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John Carpenter

Director

John Carpenter

Directing
1974 — present · 21 films
Born
16 January 1948 · age 78
From
Carthage, New York, USA

An American film director, screenwriter, producer, editor, composer, and occasional actor.

Career Signature

How John Carpenter’s filmography reads.

Five of Perfery’s 75 vibes, averaged across every film they directed.

kinetic urgency
anxious dread
late-night movie
tightly wound
claustrophobic tension

Tuned by the Perfery ranker. Aggregated equal-weight across every directed film.

Tonal kin

Jack SholderJack Sholder10 filmsWes CravenWes Craven24 filmsRichard FranklinRichard Franklin6 filmsGary ShermanGary Sherman6 filmsTom HollandTom Holland6 filmsASAlan Smithee7 filmsGBGraham Baker4 filmsNimród AntalNimród Antal7 films

Filmography

The Ward

2010

Ghosts of Mars

2001

Vampires

1998

Escape from L.A.

1996

In the Mouth of Madness

1995

Village of the Damned

1995

Body Bags

1993

Memoirs of an Invisible Man

1992

They Live

1988

Prince of Darkness

1987

Big Trouble in Little China

1986

Starman

1984

Christine

1983

The Thing

1982

Escape from New York

1981

The Fog

1980

Elvis

1979

Halloween

1978

Someone's Watching Me!

1978

Assault on Precinct 13

1976

Dark Star

1974