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Jamie Lee CurtisandJohn Carpentertook a moment on Tuesday to honor their iconic horror filmHalloween, which turned 44.
On Instagram, the 74-year-old Carpenter, who directed and co-created the film with the late Debra Hill, shared aseries of snaps, which included a production shot and an image of the original script. His caption read: “Forty-four years ago… I made a little movie calledHalloween.”
Curtis, 63, whoreprised her role of Laurie Strodefor the final time in the recently releasedHalloween Ends, responded to Carpenter’s post with, “AND WE ARE S🎃 GLAD YOU AND DEBRA DID🔪.”
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In another post to commemorate the original film, the actressshared a character portraitwith which she was quite taken. “Never saw this portrait before today.@danwintersphotois [a] master at portraiture. His lens is specific and beautiful. Happy 44 anniversary, Laurie Strode. I love you and thanks Dan for this image of her enduring strength.@halloweenmovie#Repost@danwintersphoto.”
Also getting in on the anniversary fun was Nick Castle, the actor who first donned the legendary white mask as The Shape, aka Michael Myers. Castle, 75, shared a classic behind-the-scenes picture in which he was tipping a soda can into his mask’s mouth.
“Forty-four years ago, I pretended to drink Dr. Pepper. I always hated Dr. Pepper. Diet Coke is much better. And healthier. And cheaper. And contains all your daily vitamin and caffeine needs,” Castle quipped in his Twitter post. Castle had a cameo as Myers in the most recent franchise installment.
Halloween Endspremiered earlier this month both in theaters and on Peacock. DirectorDavid Gordon Greenrecently talked about how he has beenresponding to criticism over the final filmin the latest trilogy.
“It’s funny, when someone says, ‘Build your dream house on this real estate using this title and these characters,’ everybody is going to find a different little thing that’s meaningful for them and they’ll make it their own. That’s what I did,” said Green, 47.
Halloween Endsfollows 2018’sHalloween(the direct sequel toJohn Carpenter’s 1978 horror classic) and 2021’sHalloween Kills.
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“For every bite of backlash, you also get people that are thanking you for taking it to a new place and keeping it alive and full of love,” Green told Moviemaker.com.
source: people.com
