Halloween Costume Ideas: Movie Couple
Halloween gives couples a chance to dress up as their favorite movie pairing. Whether it's a current couple or a period romance, choose costumes that are easy to identify with the couple you're portraying. Costume shops often have costumes portraying movie couples. Another option is to make the costume at home, either sewing from a pattern or assembling household items to design the costume. Don't forget wigs, makeup and other accessories to complete the look.
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Famous Movie Couples
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Famous movies offer ample inspiration for Halloween costumes. Choose the lead characters from romantic films to create classic couple costumes. Some ideas include Scarlett and Rhett from "Gone with the Wind," Antony and Cleopatra, Robin Hood and Maid Marion, Romeo and Juliet, Gomez and Morticia from "The Addams Family," Beauty and the Beast, and Elizabeth and Darcy from "Pride & Prejudice."
Onscreen Pairings
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Rather than dressing up as a fictional couple, consider portraying actors who are often paired together in movies. Examples of these onscreen couples include Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant, Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks, Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio, Julia Roberts and Richard Gere, and Woody Allen and Diane Keaton.
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Real-Life Couples
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Couples past and present who are both famous actors offer an alternative for Halloween costumes. Emphasize famous characteristics of the actors, such as pouty lips or spiky hair, to make the costume more individualized. Some couples in this category include Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward, Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall, Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson, Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes, John Travolta and Kelly Preston, and Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones.
Unconventional Pairings
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Not all movie duos are romantically linked. Consider these nontraditional pairings as an alternative for Halloween costumes: Batman and Robin, Thing 1 and Thing 2 from The Cat in the Hat, Abbott and Costello, Laurel and Hardy, Dorothy and Toto from the Wizard of Oz, Captain Hook and the crocodile, Sam and Frodo from The Lord of the Rings, Bob Hope and Bing Crosby from the "Road" movies, Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith from Men in Black, Thelma and Louise, and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.
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