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Carpenter, born on January 16, , in Carthage, New York, developed an interest in film and music as a young boy. After high school, he enrolled at the University of Southern California, where one school project, The Resurrection of Bronco Billy , won him an Academy Award best live action short subject in Carpenter co-wrote the screenplay and composed the music for the film.
Dark Star , a sci-fi comedy, started out as a short film about astronauts on a mission to blow up unstable planets, but the pair later expanded it to feature length. Carpenter handled many responsibilities on the film, serving as its director, producer, writer and composer. Made a shoestring budget, Dark Star was released in and eventually became a cult classic. Paying to tribute to the westerns of Howard Hawks, especially his masterpiece Rio Bravo , Carpenter next worked on Assault on Precinct 13 The low-budget film is an urban retelling of a traditional western standoff, with a Los Angeles police station coming under siege by gang members.
Carpenter earned kudos for this gritty thriller with the London Times calling him "a first-rate story-teller.
With his next effort, Halloween , Carpenter made his name nearly synonymous with the horror genre. Again wearing many hats, he served as the director, co-writer and composer on what became one of the highest-earning independent films of all time. Donald Pleasence played Myers's doctor from the institution and Jamie Lee Curtis appeared as a teenage babysitter trying to avoid Myers's murderous wrath. Carpenter drew comparisons to famed director Alfred Hitchcock for his ability to take the audience on a visual thrill ride.
Critics also complimented him for his advanced technical skills. This suspenseful and violent film paved the way for a wave of other slasher movies, such as Friday the 13th.
Halloween itself became a film franchise, but without Carpenter onboard. In the documentary, Carpenter talks about his small-town inspirations for the film, as well as the origins of Michael Myers' evil, explaining that "Most small towns have a kind of haunted house story of one kind or another At least that's what teenagers believe.
The first "Halloween" is a landmark film for many reasons, not the least of which is the way it popularized the slasher. Its biggest cultural contribution, however, is easily Carpenter's casting of Jamie Lee Curtis, making her film debut.
But before starring in the likes of "Trading Places" and "True Lies," she was just another young actor. Curtis' mother, Janet Leigh, was already established — particularly in the horror genre because of her starring role in "Psycho. Through her performance in "Halloween" as well as subsequent horror roles, Curtis would gain the moniker of "Scream Queen. It's one thing to pay tribute to your inspirations — to then be praised alongside them is a definite accomplishment.
John Carpenter has spoken about his affinity for Alfred Hitchcock and his work on many occasions, including citing Hitchcock's "Vertigo" as one of his favorite films in a Far Out magazine interview. He describes the film as a "perfect nightmare" and "dark and obsessive," both of which are applicable to Carpenter's work as well. Films like "Halloween" and "Precinct 13" depend on the effective nature of the suspense, which both films showcase expertly.
Both directors are often mentioned within the same breath , and it's not without very good reason. In their own ways, Carpenter and Hitchcock both revolutionized horror in separate but equally impressive ways.
Hitchcock forever changed the genre with a string of classic scary and suspenseful films — and Carpenter took the slasher into the mainstream, kicking off a streak of masked maniacs on the silver screen.
John Carpenter movies are often known for their stellar soundtracks, many of which are composed and performed by Carpenter himself. Music is such a defining aspect of his creativity that it's remained a passion even after he's largely retired from filmmaking. To this day Carpenter still makes music for fun and profit, and he's made it a family affair — he's joined by his son Cody and his godson Daniel Davies, who's the son of the Kinks' Dave Davies.
The Carpenters' band carries forward the legacy of stylized synthesizer music made popular in Carpenter films like "Halloween" and "The Fog. Filmmaking is a lot of stress. If you take your job seriously, you're trying to please everybody, which you can't do. In the end, you just have to do the best you can, but the stress is unbelievable. But now, playing music is sensational.
I get to have another career in my life for a little while. I hope it keeps up. I'm having a great time. John Carpenter hasn't just directed a handful of classic horror movies — he also married Adrienne Barbeau, one of the genre's most beloved stars. In a interview with Barbeau, the actor recalled meeting Carpenter after auditioning for a role in his made-for-television horror film "Someone Is Watching Me," made shortly before he dove into production for "Halloween.
The duo clearly had chemistry right away, but to their credit, they remained professional throughout shooting. After production wrapped, Carpenter approached Barbeau and invited her to the dinner which would officially kick off their romance.
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