TALK John Carpenter

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Date of birth (location)
16 January 1948
Carthage, New York, USA

So who is John Carpenter to you?
Do you like his movies?
What is your favorite movie that he directed?

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Uses dark cinematography.

The "bad guys" are depicted as zombie-like, mindless, lacking a personality or emotion.

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

Uses keyboard/synthesizer based soundtracks which he himself composed.

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 Rνo 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.

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

he directed 26 movies...

i like
THE THING
http://us.imdb.com/Title?0084787

:big grin: