Jamie Lee Curtis celebrates 45 years since the premiere of ‘Halloween’: ‘It gave me my career’

Jamie Lee Curtis celebrated the 45th anniversary of Halloween with publication on Instagram. This Wednesday, the 25th, she showed a photo of Laurie Strode and another of herself kissing the older version of the character’s forehead. The 1978 film received a sequel in 2018 and ended in 2022, with Halloween Ends.

45 years ago, a 17-day shoot, a no-budget horror film, Halloween, set in Haddonfield, Illinois, where a young nanny, Laurie Strode, met the man who would terrorize her and her community. It was written by John Carpenter and Debra Hill and was directed by @johncarpenterofficial and a team of young independent filmmakers, who came together for three intense weeks in 1978. Little did we know that 45 years later we would be retelling and retelling the same simple story of good versus evil. evil, and that a feminist icon would be born from her, the last girl. That movie and Laurie Strode gave me my career and I continue to have it because of them.
This photo was taken for release by @aspictures @micheleromeronyc and summarizes the trauma and resilience of victims of unexpected violence and the human instinct to survive. Happy Halloween!