John Carpenter
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Prince of Darkness
Scientific curiosity and demonic possession collide in...
Scientific curiosity and demonic possession collide in John Carpenter's 1987 horror, the second film in his Apocalypse Trilogy (following the The Thing and followed by In the Mouth of Madness).
They Live
John Carpenter’s subversive action-sci-fi follows a drifter...
John Carpenter’s subversive action-sci-fi follows a drifter (WWF wrestler Roddy Piper) who finds a pair of truth-revealing sunglasses, only to discover that Earth has been covertly taken over by aliens.
Escape from New York
Kurt Russell is Snake Plissken, the eye-patched...
Kurt Russell is Snake Plissken, the eye-patched badass and ex-con forced to rescue the president from the maximum security prison known as Manhattan Island, in John Carpenter's action sci-fi classic set in the apocalyptic future of 1997.
The Ward
Horror-thriller centered on an institutionalised woman who...
Horror-thriller centered on an institutionalised woman who becomes terrorised by a ghost. Directed by John Carpenter (Halloween, The Thing, Ghosts of Mars).
Big Trouble In Little China
A cult hit starring Kurt Russell as...
A cult hit starring Kurt Russell as a hard-boiled truck driver, Jack Burton, who gets caught in a bizarre conflict within San Francisco's Chinatown.
The Thing (1982)
Based on both the short story by...
Based on both the short story by John W. Campbell, Jr. and the 1951 film produced by Howard Hawks, The Thing is John Carpenter's sci-fi horror masterpiece.
The Fog (1980)
Strange, foggy things begin to occurs as...
Strange, foggy things begin to occurs as a tiny California coastal town prepares to commemorate its centenary in John Carpenter 1980 horror.
Halloween (1978)
John Carpenter's seminal independent slasher horror, featuring Jamie...
John Carpenter's seminal independent slasher horror, featuring Jamie Lee Curtis in her film debut. Having stabbed his sister to death as a six-year-old, Mike Myers escapes from a psychiatric hospital 15 years later and returns home to Haddonfield, Illinois...
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)
The lone inhabitants of an abandoned police...
The lone inhabitants of an abandoned police station are under attack by the overwhelming numbers of a seemingly unstoppable street gang. Directed by John Carpenter (Halloween, The Thing).
Starman
Sci-fi romance with Jeff Bridges and Karen...
Sci-fi romance with Jeff Bridges and Karen Allen, from director John Carpenter (
Christine (1983)
She was born in Detroit on an...
She was born in Detroit on an assembly line but she is no ordinary automobile.
Eyes of Laura Mars
Faye Dunaway is a famous fashion photographer...
Faye Dunaway is a famous fashion photographer who can see through the eyes of a killer in this mystery thriller penned by John Carpenter.