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John Carpenter

John Carpenter

Directing
Born: Jan 16, 1948
From: Carthage, New York, USA
Credits: 30 titles

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 …

Filmography

Title Character Year Rating
In Search of Darkness: Part III Self 2022 7.5
Studio 666 Engineer 2022 5.886
The History of Metal and Horror Self 2021 4.5
Carpenter on Quatermass Self 2014
The Original Monster Mash Self 2011
Charlie Brown: Blockhead's Revenge Self/Host 2011 6.2
Let There Be Light: The Odyssey of Dark Star Himself (voice) 2010 4.6
Nightmares in Red, White and Blue Self 2009 6.6
Tales from the Script Self 2009 6.5
Monsterland Self 2009 6.5
Lovecraft: Fear of the Unknown Self 2008 7.3
Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX Self 2008 6.6
Pure Cinema: Through the Eyes of Hitchcock Self 2008
Bloodsucking Cinema Self 2007 5.0
Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film Self 2006 6.816
Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon Self 2006 7.0
The Perfect Scary Movie Self 2005 7.667
John Carpenter: The Man and His Movies Self 2004 5.5
An Opera of Violence Self - Filmmaker 2003 6.75
Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest Self 2003 8.0
Do You Remember Laurie Zimmer? Self (voice) 2003 7.5
Scoring Resident Evil Self (archive footage) 2002 4.9
Halloween: Unmasked Self 1999 5.75
The Thing: Terror Takes Shape Self 1998 7.448
The Silence of the Hams Trenchcoat Man / Gimp 1994 4.884
Body Bags Coroner 1993 6.123
The Making of 'They Live' Self 1988
Stephen King's World of Horror Self 1986 6.1
Halloween Paul (voice) / Michael Myers … 1978 7.557
Assault on Precinct 13 Gang Member (uncredited) 1976 7.271
Quick Facts
Known forDirecting
Credits30
Born1948
FromCarthage, New York, …