John Carpenter

Real name: John Howard Carpenter
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Date of birth: January 15, 1948
Place of birth: Carthage, New York, USA
Height: 6' (1.83 m)
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Astrology Sign: Capricorn
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John Carpenter quotes

Evil hiding among us is an ancient theme.

I made a decision back in 1978 that, in a trade off for money when I directed Halloween, I would have my name above the title in order to basically brand these movies my own.

I think Tarantino has changed things.

In England, I'm a horror movie director. In Germany, I'm a filmmaker. In the US, I'm a bum.

In Halloween, I viewed the characters as simply normal teenagers. Laurie, Jamie Lee's character, was shy and somewhat repressed. And Michael Myers, t... (more John Carpenter quotes)

John Carpenter trivia

John is a Beach Boys fan.

John is an NBA fan.

John is an Elvis Presley fan.

When John appears in his own films, he usually uses the alias Rip Haight.

John makes a cameo appearance as a helicopter pilot in several of his films.... (more John Carpenter trivia)

Books about John Carpenter

The Cinema of John Carpenter: The Technique of Terror (Directors' Cuts) book cover The Cinema of John Carpenter: The Technique of Terror (Directors' Cuts)
by Ian Conrich and David Woods

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The Films of John Carpenter book cover The Films of John Carpenter
by John Kenneth Muir

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John Carpenter: The Prince of Darkness book cover John Carpenter: The Prince of Darkness
by Gilles Boulenger

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John Carpenter filmography

Halloween
Halloween begins with a little boy stabbing his sister to death. He is sent to Smith's Grove Santarium. The boy's name is Michael Myers. 15 years later, 1978 Michael escapes in his doctor's car and heads back to his hometown. Haddonfield. Upon there he begins stalking 3 teenage girls. Laurie Strode,...

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Silenzio dei prosciutti, Il
A rookie FBI agent, Jo Dee Foster (Billy Zane), has been assigned to work on the case of the Psycho Killer, a killer who has killed over 120 people. But to find out more about the Psycho Killer, Jo is forced to meet Dr. Animal Cannibal Pizza (Dom DeLuise), a famous doctor turned cannibal who ate piz...

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Big Trouble in Little China
When trucker Jack Burton agreed to take his friend Wang Chi to pick up his fiancee at the airport, he never expected to get involved in a supernatural battle between good and evil. Wang's fiancee has emerald green eyes, which make her a perfect target for an immortal sorcerer named Lo Pan and his th...

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John Carpenter albums

Escape from New York (New Expanded Edition) album cover Escape from New York (New Expanded Edition)
Find out more about 28 songs from this album

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