Halloween Endsmay not have been a critical hit, but even if fans are debating the quality of her final film as Laurie Strode,Jamie Lee Curtisis nevertheless eternally grateful to have had a 44-year run playing the character. Back in 1978, Curtis first portrayed Laurie in the originalHalloweenfilm by director John Carpenter. After returning as Laurie inHalloween II,Halloween H20, andHalloween: Resurrection, JLC had one last hurrah as the fan favorite final girl with a new trilogy of films from director David Gordon Green.
After the release ofHalloween Ends, Curtis reflected on herHalloweenrun in a new interview forCBS Sunday Morning. She gets choked up, explaining how she can’t help but feel emotional anytime she thinks about whatHalloweenmeans to her. Curtis cannot even imagine what her life would be like if she had never become Laurie Strode, convinced that she wouldn’t have ever found any further success in Hollywood. Maybe this time,Halloweenreally is behind her with no plans to bring Laurie back for any new films, but JLC will forever feel grateful for all that playing the role has done for her.
“Every time I talk about it, I cry, because of what it’s given me: my entire life. My entire life is because of Laurie Strode. I don’t know what would have happened [if I didn’t get the role]. I know I would have never found any success, and that just… the fact that people cared about her so much, [it’s] powerful to have that. Incredible respect I have for it, and feel very honored by it and proud.”
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In aprevious interview, Curtis also described what it was like to film her final shot as Laurie Strode forHalloween Ends. Coming full circle after more than four decades, she explained that it felt “deeply emotional and cathartic” that last time David Gordon Green called “Cut.” She also said that she better than ever understands the term “final girl” and what it means to horror fans with Laurie serving as a positive inspiration for so many people.
“I mean, when you call her a final girl — I never really understood how important that name was until I made this last movie,” she said. “And now I really understand it. And I think you’ll be very happy.”
Halloween Endsis still playing in movie theaters and can be found streaming on Peacock.
