
She felt that, however, Laurie or Michael had to die otherwise, there would be a state of "limbo" with no closure. Jamie Lee Curtis later referred to Resurrection, the eighth film, as a "joke" because of her contractual fulfillments. In the second continuity, Laurie was killed at the beginning of the film after Michael found her three years after the events of H20. A twist in the eighth released film (and fourth in the second continuity) established that Michael had switched outfits with a paramedic and Laurie did not kill Michael at the end of H20. However, Curtis was contractually obligated to appear in a sequel to H20 in order to make it, despite Michael's definitive death at the end of the movie. In a controversial change, the movie, now named Halloween H20: Twenty Years Later, the seventh released Halloween film, retconned the previous three releases ( Halloween 4, 5, and 6) as a direct sequel to Halloween II.Īs the 4-6 films never happened in continuity with the 7th film, a new timeline was established where Laurie led a relatively peaceful life for 20 years, though she still faked her death after the events of the second film. Eventually, it was decided to scrap the concept entirely. The displeasure of this ending led to Laurie's revival in the seventh film, which was tentatively named Halloween 7: The Revenge of Laurie Strode which would loosely give callbacks to the 4-6 films. The original continuity depicted Laurie surviving the 1978 murders, then dying off-screen in a car accident, as mentioned in the fourth film. In the 40 years after the horrible events that happened on Halloween in 1978, Laurie began living in a small house in the woods, on the outskirts of Haddonfield. The most notable difference is that this version of her is not related to Michael. In this timeline, Laurie remains alive 40 years after the events of the original 1978 murders.

In the first continuity of Curtis' portrayal of the character, Laurie is seemingly killed off-screen (but later revealed to be alive in a sequel comic book), while in the second continuity, she is killed by Michael Myers. As a result, the biography of Laurie's life is now split into four different timelines (three with Curtis' portrayal of the character, one with the Rob Zombie remake). In 2017, it was announced that Halloween (2018) would be a direct sequel to Halloween (1978), ignoring all of the sequels made afterwards. She first appeared in the original Halloween, played by Jamie Lee Curtis. Laurie Strode is a character and primary protagonist in the Halloween franchise. He clearly has a well rehearsed act much like a stand-up comedian." Evil dies tonight." ―Laurie Strode

He does this in front of an audience who just paid to obtain the man's autograph. He describes one autograph seeker with complete vitriol, bashing the fan as a complete loser. He blasts the hardcore fanbase, telling them they are all nothing but a bunch of nerds, right to their faces. Throughout the video, Tony Moran bashes Halloween as an indie piece of garbage that he never thought anyone would ever watch. But that might not necessarily be a good thing. Walking away from a conversation with Tony Moran, you'll certainly remember it over anything else that happens at a horror con. His actions clearly illicit more attention than just an actor at a convention table quietly signing photos for fans with the occasional nod and pleasant greeting. It's unclear whether Moran is being truthful here or if he's merely playing to the crowd, hamming it up for the camera, and making a spectacle of himself to lend credit to his place in the franchise's history. The Michael Myers actor even goes as far as to spoil certain aspects of Blumhouse's Halloween Kills, in which he has been privy to certain details.

He takes no issue attacking Michael Myers actor Tyler Mane from the Rob Zombie film, constantly calling him names that we can't print here. Moran is seen in the video at various conventions making some outrageous claims about the original Halloween production, including alleged misconduct from John Carpenter and Jamie Lee Curtis on and off set. This new video popped up on Youtube earlier in the week, and it has left many Halloween fans shaking their heads. Those few seconds of screen time in the slasher which is hailed as a seminal classic, have provided Moran with vast opportunities worldwide to profit from the intense fandom that has surrounded Halloween for over 4 decades. For those who don't know, Tony Moran, the older brother of Erin Moran (Joanie on Happy Days), played Michael Myers in John Carpenter's original Halloween for a few fleeting seconds in the film, when Laurie (Jamie Lee Curtis) rips off the mask of The Shape (played by Nick Castle in 98.99% of the film) to reveal her brother's true face.
