Halloween And Friday The 13th Comparison

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In slasher movies, the cast of characters, usually teenagers, are introduced and then, per the norm, are dispatched of in one grisly manner after the next until it comes down to the killer and the final remaining female heroine. Both Halloween and Friday the 13th markedly follow this rule, but their approaches differ. The main female character in "Halloween" is Laurie Strode, played by Jamie Lee Curtis in her film debut, while the prominent young woman in "Friday the 13th" is Alice, played by Adrienne King. Curtis' Laurie and King's Alice are both a certain type of teenager--virginal, but not completely innocent. In both films, there is one scene where they are depicted experimenting with marijuana, which one of their friends has provided.

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