John Carpenter

Biography

Wire of musician, he learns the music very early. He impassions himself quickly for the fantastic kind which he on television discovers in particular thanks to Forbidden Planet which reveals its desire to become Cinéaste. It is thus very young, at the 14 years age, which it carries out its first short films. Always also impassioned, it integrates the the University of California of the South in the section cinema. It takes part in it as scenario writer, type-setter and musician with the Short film: The Resurrection off Broncho Billy , a western which gains the Oscar better short-measuring.

The whole of the work of the Cinéaste is undoubtedly more terrifying cinema, which is worth to him the title of “Master of the horror”. One finds throughout his films a desire to transpose the western in an urban context as well as cynical heroes in margin from the company in total opposition with the Hollywood model. Some of its works as Invasion Los Angeles are true criticisms on the american company. Its work moreover is characterized by a technical rigor with the service of environment. John Carpenter is very influenced by the narrative control of American films of the Forties to 60, particularly works of Howard Hawks, which he regards as his Master. One can find the screen of Rio Bravo in Assaut (a group isolated in a police station attacked by unknown enemies), wrongfully taxed with reactionary at his exit, and considered today as one of the chiefs of work of door-close and perhaps the best film of its author. One will also note the influence of Don Siegel and his “Invasion of the profaners of burials” in several films of Carpenter. Thanks to its musical formation he is also an excellent type-setter. He signed, often in collaboration with Allan Howarth, the partition of the quasi totality of his films, enabling him as well as possible to retranscribe the required emotions.

Married on January 1st 1979 with the actress Adrienne Barbel, it divorces it in 1984 after she gave him a son, Cody, born in 1983. It remarie in 1990 with producing the Sandy King. His/her son, Cody, also compose him of the music. One could off hear it in the 2 episodes of Masters Horror of his father.

Catalog of films

Realizer

Court-measurings

1962 : colossal Revenge off the beasts , carried out at 14 years
1963: Terror from space , realized at 15 years
1969: Warrior and the demon , credited as Johnny Carpenter
1969: Sorceror from outer space
1969: Gorgo versus Godzilla
1969: Gorgon, the space monster

Feature films

1974 : Dark star , film of student carried out at the University of California of the South
1976: Attack ( Assault one Precinct 13 )
1978: Halloween, the night of the masks ( Halloween )
1978: Murder with the 43e stage ( Someone' S watching me! ) (telefilm)
1979: the Novel of Elvis ( Elvis ) (telefilm)
1980: Fog ( The fog )
1981: New York 1997 ( Escape from New York )
1982: The Thing , according to a history of John W. Campbell Jr., remake of the Thing of another world ( The Thing from another world ) of Howard Hawks (1951)
1983: Christine , according to a news of Stephen King
1984: Starman
1986 : Adventures of Burton Jack in the claws of the Mandarin ( turbid Big in Little Clouded )
1987: Prince of darkness ( Prince off darkness )
1988: Invasion Los Angeles ( They live ), according to the news Eight O' Clock in the morning , written by Ray Nelson
1992: Adventures of an invisible man ( invisible Memoirs off year man ), according to the novel of H.F. Saint
1993: Small nightmares before the night ( Body Bags ) (segments the Service station and the Hair of Doctor Miracle ) (telefilm)
1995: the Cave of the madness ( In the mouth off madness )
1995: the Village of damnés the ( Village off the damned ), according to the Romance éponyme of John Wyndham and constituting a remake of the film éponyme of Wolf Rilla
1996: Los Angeles 2013 ( Escape from L.A. )
1998: Vampires , according to a news of John Steakley
2001: Ghosts off Mars
2006: Masters off Horror (episode Cigarette burns - absolute end of the world )
2007: Masters off Horror (episode Pro-life - Trapped inside )

Scenario writer

1970 : The Resurrection off Broncho Billy , of James R. Rokos (Co-writing with Nick Castle)
1974: Dark star , of John Carpenter (Co-writing with daN O' Bannon)
1976: Attack ( Assault one precinct 13 ), of John Carpenter
1978: Eyes of Laura Mars ( Eyes off Laura Mars ), of Irvin Kershner (scenario and original history)
1978: Zuma Beach , of Lee H. Katzin (telefilm)
1978: Halloween, the night of the masks ( Halloween ), of John Carpenter (Co-writing with Debra Hill)
1978: Murder with the 43e stage ( Someone' S watching me! ), of John Carpenter
1979: Better late than never , of Richard Kerned (telefilm)
1980: Fog ( The fog ), of John Carpenter (Co-writing with Debra Hill)
1981: New York 1997 ( Escape from New York ), of John Carpenter (Co-writing with Nick Castle)
1981: Halloween 2 ( Halloween II ), of Rick Rosenthal (Co-writing with Debra Hill)
1986: Without exit ( Black moon rising ), of Harley Cokeliss (scenario and original history)
1987: Prince of darkness ( Prince off darkness ), John Carpenter
1988: Invasion Los Angeles ( They live ), of John Carpenter (according to the news Eight O' Clock in the morning , written by Ray Nelson)
1990: El Diablo , of Peter Markle (Co-writing with Tommy Lee Wallace) (telefilm)
1991: Blood to rivet , of Mel Damski (telefilm)
1996: Los Angeles 2013 ( Escape from L.A. ), of John Carpenter
1999: Bites mortals ( Silent predators ), of No5el Nosseck (telefilm)

2001: Ghosts off Mars , of John Carpenter (Co-writing with Larry Sulkis)

Type-setter

1970 : The Resurrection off Broncho Billy , of John Carpenter
1974: Dark star , of John Carpenter
1976: Attack ( Assault one Precinct 13 ), of John Carpenter
1978: Halloween, the night of the masks ( Halloween ), of John Carpenter
1980: Fog ( The fog ), of John Carpenter
1981: New York 1997 ( Escape from New York ), of John Carpenter
1981: Halloween 2 ( Halloween II ), of Rick Rosenthal

1983: Halloween III: the blood of the wizard ( Halloween III: Season off the witch ), of Tommy Lee Wallace

1983: Christine , of John Carpenter

1986: Adventures of Burton Jack in the claws of the Mandarin ( turbid Big in Little Clouded ), of John Carpenter

1987: Prince of darkness ( Prince off darkness ), John Carpenter

1988: Invasion Los Angeles ( They live ), of John Carpenter

1993: Small nightmares before the night ( Body Bags ), of John Carpenter and Tobe Hooper

1995: the Cave of the madness ( In the mouth off madness ), of John Carpenter

1995: the Village of damnés the ( Village off the damned ), of John Carpenter

1996: Los Angeles 2013 ( Escape from L.A. ), of John Carpenter

1997 - 1998: BO of the video game Sentinel Returns with the collaboration of Gary McKill

1998: Vampires , of John Carpenter

2001: Ghosts off Mars , of John Carpenter

Actor

1976 : Attack ( Assault one Precinct 13 ), of John Carpenter (not credited)
1978: Halloween, the night of the masks ( Halloween ), of John Carpenter (voice/not credited)
1980: Fog ( The fog ), of John Carpenter (not credited)
1981: New York 1997 ( Escape from New York ), of John Carpenter (voice/not credited)
1982: The Thing , of John Carpenter (not credited)
1984: Starman , of John Carpenter (not credited)
1986: Adventures of Burton Jack in the claws of the Mandarin ( turbid Big in Little Clouded ), of John Carpenter (not credited)
1986: The Servant boy who could fly , of Nick Castle
1992: Adventures of an invisible man ( invisible Memoirs off year man ), of John Carpenter (under the pseudonym of RIP Haight)
1993: Small nightmares before the night ( Body Bags ), of John Carpenter and Tobe Hooper (segment Eye for eye )
1994: the Silence of the hams ( It Silenzio dei prosciutti ), of Ezio Greggio
1995: the Village of damnés the ( Village off the damned ), of John Carpenter (under the pseudonym of RIP Haight)

Producer

1974 : Dark star , of John Carpenter
1978: Halloween, the night of the masks ( Halloween ), of John Carpenter (not credited)
1981: Halloween 2 ( Halloween II ), of Rick Rosenthal
1983: Halloween III: the blood of the wizard ( Halloween III: Season off the witch ), of Tommy Lee Wallace
1984: The Philadelphia Experiment , of Stewart Raffill (executive producer)
1986: Without exit ( Black moon rising ), of Harley Cokeliss (executive producer)
1993: Small nightmares before the night ( Body Bags ), of John Carpenter and Tobe Hooper (executive producer)
2002: Vampires: Los Muertos , of Tommy Lee Wallace (executive producer)
2005: The fog , of Rupert Wainwright

External bonds

John Carpenter on Internet Movie Database
the official site of John Carpenter

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