III: FILMS WRITTEN AND PRODUCED BY JOHN CARPENTERĮyes of Laura Mars (¡978) ¡96 Halloween II (¡98¡) 202 Halloween III: Season of the Witch (¡982) 2¡¡ The Philadelphia Experiment (¡984) 2¡8 Black Moon Rising (¡985) 223 IV: JOHN CARPENTER ON TELEVISION Of course, special appreciation must go to the auteur himself, John Carpenter, an artist who, despite his protestations to the contrary, is no bum.Ĭontents Acknowledgments vii Introduction ¡ I: A HISTORY AND OVERVIEW OF JOHN CARPENTER’S CAREER II: THE FILMS OF JOHN CARPENTERĭark Star (¡975) 53 Assault on Precinct ¡3 (¡976) 63 Halloween (¡978) 7¡ The Fog (¡980) 83 Escape from New York (¡98¡) 90 The Thing (¡982) 98 Christine (¡983) ¡¡0 Starman (¡984) ¡¡7 Big Trouble in Little China (¡986) ¡25 Prince of Darkness (¡987) ¡33 They Live (¡988) ¡43 Memoirs of an Invisible Man (¡992) ¡5¡ In the Mouth of Madness (¡995) ¡59 Village of the Damned (¡995) ¡68 Escape from L.A. And to The Thing- the best science-fiction film of ¡982Īcknowledgments The author would like to acknowledge Kurt Russell, Jamie Lee Curtis, Peter Jason, Sandy King, and all the other members of the “John Carpenter Repertory Company” who for more than two decades have consistently worked with Carpenter to create a body of film art which merits debate, discussion, and analysis. McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers Box 6¡¡, Je›erson, North Carolina 28640 To Allan Lindsey and Chris O’Brien, friends from Halloween to They Live. Manufactured in the United States of America Karen Allen and Je› Bridges in Starman (¡984). Kurt Russell in Escape from New York (¡98¡). Front cover, from top: John Carpenter directs then-wife Adrienne Barbeau in Escape from New York (¡98¡). All rights reserved No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying or recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. Includes bibliographical references and index. Muir, John Kenneth, ¡969– The films of John Carpenter / by John Kenneth Muir. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGUING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA The present work is a reprint of the illustrated case bound edition of The Films of John Carpenter, first published in 2000 by McFarland. McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers Je›erson, North Carolina, and London The Films of John Carpenter by J OHN K ENNETH M UIR V: Epilogue: We Are Transmitting from the Year 1999…Īppendix A: Some Directing Opportunities John Carpenter Has Turned DownĪppendix B: Slasher Films That Followed John Carpenter’s HalloweenĪppendix C: The John Carpenter Repertory CompanyĪppendix D: Recurring Characters in the Films of John CarpenterĪ Critical History of Doctor Who on Television (McFarland, ¡999) A History and Critical Analysis of Blake’s 7, the ¡978–¡98¡ British Television Space Adventure (McFarland, ¡999) An Analytical Guide to Television’s Battlestar Galactica (McFarland, ¡999) Wes Craven: The Art of Horror (McFarland, ¡998) Exploring Space: ¡999: An Episode Guide and Complete History of the Mid-¡970s Science Fiction Television Series (McFarland, ¡997) Terror Television: American Series, ¡970–¡999 (McFarland, 2000) Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982) III: Films Written and Produced by John Carpenter I: A History and Overview of John Carpenter’s Career
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