Famed director, John Carpenter's legendary movies include Halloween, The Thing, Starman, Escape From L.A., and John Carpenter's Vampires. John is also an accomplished musician and writer as well. His career took off when he won the Academy Award for Best Short Subject (Live Action) in 1970, for The Resurrection of Bronco Billy, and it hasn't let down since! Carpenter's character Snake Plissken (of Escape From New York and Escape from L.A.) has recently become a comic book and best selling video game. |