John Carpenter filmography
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John Carpenter is an American film director, producer, writer and composer. He has contributed to many projects as either the producer, writer, director, actor, composer or a combination of the five.
Films
| Year | Film | Credited as | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Producer | Writer | Composer | Actor | Role | ||
| 1970 | The Resurrection of Broncho Billy[I] | Yes | Yes | ||||
| 1974 | Dark Star | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| 1976 | Assault on Precinct 13[I] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Gang Member[II] |
| 1978 | Eyes of Laura Mars | Yes | |||||
| Halloween | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Voice of Paul (Annie's boyfriend)[II] | |
| 1980 | The Fog | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Bennett[II] | |
| 1981 | Escape from New York | Yes | Yes | Yes | Band member playing the violin. Helicopter pilot/voice. | ||
| Halloween II | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||
| 1982 | The Thing | Yes | Yes | Norwegian in video footage[II] | |||
| Halloween III: Season of the Witch | Yes | Yes | |||||
| 1983 | Christine | Yes | Yes | ||||
| 1984 | The Philadelphia Experiment | Yes | |||||
| Starman | Yes | Yes | Man in helicopter[II] | ||||
| 1986 | Big Trouble in Little China | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Worker in Chinatown[II] | |
| Black Moon Rising | Yes | Yes | |||||
| The Boy Who Could Fly | Yes | Coupe de Villes band member | |||||
| 1987 | Prince of Darkness | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| 1988 | They Live | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers [III] | Yes | ||||||
| 1992 | Memoirs of an Invisible Man | Yes | Yes | Helicopter pilot | |||
| 1993 | The Silence of the Hams | Yes | Trench coat man | ||||
| 1995 | In the Mouth of Madness | Yes | Yes | ||||
| Village of the Damned | Yes | Yes | Yes | Man at gas station phone | |||
| Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers[III] | Yes | ||||||
| 1996 | Escape from L.A. | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| 1998 | Vampires | Yes | Yes | ||||
| Halloween H20: 20 Years Later[III] | Yes | ||||||
| 2001 | Ghosts of Mars | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| Vampires: Los Muertos | Yes | ||||||
| 2002 | Halloween: Resurrection[III] | Yes | |||||
| 2005 | Assault on Precinct 13 | Yes | |||||
| The Fog | Yes | Yes | |||||
| 2010 | The Ward | Yes | |||||
| Year | Film | Director | Producer | Writer | Composer | Actor | Role |
| Credited as | |||||||
^ I Credited as editor.
^ II Uncredited acting role.
^ III Theme music only.
Highest-grossing films
This is a list of films directed by John Carpenter that grossed more than $10 million at the US box office according to Box Office Mojo. Carpenter's films have grossed domestically a total of more than $282 million, with an average of $18 million per film.
| Rank | Title | Lifetime gross (US$) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Halloween | 47.0 million |
| 2 | Starman | 28.7 million |
| 3 | Escape from L.A. | 25.4 million |
| 4 | Escape from New York | 25.2 million |
| 5 | The Fog | 21.3 million |
| 6 | Christine | 21.0 million |
| 7 | John Carpenter's Vampires | 20.3 million |
| 8 | The Thing | 19.6 million |
| 9 | Memoirs of an Invisible Man | 14.3 million |
| 10 | Prince of Darkness | 14.1 million |
| 11 | They Live | 13.0 million |
Television
| Year | Title | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Zuma Beach | Writer |
| Someone's Watching Me! | Director, writer | |
| 1979 | Better Late Than Never | Writer |
| Elvis | Director | |
| 1990 | El Diablo | Writer |
| 1991 | Blood River | Writer |
| 1993 | Body Bags | Director, producer, composer, actor |
| 1999 | Silent Predators | Writer |
| 2005 | Masters of Horror episode "Cigarette Burns'" | Director |
| 2006 | Masters of Horror episode "Pro-Life" | Director |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | The Thing | Dr. Faraday | Uncredited |
| 2011 | F.E.A.R. 3 | Narrator | Also storyline consultant |
References
- General
- "John Carpenter Movie Box Office Results". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2008-01-15.
- "John Carpenter > Filmography". Allmovie. Retrieved 2008-01-15.
- Conrich, Ian; David Woods (2004). The Cinema of John Carpenter: The Technique of Terror. Wallflower Press. ISBN 1904764142.
- Specific
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