And as I said, would be out of place typically in a 1970s Midwest Suburb.
In New York City, in the punk rock clubs, sure you'd find Joan Jett types.
You'd stick out in a suburb in Illinois. Not saying there would be none, but it doesn't ring true to authenticity that all of these characters are the "hippest" examples of the 1970s from different demographics.
Watch Halloween from 1978. Observe how the female characters dress. The wardrobe department picked the outfits and looks based on authenticity.
If an authentic late 70s neighborhood of people is what they were going for, they didn't land it.
This was at a time when looking even a little queer would result in you at minimum getting the shit beat out of you and run out of town, if not disappearing into the woods altogether.
And as I said, would be out of place typically in a 1970s Midwest Suburb.
In New York City, in the punk rock clubs, sure you'd find Joan Jett types.
You'd stick out in a suburb in Illinois. Not saying there would be none, but it doesn't ring true to authenticity that all of these characters are the "hippest" examples of the 1970s from different demographics.
Watch Halloween from 1978. Observe how the female characters dress. The wardrobe department picked the outfits and looks based on authenticity.
If an authentic late 70s neighborhood of people is what they were going for, they didn't land it.
This was at a time when looking even a little queer would result in you at minimum getting the shit beat out of you and run out of town, if not disappearing into the woods altogether.