“Halloween” 1978: Jamie Lee Curtis and John Carpenter’s Oral History of the Horror Classic - Part 1
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- Опубліковано 6 лют 2025
- Why does Michael Myers, the ultimate neighborhood bogeyman, endure? Laurie Strode herself - a.k.a. the super-smart, super-cussy - Jamie Lee Curtis, sat down for an exclusive extended interview with Rotten Tomatoes to talk about the on-screen murderer she calls her “shadow” of 40 years. Joined by ‘Halloween’ director John Carpenter, Curtis walks us through the creation of the slasher classic in fascinating detail, from first landing the part to her first day on set to working with Nick Castle and the creation of Myers’ iconic look. The director and star also reflect on why their creation - he with “the devil’s eyes,” in the words of Dr. Loomis - continues to haunt our nightmares, and soon our theaters, all these years after he first went on his Haddonfield spree.
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I'm so happy John Carpenter is back in the spotlight ! May he finally get the attention he deserves from movie-lovers ! 💀
I soooo envy anyone living in the US and has the ability to actually go somewhere to meet sir Carpenter in person... Like... Fucking hell... The guy's gonna die and I'm not going to shake his hand... Fuck...
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What an ignorant comment
I think it's great to have Carpenter back for Halloween.The man almost single handedly created a new horror genre..But the man has defiantly made some clunkers..I still dont fully understand Prince of Darkness or Mouth of Madness.And Escape from LA.Ughh.But with Halloween he defiantly had a vision..
Cheddar Cheese In the Mouth of Madness is my favourite Carpenter film ! It's beautifully weird and effectively shocking. But I do agree with you on the other two, especially Escape from (L.A). The latter is surprisingly the only one among his films that looks low-budget or dated.
You can really see how much Jamie cares about Laurie Strode here and there’s something really beautiful about that.
@gregory garner She literally played Laurie Strode in H20 and it sequel. lmao know your horror history. If she didn't care then she wouldn't have given the performance she did in the newest Halloween movie.
@gregory garner Now THIS is pathetic. Instead of just looking at the comment and walking away, you just wasted your time and made a essay. Like what I'm doing now. Hell! I should've walked away in the first place! I guess we both wasted our times. Whatever. Stay safe.
@gregory garner that's true.
Yes
This character is a cultural icon, it really is amazing to see how much it means to her. She is the first and best scream queen
That song Curtis just made up sounded like a real song, utterly plausible. I love that scene.
Joseph Charles totally
I've always thought it was!
So did i especially when i heard it play on the radio in the background of the new Halloween film (i can't remember which sceen), i guess they just got someone to record it to play homage to the original.
I actually tried to look for it
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I love that Jamie Lee Curtis holds Halloween near and dear. She never tries to distance herself from it.
I think Jamie Lee Curtis is and will be the number 1 scream queen forever
Naw bro neve campbell
@@mikealan1984 Jamie Lee was first though so... And Sidney Prescott's character is more of a fighter than a screamer
Neve is the best final girl but Jamie is the Scream Queen
@@thejester3509 "it's your turn to scream asshole!"- Sydney Prescott
@@mikealan1984 I love Neve and Sydney but JLC had Halloween and Prom Night. And also scream queen is more fitting for Jamie since her mother has a very memorable scream and her father was a big ole queen.
9:50 The Truth Is It's A Fucking William Shatner Mask OMG LMAO CLASSIC
Agreed, Chris. : D
Lmao I loved that. She started out really articulate then brought it home with simple truth.
Chris got to love her💞 shes the best
Cliche af #commonknowledge
And the name myers came from a guy who gave them the money to even do the movie so yeah 😃
I just LOVE Jamie! She carries herself so well and I’m drawn to the way she speaks. A true star.
“Because the problem is I can say all that and you guys can all be like wow she’s really smart. That was really articulate and really thoughtful. But the truth is it’s a fucking William Shatner mask!!!”
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
shit was hilarious
I loved that, truly. Not that it's entirely without merit but some people get *way* too overanalytical with these movies and all the related tropes etc. Not everything requires some symbolic Freudian explanation.
That was so damn cool to watch and listen to Jamie Lee Curtis. Halloween (1978) is a classic film that I love watching traditionally every October. In a way, it's like Star Wars (1977). Not in comparison to the financial gains of the two films, but rather the iconic status and the 'who had any idea these would become what they did?' mentality when they were being made.
Vader your a father of twins who kiss each other since your son has the hots for his sister.
Jamie lee Curtis is just freaking awesome
It cracks me up when they show still pics of the Shape from other Halloween movies in this interview. I love the energy from JLC as she answers the questions and reveals a bit of this movie's past accomplishments. John himself is the core influence of the well achieved original and classic Halloween. Fun interview to watch.
Halloween still spooks me. I am so looking forward to this new Halloween movie.
Literally can’t wait for the new movie. Micheal Myers is the only person who’s ever scared me.
It's awesome.
It's not that good.
It is one of the very best Halloween movies ever
The actress Carpenter wanted the part of Laurie but turned them down was Anne Lockhart, June Lockhart's daughter. Anne looked exactly like her mother. Jamie was perfect for the role.
HALLOWEEN did help make her career GREAT!! It was the first film she ever played in and became a hit... incredible! She has always been one of my favorite actresses of all time. Her mother Janet Leigh and father Toney Curtis were also great actors as well. It's nice to see her still going strong!
"we were ahead of the game with the onesie." Jamie lee Curtis cracks me up
Oh damn, I just realized the song she sings in 1978 is the same song she sings to herself in the new film when doing target practice! HAHA! :D
Nice
Doh ....me too
Jamie Doesn't Mince Words Does She. And She Doesn't hold back either...she just tells it like it is. 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
That's why I love her
Jamie is just so fantastic in anything she's in. I actually can say I worked on a movie and shared end credits with her haha. She did a voice in an animated film that I worked on and I got to draw storyboards to her voice. It was a real honor!
Jamie is a very talented woman and not that I enjoy seeing anyone go thru addiction, I find it inspiring when someone from her industry come out into the open and discusses the reality of it. It's a wonderful thing for addicts to see other people having such a human issue. Props to you Jamie Lee may your journey inspire many to change for the better!
Great video on Jamie and John's part, HORRIBLE choices by Rotten tomatoes to somehow put the Halloween 5 mask and that actor from H5 when Laurie said "I saw Nick wearing the mask" when H5 has absolutely nothing at all to do with this movie or the new movie... RT get your shit together that was awkward
Right? I was thinking the same thing.
That one was like a kick to the balls of Halloween fans, i think they are trolling us.
Well pointed out. I agree. Also Halloween 5 could of been a better sequel. But considering there's one's that were way worse.
Purist rage is exhilirating !
Especially when rotten tomatoes is the god of deciding what movies are great and horrible nowadays
Awesome interview.
Hands down best horror movie ever made.
Hardly any blood, just jump scares, creepy visuals & Damned fucking spooky music.
I could listen to Jamie talk for hours, everything she says you just want to know more
The best horror film ever made,A MASTERPIECE!
Jaime Lee has aged gracefully. I don’t think Halloween would be Halloween without her. Awesome interview!!!!!
As accentuated from smoking & being a facial contortionist ...
I love how she acknowledges that Halloween gave her the career she has now. A lot of actors who get their start in small horror movies turn their nose up at it and won't even discuss it once they make it big. Jamie hasn't done that. She distanced herself from horror so she could try other things in her career but she always said if it wasn't for Halloween and Laurie Strode, she probably wouldn't be what she is today. And she has had a great legacy as an actress. Love her!
Halloween, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and The Exorcist are the best horror films ever, imo.
The Shining is pretty damn good too.
Night of the Living Dead
How about hellraiser? I'd put that somewhere near the top. At least for me. It left a pretty good lasting impression on me. Another would be The mangler with Robert Englund. That was one of my worst nightmares. Lol without too much comedy.
I'm weird.. Texas chainsaw massacre 2 was the right amount of slasher and comedy. Gotta love chop top. Also a little low budget series called criminally insane staring an obese, mentally ill crazy woman named fat ethel. She kills anyone who gets in the way of her eating habits or just out of psychopathic rage while living in a halfway house. This movie has such a low budget it's just eerie someone made it and it's pretty creepy to watch.
Rosemarys baby too. And the thing
Im glad it was jamie lee curtis was chosen for the halloween franchise, she was perfect!.
Hilarious interview as always, JLC is incredible. And I find it even more hilarious that John Carpenter has never used a hairbrush.
Bugs me so bad that they put Halloween 5 Michael next to Nick Castle....
Seriously! Ugh!
Same
Now that, was a fantastic interview
I soooooo freakin love JLC!! Huge fan of hers and would love to meet her on day. She is such a accomplished actress. From Laurie to Ophelia to Mrs.Tasker. A+ 👍🏾👍🏾
and Wanda!
jamie lee curtis herself is so much like many of us. She is obviously so passionate about this project and this movie that she just doesn't know when to stop talking when asked about it, so much so, that she finds herself catching up to her own point and addresses that she's talking out of her ass before anyone else can point it out. I love her so much. I can't wait for this movie.
Her character's hair in 1978 & 2018 is like, the same... i think they did it on purpose... right?😅
You're not the only one who picked that up. 😛😋😝
@@3912James 😅😅😅ya i think its rather obvs!!😅😅😅big poofy hair seems to be Laurie's fave hairstyle!!!
I love how during the whole Nick Castle discussion, they showed pictures of individuals whom wore the Myers mask, which wasn't Nick... Any scene where Michael has to break something or when his face is revealed, it wasn't him.
What a great interview, Halloween, with all its simplicity in production, became the greatest horror ride in cinema ever 🎃
You disrespected John Carpenter by displaying every other mask but the original 🙃
The OG is forever the best
@@rand0mdude779 Is there a difference in any of them besides the weathering..?
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I loved this. Interesting to see an actress and how she got her break. It’s insane how people are so lucky but her talent was at 💯.
I love this woman. This film is going to make my year!
Holy shit, she f*ckin spiraled at the end lol. No bullshit from this woman. I wish more celebrities were this honest.
So great seeing these two back together.
Jaimie Lee is a QUEEN!!!! one of the most Iconic slasher performance!!!
9:50 she shocked me 😲. I have never heard her uncensored like That .
I’ve always found Laurie Strode to be a relatable character in the very first film. Likewise to her, I am a teenager living in the Midwest who tends to be very bookish, quiet and introverted. I also hold a somewhat similar friend group, although I never really hung out with a popular cheerleader like Lynda, though I can say that I’ve had many friends similar to Annie. Ultimately though, likewise to Laurie, I’m the quiet kid who hangs out with more extroverted people, and to make her even more relatable she’s also the quiet kid who you would never guess smokes grass. Not only does her relatability kind of make the film more terrifying to me personally, but it also goes to show the timelessness of Carpenter’s film and Curtis’ acting if a 19-year-old guy in 2020 (born very-early 2001) can relate to a teenager from a 1978 film
Showed H5 mask.. Then later showed that beyond awful H20 mask.
H5 is underrated. H20 was beyond carbage
H5 is a piece of shit.
lol nope
@@sakuraitonen9513
Yep
H20 rocks but the mask didn't lmao
You guys made a HUGE mistake. When Jamie mentions Nick Castle you used a photo of Nick on the right but of Don Shanks from Halloween 5 on the left. That’s NOT from John Carpenter’s Halloween. Aren’t you guys supposed to be professional and actually do your research? It’s not even the same guy or the same mask!
Justin Esquivel there’s worse things in the world. Calm down 🙄
Michael O Callaghan I am a fan. I’ve been watching Halloween since I was 13. I’m 30 now. But this really isn’t a massive issue. Look at what you’re losing your temper over 🤷♂️
Nick Williams good point lol
That mistake sucks!! Keep the bar high!!! 🎃
😂😂😂😂
I love you Jamie Lee, You are one of my favorite actresses!!! My father used to love your father Tony Curtis. I can not wait to see Halloween This week!!!
I used to live at the bottom of this street in South Pasadena. The old Mike Meyers house is now a real estate office and they moved it down to the tracks at Mission Rd now!
In addition, they filmed a major scene next to my locker one morning because I was in 12th grade and I got to meet Jamie on set that morning before my first class English up the hall!
0:03 0:19 1:04 1:22 2:25 2:33 2:56 3:10 3:20 3:38 3:52 3:59 4:26 7:00 7:24 8:10 8:32 10:35
Love their friendship, two legends!
Holy fuck that ending was fantastic. "He's my buddy. Where would I be without Michael Myers?"
9:52 God I love her honesty
Jamie's just the coolest! I remember seeing her up in Idaho banging around town from time to time and she always seemed so nice! 😁
Jamie Lee curtis is one of the very best actresses ever and one of the very best scream queens ever
"Because Its A William Shatner Mask!!!' Lol! Yes! Best Quote of the Interview!
This is my favorite movie ever! I love Jamie Lee Curtis and John Carpenter!
This is great. I'm so glad she's back. Love Jamie Lee & John.
And this shit is going to be Scary AsF
omg i never knew she made it up i wanted to know what song it was so bad LOL
OH Jamie!! The ending was hilarious.
Especially the end comment was pure gold.
"IT'S A FUCKING WILLIAM SHATNER MASK!" Hahahahaha omg 😂
Im a icon to this movie..this movie is half of my life..as a child..on Halloween going threw some serious shit..
I just realized Jamie Lee Curtis is the Longest Surviving Charcter in a Horror movie. Michael Myers is thinking damn I can't kill her for 40 years and I'm supposed to be Immortal.
She's ageless and timeless iconic
Not ageless, more liked aged ...
1978 Halloween will never be outdone, ever
The last one I saw with J Lee C in the staring roll was H2o. Final Confrontation was cutting off his head and once you do that, the body is dead. Things you can survive....... being shot, stabed, hit by a car, electrocuted,poisons, a leg break a leg or arm getting cut off, drowning and being burned ones throat being cut, boiling water a shark attack. How did he return after your sister cuts you head clean off? Did he have a twin that was helping him? Was he one of an octuplets and they kept thinking that it Michael? It was one of the others brothers or all of the octuplet brothers. Magicly she decapitated an innocent man.. Okay. I don't know when I am going to see this but I will see it. I guess that is the power and the Jedi mind trick of it all. I am going to still see this film. You got me hooked. Danm!
Carpenter is from Kentucky. He and his dad use to eat at shoneys in Bowling Green where my sister use to wait tables. I was 15 and while eating there I got the pleasure of meeting them both. But what embarrassed me most was when he shook my hand I jerked his hand into my dr pepper and spilled everywhere!
I love her so much! When she gets real at the end is perfect!
Michael Myers and Jamie Lee will always be 🤞
Im literally crying just by waiting the movie to get out but in the same time feel nostalgic from watching the old movies and seeing laurie using the win gun is just aaaaaaaaaa >♡<
Im such a huge fan of this movie and i love how myers and laurie interact and how each other wants to kill each other after years >¤
Love you Jamie! You are one great actress. my favorite movie aside from Halloween is True Lies!!
She did nice work on Halloween she a legend
"It's an internal monologue, she's not belting out a country and western tune." 😂😂😂
What John Carpenter said that will stick with you forever❤️
I'm 19 and I'm in love with Jamie Lee Curtis
Granny issues ...
Lmao I love the ending cracked me up!!! 😂😂😂😂😂
Halloween 1978 Greatest Horor Movie of all Time!!😝
haha! the ending of this was hilarious. brought it back down to earth there.
The end of the video is the best part.
The ending had me laughing!! 🤣🤣🔪🤣
Jamie Lee Curtis has a great singing voice. Why hasn't anybody given her a record deal?
Jaime & john are both hysterical & great talents
The key to all of this was the iconic jamie lee cutis performance-
YOU CARED ABOUT LAURIE & rooted for her because of JAMIE LEE CURTIS!! Arguably more iconic performance than sissy spacek in Carrie & a precursor to ALIENS, the Terminator, Scream, etc...
(Poor Laurie,
her friends are DEAD because of her stalker!! RUN 🏃🏃🏃)
See you really soon sis.
Michael Myers Except she’s not his sis. That was just lies told by the people that lived in the town.
Thanks for the info. 🙄
Sorry Michael your adopted
Kyle Sanders damn son! Why you do me like that!
0:42 just noticed that there is the Annabelle Doll
Wow, good catch!
Jamie Lee is like a fine wine, gets better and more beautiful with age. Brilliant actress.
Jamie Lee can sing
I appreciate her candidness, but I don't agree with her undercutting what she says about the primal psychology about why Myers endures. Because she is right about that faceless projection, I don't know why she acts like what she said is nonsense.
I think because it wasn't planned at the moment, that was just a lucky yet genius design from the Halloween Team.
Bear Grills I get that, but the way she said it sounded like the aftermath of how it all fits and works has no meaning.
Good God I love Jamie! She's so real.
There's these 2 guys who show all the outside places Halloween was made. The house was moved, around the block. It's interesting.
William shat in her mask
"Me and my Shadow" Exactly. That si exactly why he endures. he is the Jungian Shadow given form.
omg this gathering is magical
9:50 is like my mood lol
Taking a chance can lead to legendary opportunities, I PRAY for a moment similar to this for my manifestations. Abracadabra in thee most #PERFECT WAY!
I've just got to say....I L
I wonder if Jamie was referring to someone like Sissy Spacek being up for the role in the original with the recent Carrie(1976) movie being a big hit.
Ann Lockhart was the actress who turned down the role because she was already committed to doing Battlestar Galactica..
Tried to watch Halloween H20 last night but it was on DVD and looked awful on my flatscreen😰 Time for an upgrade!!😂
Haha the ending of this interview is funny where Jamie starts saying it's just a Fukin william.S mask with a man init! And "where would I be without Michael myers?know what I'm saying...." Lol. I love her!!!
Great video!