Happy b*day John Carpenter 59!!!

[the_real_linda]

Biography for
John Carpenter (I)

Birth name
John Howard Carpenter
Nickname
JC
Height
6' (1.83 m)
Mini biography

John Carpenter was educated at Western Kentucky university. He began making short films in 1962. He won an academy award for Best Live-Action Short Subject in 1970, for The Resurrection of Broncho Billy (1970). Carpenter formed a band in the mid-1970s called The Coupe de Villes. Since the 1970s, he has had numerous roles in the film industry including writer, actor, composer, producer, and director.
IMDb mini-biography by
Melissa Portell < [email protected]>
Mini biography

John Carpenter was born in Carthage, New York. His family moved to Bowling Green, Kentucky, where his father was the head of the music department at Western Kentucky University. He attended Western Kentucky University and then USC film school in Los Angeles, not the University of South Carolina. While there, he made The Resurrection of Broncho Billy (1970) and started work on Dark Star (1974). He was also in a band called the Coupe de Villes while he attended USC, which included future directors Tommy Lee Wallace and Nick Castle.
IMDb mini-biography by
Rona Menashe
Spouse
Sandy King (1990 - present)
Adrienne Barbeau (1 January 1979 - 1984) (divorced) 1 child
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Uses dark cinematography.

The bad guys in his films are usually depicted as zombie-like, mindless, and lacking a personality or emotion.

Tries to make empty spaces look full, and full spaces look empty.

Uses synthesizer-based soundtracks that he composes himself.

Though many people die in his films, with few exceptions, he usually avoids showing gore.

Likes to name characters after real life people: directors, etc [names]

Is known for an unofficial "Carpenter's Repertory Group" of actors who he enjoys working with including, Kurt Russell, 'Sam Neil', Peter Jason, 'George 'Buck' Flower', and various crew members.

Also reuses character names from classic movies e.g. John T Chance is John Wayne's character in Río Bravo and Donald Pleasance's character in Halloween, Sam Loomis is also the name of Janet Leigh's boyfriend in Psycho.

Includes at least one scene inside an automobile in nearly all his films. Likes to include helicopters in his films, many times doing a cameo as a pilot.

His lead male characters are anti-heroes.

Uses the character names Tramer and Baxter frequently in different films

Shoots all of his movies in Panavision, using a 2.35:1 ratio with anamorphic lenses.

The words "John Carpenter's" appear before the film titles.

Frequently makes references to classic Westerns
Trivia

In the movie Change of Habit (1969) Elvis Presley plays a character named John Carpenter. In 1979 Carpenter directed the TV movie Elvis (1979/I) (TV) starring his good friend Kurt Russell.

Is a fan of the Quartermass movies (The Quatermass Xperiment (1955), Quatermass and the Pit (1967)), wrote Prince of Darkness (1987) under the pseudonym of Martin Quatermass, and the village in In the Mouth of Madness (1995) is named after a rail station in "Quatermass and the Pit".

Appears in his own films under the name Rip Haight, appearing in in The Fog (1980), Starman (1984), Body Bags (1993) (TV), and Village of the Damned (1995).

Considers it bad luck to wear the hat of the show he's working on. Will not wear a crew cap until the film is over.

Loves Elvis Presley and old Cadillacs.

Is a major NBA fan and has a satellite dish installed on his location trailer to keep up with the games. Always has a portable basketball hoop on location.

Favorite meal of the day is breakfast - any time of day.

He has a son named Cody (b. 1984) with Adrienne Barbeau.

Is a great fan of Sergio Leone and cast Lee Van Cleef in Escape from New York (1981) because of his work with Leone.

Carpenter's character Snake Plissken (of Escape from New York (1981) and Escape from L.A. (1996)) is about to become a comic book. Published by theCrossGen imprint Code 6 Comics, the book will be known as "John Carpenter's The Snake Plissken Chronicles". It is set for publication beginning in 2003.

With the exception of Escape from L.A. (1996), he has rarely made a sequel to any of his films.









Actor Credits

* The American Nightmare (2000)
* The Boy Who Could Fly (1986)
Coupe de Villes Member
* The Fog (1980)
Bennett
* Son of the Renegade (1953)


Director Credits

* John Carpenter's Ghosts Of Mars (2001)
Director
* John Carpenter's Vampires (1998)
Director
* Vampires (1998)
Director
* John Carpenter's Escape From L.A. (1996)
Director
* In the Mouth of Madness (1995)
Director
* Village of the Damned (1995)
Director
* Memoirs of An Invisible Man (1992)
Director
* They Live (1988)
Director
* Prince of Darkness (1987)
Director
* Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
Director
* Starman (1984)
Director
* Christine (1983)
Director
* The Thing (1982)
Director
* Escape From New York (1981)
Director
* The Fog (1980)
Director
* Elvis - The Movie (1979)
Director
* Halloween (1978)
Director
* Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)
Director
* Dark Star (1974)
Director
* The 13th Apostle
Director

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Producer Credits

* The Fog (2005)
Producer
* John Carpenter Presents Vampires: Los Muertos (2002)
Executive Producer
* The Philadelphia Experiment (1984)
Executive Producer
* Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)
Producer
* Halloween II (1981)
Producer
* Dark Star (1974)
Producer
* The 13th Apostle
Executive Producer


Writing Credits

* Assault on Precinct 13 (2005)
Source Material (from screenplay: "Assault on Precinct 13")
* Halloween: Resurrection (2002)
Characters as Source Material
* John Carpenter's Ghosts Of Mars (2001)
screenplay
* Silent Predators (1999)
Screenwriter
* Halloween: H2O (1998)
Characters as Source Material
* John Carpenter's Escape From L.A. (1996)
screenplay
* John Carpenter's Escape From L.A. (1996)
Characters as Source Material
* John Carpenter's Escape From L.A. (1996)
Screenplay
* They Live (1988)
screenplay
* They Live (1988)
Screenplay
* Prince of Darkness (1987)
Screenplay
* Black Moon Rising (1986)
screenplay
* Black Moon Rising (1986)
From Story
* Escape From New York (1981)
screenplay
* Escape From New York (1981)
Screenplay
* Halloween II (1981)
screenplay
* The Fog (1980)
Screenplay
* The Fog (1980)
screenplay
* The Fog (1980)
From Story
* Eyes of Laura Mars (1978)
From Story
* Eyes of Laura Mars (1978)
screenplay
* Halloween (1978)
Screenplay
* Halloween (1978)
screenplay
* Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)
Screenplay
* Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)
screenplay
* Dark Star (1974)
screenplay
* The Resurrection of Bronco Billy (1970)
screenplay

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Editor Credits

* Darkness: The Vampire Edition (1993)
Editor
* The Resurrection of Bronco Billy (1970)
Editor


Music Credits

* The Life of David Gale (2003)
Theme Music ("Halloween Theme")
* Halloween: Resurrection (2002)
Theme Song
* John Carpenter's Ghosts Of Mars (2001)
Music
* John Carpenter's Ghosts Of Mars (2001)
Orchestrations
* John Carpenter's Vampires (1998)
rhythm guitar and synthesizers (The Texas Toad Lickers)
* John Carpenter's Vampires (1998)
music composer
* Vampires (1998)
Composer
* John Carpenter's Escape From L.A. (1996)
music score composer
* In the Mouth of Madness (1995)
Music
* Village of the Damned (1995)
Music
* They Live (1988)
Music
* Prince of Darkness (1987)
Music
* Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
Music
* Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
Song ("Big Trouble in Little China")
* Terror in the Aisles (1984)
music extract ("Opening Theme From Halloween" "Theme From Halloween II")
* Christine (1983)
Music
* Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)
Music
* Escape From New York (1981)
Music
* Halloween II (1981)
Music
* The Fog (1980)
Music
* Halloween (1978)
Music
* Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)
Song ("You Can't Fight It")
* Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)
Music
* Dark Star (1974)
music director
* Dark Star (1974)
Song ("Benson Arizona")
* Dark Star (1974)
Music
* The Resurrection of Bronco Billy (1970)
Music

Other Credits

* Halloween: H2O (1998)
Other ("Halloween" theme composer)
* Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995)
Other ("Halloween" theme)
* Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989)
original ("Halloween" theme music)
* Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988)
original ("Halloween" theme music)
* Terror in the Aisles (1984)
film extracts ("Halloween" (1978) "The Fog" (1979))

[Zero]

When is his B'Day Party?? I assume my invitation got lost in the mail. . .

[Roderick Usher]

funny, he doesn't look a day over 80 :eek:

[newb]

Originally Posted by Roderick Usher

funny, he doesn't look a day over 80 :eek:

Now why would you say that?






:D

[Disease]

Finally, someone who counts has a birthday! YAY!