John Carpenter

John Carpenter

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.
    Known for
    Directing
    Place of birth
    Carthage, New York, USA
    Birthday
    1/16/1948
Body Bags
Body Bags
6.153
Tales from the Script
Tales from the Script
6.724
The Thing: Terror Takes Shape
The Thing: Terror Takes Shape
7.462
Do You Remember Laurie Zimmer?
Do You Remember Laurie Zimmer?
7
Big John
Big John
7.8
Horror Cafe
Horror Cafe
8.5
John Carpenter Live - Retrospective
John Carpenter Live - Retrospective
10
Hollywood's Greatest Villains
Hollywood's Greatest Villains
10
John Carpenter: Live At Primavera Sound 2016
John Carpenter: Live At Primavera Sound 2016
0
Fear on Film: Inside 'The Fog'
Fear on Film: Inside 'The Fog'
4.8
1982 - Hollywood Summer
1982 - Hollywood Summer
6
The Rise of the Synths
The Rise of the Synths
7.7
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #4: Follow Your Own Star
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #4: Follow Your Own Star
0
The Making of 'The Thing'
The Making of 'The Thing'
8
Snake Plissken: Man of Honor
0
Charlie Brown: Blockhead's Revenge
Charlie Brown: Blockhead's Revenge
6
It Takes a Village: The Making of Village of the Damned
It Takes a Village: The Making of Village of the Damned
0
Red Desert Nights: Making Ghosts of Mars
Red Desert Nights: Making Ghosts of Mars
6
The Making of 'They Live'
The Making of 'They Live'
0
Christine: Fast and Furious
5
The Sound of Fear
The Sound of Fear
0
Lovecraft: Fear of the Unknown
Lovecraft: Fear of the Unknown
7.2
John Carpenter: The Man and His Movies
John Carpenter: The Man and His Movies
5.5
Let There Be Light: The Odyssey of Dark Star
Let There Be Light: The Odyssey of Dark Star
4.6
Halloween: Unmasked
Halloween: Unmasked
5.6
Monsterland
Monsterland
6.5
Stephen King's World of Horror
Stephen King's World of Horror
5.8
The American Nightmare
The American Nightmare
6.9
Take One: Fear on Film
Take One: Fear on Film
7
Henchman: The Al Leong Story
Henchman: The Al Leong Story
0
Halloween: 25 Years of Terror
Halloween: 25 Years of Terror
6.833
The Wages of Sin
The Wages of Sin
7.4
Monstres, l'ennemi de l'intérieur
Monstres, l'ennemi de l'intérieur
0
Scoring Resident Evil
Scoring Resident Evil
0
Christine: Ignition
Christine: Ignition
6
Christine: Finish Line
5
Journey of the Mask
Journey of the Mask
0
Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film
Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film
6.783
An Opera of Violence
An Opera of Violence
6
Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror
Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror
6.571
The Puppet Man
The Puppet Man
7
Mario Bava: Maestro of the Macabre
Mario Bava: Maestro of the Macabre
5.857
Masters of Horror
Masters of Horror
7.731
Tales from the Mist: Inside 'The Fog'
Tales from the Mist: Inside 'The Fog'
5.75
Something to Do with Death
Something to Do with Death
6
Scream and Scream Again: A History of the Slasher Film
Scream and Scream Again: A History of the Slasher Film
6
Commemoration: Howard Hawks' 'Rio Bravo'
Commemoration: Howard Hawks' 'Rio Bravo'
0
Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest
Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest
8
Back in Haddonfield: Making Halloween
Back in Haddonfield: Making Halloween
0
The Original Scream Queen
The Original Scream Queen
0
The Legacy of Halloween
The Legacy of Halloween
0
The Perfect Scary Movie
7.5
Nightmares in Red, White and Blue
Nightmares in Red, White and Blue
6.595
Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX
Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX
7
Nightmare Factory
Nightmare Factory
7.3
Hidden Values: The Movies of the Fifties
Hidden Values: The Movies of the Fifties
0
Guns for Hire: The Making of 'The Magnificent Seven'
6.7
Fasten Your Seatbelt: The Thrilling Art of Alfred Hitchcock
0
Why Horror?
Why Horror?
6.1
After Sunset: The Life & Times of the Drive-In Theater
5.2
Hollywood's Creepiest Creatures
Hollywood's Creepiest Creatures
10
The Master's Touch: Hitchcock's Signature Style
The Master's Touch: Hitchcock's Signature Style
6.8
In Search of Darkness
In Search of Darkness
7.787
Born to Controversy: The Roddy Piper Story
Born to Controversy: The Roddy Piper Story
0
In Search of Darkness: Part III
In Search of Darkness: Part III
6.667
Bernard Herrmann: Hitchcock's Maestro
Bernard Herrmann: Hitchcock's Maestro
0
In the Master's Shadow: Hitchcock's Legacy
In the Master's Shadow: Hitchcock's Legacy
7
In Search of Tomorrow
In Search of Tomorrow
6.053
Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet
Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet
4.5
The History of Metal and Horror
The History of Metal and Horror
4.5
Fear in the Dark
Fear in the Dark
10
Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions
Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions
6
In Search of Darkness: Part II
In Search of Darkness: Part II
7.703
Stephen King's World of Horror
Stephen King's World of Horror
8
The Original Monster Mash
The Original Monster Mash
0
Born to Controversy - The Roddy Piper Story
Born to Controversy - The Roddy Piper Story
7.5
Jean-Michel Jarre: The Rise of Electronic Music
Jean-Michel Jarre: The Rise of Electronic Music
8
Dark Star
Dark Star
6
Halloween in Hollywood
Halloween in Hollywood
0
Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon
Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon
7
First Works
First Works
0
Bloodsucking Cinema
5
Pure Cinema: Through the Eyes of Hitchcock
Pure Cinema: Through the Eyes of Hitchcock
0
Halloween: The Inside Story
Halloween: The Inside Story
7.4
Studio 666
Studio 666
6
The Fog
The Fog
6.715
The Silence of the Hams
The Silence of the Hams
4.9
Escape from New York
Escape from New York
7.059
The Thing
The Thing
8.052
Village of the Damned
Village of the Damned
6.1
Memoirs of an Invisible Man
Memoirs of an Invisible Man
5.9
Halloween
Halloween
7.56
Assault on Precinct 13
Assault on Precinct 13
7.268
Starman
Starman
6.889
Big Trouble in Little China
Big Trouble in Little China
7.204
They Live
They Live
7.289
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