Though Halloween is renowned among horror hounds, the film is not without its flaws, oddities, and strange leaps of logic. None of these examples can diminish the film's overall legacy, but let's not pretend there aren't some dumb things everyone ignores about John Carpenter's Halloween. Major horror films of the 1970s, like Carrie and Last House on the Left, tended to cast 20-somethings in the roles of teens. In this respect, Halloween is no different, but that doesn't make the casting any less distracting.
With the exception of Jamie Lee Curtis, who was 19 at the time Halloween was released, the actors who played the teenagers were all well into their twenties. P.J. Soles, the actress who plays Laurie's cheerleader friend Lynda, was 28 years old. Similarly, Laurie's other friend Annie was portrayed by 29-year-old Nancy Kyes.
When all three girls are together on screen, it's incredibly awkward to watch two grown women pretend to be high school girls. When paired with Curtis, who is noticeably younger than the other two actresses, the glaring age differences are impossible to ignore.
After Michael breaks out of Smith's Grove sanitarium at the beginning of the film, Dr. Loomis rightfully fears what Michael will do with his newfound freedom. He takes his concerns to the police but is promptly brushed off, leaving him to hunt Michael on his own. Keep watching the video to see all the dumb things in the Original Halloween we all choose to ignore.
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Definitely not high schoolers | 0:16
Loomis' sixth sense | 1:06
Lone hunters | 2:11
Robbery timeline | 3:11
Is he dead? | 4:13
Horrific errors | 5:23
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