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John Carpenter
Directing

John Carpenter
Homepage
http://www.theofficialjohncarpenter.com/
Known For
Directing
Birthday
1948-01-16,Carthage, New York, USA
Gender
Male
Biography
An American film director, screenwriter, producer, editor, composer, and occasional actor. Although Carpenter has worked in numerous film genres in his four-decade career, his name is most commonly associated with horror and science fiction. Most films in Carpenter's career were initially commercial and critical failures, with the notable exceptions of Halloween (1978), The Fog (1980), Escape from New York (1981), and Starman (1984). However, many of Carpenter's films from the 1970s and the 1980s have come to be viewed as cult classics, and he has been acknowledged as an influential filmmaker. Cult classics that Carpenter directed include: Dark Star (1974), Assault on Precinct 13 (1976), The Thing (1982), Christine (1983), Big Trouble in Little China (1986), Prince of Darkness (1987), They Live (1988) and In the Mouth of Madness (1995). His films are characterized by minimalist lighting and photography, static cameras, use of steadicam, and distinctive synthesized scores. Carpenter is also notable for having composed or co-composed most of the music of his films; some of them are now considered cult as well, with the main theme of Halloween being considered a part of popular culture. His music is generally synthesized with accompaniment from piano and atmospherics. He released his first studio album Lost Themes in 2015, and also won a Saturn Award for Best Music for Vampires (1998). Carpenter is an outspoken proponent of widescreen filming, and all of his theatrical movies (with the exception of Dark Star and The Ward) were filmed anamorphic with a 2.35:1 or greater aspect ratio. The Ward was shot in Super 35, the first time Carpenter has ever used that system. Carpenter has stated he feels that the 35mm Panavision anamorphic format is "the best movie system there is", preferring it over both digital and 3D film. Many of Carpenter's films have been re-released on DVD as special editions with numerous bonus features. Carpenter has been the subject of the documentary film John Carpenter: The Man and His Movies, and American Cinematheque's 2002 retrospective of his films. Moreover, in 2006, the United States Library of Congress deemed Halloween to be "culturally significant" and selected it for preservation in the National Film Registry. In 2010, writer and actor Mark Gatiss interviewed Carpenter about his career and films for his BBC documentary series A History of Horror. Carpenter appears in all three episodes of the series. He was also interviewed by Robert Rodriguez for his The Director's Chair series on El Rey Network. Many filmmakers have been influenced by Carpenter, including James Cameron, Quentin Tarantino (The Hateful Eight was heavily influenced by The Thing), Guillermo del Toro, Robert Rodriguez, Edgar Wright, Danny Boyle, Nicolas Winding Refn, Bong Joon-ho, among others. The video game Dead Space 3 is said to be influenced by Carpenter's The Thing, The Fog and Halloween, and Carpenter has stated that he would be enthusiastic to adapt that series into a feature film.

Filmography

7.56

Halloween
1978-10-24

The Silence of the Hams

4.9

The Silence of the Hams
1994-03-11

The Perfect Scary Movie

7.5

The Perfect Scary Movie
2005-10-29

The History of Metal and Horror

5

The History of Metal and Horror
2021-09-17

Scoring Resident Evil

5.5

Scoring Resident Evil
2002-11-15

6.1

Body Bags
1993-08-08

Carpenter on Quatermass

0

Carpenter on Quatermass

In Search of Darkness: Part III

7.5

In Search of Darkness: Part III
2022-11-25

Nightmares in Red, White and Blue

6.6

Nightmares in Red, White and Blue
2009-08-06

Tales from the Script

6.7

Tales from the Script
2009-01-10

Lovecraft: Fear of the Unknown

7.2

Lovecraft: Fear of the Unknown
2008-07-24

Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX

7

Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX
2008-10-07

The Making of 'They Live'

0

The Making of 'They Live'
1988-01-01

Assault on Precinct 13

7.273

Assault on Precinct 13
1976-10-08

John Carpenter: The Man and His Movies

5.5

John Carpenter: The Man and His Movies
2004-03-23

Pure Cinema: Through the Eyes of Hitchcock

0

Pure Cinema: Through the Eyes of Hitchcock
2008-10-07

Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film

6.7

Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film
2006-10-13

The Thing: Terror Takes Shape

7.519

The Thing: Terror Takes Shape
1998-09-08

Let There Be Light: The Odyssey of Dark Star

4.6

Let There Be Light: The Odyssey of Dark Star
2010-10-26

The Original Monster Mash

0

The Original Monster Mash
2011-10-08

5.9

Studio 666
2022-02-24

Charlie Brown: Blockhead's Revenge

6.7

Charlie Brown: Blockhead's Revenge
2011-10-31

An Opera of Violence

6

An Opera of Violence
2003-11-18

Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest

8

Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest
2003-08-05

Bloodsucking Cinema

5

Bloodsucking Cinema
2007-10-26

Do You Remember Laurie Zimmer?

7

Do You Remember Laurie Zimmer?
2003-03-07

Halloween: Unmasked

5.7

Halloween: Unmasked
1999-09-13

Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon

7

Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon
2006-11-14

6.5

Monsterland
2009-03-29

Stephen King's World of Horror

5.9

Stephen King's World of Horror
1986-01-01

Christine: Fast and Furious

7.8

Christine: Fast and Furious
2004-09-28

Christine: Finish Line

7.8

Christine: Finish Line
2004-09-28

Christine: Ignition

7.6

Christine: Ignition
2004-09-28

Nightmare Factory

7.3

Nightmare Factory
2011-10-27

It Takes a Village: The Making of Village of the Damned

0

It Takes a Village: The Making of Village of the Damned
2016-04-12

Fasten Your Seatbelt: The Thrilling Art of Alfred Hitchcock

0

Fasten Your Seatbelt: The Thrilling Art of Alfred Hitchcock
2009-11-24

Hollywood Trailblazer: The Debra Hill Story

0

Hollywood Trailblazer: The Debra Hill Story

Commemoration: Howard Hawks' 'Rio Bravo'

0

Commemoration: Howard Hawks' 'Rio Bravo'
2007-01-01

Working with a Master: John Carpenter

6

Working with a Master: John Carpenter
2006-03-28

5.9

Why Horror?
2014-10-03

The Birds: Hitchcock's Monster Movie

0

The Birds: Hitchcock's Monster Movie
2012-11-06

Bernard Herrmann: Hitchcock's Maestro

0

Bernard Herrmann: Hitchcock's Maestro
2008-10-07

The American Nightmare

6.9

The American Nightmare
2000-09-11

Halloween in Hollywood

0

Halloween in Hollywood
2022-10-01

Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror

6.6

Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror
2001-04-15

The Reality Trip

0

The Reality Trip

The Boy Who Could Fly

6.3

The Boy Who Could Fly
1986-08-15

Red Desert Nights: Making Ghosts of Mars

5.5

Red Desert Nights: Making Ghosts of Mars
2001-12-04

Monstres, l'ennemi de l'intérieur

0

Monstres, l'ennemi de l'intérieur
2017-05-12

7.8

Big John
2006-12-11

7

The Puppet Man
2016-01-22

Henchman: The Al Leong Story

0

Henchman: The Al Leong Story
2018-12-15

Take One: Fear on Film

7

Take One: Fear on Film
1982-01-01

Fear in the Dark

10

Fear in the Dark
1991-10-29

After Sunset: The Life & Times of the Drive-In Theater

5.2

After Sunset: The Life & Times of the Drive-In Theater
1995-09-29

Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters

0

Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters
2024-10-31

Mario Bava: Maestro of the Macabre

5.9

Mario Bava: Maestro of the Macabre
2000-10-01

Hollywood's Creepiest Creatures

10

Hollywood's Creepiest Creatures
2004-10-30

The Master's Touch: Hitchcock's Signature Style

6.8

The Master's Touch: Hitchcock's Signature Style
2009-11-03

The Thing Expanded

0

The Thing Expanded

Hidden Values: The Movies of the Fifties

0

Hidden Values: The Movies of the Fifties
2001-09-04

Stephen King's World of Horror

8

Stephen King's World of Horror
1989-01-01

In the Master's Shadow: Hitchcock's Legacy

7

In the Master's Shadow: Hitchcock's Legacy
2008-10-07

Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions

6

Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions
2017-08-06

Guns for Hire: The Making of 'The Magnificent Seven'

6.8

Guns for Hire: The Making of 'The Magnificent Seven'
2000-05-13

8.5

Horror Cafe
1990-04-11

Born to Controversy: The Roddy Piper Story

7.5

Born to Controversy: The Roddy Piper Story
2006-11-14

0

First Works
1989-10-10

Jean-Michel Jarre: The Rise of Electronic Music

8

Jean-Michel Jarre: The Rise of Electronic Music
2015-09-19

Halloween: 25 Years of Terror

6.8

Halloween: 25 Years of Terror
2006-07-26

John Carpenter: Live Retrospective

10

John Carpenter: Live Retrospective
2018-10-31

Masters of Horror

7.7

Masters of Horror
2002-11-06

Hollywood's Greatest Villains

10

Hollywood's Greatest Villains
2005-12-01

8.1

The Thing
1982-06-25

In Search of Darkness

7.758

In Search of Darkness
2019-05-01

5.943

Dark Star
1975-01-15

Village of the Damned

6.1

Village of the Damned
1995-04-28

Memoirs of an Invisible Man

5.9

Memoirs of an Invisible Man
1992-02-28

Escape from New York

7.1

Escape from New York
1981-05-23

Big Trouble in Little China

7.21

Big Trouble in Little China
1986-05-30

6.9

Starman
1984-12-13

7.295

They Live
1988-11-04

6.7

The Fog
1980-02-07

John Carpenter: Live At Primavera Sound 2016

0

John Carpenter: Live At Primavera Sound 2016
2016-06-02

Tales from the Mist: Inside 'The Fog'

5.8

Tales from the Mist: Inside 'The Fog'
2002-08-27

In Search of Tomorrow

6.5

In Search of Tomorrow
2022-02-19

Fear on Film: Inside 'The Fog'

4.8

Fear on Film: Inside 'The Fog'
1980-01-01

1982: Hollywood Summer

6

1982: Hollywood Summer
2019-09-06

The Rise of the Synths

7.7

The Rise of the Synths
2019-11-15

The Wages of Sin

7.4

The Wages of Sin
2003-11-18

AGFA Mystery Mixtape #4: Follow Your Own Star

0

AGFA Mystery Mixtape #4: Follow Your Own Star
2020-07-14

The Making of 'The Thing'

7.3

The Making of 'The Thing'
1982-06-09

In Search of Darkness: Part II

7.8

In Search of Darkness: Part II
2020-10-06

Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet

4.5

Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet
2006-11-14

Halloween: The Inside Story

7.4

Halloween: The Inside Story
2010-10-25

Something to Do with Death

6

Something to Do with Death
2003-11-18

Scream and Scream Again: A History of the Slasher Film

6

Scream and Scream Again: A History of the Slasher Film
2000-10-28

Snake Plissken: Man of Honor

0

Snake Plissken: Man of Honor
2005-06-06

Biography: 'Rowdy' Roddy Piper

7.7

Biography: 'Rowdy' Roddy Piper
2021-04-25

The Future of Fear

0

The Future of Fear
2011-11-25

Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects

0

Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects
1994-05-22

In Search of Darkness: 1990-1994

8

In Search of Darkness: 1990-1994
2024-11-24

0

Scary Girl
2011-10-31

The Director's Chair

7

The Director's Chair
2014-05-10

7

The Rifleman
1958-09-30

Through the Night with...

8

Through the Night with...
2002-05-10

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

6.5

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015-09-08

A History of Horror

7.5

A History of Horror
2010-10-11

100 Scariest Movie Moments

8

100 Scariest Movie Moments
2004-10-27

Amityville: An Origin Story

7.4

Amityville: An Origin Story
2023-04-23

The Movies That Made Us

7.183

The Movies That Made Us
2019-11-29

Charles Band’s Full Moon Freakshow

6

Charles Band’s Full Moon Freakshow
2022-05-24

John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A.

6.8

John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A.
2024-05-03

The Real History of Science Fiction

6.895

The Real History of Science Fiction
2014-04-19

0

Track Stories
2015-05-15

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

7.7

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955-10-02