John Carpenter was educated at Western Kentucky university. He began making short films in 1962. He won an academy award for Best Live-Action Short Subject in 1970, for
The Resurrection of Broncho Billy. Carpenter formed a band in the mid-1970s called The Coupe de Villes. Since the 1970s, he has had numerous roles in the film industry including writer, actor, composer, producer, and director.See full bio »
2010Red Nose, Black Heart
(short)
(writer: "The Fog" excerpt from the soundtrack - uncredited, "Big Trouble in Little China" excerpt from the soundtrack - uncredited)
With the kinds of movies being made by studios today, there are very few low-budget films, and those are entrusted to young geniuses, not old guys like myself.
See more »
Trivia:
Biography in the following: John Wakeman, editor. World Film Directors, Volume Two, 1945- 1985. pp. 184-189. New York: The H.W. Wilson Company, 1988.
See more »
Trademark:
[Video Screen] His films often feature important visuals shown from a video screen (The end-of-the-world transmission from the future in
Prince of Darkness, the Norwegian recordings of the expedition to uncover the aliens in
The Thing, various TV sets and the general anti-TV motif in
They Live, etc.).
See more »
Contact Info:
View manager and legal
Represent John Carpenter?
Add or change photos
Show all
Hide all
,4,136,14,196,arialbd,7,255,255,255,1_.jpg "Post Mortem with Mick Garris: Season 1: Episode 6 -- Mick Garris interviews filmmaker John Carpenter")
company.