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John Carpenter
Born John Howard Carpenter
January 16, 1948 (1948-01-16) (age 60)
Carthage, New York, U.S.A.
Occupation director, screenwriter, producer, composer
Spouse(s) Adrienne Barbeau (1979-1984)
Sandy King (1990-)

John Howard Carpenter (born January 16, 1948) is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, film score composer and occasional actor. Events 27 BC - The title Augustus is bestowed upon Gaius Julius Caesar Octavian by the Roman Senate. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Carthage is a Village located in the Town of Wilna in Jefferson County New York. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Adrienne Jo Barbeau (born June 11 1945 is an American Television, Film, character and Musical theater actress as well as the Events 27 BC - The title Augustus is bestowed upon Gaius Julius Caesar Octavian by the Roman Senate. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a Film. Screenwriters or scenarists are Scriptwriters who write the Screenplays from which Films and Television programs are made A film producer is a person who creates the conditions for making movies. A composer (literally meaning 'one who puts together' is a person who creates Music, usually in the medium of notation, for Interpretation and Performance An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works Carpenter has worked in numerous film genres, and is considered one of the most accomplished and influential horror and science fiction directors in Hollywood. Horror films are Movies that strive to elicit Fear, Horror and terror responses from viewers Science fiction Film is a Film genre that uses speculative, Science -based depictions of imaginary phenomena such as extra-terrestrial

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Biography

Early life

Carpenter was born in Carthage, New York, the son of Milton Jean (née Carter) and Howard Ralph Carpenter, a music professor. Carthage is a Village located in the Town of Wilna in Jefferson County New York. [1] He and his family moved to Bowling Green, Kentucky in 1953. Bowling Green is the fourth-most populous City in the US state of Kentucky after Louisville, Lexington and Owensboro [2] He was captivated by movies from an early age, particularly the westerns of Howard Hawks and John Ford, as well as 1950s low budget horror and science fiction films, such as Forbidden Planet and The Thing from Another World[3] and began filming horror shorts on 8 mm film even before entering high school. Howard Winchester Hawks ( May 30, 1896 &ndash December 26, 1977) was an American Film director, producer and Forbidden Planet is a 1956 Science fiction film directed by Fred M The Thing from Another World, often referred to as The Thing before 1982 is a 1951 Science fiction film which tells the story of 8 mm film is a motion picture film format in which the filmstrip is eight Millimeters wide [4] He briefly attended Western Kentucky University where his father chaired the music department, but transferred to the University of Southern California's School of Cinematic Arts in 1968 and graduated in 1971. Western Kentucky University ( WKU) is a public university in Bowling Green Kentucky, USA The University of Southern California (commonly referred to as USC, SC, Southern California, and incorrectly The USC School of Cinematic Arts, until 2006 named the School of Cinema-Television (CNTV is a Film school within the University of Southern California [5] Though he dropped out before finishing his degree, his student project, The Resurrection of Broncho Billy, won the 1970 Academy Award for Live Action Short Film. The Resurrection of Broncho Billy is a 1970 live action short film. This name for the Academy Award for Live Action Short Film was introduced in 1974 [2] The film was produced by John Longenecker. John Longenecker (born 1947 is an American Film producer, Directors Guild of America member Screenwriter and Cinematographer who

1970s: From student films to major theatrical releases

His first major film as director, Dark Star (1974), was a sci-fi black comedy that he cowrote with Dan O'Bannon (who later went on to write Alien, borrowing freely from much of Dark Star). Dark Star is a 1974 Sci-fi Tongue-in-cheek comedy Motion picture directed by John Carpenter and co-written with Dan O'Bannon Dan O'Bannon (born Daniel Thomas O'Bannon on September 30, 1946 in St Alien is a 1979 science fiction / Horror film directed by Ridley Scott and starring Sigourney Weaver. The film reportedly cost only $60,000 and was difficult to make as both Carpenter and O'Bannon completed the film by multitasking, with Carpenter doing the musical score as well as the writing, producing and directing, while O'Bannon acted in the film and did the special effects (which caught the attention of George Lucas who hired him to do work on the special effects for Star Wars). George Walton Lucas Jr (born May 14, 1944) is an Academy Award -winning American Film director, producer, Screenwriter Star Wars Episode IV A New Hope (originally released as Star Wars) is a 1977 Space opera Carpenter's efforts did not go unnoticed as much of Hollywood marveled at his filmmaking abilities within the confines of a shoestring budget. [6]

Carpenter's next film was Assault on Precinct 13 (1976), a low-budget thriller influenced by the films of Howard Hawks, particularly Rio Bravo. Assault on Precinct 13 is a 1976 American action / thriller movie inspired by the Howard Hawks Film Rio Bravo Rio Bravo is a 1959 Western Film, directed by Howard Hawks. The script was written by Jules Furthman and Leigh As with Dark Star, Carpenter was responsible for many aspects of the film's creation. He not only wrote, directed and scored it, but also edited the film under the pseudonym "John T. Chance" (the name of John Wayne's character in Rio Bravo). John Wayne ( May 26, 1907 &ndash June 11, 1979) was an Academy Award and Golden Globe Award -winning American Carpenter has said that he considers Assault on Precinct 13 to have been his first real film because it was the first movie that he shot on a schedule. [7] The film was also significant because it marked the first time Carpenter worked with Debra Hill, who played prominently in the making of some of Carpenter's most important films. Debra Hill ( November 10, 1950 &ndash March 7, 2005) was an American Screenwriter and Film producer who

Working within the limitations of a $100,000 budget,[8] Carpenter assembled a main cast that consisted of experienced but relatively obscure actors. The two leads were Austin Stoker, who had appeared previously in science fiction, disaster and blaxploitation films, and Darwin Joston, who had worked primarily in television and had once been Carpenter's next-door neighbor. Austin Stoker (born October 7, 1943) is an American actor known for his role as Lt Blaxploitation is a Film genre that emerged in the United States in the early 1970s when many Exploitation films were made that targeted the urban F Darwin Solomon ( December 9, 1937 - June 1, 1998) was an American Actor known professionally as Darwin Joston [9]

The film was originally released in the United States to mixed critical reviews and lackluster box-office earnings, but after it was screened at the 1977 London Film Festival, it became a critical and commercial success in Europe and is often credited with launching Carpenter's career. The Times BFI London Film Festival is the UK 's largest public film event screening over 300 films from 60 countries The film subsequently received a critical reassessment in the United States, where it is now generally regarded as one of the best exploitation films of the 1970s. Exploitation film is a type of film that eschews the expense of quality productions in favor of making films inexpensively attracting viewers by exciting their more prurient interests

A long forgotten, but still very note worthy film that Carpenter both wrote and directed was the Lauren Hutton thriller Someone's Watching Me (aka High Rise) in 1978, a very busy year for the director. Someone's Watching Me! (also known as High Rise) is an early Made-for-tv movie, written and directed by John Carpenter and starring [10] This made-for-television movie tells a very simplistic, yet rather effective tale of a single, working woman who, shortly after arriving in L. A. , discovers that she is gradually being stalked and constantly observed by an unseen predator in the high rise building across from her apartment. Though a made-for-television film, Someone's Watching Me! does stand out from others of the period. Borrowing heavily from Hitchcock classics, Carpenter slowly builds the suspense and intrigue before the final confrontation ensues, making the most out of the theory that what one can't see is far more interesting than what is gratuitously featured on the screen. Although it has never received much attention, it's interesting to draw some parallels between the story, concept, and visuals in this film with those featured in the director's next immediate production, Halloween. Halloween is a 1978 American independent Horror film set in the fictional midwestern town of Haddonfield,

Halloween (1978) was a smash hit on release and helped give birth to the slasher film genre. Halloween is a 1978 American independent Horror film set in the fictional midwestern town of Haddonfield, The slasher film (sometimes referred to as bodycount films and dead teenager movies) is a Sub-genre Originally an idea suggested by producer Irwin Yablans (entitled The Babysitter Murders), who envisioned a film about babysitters being menaced by a stalker, Carpenter took the idea and another suggestion from Yablans that it take place during Halloween and developed a story. Irwin Yablans (born July 25, 1934, in Brooklyn New York, United States) is an independent film producer and distributor [11] Carpenter said of the basic concept: "Halloween night. It has never been the theme in a film. My idea was to do an old haunted house movie. "[12] The film was written by Carpenter and Debra Hill with Carpenter admitting that the film was inspired by both Dario Argento's Suspiria and William Friedkin's The Exorcist. Dario Argento (born September 7 1940) is an Italian Film director, producer and Screenwriter. Suspiria is a 1977 Italian Horror film directed by Dario Argento, and co-written by Argento and actress Daria Nicolodi William Friedkin (born August 29 1935 in Chicago, Illinois) is an Academy Award-winning American movie and television director The Exorcist is a 1973 American Horror film, adapted from the 1971 novel of the same name by William Peter Blatty,

Carpenter again worked with a relatively small budget, $320,000. [13] The film grossed over $65 million initially, making it one of the most successful independent films of all time. [14]

Carpenter relied upon taut suspense rather than the excessive gore that would define later slasher films in order to make the menacing nature of the main character, Michael Myers, more palpable. Appearances Michael Myers is the primary antagonist in all of the Halloween films with the exception of Halloween III Season of the Witch, as that At times, Carpenter has described Halloween in terms that appeared to directly contradict the more thoughtful, nuanced approach to horror that he actually used, such as: "True crass exploitation. I decided to make a film I would love to have seen as a kid, full of cheap tricks like a haunted house at a fair where you walk down the corridor and things jump out at you. "[15] The film has often been cited as an allegory on the virtue of sexual purity and the danger of casual sex, although Carpenter has explained that this was not his intent: "It has been suggested that I was making some kind of moral statement. Believe me, I'm not. In Halloween, I viewed the characters as simply normal teenagers. "[16] Of the later slasher films that largely mimicked Carpenter's work on Halloween, few have met with the same critical success.

In addition to the film's critical and commercial success, perhaps its strongest legacy is the film's original score by Carpenter, which remains one of the most recognizable film music themes of all time along with other notable scores such as John Williams' Jaws. John Towner Williams (born February 8 1932) is an American Composer, conductor and Pianist. Jaws is a 1975 thriller / horror Film directed by Steven Spielberg and based on Peter Benchley 's best-selling [17]

In 1979, John Carpenter began what was to be the first of several collaborations with actor Kurt Russell when he directed the TV movie Elvis. Kurt Vogel Russell (born March 17 1951 is an Emmy Award - and Golden Globe -nominated American Actor. The made-for-TV movie was a smash hit with viewers and critics and revived the career of Russell, who was a child actor in the 1960s.

1980s: Continued commercial success

Carpenter followed up the success of Halloween with The Fog (1980), a ghostly revenge tale (co-written by Hill) inspired by horror comics such as Tales from the Crypt[18] and by The Crawling Eye, a 1958 movie about monsters hiding in clouds. For the 2005 film see The Fog (2005 film. For the unrelated James Herbert novel see The Fog (1975 novel. The Trollenberg Terror is the title of both a 1956 "Saturday Serial" ITV television program and a better-known 1958 Black and white [19]

Completing The Fog was an unusually difficult process for Carpenter. After viewing a rough cut of the film, he was dissatisfied with the result. For the first and only time in his filmmaking career, he had to devise a way to salvage a nearly finished film that did not meet his standards. In order to make the movie more coherent and frightening, Carpenter shot additional footage that included a number of new scenes. Approximately one-third of the finished film is comprised of the newer footage.

Despite production problems and mostly negative critical reception, The Fog was another commercial success for Carpenter. The film was made on a budget of $1,000,000, but it grossed over $21,000,000 in the United States alone. [20] Carpenter has said that The Fog is not his favorite film, although he considers it a "minor horror classic". [21]

Carpenter immediately followed The Fog with the science-fiction adventure Escape from New York (1981), which quickly picked up large cult and mainstream audiences as well as critical acclaim. Escape from New York is a 1981 science fiction / Action film directed and scored by John Carpenter.

His next film, The Thing (1982), is notable for its high production values, including innovative special effects by Rob Bottin, special visual effects by matte artist Albert Whitlock, a score by Ennio Morricone and a cast including rising star Kurt Russell and respected character actors such as Wilford Brimley, Richard Dysart, Keith David, and Richard Masur. The Thing is a 1982 science fiction and Horror film directed by John Carpenter, written by Bill Lancaster and starring Robin R Bottin (born April 1, 1959) is an American special makeup effects artist Albert J Whitlock (September 15 1915 in London – October 26 1999 in Santa Barbara California) was an English Motion picture matte Ennio Morricone OMRI (born November 10, 1928) is an acclaimed Italian Academy Award -winning composer Allen Wilford Brimley (born September 27 1934 in Salt Lake City Utah) is an American Actor. Richard A Dysart (born March 30, 1929) is an American Actor, perhaps best known for his role as Leland McKenzie on the NBC Keith David (born June 4, 1956) is an Emmy Award -winning African-American Film, Television, and voice Actor. Richard D Masur (born November 20 1948) is an American actor who has appeared in over 80 movies during his career The Thing was made with a budget of $10,000,000,[22] Carpenter's largest up to that point, and distributed by Universal Pictures. Universal Studios (sometimes called Universal Pictures or Universal City Studios) a subsidiary of NBC Universal, is a major Global American

Although Carpenter's film was ostensibly a remake of the 1951 Howard Hawks film, The Thing from Another World, Carpenter's version is more faithful to the John W. Campbell, Jr. short story, Who Goes There?, upon which both films were based. The Thing from Another World, often referred to as The Thing before 1982 is a 1951 Science fiction film which tells the story of John Wood Campbell Jr (June 8 1910 – July 11 1971 was an important Science fiction editor and writer Who Goes There? is a Science fiction Novella by John W Campbell Jr Moreover, unlike the Hawks film, The Thing has a dark, pessimistic tone and a bleak ending, which didn't appeal to audiences in the summer of 1982, when it was released in the wake of E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial. This article is about the 1982 film For the term "ET" which redirects here see ET. Consequently, it did not perform well commercially and was Carpenter's first financial failure. Later, the movie found new life in the home video and cable markets, and it is now widely regarded as one of the best horror films and remakes ever made.

Carpenter's next film, Christine, was the 1983 adaptation of the Stephen King novel of the same name. Christine (also known as John Carpenter's Christine) is a 1983 Horror film about a supernaturally malevolent automobile and its effects on the teenager Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American Author, Screenwriter, Musician, Columnist, The story revolves around a high-school nerd named Arnie Cunningham (Keith Gordon) who buys a junked 1958 Plymouth Fury which turns out to have supernatural powers. Keith Gordon (born February 3, 1961) is an American Actor and Film director. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Plymouth Fury was an automobile made by the Plymouth division of the Chrysler Corporation from 1956 to 1978 As Cunningham restores and rebuilds the car, he becomes unnaturally obsessed with it, with deadly consequences. Christine did respectable business upon its release and was received well by critics; however, Carpenter has been quoted as saying he directed the film because it was the only thing offered to him at the time. [23]

One of the high points in Carpenter's career came in 1984 with the release of Starman, a film that was critically praised but was only a moderate commercial success. John Carpenter's Starman is a 1984 Science fiction and Fantasy Film directed by John Carpenter which tells the story of [24] Produced by Michael Douglas, the script was well received by Columbia Pictures, which chose it over the script for E.T. and prompted Steven Spielberg to go to Universal Pictures. Michael Kirk Douglas (born September 25, 1944) is an American Actor and producer, primarily in Movies and Television }} Columbia Pictures Industries Inc is an American Film production and distribution company This article is about the 1982 film For the term "ET" which redirects here see ET. Steven Allan Spielberg, KBE (Hon (born December 18 1946 is an American Film director, Screenwriter and producer. Universal Studios (sometimes called Universal Pictures or Universal City Studios) a subsidiary of NBC Universal, is a major Global American Douglas chose Carpenter to be the director because of his reputation as an action director who could also convey strong emotion. [25] Starman was favorably reviewed by the Los Angeles Times, New York Times and LA Weekly and described by Carpenter as a film he envisioned as a romantic comedy similar to It Happened One Night only with a space alien. The Los Angeles Times (also known as the LA Times) is a daily Newspaper published in Los Angeles California and distributed LA Weekly is a free weekly Tabloid -sized Newspaper (a so-called " Alternative weekly " in Los Angeles California It Happened One Night is a 1934 screwball comedy directed by Frank Capra, in which a pampered Socialite ( Claudette Colbert [26] The film received Oscar and Golden Globe nominations for Jeff Bridges' portrayal of Starman and received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Musical Score for Jack Nitzsche. Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to recognize The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner Jeffrey Leon Bridges (born December 4, 1949) is a four-time Academy Award -nominated American Actor and Musician. Bernard Alfred "Jack" Nitzsche ( April 22 1937  &ndash August 25 2000) was an arranger producer songwriter and Academy Award

Following the box office failure of his big budget action-comedy Big Trouble in Little China (1986) Carpenter struggled to get films financed. Big Trouble in Little China (also known as John Carpenter's Big Trouble in Little China) is a 1986 American Comedy / He returned to making lower budget films such as Prince of Darkness (1987), a film influenced by the BBC series Quatermass. Prince of Darkness (also known as John Carpenter's Prince of Darkness) is a 1987 American Horror film directed Although some of the films from this time did pick up a cult audience, he never again realized his mass-market potential.

1990s: Criticism and commercial decline

His recent career is characterized by a number of notable misfires: Memoirs of an Invisible Man (1992), Village of the Damned (1995) and Escape From L.A. (1996) are examples of films that were critical and box office failures. Memoirs of an Invisible Man is a 1992 film directed by John Carpenter and released by Warner Bros John Carpenter's Village of the Damned is an English language 1995 science fiction &ndash Horror film directed by John Carpenter Escape From LA (also known as John Carpenter's Escape From LA Notable from this decade is:

2000s-present: Remakes and Masters of Horror

2001 saw the release of Ghosts of Mars and Carpenter's reputation remains strong; his earlier films are considered classics and (because they have continued to perform well on home video) several have been subjected to big budget remakes. Ghosts of Mars (also known as John Carpenter's Ghosts of Mars) is a 2001 movie directed by John Carpenter, which in its basic themes is 2005 saw remakes of Assault on Precinct 13 and The Fog, the latter being produced by Carpenter himself, though in an interview he defined his involvement as, "I come in and say hello to everybody. Go home. "[28]

More recently, Rob Zombie has, with Carpenter's approval, produced and directed Halloween, a re-imagining of John Carpenter's 1978 film. Robert Bartleh Cummings (born January 12, 1965) better known by his Stage name, Rob Zombie, is an American Musician Halloween is a 2007 remake of the 1978 slasher film of the same name. It was released in 2007.

Carpenter returned to the director's chair in 2005 for an episode of Showtime's Masters of Horror series as one of the thirteen filmmakers involved in the first season. Showtime is a subscription television Brand used by a number of channels and platforms around the world but primarily refers to a group of channels in the United Masters of Horror is an American Television series created by director Mick Garris for the Showtime cable network His episode, Cigarette Burns, aired to generally positive reviews, and positive reactions from Carpenter fans, many of whom regard it as on par with his earlier horror classics. John Carpenter's Cigarette Burns (also known as Cigarette Burns) is the eighth episode of the first season of Masters of Horror He has since contributed another original episode for the show's second season entitled Pro-Life, about a young girl who is raped and impregnated by a demon and wants to have an abortion, but whose efforts are halted by her fanatic, gun-toting father and her three brothers. " Pro-Life " (also known as " John Carpenter's Pro-Life " is the fifth episode of the second season of Masters of Horror.

A remake of Escape from New York was planned starring Gerard Butler as Snake Plissken but he has since turned the role down. Gerard James Butler (born November 13, 1969) is a Scottish Actor perhaps best known for his portrayal of King Leonidas in

Techniques

His films are characterized by minimalist lighting and photography, static cameras, use of steadicam, and distinctive synthesized scores (usually self-composed). A steadicam is a stabilizing mount for a Motion-picture camera, which mechanically isolates the operator's movement from the camera allowing a very smooth shot even when He describes himself as having been influenced by Howard Hawks, Alfred Hitchcock, Nigel Kneale and The Twilight Zone. Howard Winchester Hawks ( May 30, 1896 &ndash December 26, 1977) was an American Film director, producer and Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock, KBE (13 Nigel Kneale (18 April 1922 &ndash 29 October 2006 was a Manx writer who worked mostly in the United Kingdom. The Twilight Zone is an American Television series created by Rod Serling.

With the exception of The Thing, Starman, and Memoirs of an Invisible Man, he has scored all of his films (though some are collaborations), most famously the themes from Halloween and Assault on Precinct 13. His music is generally synthesized with accompaniment from piano and atmospherics. The piano is a Musical instrument played by means of a keyboard that produces sound by striking steel strings with Felt covered hammers An atmosphere (from Greek ατμός - atmos, " Vapor " + σφαίρα - sphaira, " Sphere "

Carpenter is a big fan of widescreen, and all of his theatrical movies (with the exception of Dark Star) have been filmed in anamorphic with an aspect ratio 2. A widescreen image is a film computer or television image with a wider and shorter aspect ratio than the standard Academy frame developed during the Classical Anamorphic format is a term that can be used either for the Cinematography technique of capturing a Widescreen picture on standard 35 mm film, or other 35:1. Most of Carpenter's movies use the director-possessive title, as in John Carpenter's The Thing. One of the few exceptions to this was Memoirs of an Invisible Man.

Legacy

With a career that has spanned over thirty years, John Carpenter has attained a reputation as a respected independent filmmaker. Although some of Carpenter's films have not been commercially or critically successful upon initial theatrical release, Carpenter has developed a large cult following through home video releases of his films. Many of his films, most notably The Thing, have been rediscovered on VHS, laserdisc and DVD and have since been embraced by many fans - interesting, as The Thing was initially Carpenter's first big setback. The film was considered excessively dark, did not do well at the box office and Rob Bottin's effects were considered too grotesque for a mainstream audience. Retrospectively, the film has gained much critical appreciation.

Four years later, Big Trouble in Little China was also poorly received by audiences and critics alike, an eclectic mix of genres that was years ahead of its time. This film, like The Thing, found its audience on VHS and DVD years after its theatrical release.

Many of Carpenter's films have been re-released on DVD as special editions with numerous bonus features. Examples of such are: the collector's editions of Halloween, Escape From New York, Christine,The Thing, Assault on Precinct 13, Big Trouble In Little China (now OOP), and The Fog. Some have been re-issued recently with a new anamorphic widescreen transfer. In the UK, several of Carpenter's films have been released on DVD with audio commentary by Carpenter and his stars (They Live, with actor/wrestler Roddy Piper, Starman with actor Jeff Bridges and Prince of Darkness with actor Peter Jason) that have not been released in the United States . Roderick George Toombs (born April 17, 1954) Career After being expelled from junior high and having a falling out with his father Piper hit the Peter Jason (born July 22, 1944) is an American actor that performs in many plays, Movies, and TV Commercials, including

In recent years, Carpenter has been the subject of the documentary film, John Carpenter: The Man and His Movies, and his status as a respected filmmaker has been reinforced by American Cinematheque's 2002 retrospective of his films. The American Cinematheque is an independent Non-profit cultural organization in Los Angeles dedicated exclusively to the public presentation of the Moving 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. The National Film Registry is the registry of Films selected by the United States National Film Preservation Board for preservation in the Library of [29]

Personal life

Carpenter was romantically involved with his creative partner, Debra Hill, from the time they worked on Assault on Precinct 13 until Carpenter met his future wife, actress Adrienne Barbeau, on the set of his 1978 television movie, Someone's Watching Me. Adrienne Jo Barbeau (born June 11 1945 is an American Television, Film, character and Musical theater actress as well as the

Despite the end of their romantic relationship, Carpenter and Hill continued to collaborate on films and were able to maintain their friendship. Working with both Carpenter and Barbeau on The Fog, however, was reportedly an emotionally difficult experience for Hill. [30]

Carpenter was married to Barbeau from January 1, 1979 to 1984. During their marriage, Barbeau starred in The Fog, and also appeared in Escape from New York. The couple have one son, John Cody Carpenter (born May 7, 1984).

Carpenter has been married to producer Sandy King since 1990. King produced a number of Carpenter's later feature films, including: They Live, In the Mouth of Madness, Ghosts of Mars and Escape from L. A. She also functioned as script supervisor for some of these films as well as Starman, Big Trouble in Little China and Prince of Darkness. [31]

Filmography

Upcoming films

Released films

Interviews

Further reading

References

  1. ^ John Carpenter Biography (1948-)
  2. ^ a b (1992) "Carpenter, John Howard", in Kleber, John E. : The Kentucky Encyclopedia, Associate editors: Thomas D. Clark, Lowell H. Thomas Dionysius Clark ( July 14, 1903 - June 28, 2005) was perhaps Kentucky 's most notable Historian. Harrison, and James C. Klotter, Lexington, Kentucky: The University Press of Kentucky. Lexington (officially Lexington-Fayette Urban County is the second-largest city in Kentucky and the 68th largest in the United States. ISBN 0813117720.  
  3. ^ Marco Lanzagorta, "John Carpenter" at Senses of Cinema.
  4. ^ John Carpenter's profile at AMCtv.
  5. ^ Notable Alumni, USC School of Cinematic Arts.
  6. ^ The Official John Carpenter, London Times: March 8, 1978. The slow evolution of Dark Star.
  7. ^ SoundtrackNet article, "Having a Bite with John Carpenter": October 14, 1998
  8. ^ IMDb.com Business Data for Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)
  9. ^ Q & A session with John Carpenter and Austin Stoker at American Cinematheque's 2002 John Carpenter retrospective, in the Assault on Precinct 13 2003 special edition DVD.
  10. ^ John Carpenter (I)
  11. ^ Scifi.com, Interview: John Carpenter looks back at Halloween on its 25th anniversary
  12. ^ The Official John Carpenter, Rolling Stone: June 28, 1979
  13. ^ Audio commentary by John Carpenter and Debra Hill in The Fog, 2002 special edition DVD
  14. ^ House of Horrors Review: Halloween
  15. ^ The Official John Carpenter, Chic Magazine: August 1979, Dr. Terror stalks Hollywood
  16. ^ Scifil.com Interview
  17. ^ Killing His Contemporaries: Dissecting The Musical Worlds Of John Carpenter
  18. ^ Interview with John Carpenter in the 2005 documentary film, Tales from the Crypt from Comic Books to Television.
  19. ^ Audio commentary by John Carpenter and Debra Hill in The Fog, 2002 special edition DVD.
  20. ^ IMDb.com Business Data for The Fog (1980)
  21. ^ Audio commentary by John Carpenter and Debra Hill in The Fog, 2002 special edition DVD.
  22. ^ IMDb.com Business Data for The Thing (1982)
  23. ^ Interview with John Carpenter on the DVD documentary film "Christine: Ignition"
  24. ^ IMDB: Business Data for Starman
  25. ^ Boston Globe December 9, 1984. Director John Carpenter talks about the movie biz big budgets and cold burgers
  26. ^ The Official John Carpenter: Los Angeles Herald Examiner: December 14, 1984
  27. ^ In the Mouth of Madness (1995)
  28. ^ John Carpenter, Staci Layne Wilson interview, quoted at Horror.com.
  29. ^ Press Release for films inducted into National Film Registry on Dec. 27, 2006. National Film Registry 2006
  30. ^ Interviews with Debra Hill and Jamie Lee Curtis in the 2002 documentary film, John Carpenter: The Man and His Movies.
  31. ^ Sandy King's profile at the Internet Movie Database.

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