‘Horror master’ John Carpenter honored with Walk of Fame star
‘Horror master’ John Carpenter honored with Walk of Fame star
A star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame was unveiled Thursday honoring John Carpenter, who has received the nickname ‘The Horror Master’ for directing such films as “Halloween,” “The Thing,” “The Fog,” “Christine” and “In the Mouth of Madness.”
“In 1968 I was a skinny kid from Bowling Green, Kentucky, walking these streets,” Carpenter said. “I was looking for a career in Hollywood. Well, I found my career, and today I have found Hollywood. Thank you so much to the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce for this place on this sacred boulevard, where people and dogs can pee on me at any time.”
Kurt Russell and Keith David, castmates in “The Thing,” were among those joining Carpenter at the ceremony in front of the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel.
Russell also appeared in three other films Carpenter directed — “Escape From New York,” “Escape From L.A.” and “Big Trouble in Little China” and the made-for-television movie, “Elvis,” which brought Russell an Emmy nomination for outstanding lead actor in a limited series or a special.
Greg Nicotero, an acclaimed special makeup effects creator who has collaborated with Carpenter on several films, was also on hand.
The star is the 2,806th since the completion of the Walk of Fame in 1961 with the initial 1,558 stars.
Carpenter was born Jan. 16, 1948 in Carthage, New York, and raised in Bowling Green, Kentucky, after his father got a job at Western Kentucky University.
While attending the USC’s School of Cinema, Carpenter began work on “Dark Star,” a science fiction comedy short that was later expanded into a feature length film and released theatrically in 1975.
Carpenter has described his second feature, “Assault on Precinct 13,” as partially an homage to his idol, Howard Hawks and a reimagining of Hawks’ 1959 Western, “Rio Bravo,” in an urban setting.
Carpenter’s breakthrough film was “Halloween,” which was made in 1978 for $300,000 and became the most profitable independent movie of its time.
“Halloween” also began Carpenter’s career as a composer, which has included four “Lost Themes” albums of non-soundtrack music, as well as two albums of his film music.
Carpenter is set to perform in concerts at The Belasco in downtown Los Angeles, Oct. 24-25, Oct. 31 and Nov. 1.
Carpenter has ventured outside the horror genre with such films as the 1984 science fiction love story, “Starman,” and the 1992 comedy-drama, “Memoirs of an Invisible Man.”
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