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John Carpenter
- film director
- screenwriter
- composer
- director
- film producer
- actor
- film score composer
- film screenwriter
- comics writer
- conductor
- musician
- bandleader
- filmmaker
- writer
- producer
- Born 1948-01-16 (age 78)
- Nationality United States
- Years active 1969–present
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Filmography
See full filmography- 1986Big Trouble in Little ChinaMovie
age 38 - 1984StarmanMovie
age 36 - 1982The ThingMovie
age 34 - 1981Escape from New YorkMovie
age 33 - 1980The FogMovie
age 32 - 1978HalloweenMovie
age 30 - 1976NetworkMovie
age 28 - 1974Dark StarMovie
age 26
| Role | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 |  Big Trouble in Little China | Movie | 38 | |
| 1984 | Starman | Movie | 36 | |
| 1982 | The Thing | Movie | 34 | |
| 1981 | Escape from New York | Movie | 33 | |
| 1980 | The Fog | Movie | 32 | |
| 1978 | Halloween | Movie | 30 | |
| 1976 | Network | Movie | 28 | |
| 1974 | Dark Star | Movie | 26 |
Career timeline
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1948 age 0
Born1974 age 26
1976 age 28
CreditNetwork1978 age 30
1980 age 32
1981 age 33
CreditEscape from New York1982 age 34
CreditThe Thing1983 age 35
1984 age 36
1986 age 38
1987 age 39
1988 age 40
1989 age 41
1994 age 46
1996 age 48
2001 age 53
2007 age 59
2018 age 70
2021 age 73
2022 age 74
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Quotes
I staggered through my career and came out the other end, alive. I made some films that meant something to me. In my opinion, they weren’t all great, and they weren’t all successful, but they sure were ‘me’. And this is what I was going through or thinking or feeling as a director at the time, and I’m very proud of them. A lot of great directors just never had the chance to have their work appreciated and celebrated and watched, all these years after they were made. So, man, what do you want out of life? It’s great!
John Carpenter, CC BY-SA 4.0
There were two times in my life that inspired me the most. The first was when I was a kid, probably the most emotionally influential time, when you’re naïve and innocent. I went to movie theaters and fell in love with genre films in the 1950s, when there was a big wave of monster movies. My passion came from the young guy who was watching The Fly back in 1958. Then, going to USC I began to watch movies in a different way and was exposed to different kinds of movies, foreign films. We had directors like Orson Welles, Alfred Hitchcock, Howard Hawks and John Ford come down and lecture us. It was unbelievable!
John Carpenter, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Personal details
- Nationalities
- United States
- Height
- 180 cm
- Languages
- English
- Years active
- 1969–
- Instruments
- piano, ARP Quadra, keyboard instrument, synthesizer, guitar
- Record labels
- Sacred Bones Records
- Genres
- horror film, science fiction film, science fiction horror film, thriller film, mystery film, fantasy film, psychological horror film, action film, supernatural horror film, psychological thriller film, drama film, slasher film, crime film, gothic horror film, Gothic film, body horror film, suspense film, crime thriller film, psychological drama film, crime drama film, adventure film
- Notable works
- Halloween, The Fog, The Thing, Escape from New York, Christine, They Live, In the Mouth of Madness, Vampires, Big Trouble in Little China, Prince of Darkness
- Education
- USC School of Cinematic Arts, University of Southern California, Western Kentucky University