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person_profile-John Carpenter

John Carpenter Age: 77

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

John Carpenter

Date of Birth:

Jan 16, 1948

Country of birth:

USA

Biography of

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.

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John Carpenter

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Filmography of

John Carpenter

Found 24 Movies in total

... 2023

The Ward

Director

... 2010

Pro-Life

Director

... 2006

... 2005

... 2001

Vampires

Director

... 1998

... 1996

Village of the Damned

Man at Gas Station Phone ( Actor )

Director

... 1995

... 1995

Body Bags

Coroner ( Actor )

Director

... 1993

Memoirs of an Invisible Man

Helicopter Pilot ( Actor )

Director

... 1992

They Live

Voice That Says 'Sleep' ( Actor )

Screenplay

... 1988

... 1987

Big Trouble in Little China

Worker in Chinatown (uncredited) ( Actor )

Director

... 1986

Starman

Man in Helicopter (uncredited) ( Actor )

Director

... 1984

Christine

Director

... 1983

The Thing

Norwegian (video footage) (uncredited) ( Actor )

Director

... 1982

Escape from New York

Secret Service #2 / Helicopter Pilot / Violin Player ( Actor )

Screenplay

... 1981

The Fog

Bennett ( Actor )

Screenplay

... 1980

Elvis

Director

... 1979

... 1978

Halloween

Paul (voice) (uncredited) ( Actor )

Screenplay

... 1978

Assault on Precinct 13

Gang Member (uncredited) ( Actor )

Editor

... 1976

Dark Star

Talby Voice ( Actor )

Screenplay

... 1974