The Fog
After kicking off her vocation battling Michael Myers inHalloween , Jamie Lee Curtiscemented her screeching poove status in other horror plastic film . Curtis has certainly gone on to excel in just about every musical style , showing off both striking chop and comedic timing . She does n’t appear in quite as many flick as she used to , but when she does , it always serves to remind moviegoer just how formidable an addition she is to any stamp . For a late example , one need only take care atRian Johnson ’s masterful murder mysteryKnives Out .
Even after 40 years though , Curtis ' bequest as an actress remains constantly tied to her braggy blind debut as Haddonfield ’s most dedicated baby-sitter . Curtis ' Laurie Strode is arguably the greatest slasher heroine of all clip , and correct the template for all " last girls " to come . Laurie was n’t contented to be anyone ’s dupe , and cope to defend off Michael despite his uncommon strength and ability to move silently from property to place in an almost Batman - esque mode .
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It ’s often said that a hero is only as honorable as their villain , but in the case ofMichael Myers , the silent killer would n’t have proved almost as iconic without Curtis ' resourceful , tough Laurie Strode serve as his mark . As great asHalloweenis though , it ’s time to bet back and call up Curtis ' other horror movie roles .
The Non-Halloween Horror Films of Jamie Lee Curtis
After having such succeeder work with directorJohn CarpenteronHalloween , it ’s no wonder thatJamie Lee Curtis ' next repulsion theatrical role come in Carpenter ’s 1980 specter flickThe Fog . Curtis played Elizabeth Solley , a young hitchhiker who strickle up a romance with Nick Castle ( Tom Atkins ) . Elizabeth does Laurie proud by surviving the film . Also in 1980 , Curtis starred as Kim Hammond in gamey shoal slasherProm Night , which in reality predatedHalloween 2by get the slayer a relative of her grapheme .
Completing Curtis ' 1980 slasher triple - shot wasTerror Train , which starred Curtis as Alana Maxwell , a generally nice person who regret her participation in a horrifying fraternity prank . She discover herself a target when the mentally damage victim returns for retaliation on New Year ’s Eve . Curtis made an uncredited articulation cameo in Carpenter ’s 1981Escape from New York , and also star that same year inRoad Games , an Australian serial grampus thriller directed by Richard Franklin . Stacy Keach stars as a trucker that begins to believe the driver of a caravan he keeps seeing is a nonparallel orca the police force are looking for . Curtis plays Pamela , a hitchhiker Keach ’s character Pat picks up , and who later lead missing .
In 1990 , Curtis starred inBlue Steel , an early attempt from future Oscar - winner Kathryn Bigelow . While not a straight horror film , it boast Curtis ' rookie police officer becoming the object of obsession for a psychopathologic killer . Curtis ' two most recent non - Halloweenhorror effort make out in 1994’sMother ’s Boysand 1999’sVirus . The former sees Curtis star as a psychotic female parent who will do anything to reunify with her nestling , and the latter sees her battle an alien life human body that ’s taken over a Russian research ship and wants to exterminate humanity . Do n’t be fooled by that potentially interesting premise though , asVirusis infamously bad , and Curtis herself even hates it .
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