Movies by John Carpenter
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Monsterland (2009)
Cast: Joe Dante, John Carpenter, H.R. Giger …
Directed by: Jörg Buttgereit
From the original latex monsters that terrorized Tokyo to the crazy computer-generated creations of the 21st century, this comprehensive documentary tours the history of movie monsters -- and…
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Tales from the Script (2009)
Cast: Allison Anders, Jane Anderson, Doug Atchison …
Directed by: Peter Hanson
Dozens of acclaimed Hollywood screenwriters discuss their successes and failures, share amusing anecdotes and insider insights, and reveal their experiences with big-name actors and directors…
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Nightmares in Red, White and Blue (2009)
Cast: Lance Henriksen, John Carpenter, Joe Dante …
Directed by: Andrew Monument
Horror and sci-fi veteran Lance Henriksen (Alien) narrates this fascinating look at the history of the American horror film, examining the earliest monster movies of the silent era up to the…
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Hollywood's Greatest Villains (2008)
Cast: Sharon Stone, George Lucas, John Carpenter …
Movie audiences love a good villain, the unforgettably evil characters who stay with us long after we leave the theater. Fueled by classic clips, this program pays tribute to some of the most…
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Starz Inside: Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX (2008)
Cast: Howard Berger, Rob Bottin, Dick Smith …
Directed by: Kevin VanHook
Go inside the world of makeup special effects for movies of all genres, from horror (Scream, The Thing) to fantasy (The Chronicles of Narnia) to sci-fi (Planet of the Apes) as K.N.B. EFX…
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Lovecraft: Fear of the Unknown (2008)
Cast: Robin Atkin Downes, John Carpenter, Ramsey Campbell …
Directed by: Frank H. Woodward
The influential legacy of H.P. Lovecraft -- whose writings became touchstones of modern horror fiction -- is remembered through archival footage, vintage photos, and interviews with top names…
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Starz Inside: Bloodsucking Cinema (2007)
Cast: Uwe Boll, John Carpenter, Corey Haim …
Directed by: Barry Gray
The undead come out to play in this spine-tingling documentary about the history of vampire movies that originally aired as a Starz Inside special. Highlights include clips from genre…
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Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film (2006)
Cast: Tom Savini, Rob Zombie, Wes Craven …
Directed by: Jeff McQueen
Join horror icons John Carpenter, Wes Craven, Rob Zombie, special effects makeup artist Tom Savini and many more in a virtual scream fest celebrating the most terrifying -- and disgusting --…
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Tales from the Crypt: From Comic Books to Television (2005)
Cast: John Carpenter, George A. Romero, Joel Silver …
When "Tales from the Crypt" debuted in the late 1940s, kids were crazy for the Crypt Keeper and his horror stories. Parents were not, and the by the 1950s, there was a backlash that went all…
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John Carpenter: The Man and His Movies (2004)
Cast: John Carpenter, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kurt Russell …
John Carpenter's impressive reputation as a gifted director has made him one of the horror genre's biggest success stories. With talents not limited to directing (he's also a…
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The American Nightmare (2000)
Cast: John Carpenter, Wes Craven, Tom Savini …
Directed by: Adam Simon
In this documentary, horror film masterminds such as John Carpenter, Wes Craven, Tobe Hooper and George Romero provide commentary on how the creation of their films in the 1960s and '70s…
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Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror (2000)
Cast: Dario Argento, John Carpenter, Jessica Harper …
This documentary profiles Italian horror maestro Dario Argento, known for his stylish and psychologically complex thrillers. His impressive catalog of films is explored, along with his…
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100 Years of Horror (1996)
Cast: Christopher Lee, Jamie Lee Curtis, Robert De Niro …
Directed by: Ted Newsom
From Frankenstein to Freddie Kruger, Hollywood's horror genre is honored in this documentary hosted by veteran spook star Christopher Lee. The film encapsulates the history of the genre,…
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After Sunset: The Life & Times of the Drive-In Theater (1996)
Cast: John Carpenter, Samuel Z. Arkoff, Joe Bob Briggs …
Directed by: Jon Bokenkamp
Relive the glory days of the drive-in theater with this nostalgic celebration of a vanishing American icon. Filmmaker Jon Bokenkamp journeys across the country to visit some of the remaining…
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The Ward (2011)
Cast: Amber Heard, Mamie Gummer, Danielle Panabaker …
Directed by: John Carpenter
Master of horror John Carpenter returns to form -- and to the director's chair -- for this chilling thriller in which a young woman, Kristen (Amber Heard), is sent to a mental…
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Masters of Horror: John Carpenter: Pro-Life (2007)
Cast: Ron Perlman, Emmanuelle Vaugier, Mark Feuerstein …
Directed by: John Carpenter
When a scared 15-year-old girl (Caitlin Wachs) goes to an isolated clinic to end her pregnancy, her anti-abortion activist father (Ron Perlman) and brothers arrive, heavily armed and…
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Masters of Horror: John Carpenter: Cigarette Burns (2006)
Cast: Norman Reedus, Udo Kier
Directed by: John Carpenter
Hired by a millionaire collector (Udo Kier) to retrieve the infamous Le Fin du Monde -- a violent movie that reportedly causes viewers to turn into homicidal maniacs after they watch it -- an…
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Masters of Horror: Season 1: Vol. 1 (2005)
Cast: Udo Kier, Ezra Godden, Campbell Lane …
Directed by: William Malone, Stuart Gordon, John Carpenter …
Three horror maestros deliver a hat trick of chills in this collection of episodes from the Showtime original series. In John Carpenter's "Cigarette Burns," a man searches for a lost…
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Ghosts of Mars (2001)
Cast: Natasha Henstridge, Ice Cube, Jason Statham …
Directed by: John Carpenter
Two hundred years in the future, a squad of tough-as-nails cops led by Natasha Henstridge and Pam Grier are dispatched to a remote mining outpost on Mars to bring back a deadly criminal named…
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Vampires (1998)
Cast: James Woods, Daniel Baldwin, Sheryl Lee …
Directed by: John Carpenter
At the Vatican's behest, vampire slayer Jack Crow and his team of exterminators wage war against the pesky minions of a 600-year-old master vampire, who's looking for an ancient…
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Escape from L.A. (1996)
Cast: Kurt Russell, Steve Buscemi, Peter Fonda …
Directed by: John Carpenter
Kurt Russell reprises his role as antihero Snake Plissken. This time, a cataclysmic temblor hits Los Angeles, turning it into an island. The president (Cliff Robertson) views the quake as a…
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Village of the Damned (1995)
Cast: Christopher Reeve, Kirstie Alley, Linda Kozlowski …
Directed by: John Carpenter
John Carpenter's remake of the 1960 sci-fi thriller stars Christopher Reeve and Kirstie Alley as doctors who must try to stop a group of alien children from taking over the world. An…
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In the Mouth of Madness (1994)
Cast: Sam Neill, Julie Carmen, Jürgen Prochnow …
Directed by: John Carpenter
When popular horror writer Sutter Cane (Jürgen Prochnow) goes missing, his publisher hires investigator John Trent (Sam Neill) to find him. Trent tracks Cane to a small New England town,…
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Memoirs of an Invisible Man (1992)
Cast: Chevy Chase, Daryl Hannah, Sam Neill …
Directed by: John Carpenter
When vacuous stock analyst Nick Halloway (Chevy Chase) is rendered invisible as the result of a nuclear fusion experiment gone wrong, he becomes the target of ruthless government operative…
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They Live (1988)
Cast: Roddy Piper, Keith David, Meg Foster …
Directed by: John Carpenter
In this consumer culture parody, professional wrestler "Rowdy" Roddy Piper plays an unemployed working stiff who inadvertently finds a pair of sunglasses that allow him to see the world as it…
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Prince of Darkness (1987)
Cast: Donald Pleasence, Lisa Blount, Victor Wong …
Directed by: John Carpenter
A cylinder of mysterious, green liquid is found in an abandoned church. It may contain the ultimate evil: an ancient iniquity that longs to escape. Several physicists try to comprehend…
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Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
Cast: Kurt Russell, Kim Cattrall, Dennis Dun …
Directed by: John Carpenter
Traveling through a shadowy world filled with supernatural creatures and spectacular action, regular guy Jack Burton (Kurt Russell) and lawyer Gracie Law (Kim Cattrall) try to track down a…
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Starman (1984)
Cast: Jeff Bridges, Karen Allen, Charles Martin …
Directed by: John Carpenter
In this sci-fi love story from John Carpenter, Jeff Bridges -- who received an Oscar nod for his work -- plays Starman, an alien who crashes on Earth and takes the form of a recently deceased…
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Christine (1983)
Cast: Keith Gordon, John Stockwell, Alexandra Paul …
Directed by: John Carpenter
Geeky student Arnie Cunningham (Keith Gordon) falls for Christine, a rusty 1958 Plymouth Fury, and becomes obsessed with restoring the classic automobile to her former glory. As the car…
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The Thing (1982)
Cast: Kurt Russell, Wilford Brimley, Richard A. Dysart …
Directed by: John Carpenter
Scientists working in Antarctica are forced to abandon their research after a helicopter crashes near their camp, bringing a lone dog into their midst. But the plot thickens when the…
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Escape from New York (1981)
Cast: Kurt Russell, Adrienne Barbeau, Lee Van Cleef …
Directed by: John Carpenter
Soaring crime rates prompt the United States to turn New York City into a maximum-security prison -- which is precisely where the U.S. president (Donald Pleasence) lands when he's forced…
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The Fog (1980)
Cast: Adrienne Barbeau, Jamie Lee Curtis, Janet Leigh …
Directed by: John Carpenter
While an old, weather-beaten fisherman tells a ghost story to fascinated children huddled by a campfire, a piece of driftwood in a child's hands begins to glow, and an eerie fog envelops…
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Elvis (1979)
Cast: Kurt Russell, Shelley Winters, Bing Russell …
Directed by: John Carpenter
Kurt Russell earned an Emmy nod for his portrayal of hip-swiveling rock god Elvis Presley in this made-for-television biopic that also earned nominations for its cinematography and makeup,…
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Halloween (1978)
Cast: Jamie Lee Curtis, Donald Pleasence, Nancy Kyes …
Directed by: John Carpenter
Michael Myers, who just escaped from a mental hospital, goes on a murderous rampage on Halloween night after returning to his hometown of Haddonfield, Ill. Inexplicably, his prize victim…
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Someone's Watching Me (1978)
Cast: Lauren Hutton, David Birney, Adrienne Barbeau …
Directed by: John Carpenter
Career girl Leigh (Lauren Hutton) moves into an upscale high-rise apartment in Los Angeles. Soon, she's receiving obscene phone calls, and even more frightening, the caller lives in the…
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Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)
Cast: Austin Stoker, Darwin Joston, Laurie Zimmer …
Directed by: John Carpenter
This taut action flick from writer-director John Carpenter pits an understaffed police station against a bloodthirsty gang's angry horde gathering outside the precinct's walls.…
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Dark Star: Hyperdrive Edition: Theatrical Cut (1975)
Cast: Brian Narelle, Cal Kuniholme, Dre Pahich …
Directed by: John Carpenter
Stuck on a 20-year mission to destroy unstable worlds, the crew of Dark Star can barely remember their home planet, Earth. When an asteroid storm short-circuits the vessel's weapons…
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Dark Star (1974)
Cast: Cal Kuniholme, Brian Narelle, Dan O'Bannon …
Directed by: John Carpenter
Stuck on a 20-year mission to destroy unstable worlds, the weary crew of Dark Starcan barely remember their home planet, Earth. When an asteroid storm short-circuits the vessel's weapons…
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Dark Star: Hyperdrive Edition: Director's Cut (1974)
Cast: Brian Narelle, Cal Kuniholme, Dre Pahich …
Directed by: John Carpenter
Stuck on a 20-year mission to destroy unstable worlds, the crew of Dark Star can barely remember their home planet, Earth. When an asteroid storm short-circuits the vessel's weapons…