Jamie Lee Curtisis paying homage to one of Hollywood’s most iconic scream queens.
Theactress, 62, dressed up as her mom,Janet Leigh, for the premiere of her latest film,Halloween Kills. Curtis wore a light blue dress and carried a blood-spattered shower curtain to embody Leigh’s famous role as Marion Crane inPsycho.
She completed her look with black heels, a black purse and a blonde wig styled in Leigh’s famousPsychohaircut.
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“I am honoring my beautiful late mama, Janet Leigh, but… it’s a little more meta than that,” Curtis toldEntertainment Tonighton theHalloween Killsred carpet. “I am actually going asScarlett Johanssonas Janet Leigh in the movieHitchcock. So it’s meta because we never knew what color Janet Leigh’s dress was because it was a black-and-white movie.”
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Johanssonstarredas Leigh in the 2012 filmHitchcock,which tells the story of the making of one of Hitchcock’s most famous films,Psycho.
“Now because of theHitchcockmovie, we know it was pale blue,” Curtis explained toETof her choice to wear a blue dress to the premiere. “And mommy did a little DIY art project the other day. I was worried you would see this and just think I looked like a ’50s housewife. So I thought, you know, maybe I need a little bloody shower curtain.”
While she was brave enough to create her own bloody accessory, Curtis doesn’t recommend others try the same trick at home.
“It’s actually quite sticky and it stains,” she said of fake blood.
But for those who do want to experiment with the gory prop, she’s got some advice.
“Here’s my secret for those who are interested: Dish soap. Like a good dish soap will actually get out fake blood,” she toldET.
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Before attending Tuesday’s premiere, Curtis posed for a photo in her costume and posted the snap toInstagram, writing in the caption, “Honoring my mother in ALL her gory…I meant glory! PREMIERE PARTY TIME!”
Curtis previouslypaid tributeto her mom’s famous role in Ryan Murphy’s horror-comedy seriesScream Queens. In 2015, Curtis — who played Wallace University Dean Cathy Munsch on the Fox series — recreated thePsychoshower scene right down to the black-and-white film.
Halloween Killspremieres in theaters and on Peacock Oct. 15.
source: people.com
