Director
John Carpenter
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Escape from New York (1981)
Praised as a visionary genre director with a remarkable run and an iconic score here.
About 0 minHalloween (1978)
Praised as a young filmmaker who wrote, directed, and scored the film, making it a major creative achievement.
About 0 minHalloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988)
Referenced as the originator of the franchise and the standard against which later sequels are judged.
About 8 minHalloween II (1981)
Credited for wanting an anthology approach and for co-writing the screenplay and score.
About 40 minRoboCop (1987)
Referenced through They Live as a similar dystopian satire.
About 80 minThey Live (1988)
Praised as a one-of-one filmmaker, widely ripped off, and the guiding force behind the movie’s style and politics.
About 8 minFatal Attraction (1987)
Named as another director considered before Lyne remained attached.
About 64 minEVERY MATCH