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
| Film | Year | Director | Writer | Producer | Composer | Editor | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Captain Voyeur | 1969 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Short film |
| The Resurrection of Broncho Billy | 1970 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Short film | ||
| Last Foxtrot in Burbank | 1973 | Yes | |||||
| Dark Star | 1974 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Assault on Precinct 13 | 1976 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Credited as "John T. Chance" | |
| Eyes of Laura Mars | 1978 | Yes | |||||
| Halloween | 1978 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| The Fog | 1980 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| Escape from New York | 1981 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| Halloween II | 1981 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Uncredited director of reshoots | ||
| The Thing | 1982 | Yes | |||||
| Halloween III: Season of the Witch | 1982 | Yes | Yes | Uncredited co-writer | |||
| Christine | 1983 | Yes | Yes | ||||
| The Philadelphia Experiment | 1984 | Executive | |||||
| Starman | 1984 | Yes | |||||
| Black Moon Rising | 1986 | Yes | Executive | ||||
| Big Trouble in Little China | 1986 | Yes | Yes | ||||
| Prince of Darkness | 1987 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| They Live | 1988 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| Memoirs of an Invisible Man | 1992 | Yes | |||||
| In the Mouth of Madness | 1994 | Yes | Yes | ||||
| Village of the Damned | 1995 | Yes | Yes | ||||
| Escape from L.A. | 1996 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| Vampires | 1998 | Yes | Yes | ||||
| Ghosts of Mars | 2001 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| Vampires: Los Muertos | 2002 | Executive | |||||
| The Fog | 2005 | Yes | |||||
| The Ward | 2010 | Yes | |||||
| Halloween[1] | 2018 | Executive | Yes | ||||
| Halloween Kills[2] | 2021 | Executive | Yes |
Acting roles
| Film | Year | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dark Star | 1974 | Talby voice | |
| Assault on Precinct 13 | 1976 | Gang Member | Uncredited |
| Halloween | 1978 | Paul (Annie's boyfriend) | Uncredited voice role |
| The Fog | 1980 | Bennett | Uncredited |
| Escape from New York | 1981 | Secret Service #2, helicopter pilot, and a violin player | Uncredited |
| The Thing | 1982 | Norwegian in video footage | Uncredited |
| Starman | 1984 | Man in helicopter | Uncredited |
| Big Trouble in Little China | 1986 | Worker in Chinatown | Uncredited |
| The Boy Who Could Fly | 1986 | Coupe de Villes band member | Uncredited |
| They Live | 1988 | Voice that says 'sleep' | Uncredited voice role |
| Memoirs of an Invisible Man | 1992 | Helicopter pilot | |
| Body Bags | 1993 | The Coroner | |
| The Silence of the Hams | 1994 | Trenchcoat man and Gimp | |
| Village of the Damned | 1995 | Man at gas station phone | |
| The Rise of the Synths | 2019 | Narrator and Synth Rider's guide |
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 | Ghosts of Mars | 14.0 million |
| 12 | They Live | 13.0 million |
| 13 | The Ward | 12.8 million |
| 14 | Big Trouble in Little China | 11.1 million |
Television
| Film | Year | Director | Writer | Producer | Composer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zuma Beach | 1978 | Yes | TV movie | |||
| Someone's Watching Me! | 1978 | Yes | Yes | TV movie | ||
| Elvis | 1979 | Yes | TV movie | |||
| Better Late Than Never | 1979 | Yes | TV movie | |||
| El Diablo | 1990 | Yes | TV movie | |||
| Blood River | 1991 | Yes | TV movie | |||
| Body Bags | 1993 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | TV movie; Segments "The Gas Station" and "Hair" |
| Silent Predators | 1999 | Yes | TV movie | |||
| Masters of Horror | 2005–2006 | Yes | Episodes "Cigarette Burns" and "Pro-Life" | |||
| Zoo | 2015–2017 | Yes |
Video games
| Title | Year | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sentinel Returns | 1998 | — | Composer |
| The Thing | 2002 | Dr. Faraday | Uncredited |
| F.E.A.R. 3 | 2011 | 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
- ^ "David Gordon Green & Danny McBride's 2018 Halloween Sequel Will Ignore Most of the Franchise". Slashfilm. February 12, 2017. Retrieved April 16, 2017.
- ^ Blumhouse (September 16, 2019). "This is how we greeted director David Gordon Green on the first day of filming #HalloweenKills. Hope he doesn't take it too personally: ..." @blumhouse. Retrieved October 15, 2019.