On the night of October 31st, 1978, one Lynda Van Der Klock had planned to meet up with her friends [Annie Blackett and her boyfriend Paul] at the Wallace resident for some "fun". Little does Lynda know, Annie has been murdered by Michael Myers. Thus, sets us up for one of the most iconic scenes from
Halloween ever. Lynda has sex with her boyfriend Bob when he goes downstairs for a beer. While he is downstairs Michael pins him to the wall with a knife. He then disguises himself as Bob by wearing a white sheet over his head and Bob's glasses. Lynda of course believes it to be Bob and begins to flash him her breasts. Now, as a completely heterosexual female, P.J. Soles looks pretty decent naked, especially for the 70's. She gets up to call her buddy Laurie Strode to see if she knows where Annie and Paul are. The second that Laurie picks up, Michael Myers grabs the phone cord and strangles Lynda with it. Of course Laurie assumes its a prank call and just hangs up the phone. Lynda falls dead and Laurie finds them later on.
Nancy Loomis for her portrayal of Annie Brackett
Annie is one of Laurie Strode's best friends, and the daughter of Haddonfield sheriff, Leigh Brackett. On Halloween night, she is babysitting "little Lindsey Wallace" across the street from Laurie, and the two friends gossip over the phone throughout the evening. After dropping Lindsey off with Laurie in order to go and meet her boyfriend Paul, Annie is murdered by Michael Myers, who strangles her in her car before slitting her throat. Michael then sets up her corpse for Laurie to find, leaving her in the Wallaces' bed with Judith Myers' tombstone
Ellie Cornell for her portrayal as Rachel CarruthersRachel is probably one of my favorites because she's so dedicated into helping those around her. Laurie was more "save me save me, I'm a Final Girl, I can't die!" Rachel was more concerned about her little Jamie than she was anyone. Rachel Carruthers is the only child of Richard and Darlene Carruthers. Little else is known about her life before late October 1988. However, through her own admission, Laurie Strode, Jamie's mother- did baby-sit her when she was younger. The character of Rachel only makes a quick appearance in
Halloween 5 before being killed off and having her role as Jamie's protector taken over by her friend Tina. At the beginning of the movie, Michael stalks Rachel around her house after she gets out of the shower and eventually kills her by stabbing her in the chest with a pair of scissors. Near the end of the movie, Rachel's body makes one final appearance in the attic that Michael chases Jamie into.
Wendy Kaplan as Tina Williams
She was best friends with Rachel Carruthers, Samantha Thomas, and Lindsey Wallace. Her boyfriend was Mike Gonland. As Jamie had thoughts and dreams of Michael Myers, Tina ignored her and went to a party with Samantha and Spitz looking for Mike. Mike had been murdered earlier by Michael Myers. She then went to the tower farm where Jamie and Billy Hill followed. After Samantha and Spitz were murdered, Tina saw Michael in the farm. She ran outside and saw two officers, dead. Michael went in his car and chased Jamie, Billy, and Tina in the woods. Tina eventually was stabbed sacrificing herself to save Jamie.
Sheri Moon Zombie as Deborah MyersShe is the mother of Judith and Michael Myers as well as the real mother of Laurie Strode. She does not know that her son is mentally unstable, nor that Michael kills animals as a habit. While working at a strip club she misses seeing Michael killing her abusive boyfriend, Ronnie, Judith, and Judith's boyfriend, Steve. After this, Michael is put in custody; Deborah later witnesses her son attacking a nurse and killing her. When she returns home, Deborah commits suicide by shooting herself while watching old home videos of Michael. She's going to be in the 2009 remake sequel bewigged...here's hoping it doesn't totally kill the character.
Kyle Richards as Lindsey Wallace She first appears in
Halloween babysat by Annie Brackett (who makes teenagers babysit on Halloween...honestly?) After Annie leaves the Wallaces' house to go and pick up her boyfriend, Paul, she leaves Lindsey with Laurie who is babysitting Tommy Doyle at his house(once again, babysitting on Halloween???). Before leaving to pick up her boyfriend, Annie is killed by The Shape himself. Lindsey is then seen asleep with Tommy while Laurie goes and checks on Annie, Paul, and her friends, Lynda and Bob. Lindsey and Tommy later open the door for Laurie as she is chased back into the house by the Shape. After locking themselves in the bathroom and Laurie being attacked twice, Laurie tells them to go to the Mackenzies' house. She appears in
Halloween II in a recap of the first film's final moments.
Danielle Harris as Jamie Lloyd Jamie suffers from nightmares about her uncle Michael, and in the 5th film of the series, she and him share almost a telepathic connection. The fourth film is heartbreaking because for the first time you see Michael out and intending to harm a little girl and her foster sister Rachel. She ran around town in a clown costume and screamed for almost the entire film. My favorite scene is one that isn't even as "memorable" and its watching her being teased for being related to Haddonfield's Boogeyman. My heart strings pulled for that little girl! However, who can forget at the end of the 4th film when Jamie is shown at the top of the stairs with the clown mask on weilding a knife. The 5th film Jamie is rendered a mute and suffers from seizures. Scary enough, her connection with Michael hasn't gone away and she goes into convulsions whenever he is about to kill. Myers tracks down his niece in his childhood home after Loomis takes her. By addressing him as "Uncle," she gets him to pause and remove his mask. I swear to you, that is the most insane moment of the whole film. You know it's not going to work and that Michael is going to get her, but you don't know when. So for that little girl to pull that off...is DAMN impressive.
Scout Taylor-Compton as Laurie Strode Love the remake or hate it, Scout does a damn fine job in it. It is true that absolutely no one can even TOUCH the performance of Jamie Lee Curtis as Laurie Strode, but I will admit that I enjoyed myself watching Scout. She has real powerful screaming lungs, she can be beat the crap out of and still look hot and I'll admit it...she's pretty convincing as an actress. Sue me. I like her.
Jamie Lee Curtis as Laurie StrodeCombining sex appeal, innocence and feminine strength in a way never before seen in the horror genre, the second generation starlet was more than a character--she was an archetype. In the sex-drenched world of the 1970s, Laurie's character chooses not to indulge in the carnal desires of her friends, sublimating her libidinal energies into a force of shocking violence in the face of violence. Confronted with the threat of the Shape, she diverts her pent-up sexuality into a destructive force that is the only thing which saves her life. Now that's girl power, people. amie Lee Curtis would make one more return to horror, reprising her role as Laurie Strode in Halloween II--the sequel in which young Laurie discovers that she is actually Michael Myers' sister. would be 20 years after the original Halloween that Jamie Lee Curtis was finally lured back to the world of blood and guts to once again contend with Myers in the underrated Halloween: 20 Years Later (1998), followed by one final cameo as Laurie in the decidedly inferior Halloween: Resurrection (2002).
AND FINALLY...Debra HillWe always associate Halloween, Michael Myers, Jamie Lee Curtis, and all things of that sort with John Carpenter...but did you know that he wasn't the full brains behind the operation? That's right, Michael Myers does have a mother...and her name is Debra Hill. John Carpenter even credits her as being the other half of the 50/50 writing cred for Halloween, Halloween II, and Halloween III: Season of the Witch. She also worked alongside him in The Fog. Outside of working with Carpenter, she produced The Dead Zone, Head Office, Escape from NY, World Trade Center, and two of my favorite cult classics: Clue and Adventures in Babysitting. Little clues about her personal life lend a hand in the making of Michael Myers' storyline. For example, Haddonfield was named after Hill's birthplace in Haddonfield, New Jersey. She also helped Carpenter pay homage to Alfred Hitchcock by giving many characters name related to his characters. For example, the decision to name Dr. Loomis after Janet Leigh's boyfriend in Psycho. Hell, it was Debra Hill who thought casting Jamie Lee Curtis would be brilliant once she found out she was Janet Leigh's daughter.
Now every pre-teen can finally have an angsty teenage girl and a pasty boy to play house with.
He sees you when you're sleeping, he knows when you're awake, he knows if you've been bad or good, and when you masturbate HEY!
Oh, my slumber will be so much easier now that you're here silhouette of Edward. You'll sparkle away the monster under my bed, and be intrigued while I sleep. How did I ever fall asleep without you watching me?
