John Carpenter
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- January 16, 1948, Carthage, New York, USA
- Movies
- 142
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).
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 2011 | The Ward | Director |
| 2006 | Pro-Life | Director |
| 2005 | Cigarette Burns | Director |
| 2005 | The Fog | Producer |
| 2001 | Ghosts of Mars | Director, Writer |
| 1998 | Vampires | Director |
| 1996 | Escape from L.A. | Screenplay, Director |
| 1995 | Village of the Damned | Director |
| 1995 | In the Mouth of Madness | Director |
| 1993 | Body Bags | Director |
| 1992 | Memoirs of an Invisible Man | Director |
| 1991 | Blood River | Writer |
| 1990 | El Diablo | Writer |
| 1988 | They Live | Director, Screenplay |
| 1987 | Prince of Darkness | Director, Screenplay |
| 1986 | Big Trouble in Little China | Director |
| 1986 | Black Moon Rising | Screenplay |
| 1984 | Starman | Director |
| 1983 | Christine | Director |
| 1982 | Halloween III: Season of the Witch | Producer |
| 1982 | The Thing | Director |
| 1981 | Halloween II | Screenplay, Producer |
| 1981 | Escape from New York | Director, Screenplay |
| 1980 | The Fog | Director, Screenplay |
| 1979 | Better Late Than Never | Writer |
| 1979 | Elvis | Director |
| 1978 | Someone's Watching Me! | Writer, Director |
| 1978 | Halloween | Screenplay, Director |
| 1978 | Zuma Beach | Writer |
| 1978 | Eyes of Laura Mars | Screenplay |
| 1976 | Assault on Precinct 13 | Director, Writer |
| 1974 | Dark Star | Director, Screenplay, Producer |
| 1970 | The Resurrection of Broncho Billy | Writer |
| 1969 | Captain Voyeur | Director, Writer, Producer |
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