Jamie Lee Curtis as Laurie Strode in John Carpenter’s Halloween (1978), the film that launched her career and helped define the modern slasher movie. Curtis was only 19 during filming, and her performance gave Laurie a grounded, believable quality that made the character more than just a horror-film victim.
The original Halloween was made on a small budget but became a major success, with Carpenter’s restrained direction, Michael Myers’ blank white mask, and the film’s now-iconic score helping shape an entire generation of horror. Curtis would become permanently associated with the genre, earning the “scream queen” label while Laurie Strode became one of horror cinema’s most enduring final girls.
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