John Carpenter — Playwright (11)
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) [Movie] NeoDB Douban IMDb WikiData TMDB
Assault on Precinct 13
director: John Carpenter actor: Austin Stoker / Darwin Joston
other title: Distretto 13 - Le brigate della morte / Sidste nat på station 13
A highway patrol officer, two criminals, and a station secretary form an unlikely alliance to defend a defunct Los Angeles precinct against a siege by a bloodthirsty street gang.
Dark Star (1974) [Movie] TMDB NeoDB IMDb WikiData Douban
Dark Star
director: John Carpenter actor: Brian Narelle / Cal Kuniholm
other title: Estrela Negra / Dark Star - Finsterer Stern
A group of scientists are sent on a mission to destroy unstable planets. Twenty years into their mission, they have to battle their alien mascot as well as a "sensitive" and intelligent bombing device that starts to question the meaning of its existence.
Halloween II (1981) [Movie] TMDB IMDb NeoDB WikiData Douban
Halloween II
6.4 (5 ratings) director: Rick Rosenthal actor: Jamie Lee Curtis / Donald Pleasence
other title: Halloween II - Il signore della morte / Maskernes Nat 2
After failing to kill stubborn survivor Laurie and taking a bullet or six from former psychiatrist Dr. Sam Loomis, Michael Myers has followed Laurie to the Haddonfield Memorial Hospital, where she's been admitted for Myers' attempt on her life. The institution proves to be particularly suited to serial killers, however, as Myers cuts, stabs and slashes his way through hospital staff to reach his favorite victim.
They Live (1988) [Movie] TMDB Douban NeoDB IMDb
They Live
7.6 (15 ratings) director: John Carpenter actor: Roddy Piper / Keith David
other title: Essi vivono / Eles Vivem
A lone drifter stumbles upon a harrowing discovery -- a unique pair of sunglasses that reveals that aliens are systematically gaining control of the Earth by masquerading as humans and lulling the public into submission.
Halloween (1978) [Movie] NeoDB IMDb TMDB Douban
Halloween
6.6 (16 ratings) director: John Carpenter actor: Donald Pleasence / Jamie Lee Curtis
other title: John Carpenter's Halloween / Halloween - La notte delle streghe
Fifteen years after murdering his sister on Halloween Night 1963, Michael Myers escapes from a mental hospital and returns to the small town of Haddonfield, Illinois to kill again.
Escape from New York (1981) [Movie] TMDB WikiData IMDb NeoDB Douban
Escape from New York
6.5 (6 ratings) director: John Carpenter actor: Kurt Russell / Lee Van Cleef
other title: 1997: Fuga da New York / Flugtaktion New York
In a world ravaged by crime, the entire island of Manhattan has been converted into a walled prison where brutal prisoners roam free. After the US president crash-lands inside, war hero Snake Plissken has 24 hours to bring him back.
The Fog (1980) [Movie] TMDB IMDb NeoDB Douban WikiData
The Fog
5.8 (6 ratings) director: John Carpenter actor: Adrienne Barbeau / Tom Atkins
other title: Fog / Tågen
Strange things begin to occur as a tiny California coastal town prepares to commemorate its centenary. Inanimate objects spring eerily to life; Rev. Malone stumbles upon a dark secret about the town's founding; radio announcer Stevie witnesses a mystical fire; and hitchhiker Elizabeth discovers the mutilated corpse of a fisherman. Then a mysterious iridescent fog descends upon the village, and more people start to die.
Eyes of Laura Mars (1978) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
Eyes of Laura Mars
director: Irvin Kershner actor: Faye Dunaway / Tommy Lee Jones
other title: Gli occhi di Laura Mars / Øjne
A famous fashion photographer develops a disturbing ability to see through the eyes of a serial killer.
Ghosts of Mars (2001) [Movie] NeoDB IMDb WikiData TMDB Douban
Ghosts of Mars
director: 约翰·卡朋特 actor: 娜塔莎·亨斯屈奇 / 艾斯·库珀
other title: 火星幽灵 / 火星异魔
In 2176, a Martian police unit is sent to pick up a highly dangerous criminal at a remote mining post. Upon arrival, the cops find the post deserted and something far more dangerous than any criminal — the original inhabitants of Mars, hellbent on getting their planet back.