WTF Happened to JOHN CARPENTER?

When it comes to leaving a mark on cinematic history and scaring the bejesus out of people while doing it, John Carpenter would be on the Mount Rushmore of Horror. Known for directing some of the most iconic and influential films in horror history, Carpenter is responsible for helming Halloween, The Fog, Escape From New York, The Thing, Christine, Starman, Big Trouble in Little China, and Prince of Darkness, to name a few. Each of the films mentioned above has left an indelible mark on film history, with many filmmakers crediting Carpenter as a source of inspiration for their chosen careers.
In addition to helming a handful of cinematic gems, Carpenter is also an award-winning composer, producer, screenwriter, and actor. He’s a Swiss Army knife of talent, but not every career isn’t without a few scars. In 2001, Carpenter released Ghost of Mars, a sci-fi horror film that received raised eyebrows and a few thumbs pointing downward. Don’t you haters ever come for In the Mouth of Madness, though. We’ll mess you up!
Still an integral part of the filmmaking industry, Carpenter has contributed to several Halloween projects, including short films and David Gordon Green’s recent trilogy. There is seemingly no end to Carpenter’s creativity, and we’re about to explore much of it in today’s WTF Happened to John Carpenter presentation.
What do you think of John Carpenter, and what’s your favorite movie from him? Let us know in the comments!
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[@Locadel2003]

This man still remain one of the most iconic and important horror movie directors with an excellent career of great horror movies, I still rewatch often "Halloween", "The thing", "They live", "The fog", "In the mouth of Madness", "Vampires" & "Prince of darkness"

[@adamcade604]

Both Halloween and the thing are among my top 40 of all time, love both and i think Christine is underated, the only of his movies you didn't mention, what do you think about it?

[@move_i_got_this5659]

Half of that list is crap and the other half is dated. I'm an 80s kid, I have the authority to say what's what. 🤪

[@pointysidedown]

In the mouth of madness, they live, the thing and Halloween are amazing movies that are still great. Vampires and the fog cant comment, haven't seen.

[@darianstarfrog]

In the mouth of madness .. Sam Neil's opus! Oh..or is it Event Horizon? Man..those are my teenage years

[@vemonist79]

Just plain director all the movies he made in the 80s ( except for starman) are awesome even in the 80s I loved them he's totally underrated

[@NomisArchives]

The fact that almost half of his work was not considered amazing when it came out is just depressing. Seriously imagine making The Thing and being hated by everyone.

[@bulbafett5001]

The downside to being a trailblazer is you have to go offroad.

[@darianstarfrog]

@@bulbafett5001 lol..that's my favourite part!! Untrodden paths are my bread and butter.. lucky for humanity I'm built this way! ;)

[@thebludgeoner292]

Yeah so well said. We wonder wtf happened to him? Who wouldnt feel disillusioned when everybody praises him as a cinematic genius yet nobody paid to see his films 😖

[@milesflanagan4899]

I loved it when it came out

[@milesflanagan4899]

Of course filmmaking isn’t necessarily a young person’s game. Just look at the work of some of the oldest directors ever and you’ll see.

[@shadowleon659]

I love John Carpenter as a director. He made some of my favourite films like Assault on Precinct 13, Halloween, The Fog, Escape from New York, The Thing, Christine, Big Trouble in Little China, They Live, Prince of Darkness, In the Mouth of Madness, Village of the Damned, Escape from LA and Vampires.

[@the-trustees]

I'm pretty sure that no movie before 13 showed a little girl straight up being murdered, much less right in the beginning. I remember being astounded and shocked when I first saw it as a young teen. Good memories. Fortunately, there is nothing left in the nostalgia well for the woke to tempt us with... even though they haven't gotten ANY of my money.

[@drdarkeny]

@@the-trustees - if you forget Fritz Lang's M in 1931 (and the 1951 remake!), 1961's MAD DOG COLL, or Lucio Fulci's 1972 DON'T TORTURE A DUCKLING (a film Carpenter said he'd seen before making AoP13).

[@the-trustees]

@@drdarkeny Ok... I stand corrected? The kid(s) were killed without any cutaways, as graphically as in 13? If so, then I retract my statement. 😀

[@drdarkeny]

@@the-trustees - yep, it's not graphic but it's not a cutaway, either! It's right here - kzbin.info/www/bejne/j6PGgmmDnrJ0adE . I scrubbed through it a few times just now, sure I'd seen it. I'd forgotten how many actors I know were in this movie - Jerry Orbach(!), Vincent Gardenia, Gene Hackman(!!!), Telly Savalas, Brooke Hayward, Leonardo Cimino.... Half the cast is better known than the star, John Davis Chandler, who's mostly known for playing slimeballs on television and in B-movies.

[@the-trustees]

@@drdarkeny Sorry... No blood. No hole in clothing. No screams. It's not even close to the "in your face" graphic brutality shown in 13. I remember feeling especially horrified (I think I was 14 when it came to cable TV) that it seemed so totally unnecessary. Yes, in 1961, they were shot and killed, but it was all implied and DEFINITELY cut away after they fell. I appreciate the attempt, but you MUST see that it isn't even close. In 13 he MEANT to kill her. In 1961 they were caught in the crossfire. NO intent. Agreed? 😀

[@Omar-wq9dz]

Carpenter is 1 of those filmmakers who became a favorite among movie goers, even though most of his movies were not big hits when they came out

[@worsethanhitlerpt.2539]

Big Trouble not being a hit is crazy its one of the most enjoyable movies ever made maybe because Jack Burton was kind of a jerk off people didnt get it

[@playplaceproductions.church]

This man’s Halloween score is so iconic. He is a legend in the filmmaking industry.

[@nicolamcguinness8689]

Norman taurog directed skippy 1931 with Donald Hines Willard Robertson Robert coogan Jackie cooper

[@playplaceproductions.church]

@@nicolamcguinness8689 Jesus, for once in my life, can I please have a reply that isn’t complete gibberish?! What the hell does that even have to do with John Carpenter?

[@travzimmerman1340]

@@nicolamcguinness8689 Agree to disagree

[@stevenpipines7773]

I couldn't agree more. John Carpenter is a complete legend. I have watched his movies over and over again, starting with one of his first movies Assault On Precinct 13. Nothing against Wes Craven, or George A Ramero or even the very talented and the future of horror Mike Flanagan, but John Carpenter is the ultimate master!

[@gregbors8364]

…based loosely on Bernard Herman’s score for “Psycho”

[@brenttwilson]

I absolutely love Carpenter's work, especially The Thing, Halloween, Escape From New York, Assault on precinct 13, In the mouth of madness, and They Live, all of which are classics. I almost forgot, and Big Trouble In Little China!

[@worsethanhitlerpt.2539]

Mouth of Madness was his last good movie after that he made the worst shit Ive ever seen. His later movies arent even so-bad-its-good just BAD!!!!!

[@danielgranda896]

His 80s films defined my youth and created my love of horror and sci-fi. I will always love my father for letting me watch them with him well before I was old enough. These were the films I ran to the video store to rent when Halloween came each year. Classics in every sense. You can tell the magic left him in the 90s, not because he was lesser, more, the passion left and it shows in all those films. CGI and him are like oil and water. His 70s and 80s Classics are the movies I can’t wait for my kids to get old enough to watch with me. His horror is my favorite but their is something for everyone with his films. I met so many people who never saw Big Trouble In Little China and I would watch it with them in College and helped create alot of new Carpenter Fans. I called it his “Gateway Movie.” Prince of Darkness was a Halloween staple for many years, “The Demonic Thing” we called it. As always great video. Thanks for putting all those awesome memories in one place!

[@Arrogan28]

Agreed. I remember watching The Thing religiously every year all through the 90's and when it was almost an unknown movie at that time. I remember buying the laser disk version of The Thing thinking I would 'have this for life'. I think I paid like $70 dollars america for it at the time. Sadly it didn't have a directors audio track which so many other LD did. But I must have watched that 30 times in the span of only a few years And yea it had a bit of a following then, but most people had no idea what it was, and if they did they remembered the bad reviews it got and how it came out just after ET to bad reviews since the world as looking for light faire like ET at the time, which they were shocked by an 'monsterous alien' despite the movie being absolute brilliance, and for me wthout doubt Carpenters best. Similarly I remember watching The Fog, and people hating it, and I just couldn't believe how cool of settings he was able to conjure up for his films... Big Trouble in Little China was a cult classic I remember in the 80's loving, despite people again hating it. In my small town it was considered story telling at it's finest. Movies like The Warriors, Rambo, The Thing, etc were absolutely cinema gold back then. In my mind Carpenter is easily as important as the big film makers like Stephen Spielberg, Zumekis, etc. I worked on later Zumekis films, and despite Zumekis's later work being received well, Contact, Cast Away, etc. his later movies were no where near his earlier movies like Back To The Future, etc... So it seems that all directors have their best movies when they are younger. Even Spielberg's most influential hits were his first movies. Jaws, Indian Jones, ET, etc. His later films might have more breadth, and scope, etc. But it is his first movies that captured the imagination of the world. Similarly with Carpenter, it was his earlier simple ideas that were so perfectly executed that they felt like every word, every image in the film perfectly served the idea, such that it was crystal clear what the film was about. His later works, like other directors become to jumbled, trying too say too much. Where movies like The Thing, were so laser focused on a couple ideas, the result is, I very much agree, a perfect Film.

[@Locadel2003]

"Starman" has some of the best work by Jeff Bridges and also Sam neil in "In the mouth of Madness". Excellent underrated performances

[@ethinos2719]

I absolutely love Big Trouble in Little China. I watch it at least annually, plus every time it gets a cinema re-release. His cinematic scores are also seriously underrated.

[@myrnalaboy2840]

Halloween made John Carpenter a household name in the horror genre. Excellent filmmaker.

[@CornishCreamtea07]

Poor John really got screwed over by the Film industry.

[@beethovensfidelio]

Yep! John is an auteur which means he likes to be in complete control of his projects.

[@xMikeHaggarx]

The man is a LEGEND pure and simple. God bless you, John Carpenter!

[@dad_jokes_4ever226]

The Thing is his best movie .. a solid gold classic !

[@sauliusvekteris526]

The Thing is my favorite horror movie ever. Never gets old. Still holds up to this day.

[@steverogers2603]

As he said, a perfect film. R.J. McCready was a stud.

[@Locadel2003]

In my opinion "Escape from Los Angeles" is a really underrated fun guilty pleasure action sequel that is more entertaining and campy than the original but its actually fun, I think hasnt aged well but has his moments

[@ericseitzler81]

It's more of a remake than a sequel,same plot.although it has my favorite ending to a film ever,imo. Well that and army of darkness

[@stevenpipines7773]

I thought is was not as good as Escape From NY, but not a bad movie

[@ericseitzler81]

@@stevenpipines7773 it's the same damn movie but somehow the special effects look worse.

[@mizer9510]

Escape from LA was fucking awesome. I remember it coming out in 96. It was huge, and had that awesome White Zombie rock song.

[@ericseitzler81]

@@mizer9510 yea I loved the music in it and I still have the soundtrack on cd

[@DougUnfunny]

Crazy to think that he scored his films. The only other director I can think of who has made music for his films is Robert Rodriguez but it was hand full of tracks and not whole film.

[@shannond7437]

Right? Halloween without HIS sound effects & score would have been bad.

[@jamesmorant1406]

One of my favorite horror directors of all time the 80's was definitely his peak The Thing is his masterpiece

[@2st486]

have you watched The Void? it's like a love letter to carpenter's style

[@whooooaa1]

That description of Carpenter, Spielberg + Craven / DePalma = Carpenter....Awesome and a great way to the director. I love all of them and put them together makes my all time favorite = Carpenter! No one else like him and never will be.

[@matthewnicholas6365]

In The Mouth of Madness is easily one of the most horrifying films I've ever seen. I'd rate it alongside The Shining and Event Horizon as one that really left a mark on me

[@Locadel2003]

I still think some of his best work are extremely underrated movies like "Vampires", "In the mouth of madness", "They live" & "Prince of darkness"

[@josephdarkhelmet9494]

I watched Vampire's for the first time three weeks ago. I don't know why people like this film. Terrible script, forgettable villain. Long & boring. The only scene I liked is when the fat guy with curly hair (he's actually a good actor) gets split in half. The movie needed more of that. In the opening of the film, why did they go into a house they knew vampire's were there. The sun was up, so all they had to do is light the house on fire. Once the house burns down, the Vamps have nowhere to go. So many lives wasted. I get so frustrated by dumb, poorly written characters. Hey guys, instead of risking our lives going inside a house full of Vamps, let's just burn the house down. Any Vamps left, the sun will get them. What do you mean I'm fired?🤯

[@gregbors8364]

I wouldn’t say “They Live” is underrated. It’s a huge cult classic

[@patrickrobinsob1464]

@@josephdarkhelmet9494 if you think Vampires is boring I suggest you check out the sequels. The first movie is pretty good.

[@josephdarkhelmet9494]

@@patrickrobinsob1464 sequels? I like Blade 3 (only because it was directed by GDT). Bram Stokers Dracula Fright night

[@t.f.t.f.8522]

The 3 aside from Vampires are regarded by some as some of his best works. Vampires is fun, but I'd rank it in his lower works.

[@drdarkeny]

That "very young Kurt Russell" was already a nearly two-decade veteran by then, having been (finally!) let go by Disney. He survived the traps of child stardom (and the Disney factory) to become a popular young actor, looking to show what he could do when not asked to be cast opposite a chimpanzee or a horse.

[@wstine79]

My mother introduced me to John Carpenter. His movies, even his "Director for Hire" films, were great. My favorite is The Fog and Christine. It's a shame the studio system messed him up.

[@sebastiancalzada4773]

I finally got to watch Elvis a couple of years ago. So freaking good.

[@christermyrberg3661]

@@sebastiancalzada4773 Highly underrated

[@nicolamcguinness8689]

Norman taurog directed girls girls girls 1962 with Robert Strauss elvis Presley Jeremy slate benson fong Frank pugila guy lee produced by Hal b wallis written by Edward anhalt it happened at world fair 1963 with Kam tong elvis Presley olan soule guy Raymond music by leith stevens screenplay by seaman jacobs

[@sidmoore7770]

John carpenter is awesome movie maker and still doing his thing super awesome.

[@matthewennis3591]

John Carpenter, Steven Spielberg & Tim Burton…fave directors of all time. Halloween is probably my favorite film of all time.

[@morelenmir]

Carpenter remains among the top three directors of SF and Horror, especially the lo-fi and neon-drenched 80's variety. His SynthWave output is also _amazing,_ in fact he seems more committed these days to performing with his group on the synthesizer than directing. Nonetheless his influence can still be seen everywhere. For instance the brilliant 'Upgrade' to me felt exactly like a retro Carpenter film, only filmed with technology and techniques that were 30 years more advanced. I would dearly love him to have another try at independent horror or quasi-body horror/cyberpunk. A little (comparatively) money these days goes much further than it did in 1980. I think to some extent he just doesn't have same interest and drive he once did.

[@andersonprimer]

Curious to hear your other two

[@morelenmir]

@@andersonprimer Ridley Scott and James Cameron.

[@sataniclivesmatter]

John Carpenter is the reason why I’m in film school at ASU 💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯

My favorite director. Love his work. He done alot with what he had. Respect.

[@bartekujma]

One of my favourite directors! True master.

[@macdaddybender]

The fact that so many of his films were initially unappreciated and now are rightly considered classics just makes him a genius. In addition to this, his musical output is fantastic. He's a legend.

[@akfreed6949]

John Carpenter DVDs are so worth listening to his commentaries . Especially with Kurt Russell . Some of what they talk about is their personal lives but from time to time they do talk about how some scenes were shot . They're my favorite commentaries .

[@pipinfresh]

I actually love Ghosts of Mars. It's not as bad as people say.

[@jbwuzhere6819]

It's cheap but still very good. All the hallmarks are still there. I think maybe Ice Cube's presence affected expectations although he did a good job.

[@sonsofthewestredwhiteblue5317]

I’m glad you revised your take on The Thing from among the best horror/sci fi films of all time, to one of the best films period. My favourite movie. I wouldn’t even say I’m a huge horror buff, but the experience of sitting at my mates place at 4am after a night clubbing and just being blown away with what I was watching.

[@OPTIOMILJONAARI]

John Carpenter, the one of the most talented film makers ever

[@magicjohnson3121]

Amazing director. Have to say Elvis is very underrated. Kurt Russel should’ve got nominated for an Oscar.

[@gregbors8364]

Back then, they didn’t nominate movies made for television for the Oscars (things have obviously changed very recently)

[@toddboughn5168]

Still, an Emmy would have been nice.

[@JonWhitfield5150]

Great video. That Prince of Darkness ending stuck with me for weeks afterwards

[@dkrmedia4019]

While his movies were still fun to watch, Carpenter's late career reminds me of a fighter who stuck around for one too many fights. The effort is there, but the hunger was gone. He's stated in many interviews he was burnt out near the end of his run. But he'll still go down as one of the best in my opinion. I still hope we get to see a Dead Space movie directed by him before he's gone.

[@shanelorrison5224]

He’s made most of my favorite movies.

[@snoo333]

love your work bro. this was fun to watch. thank you

[@jbear83]

My wife and I actually got to see his music show when he came to Chicago. It was fun and it was incredible getting to be in the same room as this legend.

[@zenmorte2793]

This videos are so informative and entertaining at the same time, good stuff

[@grapeshot]

Yeah I'm a big fan of several of John Carpenter's movies and I do like that little music video he did with Christine.

[@pompeiicruz6927]

I watch every video from this channel

[@DeathCultFan]

IMHO one of the most underappreciatced men in Hollywood (along with Walter Hill) .

[@meniboxleongtomx740]

Fantastic video, congratulations to the writer, to the editor and to the narrator. I LOVE ALL THE CARPENTER'S FILMS AND HIS MUSICAL CONTRIBUTIONS, ALL A TREASURE PERSONALLITY MAN!.

[@seansutherland5775]

My favorite filmmaker. Grew up watching them and loving them. I still watch them over and over. There's a vibe to good Carpenter movies,that i love and can never find anywhere else. Forever will he reign as king for me.

[@rjfennessy1727]

Love this. Just a quick note. He made Halloween for 300k, not 6. He was also paid 10k for the film. He stated in interviews how frustrated he was because the movie grossed70 million and he only made 10k.

[@MrJ1Horrordirector]

The Man, the myth, the legend. This Narrator!!!!! The true wtf video needs to be Made about your greatness my dude!

[@arunphillips6977]

Even if he never made another movie, he has done it all and as you have already mentioned, some of his earlier movies are considered absolute classics, highly influential and widely regarded as the very best of their type. For me The Thing is number one, but I also love Starman.

[@gallery7596]

"Escape From LA" too closely copies the storyline of the first movie, but there's still some good action there, and it's a pleasure to watch Russell demonstrate why Snake Plissken is the greatest role of his career.

[@Sleepy_Spaghetti]

My favorite filmmaker rn. It was Quentin Tarantino for a a while, but lately I’ve been on a Carpenter kick. His flicks now more than ever speak to me. Maybe it’s because of their simplicity or maybe his mood/atmosphere. The Thing, Halloween, EFNY, BTiLC, and They Live are staples in my house. He’s a true auteur in the purest sense of the word.

[@blocknessmonster18]

The writing is on point as always! Really learned a lot about a great filmmaker

[@JTpopCULT]

It’s so crazy that The Thing and Big Trouble were flops. They’re so good and some of my favorite movies. Even now I watch Prince Of Darkness a lot because it’s so well made and it’s one I came to late.

[@maxbrown1990]

I wouldn't agree that the Prince of Darkness was that well made, but comparing to any of the superhero movies it is a masterpiece no doubt.

[@kizmo2317]

The main problem with Vampire$ is that the screenplay deviated too much from the source material. John Steakly's novel was awesome. I've read it three times.

[@t.f.t.f.8522]

Only really an issue for those who had read the novel. Carpenter has usually been a make a movie his own rather than adapt source material. I did read the novel but still really enjoyed the movie. The main character's name is even different, so could think of it as a new story about his brother, I guess.

[@Ur2ez4me81]

I’ll tell you what happened… He made a film called “They live” & then was accused of making the aliens in this film portray a certain group of people. Yes, Carpenter still made good films after “They live” but things were never the same again…

[@Double-R-Nothing]

Why would they immediately assume he was referring to that "certain group"? Seems like an out-of-nowhere leap in logic.

[@Ur2ez4me81]

@@Double-R-Nothing Carpenter had to defend himself at one point & said that it was just a sci fi action film. Nothing beyond that.

[@Double-R-Nothing]

@@Ur2ez4me81 I can probably guess what that "certain group" was.

[@agentorange81]

Shows the movie was being pretty true then is how I see it lol if they immediately got offended they must be guilty

[@t.f.t.f.8522]

Carpenter and his stars were not shy about saying the aliens represented the rich greedy people of the 80s, basically Republicans.

[@Terry.W]

Got all his movies on Blu-Ray ...just waiting for the 4K versions..

[@BanazirGalpsi1968]

Would love if John Carpenter did a commentary track for stranger things.

[@cablehogue599]

I love his script and score for Halloween III

[@bluelivesmatter719]

LOVE John Carpenter movies. In the Mouth of Madness was soooo underrated. Ironically, David Warner passed away today, RIP

[@rosemaryfarell5264]

One of the Greatest, most Influential Filmmakers and Composers of all time

[@somebodynowhere]

I dont feel like Escape from LA was that bad. It may have been a while since I've seen it but I remember it being fun and it had a lot of actors that seemed like they were having a really good time with the project.

[@Vaporvice84]

It is good. People who say it's bad either never saw it, or saw it once when they were kids and just remember that bad CGI. Heck, I didn't even like it when I first saw it at 12. Now it's one of my favorite Carpenter flicks. All the actors are great, the practical effects are perfectly fine, the story is well written, and unlike EFNY, EFLA is actually an action movie from start to finish.

[@gregbors8364]

It’s bad in that it’s the sequel to Escape from NY, which is awesome. It really pales in comparison. I remember going to see it in a theater and being very disappointed

[@cannabiscovepnw]

Always wondered what the "whoaa oh oh oh ahh ahh" song was in the background of the videos

[@kleedrac]

Big Trouble in Little China is my favorite movie. It's so brilliant, funny, and subversive I just love it.

[@HMcQ7891]

_"Prince Of Darkness is like John Carpenter filmed a nightmare"_ Spot on. _POD_ is a dreamlike, unknowable, & terrifying movie that feels like a half-remembered nightmare. It's a wholly unique experience & there's no film like it. And Jeff Bridges gives one of the best cinematic performances ever filmed in _Starman._

[@bluelivesmatter719]

POD was another one of his totally underrated gems

[@rickytoddbotelho9555]

One of the best filmmakers of all time. And composers😛👍❤

[@TheEbbemonster]

My favorite director of all time! * The Thing * They Live * Escape from New York * Halloween All his other movies are of varying quality, but that is ok. No other directors have made that many classics 👌

[@AlonNewman]

love this man and his work , a true maestro , big inspration!!! thank you for this video

[@Socomnick]

I didn't realize how many bangers this dude had.

[@pattiharvey1787]

When he was hot he truly was one of a kind and gave us a lot of thrills 👍

[@BigJamal]

My Top 5 1.Big Trouble in little China 10/10 2. Halloween 10/10 3. The Thing 10/10 4. Escape from New York 10/10 5. In the Mouth of Madness 9/10 John Carpenter is the GOAT

[@sauliusvekteris526]

Goat and Legend

[@jonvia]

They Live and Halloween are some of the best flicks around! Plus the musical theme to Halloween is so legendary!

[@Jonwood74]

Halloween, The Thing, The Fog and They Live are among my all time favorite films. If They Live is on TV I'm watching it, I can't get enough of it.

[@Vim-Wolf]

23:07 What a great portrait of a great man.

[@JoshuaCastillo6309]

Most people could probably never use a camera correctly, try writing, directing and scoring a film on your own. Carpenter is an underrated genius in the industry.

[@LuisAngel-mu4zv]

Good timing, i was listening to his anthology album

[@mikegarrens5286]

He's saying what WTF are these people doing to my Halloween 🎃 franchise?

[@darlingquincie9030]

Man he is one of the greats, master of suspense, musician, literally anything cool, even his bad movies are decent movies.

[@80s_kid]

10:21 Flaws? 🤨 18:21 I agree with this.

[@69nikolaus]

Back in 83 even our English teacher told the class of who John Carpenter is and most of us students had been familiar with 'The Fog' which has been shown on german TV. At that very time we were all too young to have seen Rated 18 movies like 'Assault', 'Halloween' and 'The Thing' though. Me, as a 15year old I managed to snug myself into a double feature showing of 'Christine' and 'Thing' in a Munich cinema at that time, so I knew what he was referring to. I liked 'Christine' even slightly better at the time for I really appreciated Carpenters feel for a perfect atmospheric synth score and always felt the FX of 'The Thing' to be way over the top, especially in regards to the positive perception of a wider audience.

[@heatherdale5571]

The simple fact is, Carpenter was ahead of his time for most people. He shaped cult films...created careers, inspiredpeople. ..because he does what interests him, and it works.

[@aydenvavra2153]

Easily my favorite filmmaker of all time. He made some of my favorite films like The Thing, Vampires, Ghosts of Mars, Halloween, Cigarette Burns, Assault on Precent 13, The Fog, Escape from New York, Escape from LA, Big trouble in little China, In the Mouth of Madness, They Live, Prince of Darkness, Christine, Starman, Dark Star, and Village of the Damned. Even his supposed worst films like The Ward, Memoirs of an Invisible Man, Body Bags and Pro Life are still enjoyable imo.

[@Tacsmoker]

i cant believe i missed "cigarette burns" wow im gonna find that as soon as i watch this. cheers

[@nicolamcguinness8689]

Norman taurog directed lucky boy 1929 with George Jessel Richard tucker Mary Dorian gayne Whitman William h Strauss Sig ruman produced by John m Stahl music by Hugo risenfield writer George Jessel huckleberry Finn 1931 with junior durkin Jackie coogan Jane Darrell Mitzi green eugene pallette Clarence muse Betty Jane Graham Edward Le Saint Frank mcglynn writer by Grover jones cinematography by David Abel sound department by gene merrrit

[@joehorn1762]

@@nicolamcguinness8689 you keep spamming crap nobody cares about.

[@patrickrobinsob1464]

Memoirs of An Invisible Man isn’t necessarily bad, but Chevy had a really big ego and clearly wanted to do the movie his way. The book isn’t even a comedy. It has funny moments, but I always saw it as a sci-fi drama.

[@gonogazz]

He´s the main Man..Many classics under Belt..We Adore you Mr Carpenter..

[@JoakimOtamaa]

The Thing (2011) is a prequel to Carpenter's `82 movie, not a remake.

[@greggately5782]

John carpenter was a true visionary and original…he inspired soooo many the great directors we love today. That’s the true respect. Watch ‘the directors chair’ Robert Rodriguez to get a small taste of the respect he gets from fellow directors.

[@mynameisnotearl4383]

*John Carpenter* is the greatest of all time *enough said*

[@TheCleanRapper93]

John Carpenter is a legend. Halloween and The Thing are two of the best movies ever. His music is 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 Vortex is a great track.

[@TheKaffin8ed]

Like what others have said, his films are iconic. I can rewatch them every year with even more appreciation for them each time.

[@jcbvortex22]

I remember when my dad took me to the theaters to see the thing when I was like eight years old but I loved every moment of it

[@ThomasTiernan]

Big Trouble in Little China and Halloween are Carpenter's masterpieces. They will stand the test of time far better than any of the others with the exception of The Thing.

[@coolcoconuts4453]

What I love most about Carpenter is the sheer audacity of the abursidty that his films revolve around, they just have no right to be as spectacular as they are given the plot of 95% of his films but the man just somehow made them incredible

[@Horror_Collector4Life]

John Carpenter 4Life 😎🤘 i love all the Movies and Music from him but my all Time Favorite will always be The Thing what a Masterpiece if you ask me 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@brettsmith5903]

Also Christine is one of my favorite John carpenter films. I thought it was great and a really faithful adaption of the book.

[@bigboylikesalsa]

Just watched In the Mouth of Madness last month and if he never made The Thing, I’d say that would be his masterpiece. Such an incredible slow burn but once it starts to hit and go full hog scary, it’s worth the wait. Sooooo good

[@ehyojono]

Crazy how I was just thinking where did Carpenter go, so i googled his name and found this. Thanks JoBlo

[@tlatsegms]

Amazing⚡

[@markw.loughton6786]

Seen him live twice, absolutely phenomenal 👏 I've got a huge soft spot for EFLA and Ghosts Of Mars.

[@rogerfurlong1535]

They Live is one of my all time favourites. In the Mouth of Madness is also a classic. Carpenter is a legend

[@heatherdale5571]

I LOVE Body Bags!! Carpenter was awesome!! VERY underrated!!

[@masonteague4039]

Favorite films from him are Assault on precinct 13 Halloween Christine They Live The Fog

[@dwaynewingate893]

A Journey Through Time with a great storyteller and musician

[@wallacelongbottoms2739]

He’s living the rest of his life in peace playing video games, living off the huge amount of money he has. I saw him multiple times a week for 2 years.

[@Vaporvice84]

Finally saw "Dark Star" recently and it's a fun little low budget flick. Ending had me howling laughing. To take the core themes of "2001" and lampoon it for laughs was absolute genius.

[@rosemaryfarell5264]

I saw him on tour at the Warwick Arts Centre in Coventry,England. October 2016.