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John Howard Carpenter was born in Carthage, New York, on January 16, 1948, the son of Milton Jean (née Carter) and music professor Howard Ralph Carpenter. [5] In 1953, after his father accepted a job at Western Kentucky University , the family relocated to Bowling Green, Kentucky . [ 6 ]
John Carpenter. Writer: The Fog. John Howard Carpenter was born in Carthage, New York, to mother Milton Jean (Carter) and father Howard Ralph Carpenter. His family moved to Bowling Green, Kentucky, where his father, a professor, was head of the music department at Western Kentucky University.
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John Carpenter is an American film director, producer, writer and composer. He has contributed to many projects as either the producer, writer, director, actor, composer or a combination of the five.
- Halloween (1978) The year 1978 was a good one to be John Carpenter: Not only did he find himself credited as the writer of a major studio hit (The Eyes of Laura Mars, which was adapted from a spec script he'd penned), but it was the year he gifted horror fans with one of the most iconic films of the genre, which continues to spawn sequels and reboots to this day.
- The Thing (1982) It began as a 1938 John W. Campbell novella entitled Who Goes There? and was loosely adapted into the 1951 Howard Hawks/Christian Nyby film The Thing From Another World, but no matter what the source of its inspirations may have been, it's fair to say that John Carpenter made The Thing his own.
- They Live (1988) Based on Ray Nelson's 1963 short story Eight O'Clock in the Morning, The Live is one of those Carpenter films that's never really gone out of vogue, in no small part because it delivers social commentary that remains all too relevant.
- Escape From New York (1981) Stepping back (somewhat) into sci-fi for the first time since Dark Star, this slightly futuristic action thriller finds Carpenter positing a dystopian version of America where the government has turned the entirety of Manhattan into a maximum-security prison with 50-foot walls.
FIRST SINGLE: CHARIOTS OF PUMPKINS. SECOND SINGLE: 69TH ST. BRIDGE. ALSO AVAILABLE NOW! JOHN CARPENTER ON STEPHEN COLBERT. SUBURBAN SCREAMS: BEHIND THE SCENES. JCs TALES FOR A HALLOWEENIGHT Vol 9.
Sep 3, 2024 · John Carpenter (born January 16, 1948, Carthage, New York, U.S.) is an American filmmaker regarded as a master of the low-budget horror film. He has often written, produced, and scored the movies he has directed, many of which have become cult classics.
Learn about the life and career of John Carpenter, a prolific and influential director of horror, sci-fi and dark comedy films. Find out his awards, trivia, quotes, family, trademarks and more on IMDb.
