John Carpenter

John Carpenter

John Carpenter

John Carpenter

1948-01-16

THE 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

ALSO APPEARS IN MOVIES

Halloween

Halloween

The Silence of the Hams

The Silence of the Hams

The Perfect Scary Movie

The Perfect Scary Movie

The History of Metal and Horror

The History of Metal and Horror

Scoring Resident Evil

Scoring Resident Evil

Body Bags

Body Bags

Carpenter on Quatermass

Carpenter on Quatermass

In Search of Darkness: Part III

In Search of Darkness: Part III

Nightmares in Red, White and Blue

Nightmares in Red, White and Blue

Tales from the Script

Tales from the Script

Lovecraft: Fear of the Unknown

Lovecraft: Fear of the Unknown

Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX

Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX

The Making of 'They Live'

The Making of 'They Live'

Assault on Precinct 13

Assault on Precinct 13

John Carpenter: The Man and His Movies

John Carpenter: The Man and His Movies

Pure Cinema: Through the Eyes of Hitchcock

Pure Cinema: Through the Eyes of Hitchcock

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

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

The Thing: Terror Takes Shape

The Thing: Terror Takes Shape

Let There Be Light: The Odyssey of Dark Star

Let There Be Light: The Odyssey of Dark Star

The Original Monster Mash

The Original Monster Mash

Studio 666

Studio 666

Charlie Brown: Blockhead's Revenge

Charlie Brown: Blockhead's Revenge

An Opera of Violence

An Opera of Violence

Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest

Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest

Bloodsucking Cinema

Bloodsucking Cinema

Do You Remember Laurie Zimmer?

Do You Remember Laurie Zimmer?

Halloween: Unmasked

Halloween: Unmasked

Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon

Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon

Monsterland

Monsterland

Stephen King's World of Horror

Stephen King's World of Horror

Christine: Fast and Furious

Christine: Fast and Furious

Christine: Ignition

Christine: Ignition

Christine: Finish Line

Christine: Finish Line

Nightmare Factory

Nightmare Factory

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

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

Fasten Your Seatbelt: The Thrilling Art of Alfred Hitchcock

Fasten Your Seatbelt: The Thrilling Art of Alfred Hitchcock

Hollywood Trailblazer: The Debra Hill Story

Hollywood Trailblazer: The Debra Hill Story

Commemoration: Howard Hawks' 'Rio Bravo'

Commemoration: Howard Hawks' 'Rio Bravo'

Working with a Master: John Carpenter

Working with a Master: John Carpenter

Why Horror?

Why Horror?

The Birds: Hitchcock's Monster Movie

The Birds: Hitchcock's Monster Movie

Bernard Herrmann: Hitchcock's Maestro

Bernard Herrmann: Hitchcock's Maestro

The American Nightmare

The American Nightmare

Halloween in Hollywood

Halloween in Hollywood

Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror

Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror

The Reality Trip

The Reality Trip

The Boy Who Could Fly

The Boy Who Could Fly

Red Desert Nights: Making Ghosts of Mars

Red Desert Nights: Making Ghosts of Mars

Monstres, l'ennemi de l'intérieur

Monstres, l'ennemi de l'intérieur

Big John

Big John

The Puppet Man

The Puppet Man

Henchman: The Al Leong Story

Henchman: The Al Leong Story

Take One: Fear on Film

Take One: Fear on Film

Fear in the Dark

Fear in the Dark

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

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

Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters

Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters

Mario Bava: Maestro of the Macabre

Mario Bava: Maestro of the Macabre

Hollywood's Creepiest Creatures

Hollywood's Creepiest Creatures

The Master's Touch: Hitchcock's Signature Style

The Master's Touch: Hitchcock's Signature Style

The Thing Expanded

The Thing Expanded

Hidden Values: The Movies of the Fifties

Hidden Values: The Movies of the Fifties

Stephen King's World of Horror

Stephen King's World of Horror

In the Master's Shadow: Hitchcock's Legacy

In the Master's Shadow: Hitchcock's Legacy

Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions

Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions

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

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

Horror Cafe

Horror Cafe

Born to Controversy: The Roddy Piper Story

Born to Controversy: The Roddy Piper Story

First Works

First Works

Jean-Michel Jarre: The Rise of Electronic Music

Jean-Michel Jarre: The Rise of Electronic Music

Halloween: 25 Years of Terror

Halloween: 25 Years of Terror

John Carpenter: Live Retrospective

John Carpenter: Live Retrospective

Masters of Horror

Masters of Horror

Hollywood's Greatest Villains

Hollywood's Greatest Villains

The Thing

The Thing

In Search of Darkness

In Search of Darkness

They Live

They Live

Starman

Starman

Escape from New York

Escape from New York

Big Trouble in Little China

Big Trouble in Little China

Memoirs of an Invisible Man

Memoirs of an Invisible Man

Dark Star

Dark Star

The Fog

The Fog

Village of the Damned

Village of the Damned

John Carpenter: Live At Primavera Sound 2016

John Carpenter: Live At Primavera Sound 2016

Tales from the Mist: Inside 'The Fog'

Tales from the Mist: Inside 'The Fog'

In Search of Tomorrow

In Search of Tomorrow

Fear on Film: Inside 'The Fog'

Fear on Film: Inside 'The Fog'

1982: Hollywood Summer

1982: Hollywood Summer

The Rise of the Synths

The Rise of the Synths

The Wages of Sin

The Wages of Sin

AGFA Mystery Mixtape #4: Follow Your Own Star

AGFA Mystery Mixtape #4: Follow Your Own Star

The Making of 'The Thing'

The Making of 'The Thing'

In Search of Darkness: Part II

In Search of Darkness: Part II

Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet

Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet

Halloween: The Inside Story

Halloween: The Inside Story

Something to Do with Death

Something to Do with Death

Scream and Scream Again: A History of the Slasher Film

Scream and Scream Again: A History of the Slasher Film

Snake Plissken: Man of Honor

Snake Plissken: Man of Honor

Biography: “Rowdy” Roddy Piper

Biography: “Rowdy” Roddy Piper

The Future of Fear

The Future of Fear

Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects

Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects

In Search of Darkness: 1990-1994

In Search of Darkness: 1990-1994

Scary Girl

Scary Girl