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Big Trouble in Little China was released at a time when John Carpenter’s white-hot career had begun a downward trajectory. His third feature starring Kurt Russell, Big Trouble matched the action-adventure elements of Escape from New York wit...
U.S. Release Date: 1986-07-02
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Action/Comedy
Director: John Carpenter
Cast: Kurt Russell, Kim Cattrall, Dennis Dun, ...
Spoilers aplenty! You have been warned.The ending of Halloween 4, one of the stronger sequels in the long-running horror franchise, promised something special for Halloween 5. Alas, the filmmakers, concerned about losing audiences if the famil...
U.S. Release Date: 1989-10-13
MPAA Rating: "R" (Bloody violence, gore, profanity, sexual content, profanity, nudity)
Genre: Horror
Director: Dominique Othenin-Girard
Cast: Donald Pleasence, Danielle Harris, Ellie Cornell, ...
Before Jason and Freddy, there was Michael Myers, wearing his white-painted Captain Kirk mask and stalking Jamie Lee Curtis. Michael made his debut in John Carpenter's 1978 horror classic, Halloween, possibly the best scare movie to come along...
U.S. Release Date: 1995-09-29
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: HORROR
Director: Joe Chappelle
Cast: Donald Pleasence, Marianne Hagen, Devin Gardner, ...
When John Carpenter's Halloween was released in 1978, no one (least of all the filmmakers) could have predicted the phenomenon it would create. Not only did Halloween turn into one of the most profitable movies of all time, but it spawned a class ...
U.S. Release Date: 1981-10-30
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Sexual Situations, Nudity, Profanity)
Genre: HORROR
Director: Rick Rosenthal
Cast: Donald Pleasence, Jamie Lee Curtis, Charles Cyphers, ...
When the original Halloween reached screens in 1978, director John Carpenter intended for it to be a one-off project. However, the film's unexpected financial success paved the road for Halloween II, an inferior sequel that tied up most of the loo...
U.S. Release Date: 1988-10-21
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Situations, Nudity)
Genre: HORROR
Director: Dwight H. Little
Cast: Donald Pleasence, Ellie Cornell, Danielle Harris, ...