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.
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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 . ^ "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 . ^ "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 . ^ 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 . ^ Barnes, Mike (October 26, 2011). " 'Halloween' Director John Carpenter's First Student Film Unearthed" . The Hollywood Reporter . Archived from the original on October 28, 2011. Retrieved December 18, 2024 . ^ MUBI ^ a b Dempsey, Jeff (January 21, 2016). " 'Puppet Man' comes to terrorize Sundance" . Park Record . Retrieved December 29, 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. 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