John Carpenter
Born: 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 1980s have come to be viewed as cult classics, and he has been acknowledged as an influential filmmaker. Cult classics that Carpenter directed include: Da ...
Acting (in our collection)
Village of the Damned
(1995)
First Works
(1989)
They Live
(1988)
Big Trouble in Little China
(1986)
Starman
(1984)
Escape from New York
(1981)
The Fog
(1980)
Halloween
(1978)
Assault on Precinct 13
(1976)
Dark Star
(1974)
Directing (in our collection)
The Ward
(2010)
Ghosts of Mars
(2001)
Vampires
(1998)
Escape from L.A.
(1996)
Village of the Damned
(1995)
In the Mouth of Madness
(1994)
They Live
(1988)
Big Trouble in Little China
(1986)
Starman
(1984)
Christine
(1983)
Escape from New York
(1981)
The Fog
(1980)
Halloween
(1978)
Assault on Precinct 13
(1976)
Dark Star
(1974)