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    John Carpenter

    American director, screenwriter and composer

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  1. 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.

  2. John Howard Carpenter (born January 16, 1948) is an American filmmaker, composer, and actor. Most commonly associated with horror, action, and science fiction films of the 1970s and 1980s, he is generally recognized as a master of the horror genre.

  3. 76 Metascore. In 1997, when the U.S. president crashes into Manhattan, now a giant maximum security prison, a convicted bank robber is sent in to rescue him. Director John Carpenter Stars Kurt Russell Lee Van Cleef Ernest Borgnine. 8. The Thing. 1982 1h 49m R.

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  5. John Carpenter. Writer: The Fog. John Howard Carpenter was born in Carthage, New York, to mother Milton Jean (Carter) and father Howard Ralph Carpenter. His family moved to Bowling Green, Kentucky, where his father, a professor, was head of the music department at Western Kentucky University.

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  6. All John Carpenter Movies Ranked by Tomatometer John Carpenter was still a student at USC when he started piecing together what would become his first feature: 1974s Dark Star , a sci-fi...

  7. May 10, 2024 · Carpenter was a fan of western and horror films and wanted to make his own movies from an early age. After high-school graduation he spent two years (1966–68) at Western Kentucky before transferring to the University of Southern California ’s cinema program (now the School of Cinematic Arts).

  8. Oct 6, 2023 · Movies. The 13 best John Carpenter movies, ranked. From sci-fi spectacles to the slasher that changed the game, we rank our picks for a baker's dozen of the iconic director's best films. By...

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