Drink Identifier: Halloween H2O

Jamie Lee Curtis returns as Laurie Strode in the 2nd version of the Halloween continuity (it directly follows the events of Halloween 2, not to be confused with her appearance in Halloween (2018) which is a direct sequel to Halloween (1978) and no I will never get over this.)

Anyway, the only character that survives long enough to have a drink in this film is Laurie Strode (those poor, horny teenagers), so let’s break it down.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt / Jimmy Grabs Beer in Halloween H2O.

I know what I just said, but I don’t think JGL’s character survives long enough to actually have a drink of beer. The opening scene sees JGL’s character checking the home of Nurse Marion Chambers after Michael Myers shows up out of nowhere (it’s never explained where he’s been for 20 years) to ransack it.

JGL manages to steal a few bottles of Penn Pavel’s beer from the fridge. He then takes it back home and is promptly murdered with an ice skate to the face.

Penn Pavel’s is a fictional brand of beer made by The Earl Hays Press for use as props in film and television. It’s basically used if the film can’t or won’t get a product placement deal. It’s been seen in The Truman Show, Cougar Town, and Party Down. This site has a longer list of where this fake beer has popped up.

Jamie Lee Curtis / Laurie Strode Drinks Chardonnay and Vodka in Halloween H2O.

The Queen of surviving knife-wielding maniacs in masks (if you ignore Halloween Resurrection, which I do), Laurie gets down on some boozy self-medication. To be fair, we don’t know if she just drinks on Halloween because her nerves are still fried from all the horror. That’s relatable.

Chardonnay

Having a glass of chardonnay with lunch is perfectly socially acceptable. However, Laurie pulls the old “wait for your date to get up, quickly order another drink and chug the first one” move, which is not. This is also just clearly pre-gaming for the real drinking back at home, where she has…

Straight Vodka

I didn’t recognize this vodka brand and did some research into it, but my best guess is this is another fake brand and prop bottle.

Regardless, Laurie Strode does not fuck around with her vodka. She drinks it straight up (it is kept chilled in the freezer, but that’s only slightly better.) She at least uses a glass at first, but eventually she’s so on edge she ends up drinking it straight from the bottle.

After getting drunk off vodka and telling her boyfriend her true past, Laurie becomes far too busy trying to save her son from her bloodthirsty brother. Many horny teens and adults are stabbed, you know the drill.

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