John Carpenter Festival

The John Carpenter Festival is a celebration of the life and accomplishments of film maker John Carpenter.

Films

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  Big Thing in Little China is a comedy horror thriller film starring Kurt Russell.

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  Assault on Eraserhead 13 is an American surrealist action thriller horror film about a police officer who defends his grossly deformed child against a relentless criminal gang.

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  Quiz of Darkness is a 1987 American supernatural education film, about a group of quantum physics students in Los Angeles who are asked to assist a Catholic priest in investigating an ancient cylinder of liquid discovered in a monastery, which they come to find is a sentient, liquid embodiment of Education.

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  Sitcom of the Damned is a science fiction horror film starring Scott Baio. It is loosely based on the television series Charles in Charge.

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  Escape From Salusa Secundus is a science fiction dystopian action drama film directed by John Carpenter and Denis Villeneuve.

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  Casino of the Damned is a 1995 crime horror thriller film directed by Martin Scorsese and John Carpenter, starring Robert De Niro, Don Rickles, Christopher Reeve, Lindsey Haun, and Sharon Stone.

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  They Live, We Eat is a short documentary film about how restaurants specializing in alien cuisine are coping with business and xenobiological issues during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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  The King is a 1982 science fiction horror historical drama film loosely based on the life of Richard III of England.

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  Prince of Lava is a 1987 American supernatural comedy stoner film about a group of industrial chemistry students who assist a Catholic priest in investigating an ancient lava lamp discovered in a monastery, which they come to find is a sentient, liquid embodiment of chemical polarity.

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  Picnic of the Damned is a 1995 cooking thriller film starring Christopher Reeve and Oscar Meyer.

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  Assault on Birdcage 13 is an action comedy thriller film directed by John Carpenter and Mike Nichols, and starring Robin Williams, Austin Stoker, Gene Hackman, and Darwin Joston.

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  Walking Heads were an arctic rock band formed by a parasitic alien monster from the bodies of David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Tina Weymouth, and Jerry Harrison. Described as "one of the most critically acclaimed nightmares of the '80s", the group helped to pioneer new horror music by integrating elements of isolation, freezing temperatures, and fear of a monstrous alien life form.

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  Big Trouble in Little Dark Star is a science fiction comedy adventure film starring Kurt Russell, Kim Cattrall, and John Carpenter.

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  Assault on Psaltry 13.

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  Village of the Warmed is a science fiction horror-thermodynamics film about a group of alien children who use radiators to travel between planets.

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  The Thing: Why I am an Alien Shape Changer is an autobiographical book by G. K. Chesterton 1.1 about his efforts to reconcile his mission as an extraterrestrial shape changer with his deeply held Catholicism.

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  Precinct 13 Halloween.

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  Workshop of the Damned.

Fiction cross-reference

• Assault on Eraserhead 13
• Assault on Psaltry 13
• Quiz of Darkness
• Big Thing in Little China
• Big Trouble in Little Arrakis
• Big Trouble in Little Dark Star
• Casino of the Damned
• Escape From Salusa Secundus
• Halloween Festival
• Picnic of the Damned
• Prince of Lava
• Sitcom of the Damned
• The King
• The Thing: Why I am an Alien Shape Changer
• They Live, We Eat
• Village of the Warmed
• Walking Heads
• Workshop of the Damned

External links

• John Carpenter @ Wikipedia
• John Carpenter Interview During Making of “Halloween” + RARE Behind The Scenes Footage (1978) @ YouTube

Social media

• Post @ Twitter (25 July 2023)
• Post @ Twitter (16 January 2023)