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John Carpenter

John Carpenter

Directing 1948-01-16 Carthage, New York, USA

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 1…

Known For

Halloween
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Halloween 1978
Assault on Precinct 13
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Assault on Precinct 13 1976
The Silence of the Hams
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The Silence of the Hams 1994
Body Bags
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Body Bags 1993
In Search of Darkness: Part III
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In Search of Darkness: Part III 2022
The Thing: Terror Takes Shape
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The Thing: Terror Takes Shape 1998
The Perfect Scary Movie
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The Perfect Scary Movie 2005
Pure Cinema: Through the Eyes of Hitchcock
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Pure Cinema: Through the Eyes of Hitchcock 2008
Nightmares in Red, White and Blue
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Nightmares in Red, White and Blue 2009
Tales from the Script
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Tales from the Script 2009
John Carpenter: The Man and His Movies
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John Carpenter: The Man and His Movies 2004
Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film
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Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film 2006
Scoring "Resident Evil"
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Scoring "Resident Evil" 2002
Lovecraft: Fear of the Unknown
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Lovecraft: Fear of the Unknown 2008
The Original Monster Mash
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The Original Monster Mash 2011
Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX
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Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX 2008
The History of Metal and Horror
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The History of Metal and Horror 2021
Let There Be Light: The Odyssey of Dark Star
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Let There Be Light: The Odyssey of Dark Star 2010