May 26, 2016

The Horror Evoloution of Jamie Lee Curtis!

Jamie Lee Curtis is one of the, if not THE, most famous Scream Queen of all-time. Others definitely came before her, but she took it to a new level with the role of Laurie Strode in John Carpenter's 1978 classic, Halloween. She probably gets it from her momma (who played the victim in the infamous shower scene in Psycho), but it was her Laurie Strode that firmly planted the Final Girl conceit into the minds of audiences at large back in 1978.

She (both Jamie Lee and the characters that she played) had a sweet, girl next door quality about her that made audiences root for her to survive against the killers that always seemed to want to do her in, and that archetype has been used countless times since to fuel Slasher, and Horror flicks in general, ever since.

Most of her Horror work came in roles, both big and small, in John Carpenter's 80's films, but between 1978-1982, she was THE Scream Queen in a variety of movies in a Genre that was just beginning to boom.

She eventually got away from her Horror beginnings, going on to become a big mainstream star in the 80's & 90's with roles in such classic movies as Trading Places, A Fish Called Wanda, My Girl, and True Lies, to name a few. She'll always be a Final Girl to us though.

Below, we've listed all of Jamie Lee Curtis' Horror & Genre work: from where she started, to where she is today. Take a look, and check out the flicks. *All picture links go to IMDB.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077651/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_65
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077651/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_65
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080749/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_62
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081383/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_61
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081383/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_61
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081617/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_60
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081617/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_60
She only had a Voice-Over role in this one, so no picture. IMDB.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083000/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_57
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083000/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_57
 
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082495/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_56
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082495/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_56
 
Again, Voice-Over role only, so no picture. IMDB.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107606/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_33
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120694/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_24
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120458/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_23
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0220506/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_17
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4145384/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_2
Jamie Lee Curtis is one of the greatest Scream Queens of all-time.

1 comment :

  1. As the pic from "Scream Queens" proves, she's still damn hot.

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