Laurie Strode

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Lore & Background

Most entries in the franchise depict Laurie as Michael's younger sister, although this detail is not present in the first film and was also disregarded by the most recent entries - the 2018 film and its two sequels. The character is primarily portrayed by Jamie Lee Curtis, who appears as Laurie in the original film and six of its sequels. In the two films directed by Rob Zombie, she is played by Scout Taylor-Compton. In Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988), Laurie is revealed to have died prior to the film's events, with the role of protagonist taken up by her young daughter, Jamie Lloyd. In Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998), Laurie faked her death in a car accident as a way of escaping her murderous brother, and is now living under the name Keri Tate. In Halloween (2018), Michael and Laurie are not related since that revelation does not exist without the 1981 sequel.

In Their Own Story

In the original Halloween (1978), the 17-year-old Laurie is a high school student who has plans to babysit Tommy Doyle on Halloween night, 1978. She keeps seeing a mysterious masked man watching her; unbeknownst to her, he is Michael Myers, an escaped mental patient who murdered his sister fifteen years before. Laurie notices Michael watching her and becomes increasingly worried, though her best friends Annie and Lynda brush off her concerns. As Laurie babysits Tommy, Myers kills Annie and Lynda. Growing concerned, Laurie goes to investigate and sees their corpses, before being attacked by Michael. Barely escaping, Laurie races back to the Doyle house. Michael follows, but Laurie manages to fend him off long enough for Tommy and Lindsey to escape. Laurie is saved by Dr. Sam Loomis, who shoots him off the balcony; when Loomis goes to check Michael's body, he finds it missing. In Halloween II (1981), Laurie learns who was trying to kill her and has dreams of her mother telling her she was adopted. Dr. Loomis discovers that Laurie is Michael and Judith's sister. Laurie shoots Michael in the eyes, blinding him, and Loomis causes an explosion in the operating theater, allowing Laurie to escape. In Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998), Laurie stops Michael and decapitates him. In Halloween: Resurrection (2002), it is revealed that the man Laurie killed was a paramedic with whom Michael had swapped clothes. The guilt-ridden Laurie is now an inmate at the Grace Andersen Sanitarium. When Michael returns, she lures him onto the rooftop; when she tries to remove his mask, Michael stabs her and throws her off the roof, to her death. In the Rob Zombie remake (2007), Laurie (born Angel Myers) is Michael's baby sister. Michael escapes and comes home in search of his sister, killing her adoptive parents and her friend Lynda before kidnapping Laurie. Laurie stabs Michael with his own knife and shoots him in the head. In the sequel (2009), Laurie tells a mortally wounded Michael that she loves him, before stabbing him to death and putting on his mask. In Halloween (2018), Michael escapes again and returns to Haddonfield. He is taken to Laurie's home and engages in a showdown with Laurie, who traps him in the basement with the help of her daughter, Karen, and granddaughter, Allyson. They set the house ablaze and escape. In Halloween Kills, Laurie is hospitalized, where she meets an old friend named Frank Hawkins, who is strongly implied to be Karen's father.

Reader's Guide

The character of Laurie Strode appears in nine of thirteen films in the series. She first appeared in Halloween (1978) as a high school student. Most entries depict Laurie as Michael's younger sister, although this detail is not present in the first film and was also disregarded by the 2018 film and its two sequels. The character is primarily portrayed by Jamie Lee Curtis, who appears as Laurie in the original film and six of its sequels. In the two films directed by Rob Zombie, she is played by Scout Taylor-Compton. In Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988), Laurie is revealed to have died prior to the film's events. In Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998), Laurie faked her death in a car accident. In Halloween: Resurrection (2002), Laurie is killed by Michael. In the Rob Zombie film continuity (2007–2009), Laurie is Michael's baby sister. In the Universal/Blumhouse continuity (1978; 2018–2022), Michael and Laurie are not related.

Did You Know?

• Laurie Strode first appeared in Halloween (1978) as a 17-year-old high school student.
• Laurie is depicted as Michael's younger sister in most entries, but this detail is not present in the first film and was disregarded by the 2018 film and its two sequels.
• Jamie Lee Curtis portrayed Laurie in the original film and six of its sequels, while Scout Taylor-Compton played her in the two Rob Zombie films.
• In Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988), Laurie is revealed to have died prior to the film's events.
• In Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998), Laurie faked her death in a car accident and lived under the name Keri Tate.