John Carpenter
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). However, many of Carpenter's films from the 1970s and the 1
Defining films
In their own words
The Quatermass films were very important to me growing up, the idea of ancient evil that's been around since before man.
I was fascinated by Hong Kong action movies from the very beginning. I wanted to combine a Western with Chinese mythology and a real fantastical edge, particularly from the wuxia genre.
Films by decade
