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John Carpenter in 2010
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.
Highest-grossing films [ edit ]
This is a list of films directed by John Carpenter that grossed more than $10 million at the US box office according to Box Office Mojo . Carpenter's films have grossed domestically a total of more than $ 282 million, with an average of $18 million per film.
^ "Last Foxtrot in Burbank" . Los Angeles Times . October 21, 1973. Retrieved October 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com . World Premiere Engagement Starts Friday, OCtober 26
^ DiVincenzo, Alex (May 27, 2022). "John Carpenter and Charles Band Talk 'Halloween' Atari Game, Career Intersections, and More in New Chat" . Bloody Disgusting . Archived from the original on May 27, 2022.
^ "Dark Star (1975)" . AFI Catalog of Feature Films . American Film Institute . Retrieved October 28, 2024 .
^ "Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)" . AFI Catalog of Feature Films . American Film Institute. Retrieved October 28, 2024 .
^ Muir, John Kenneth (2000). The Films of John Carpenter . McFarland & Company, Inc. pp. 63–64. ISBN 978-0-7864-2269-2 .
^ "Eyes of Laura Mars (1978)" . AFI Catalog of Feature Films . American Film Institute. Retrieved October 28, 2024 .
^ Conrich, Ian; Woods, David, eds. (2004). The Cinema of John Carpenter . Wallflower Press . p. 181. ISBN 1-904764-14-2 .
^ "NBSeeUs". Fort Worth Star-Telegram . September 27, 1978. p. 7b.
^ Halloween (1978) . American Film Institute. Retrieved October 28, 2024 .
^ Conrich, Ian; Woods, David, eds. (2004). The Cinema of John Carpenter . Wallflower Press. pp. 181–182. ISBN 1-904764-14-2 .
^ "This Week on Television - Wednesday". Stateville Record and Landmark . November 25, 1978.
^ Conrich, Ian; Woods, David, eds. (2004). The Cinema of John Carpenter . Wallflower Press. pp. 182–183. ISBN 1-904764-14-2 .
^ Smith, Liz (January 2, 1979). "Made-for-TV Elvis Movie Touted as Big Blockbuster". Ottawa Citizen . p. 58.
^ Conrich, Ian; Woods, David, eds. (2004). The Cinema of John Carpenter . Wallflower Press . p. 182. ISBN 1-904764-14-2 .
^ Thomas, Kevin (October 17, 1979). "Two New Movies Premiere Tonight". Los Angeles Times . p. 21.
^ "The Fog (1980)" . AFI Catalog of Feature Films . American Film Institute. Retrieved October 28, 2024 .
^ "Escape From New York (1981)" . AFI Catalog of Feature Films . American Film Institute. Retrieved October 28, 2024 .
^ "Halloween II (1981)" . AFI Catalog of Feature Films . American Film Institute. Retrieved October 28, 2024 .
^ "The Thing (1982)" . AFI Catalog of Feature Films . American Film Institute. Retrieved October 28, 2024 .
^ "Halloween III Season of the Witch (1982)" . AFI Catalog of Feature Films . American Film Institute. Retrieved October 28, 2024 .
^ "Christine (1983)" . AFI Catalog of Feature Films . American Film Institute. Retrieved October 28, 2024 .
^ "The Philadelphia Experiment (1984)" . AFI Catalog of Feature Films . American Film Institute. Retrieved October 28, 2024 .
^ "Starman (1984)" . AFI Catalog of Feature Films . American Film Institute. Retrieved October 28, 2024 .
^ "Black Moon Rising (1986)" . AFI Catalog of Feature Films . American Film Institute. Retrieved October 28, 2024 .
^ "Big Trouble in Little China (1986)" . AFI Catalog of Feature Films . American Film Institute. Retrieved October 28, 2024 .
^ "The Boy Who Could Fly (1986)" . AFI Catalog of Feature Films . American Film Institute. Retrieved October 28, 2024 .
^ "Prince of Darkness (1987)" . AFI Catalog of Feature Films . American Film Institute. Retrieved October 28, 2024 .
^ "They Live (1988)" . AFI Catalog of Feature Films . American Film Institute. Retrieved October 28, 2024 .
^ a b Conrich, Ian; Woods, David, eds. (2004). The Cinema of John Carpenter . Wallflower Press . p. 187. ISBN 1-904764-14-2 .
^ King, Susan (July 19, 1990). "Gossett Tries Comedy in a Wacky Western". The Capital Times . p. 7D.
^ Miller, Ron (March 14, 1991). " 'Blood River' All Downhill". The Day . p. 17.
^ "Memoirs of an Invisible Man (1992)" . AFI Catalog of Feature Films . American Film Institute. Retrieved October 28, 2024 .
^ Muir, John Kenneth (2002). The Films of Tobe Hooper . McFarland & Company, Inc. pp. 154–155. ISBN 978-0-7864-4461-8 .
^ Lovece, Frank (August 6, 1993). "Showtime Gets Ghoulish with 'Body Bags' " . The Tribune . Retrieved October 28, 2024 .
^ Tornabuoni, Lietta (March 11, 1994). "i Film del Weekend". La Stampa (in Italian). p. 26.
^ Conrich, Ian; Woods, David, eds. (2004). The Cinema of John Carpenter . Wallflower Press . p. 188. ISBN 1-904764-14-2 .
^ "In the Mouth of Madness (1995)" . AFI Catalog of Feature Films . American Film Institute. Retrieved October 28, 2024 .
^ "Timetable 1994 Frankfurt - Fantasy FilmFest Archiv" . f3a.net . Retrieved October 28, 2024 .
^ "Village of the Damned (1995)" . AFI Catalog of Feature Films . American Film Institute. Retrieved October 28, 2024 .
^ "Escape from L.A. (1997)" . AFI Catalog of Feature Films . American Film Institute. Retrieved October 28, 2024 .
^ "John Carpenter's Vampires (1998)" . AFI Catalog of Feature Films . American Film Institute. Retrieved October 28, 2024 .
^ Conrich, Ian; Woods, David, eds. (2004). The Cinema of John Carpenter . Wallflower Press . p. 190. ISBN 1-904764-14-2 .
^ " 'Another World' End Stuns Fans, Show's Cast". The Atlanta Journal . April 19, 1999. p. D3.
^ "John Carpenter's Ghosts of Mars (2001)" . AFI Catalog of Feature Films . American Film Institute. Retrieved October 28, 2024 .
^ "[Back Cover]". John Carpenter Presents Vampires Los Muertos (DVD packaging). United States: Global Entertainment Productions. 2002. ISBN 0-7678-8209-1 .
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Lovell, Glenn (August 20, 2002). "John Carpenter May Become one of the Ghosts of Filmmaking". The Wichita Eagle . p. 4C.
^ "The Fog (2005)" . AFI Catalog of Feature Films . American Film Institute. Retrieved October 28, 2024 .
^ "John Carpenter's The Ward" . Toronto International Film Festival . Archived from the original on August 22, 2010. Retrieved October 28, 2024 .
^ Harvey, Denis (September 17, 2010). "John Carpenter's The Ward" . Variety . Retrieved October 28, 2024 .
^ Debruge, Peter (September 9, 2018). "Film Review: 'Halloween' " . Variety . Retrieved October 28, 2024 .
^ Gleiberman, Owen (September 8, 2021). " 'Halloween Kills' Review: It Will Feed Your Nostalgia...for Mediocre Slasher Sequels" . Variety . Retrieved October 28, 2024 .
^ Allen, Nick (February 25, 2022). "Studio 666" . Rogerebert.com . Retrieved October 28, 2024 .
^ Gleiberman, Owen (May 12, 2022). " 'Firestarter' Review: They're Remaking this? Zac Efron Stars in a Stephen King Rehash That Never Catches Fire" . Variety . Retrieved October 28, 2024 .
^ Gleiberman, Owen (October 13, 2022). " 'Halloween Ends' Review: Michael Myers Gets a Disciple, and Jamie Lee Curtis Mopes, as the Series Ends...But Not Really (Rinse, Slash, Repeat)" . Variety . Retrieved October 28, 2024 .
^ Grobar, Matt (November 1, 2023). "A24's 'Death of a Unicorne' Adds Richard E. Grant, Téa Leoni, Will Poulter, Anthony Carrigan, Sunita Mani & More; Paul Rudd and Jenna Ortega Set to Star" . Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved October 28, 2024 .
^ "HALLOWEEN" . Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved May 11, 2024 .
^ "Halloween 1978" . Metacritic . Retrieved June 20, 2021 .
^ "STARMAN" . Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved May 11, 2024 .
^ "Starman 1984" . Metacritic . Retrieved June 20, 2021 .
^ "JOHN CARPENTER'S ESCAPE FROM L.A." Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved May 11, 2024 .
^ "Escape from L.A. 1996" . Metacritic . Retrieved June 20, 2021 .
^ "ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK" . Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved May 11, 2024 .
^ "Escape from New York 1981" . Metacritic . Retrieved June 20, 2021 .
^ "THE FOG" . Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved May 11, 2024 .
^ "The Fog 1980" . Metacritic . Retrieved June 20, 2021 .
^ "CHRISTINE" . Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved May 11, 2024 .
^ "Christine 1983" . Metacritic . Retrieved June 20, 2021 .
^ "JOHN CARPENTER'S VAMPIRES" . Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved May 11, 2024 .
^ "Vampires 1998" . Metacritic . Retrieved June 20, 2021 .
^ "THE THING" . Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved May 11, 2024 .
^ "The Thing 1982" . Metacritic . Retrieved June 20, 2021 .
^ "MEMOIRS OF AN INVISIBLE MAN" . Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved May 11, 2024 .
^ "Memoirs of an Invisible Man 1992" . Metacritic . Retrieved June 20, 2021 .
^ "PRINCE OF DARKNESS" . Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved May 11, 2024 .
^ "Prince of Darkness 1987" . Metacritic . Retrieved June 20, 2021 .
^ "JOHN CARPENTER'S GHOSTS OF MARS" . Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved May 11, 2024 .
^ "Ghosts of Mars 2001" . Metacritic . Retrieved June 20, 2021 .
^ "THEY LIVE" . Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved June 20, 2021 .
^ "They Live 1988" . Metacritic . Retrieved June 20, 2021 .
^ "THE WARD" . Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved June 20, 2021 .
^ "The Ward 2011" . Metacritic . Retrieved June 20, 2021 .
^ "BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA" . Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved May 11, 2024 .
^ "Big Trouble in Little China 1986" . Metacritic . Retrieved June 20, 2021 .
^ Tallerico, Brian (October 10, 2023). "John Carpenter Returns with Peacock Project That Doesn't Deserve His Name" . Roger Ebert.com . Retrieved October 14, 2023 .
^ Catt, Chris (May 29, 2023). "John Carpenter Teases 'The Thing 2' and Talks About His Latest Directing Work at Texas Frightmare Weekend" . Creepy Catalog . Retrieved May 31, 2023 .
^ Smith, Jeremy (May 31, 2023). "The Thing 2: John Carpenter Is 'Sworn To Secrecy,' But Teases A Sequel To His Horror Classic" . /Film . Retrieved May 31, 2023 .
^ Bergeson, Samantha (June 2, 2023). "John Carpenter Returns to Directing with TV Series He Made from His Couch" . IndieWire . Retrieved June 3, 2023 .
^ "Sentinel Returns Soundtrack – Review" . Bestwesterngamessoundtracks.com . May 14, 2015. Retrieved May 31, 2024 .
^ Breslin, Richard (June 9, 2023). "John Carpenter's new zombie game looks like a first-person Days Gone" . Gaming Bible . Retrieved June 9, 2023 .
^ Wilson, Mike (August 12, 2024). "Two New 'Halloween' Video Games in the Works from 'Evil Dead: The Game' Developers!" . Bloody Disgusting . Archived from the original on August 12, 2024. Retrieved August 12, 2024 .
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