tenth anniversary of the events of the original movie. Tommy Doyle and Lindsey Wallace, the children who were being babysat in the first film, were to return as teens and main characters.

** Michael's attack on the police station was filmed, but ended up cut due to time.

* MeanCharacterNiceActor: As mention above, the actor playing Michael would try to comfort Danielle Harris between takes.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: There was some discussion of killing off Michael for real at the end, and making ''Jamie'' the new killer.

** Rebecca Schaeffer had also auditioned for Rachel, and Creator/MelissaJoanHart was a top contender to play Jamie.

* Another draft was written by author Dennis Etchison and was to be directed by Creator/JoeDante . This version had a much more supernaturally powered Michael killing on the tenth anniversary of the events of the original movie. Tommy Doyle and Lindsey Wallace, the children who were being babysat in the first film, were to return as teens and main characters.

** One early draft had Ben Meeker dying while fighting Michael. The house was also to be set on fire starting at the basement (hence giving them a good reason for running on the roof).

** One early draft had Ben Meeker dying while fighting Michael. The house was also to be set on fire (hence giving them a good reason for running on the roof).