@@gatorarman12 Mainstream critics are crap. I have lost every confidence in his criteria. Everything now must be girl powered, anti american, pro gay, anti Christian and multicultural to have a decent review.
I just realized something about Stephen ... he isn't just an interviewer; he's a FAN, and there is so much joy in his questions that he makes the interview look like nothing more than two long-time friends chatting about the things they enjoy, without worrying about an audience. THAT is a gift!
I like when his eyes light up like that and you can tell he's happy to dig in. Back on Colbert Report he had on The Flaming Lips and was beside himself with excitement. During the interview he told the singer his music was like leading someone deep into the forest on shrooms and ditching them there. You could tell that's what he liked about it. Very funny
@@franklaferriere5754 Prince Of Darkness, Starman, Christine, Memoirs Of An Invisible Man, They Live, In The Mouth Of Madness, The Ward, Ghosts Of Mars, Big Trouble In Little China, Body Bags, Village Of The Damned remake, Escape From LA.
True, true. Escape From New York and the Fog stand out to me as well as being quite literally just as good as Halloween, if not better as well; although nowhere near as recognizable. He could really lay down a moody soundtrack when he wanted to. Absolute genius.
Standing front row at the Warfield in San Francisco, seeing this man play his scores live was one of my favorite concertgoing experiences of all time. What a legend. The Thing is one of my favorite movies of all time too!
John Carpenter is still so sharp, witty and nihilistic as ever!! I wish he would come back for at least one more film!! Reunite with some of his regulars like Kurt Russell and Tom Atkins!
Do yourself a favour and track down the audio commentaries they produced together. These are the most enjoyable experiences where two old friends reminisce while watching their past endeavours.
I wish the aging greats like David Lynch and John Carpenter would be given a large budget with no concerns about profitability as a sending off project
@@JchollaI love that film but I can understand why, he wanted nothing to do with it and only did it out of obligation. He got through the writing process via a 6-pack of beer a night. Obviously there was some level of care that went into it as he composed the score and was in charge of the reshoots, but ultimately I’d say his heart was barely in it. It got in the way of projects he actually wanted to do. It’s a great film and a worthy sequel but he’s got every right to feel otherwise.
It seems like the actors being on strike has resulted in a wider range of guests appearing on talk shows. Directors particularly, but also just people who are noted veterans of their field, but not necessarily on the circuit looking to put the hard sell on product. Hopefully this is something that can continue going forward.
I prefer when this unique director is in Q&A sessions with fans at various film festivals. He is not the most eloquent person and his answers are always simple, direct and to the point. Humble, sometimes too much, he never gives himself too much credit. In long sessions where he can express himself at greater length, he ends up forming interesting responses. But in short situations like this, where the guests have to practically master the art of one-liners, a straight-forward-no-bulls**t- person like him isn't at his best.
My favourite comment about Carpenter is. If you want to make a movie and you haven't got a lot of money, but you want the movie to look good. Get John Carpenter to direct.
Love Stephen's "Watch Clark" comment at the end, really thought they would've mentioned the "you gotta be fuckin' kidding" line when they were talking about the tentacle head with the legs!!!
Blumhouse should give this man a 7-12 million budget and the right to pick (or write) a script, and we would have a glorious comeback. I really believe that.
Thanks. It would be a solid, if not a brilliant movie, and it would make somewhere around 38 million, and would probably spawn a sequel or two. I'm sure of it.@@chrisstrawn4108
I would absolutely vote for that, but he should only do it if he wants to, otherwise it probably wouldn’t be the comeback we’d like. John is a straight up master when he’s really involved, but when he’s disinterested you can sort of tell, his worst films feel tired and lethargic. With that being said, his last film wasn’t at all terrible in spite of that directorial fatigue.
His dad was the Dean of Music at WKU in Bowling Green, KY where I went to school. His father has a plaque with his picture on the wall of fame on the music floor.
This was a great interview, it’s such a difference when the host is also a big fan, it shows ! I’m sure this conversation could go on, what an opportunity. Great
In the Mouth of Madness was another cult classic that critics and audiences didn’t get for decades (but when COVID came around, it was a perfect lockdown movie).
I've seen a LOT of Reactors watch his films, and they always, Always love them. Sure, he made some duds too - as every legend does - but what a stellar legacy of superb films he made, too. Truly, a one-off talent...
John Carpenter inspired me to write my own horror slasher film called, Ogbunabali: THE BOOGEYMAN. Humble Beginnings Entertainment It opens October 30th at selected theaters in Lagos Nigeria
Holy shit im from Juneau AK, I had no idea that classic was being made up there on our glacier. What an honor. I think that damn THING is still up there!!!
What about Starman? An absolutely amazing movie with great acting, message and a beautiful score by Jack Nitzsche. One of the most underrated sci films off all time
John Carpenter one the best horror director in the past fifty years. He made some classic movies. He so talented, he directs, writes and do the music. I look forward reading his memoirs when he decides to write it.
Mendenhall Glacier! When I was a PhD student at Ohio State, one of the geology buildings was Mendenhall Laboratory. Part of our department included Byrd Polar, which, of course, did polar research. The scientists there frequently went to Antarctica as well as the Arctic.
OH my god, that woulda been crazy. That is such a good idea. The come back from a commercial break and they just dive right into the theme from Escape From New York or something.
What a surprise - no indication of part 1 and part 2 in the video titles. I knew yesterday (with the Talking Heads) was a one-off. That intern must have been promoted to do something even more useful.
NONE of Colbert's videos have the viewing order in the title. In fact, they don't even upload the clips in chronological order on their UA-cam page, so it's aways just a guess. They've been doing it that way for years.
Had Vampires been released in the '80's (let's say) between Big Trouble in Little China and They Live, it would be fully embraced today as further evidence of his iconic '76-'88 run.
The Thing is great and a fav, but the scariest of John's films (for me) has got to be Prince of Darkness. I saw it in the theater and judging by the audience reaction, many folks would agree with me.
The first time I saw Halloween was on freaking acid. Had just gotten cable that day. Buddy comes over with some gels, and take them with our gf's when we went to get them. Got home, they took couch, me and my gf in recliner. Turn on HBO. Did not know it was Halloween as we started after Michael takes out his sister and parents came home. PIECE OF ADVICE??? NEVER, EVER WATCH HALLOWEEN TRIPPIN. 😂😂😂 Side note: swear this is true. Girls go to leave. Want us to walk you home? No, it's cool. They leave. Bout a minute later we hear them screaming running up the stairs, pounding on door. We let them in. They tell us there is a strange guy in lobby with knife. Ya sure. We loved playing jokes on each other. We go down to check it out. Sure enough, landlord Andre, who looks like a cross of Danny Devito and Pee Wee Herman sharpened them as a side gig, was standing there with a huge butcher knife he had just sharpened for downstairs tenant.
I don’t know if The Thing really is Steve’s favorite movie, but he is convincing enough to make the interview more entertaining. I never believe Fallon’s ‘enthusiasm’.
A very special thank you to the great John Carpenter who gave me the opportunity to share my story in John Carpenter's "Suburban Screams. " You can see my story in episode 6, " Phone Stalker. " I'm forever grateful to have worked with the iconic horror master. Thank you to everyone who tuned in. Your support is greatly appreciated!
I don't know if he does it all the time but I know of at least once where Dario Argento directed from afar as well. My father had a bit part in a film of Argento's called "Trauma" back in 1993 that was filmed in Minneapolis. Argento came to the city to set everything up, interview actors to cast the film, scout locations, etc. but then flew back to Italy and directed by phone telling his assistant and second unit directors who were stationed in Minneapolis what he wanted.
@@mattdad8429 You would think but, typical dad story, he had no idea who Argento was. He just answered an audition call and met him and chatted for about an hour (with an interpreter) and got hired. When he told me I almost plotzed. My dad was a semi-pro actor but just in the Minneapolis area. So, as you might have guessed, he also had small parts in all of the Prince films (except "Purple Rain"). Now *Prince* he knew, but Argento? Nope.
@@tedsperos1620 That's so funny when people meet celebrities, but they don't really know who they are, then they tell someone who's an avid fan and they're like completely bowled over about their casual run-in. I bet he does have some good stories though from over the years. Sounds like a very interesting life whether he knows it or not lol
So happy Carpenter has lived long enough to see his movies be appreciated the way they deserve
amen to that!
@@gatorarman12 Mainstream critics are crap. I have lost every confidence in his criteria. Everything now must be girl powered, anti american, pro gay, anti Christian and multicultural to have a decent review.
The Thing
True masterpiece ❤
John's sense of humour is still fully intact, I see. He's a great guest and it's great to see how much Stephen loves the man's work.
How is all that student load forgiveness working out for you?
what carpenter couldn't tells us what they did for fun, i bet they flew in strippers lol
I just realized something about Stephen ... he isn't just an interviewer; he's a FAN, and there is so much joy in his questions that he makes the interview look like nothing more than two long-time friends chatting about the things they enjoy, without worrying about an audience. THAT is a gift!
I like when his eyes light up like that and you can tell he's happy to dig in. Back on Colbert Report he had on The Flaming Lips and was beside himself with excitement. During the interview he told the singer his music was like leading someone deep into the forest on shrooms and ditching them there. You could tell that's what he liked about it. Very funny
An American Treasure and one of the greatest film directors to ever do it. I salute you, John Carpenter.
A worldwide treasure, his movies have influeneced the landscaped of film making and shaped generations ideas of what horror and composing should be.
I’m so happy that John Carpenter did this interview. He’s definitely one of the greatest and my favorite filmmaker of all time!
John Carpenters The Thing is one of my favorite movies of all time. True classic
Halloween, The Thing, Escape From NY, Assault on Precint 13, The Fog, Vampires, Dark Star....
@@franklaferriere5754 Prince Of Darkness, Starman, Christine, Memoirs Of An Invisible Man, They Live, In The Mouth Of Madness, The Ward, Ghosts Of Mars, Big Trouble In Little China, Body Bags, Village Of The Damned remake, Escape From LA.
The carpenter holy trinity- Halloween, The Fog, Escape From New York.
@@Njbear7453 my carpenter trinity: the thing, big trouble, and they live 😅
halloween, the thing, escape from new york
He loves directing from his living room so he can get straight back to gaming afterwards 😂
He’s a practical guy, whatever works best for him is what he’s gonna do! 😂 Love John and his straightforward honesty! 🤣
"Big Trouble in Little China" is one of my all time favorite movies.
It still holds up to this day.
Great practical effects.
It is a perfect movie.
Yes it fn does! Let me tell you what Jack Burton would do
Not too toxic masculine for you? So tell me how all that student loan forgiveness working out for you today?
Oh ABSOLUTELY!
And inspired Mortal Combat
The theme from Halloween is just legendary. It's so incredibly simple but even more impressively effective.
To this day, when I hear it I get a chill up my spine.
True, true. Escape From New York and the Fog stand out to me as well as being quite literally just as good as Halloween, if not better as well; although nowhere near as recognizable. He could really lay down a moody soundtrack when he wanted to. Absolute genius.
@@toddboughn5168exactly! It’s also probably the most iconic horror theme song ever!! As soon as u play that song everyone knows where it’s from.
That horrifically piercing SYNTH...
Standing front row at the Warfield in San Francisco, seeing this man play his scores live was one of my favorite concertgoing experiences of all time. What a legend. The Thing is one of my favorite movies of all time too!
John is very sharp for his age. Staying creative and working does well for you.
John Carpenter is still so sharp, witty and nihilistic as ever!! I wish he would come back for at least one more film!! Reunite with some of his regulars like Kurt Russell and Tom Atkins!
Do yourself a favour and track down the audio commentaries they produced together. These are the most enjoyable experiences where two old friends reminisce while watching their past endeavours.
I wish the aging greats like David Lynch and John Carpenter would be given a large budget with no concerns about profitability as a sending off project
Dude is an absolute LEGEND. I love him so much
love the final line from Stephen, " WATCH CLARK, WATCH HIM."
All around talent. Film, writing, score.
Agree. Carpenter is the Da Vinci of our era.
Ah love this interview. He's one of my favourite directors and it's a joy to see him so chilled and unpretentious and care free, just enjoying life.
John was hitting on all cylinders ! What a treat!
One of the best to get behind the lens.
A true visionary genius of cinema.
Carpenter and Argento the 2 greatest horror directs of all time.
100% Absolute legends the pair of them!
What an inspiring man John Carpenter!
He’s got the energy and creativity still.
John is a treasure, an all time great, a legend. Love this guy so much.
I guess you could say he was... settling old scores. 😎
Such a delightful human, how can you not love John Carpenter!?
He lost a little bit of me when he said he hated Halloween 2
@@JchollaI love that film but I can understand why, he wanted nothing to do with it and only did it out of obligation. He got through the writing process via a 6-pack of beer a night. Obviously there was some level of care that went into it as he composed the score and was in charge of the reshoots, but ultimately I’d say his heart was barely in it. It got in the way of projects he actually wanted to do. It’s a great film and a worthy sequel but he’s got every right to feel otherwise.
genius, individual and sincere. wow!
It seems like the actors being on strike has resulted in a wider range of guests appearing on talk shows. Directors particularly, but also just people who are noted veterans of their field, but not necessarily on the circuit looking to put the hard sell on product. Hopefully this is something that can continue going forward.
This makes my heart so happy seeing John Carpenter getting the respect he deserves in todays times.
I prefer when this unique director is in Q&A sessions with fans at various film festivals. He is not the most eloquent person and his answers are always simple, direct and to the point. Humble, sometimes too much, he never gives himself too much credit. In long sessions where he can express himself at greater length, he ends up forming interesting responses. But in short situations like this, where the guests have to practically master the art of one-liners, a straight-forward-no-bulls**t- person like him isn't at his best.
This guy, even as a senior is absolutely spot on! What a legend!
The Thing is my favorite!
What a Legend
This is the best interview I've seen since forever. God bless John Carpenter!
Few movies hold up to Carpenter's classics! His movie directing skills are only trumped by his composer skills
Google John Carpenter and Actor Bob Crane Murder. Please stop talking about him like he's special.
@@vickifournier5065 what? That's John Henry Carpenter. Not the same guy!
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣@@vickifournier5065
My favourite comment about Carpenter is. If you want to make a movie and you haven't got a lot of money, but you want the movie to look good. Get John Carpenter to direct.
Carpenter's a real G! What happened on the iceberg stays on the iceberg
Love Stephen's "Watch Clark" comment at the end, really thought they would've mentioned the "you gotta be fuckin' kidding" line when they were talking about the tentacle head with the legs!!!
I've never watched the movie, but I'm intrigued. Was that Stephen's guess at who was The Thing?
..."and watch him close, ya hear 'we?"
The Thing is also one of my favorite movies. The whole cast nailed it
I used to love his movies, but after hearing some of his interviews lately I'm starting to love the man too. 😂
He has zero fucks left to give and i love it.
@@theeternalnow6506 he never EVER had 0 fucks lol look at the ending of escape from New York
I loved body bags movie. He actually had a good part in it.
Same here.
good one
John Carpenter is one of the greatest film directors who ever lived.
Great interview!
Blumhouse should give this man a 7-12 million budget and the right to pick (or write) a script, and we would have a glorious comeback. I really believe that.
Up with this comment. Excellent!
Thanks.
It would be a solid, if not a brilliant movie, and it would make somewhere around 38 million, and would probably spawn a sequel or two. I'm sure of it.@@chrisstrawn4108
I would absolutely vote for that, but he should only do it if he wants to, otherwise it probably wouldn’t be the comeback we’d like.
John is a straight up master when he’s really involved, but when he’s disinterested you can sort of tell, his worst films feel tired and lethargic. With that being said, his last film wasn’t at all terrible in spite of that directorial fatigue.
@@horrorfanandy4647 Oh sure, I meant if he was all set to do it.
His dad was the Dean of Music at WKU in Bowling Green, KY where I went to school. His father has a plaque with his picture on the wall of fame on the music floor.
If you don't love John Carpenter, something is very wrong with you. You might be the Thing.
He's an icon to us horror fans.
@@franklaferriere5754THE icon
Love John and he is amazing, I’m like how the hell did he make a movie and music, this guy is a legend.
What a wonderfully entertaining guest he is!
Such an awesome interview. Carpenter rules and so glad he did it with a true fan!!
This was a great interview, it’s such a difference when the host is also a big fan, it shows ! I’m sure this conversation could go on, what an opportunity. Great
In the Mouth of Madness was another cult classic that critics and audiences didn’t get for decades (but when COVID came around, it was a perfect lockdown movie).
I've seen a LOT of Reactors watch his films, and they always, Always love them. Sure, he made some duds too - as every legend does - but what a stellar legacy of superb films he made, too. Truly, a one-off talent...
It's crazy to think of these horror masterpieces getting mediocre reviews. Overjoyed that Carpenter is now seen as the legend he is
Big Trouble in Little China is still one of my favorite movies ever
He really is just so cool.
"What is your job as a director?"
Should've answered "To craft the entire film . . . like a carpenter."
This is my kind of filmmaker, a guy filming seriously fun. John Carpenter is the GOAT.
Cool interview, would like to hear him talk more of other films like They Live and Big Trouble, great director, very under rated imo
He's directing again? AWESOME
From Bowling Green, KY. Complete genius filmmaker. Love his worlds.
I loved this entire interview
Thanks so much for sharing time with this icon with us.
Legend! Huge influence on my own music!
Legend! One of my heroes.
John Carpenter, "I just want to play video games, watch basketball and eat popsicles". Absolute legend
I'm not a horror fan but I will say that Michael Myers is the only horror villain to scare the living daylights out of me to this day.
To be fair, The Thing isn't really a horror, maybe only a few minutes of it, it's more a thriller like Alien/Aliens
Yes, bc he never ran. His movements were always slow and calculated. Bc he knew that sooner. Or later. He. Was. Gonna. Get you!
it was that scene in the clothes line that got me @@LindaC616
I love Halloween, but first time I saw it, I had no clue what it was, and was trippin on acid to boot.
@@emu_warrior Alien 1 was definitely a horror movie
John Carpenter inspired me to write my own horror slasher film called, Ogbunabali: THE BOOGEYMAN.
Humble Beginnings Entertainment
It opens October 30th at selected theaters in Lagos Nigeria
Thank you John Carpenter 💫
Holy shit im from Juneau AK, I had no idea that classic was being made up there on our glacier. What an honor. I think that damn THING is still up there!!!
Fantastic interview!!
What about Starman? An absolutely amazing movie with great acting, message and a beautiful score by Jack Nitzsche. One of the most underrated sci films off all time
John Carpenter one the best horror director in the past fifty years. He made some classic movies. He so talented, he directs, writes and do the music. I look forward reading his memoirs when he decides to write it.
GR8 interview!
Really enjoying the difference in guests you've had to invite to replace the Actors!
🎉❤
Fucking LEGEND. Still going strong!
My favorite director of all time. I only wish he was doing more horror movies.💯💯💯
John Carpenter is so fucking cool
Mendenhall Glacier! When I was a PhD student at Ohio State, one of the geology buildings was Mendenhall Laboratory. Part of our department included Byrd Polar, which, of course, did polar research. The scientists there frequently went to Antarctica as well as the Arctic.
Carpenter is the best. Always has been.
An American treasure
Fabulous.
John is hilarious. His movies are the all time greats.
Carpenter does entertain
"Benson, Arizona, the same stars in the sky, but they seemed so much kinder when we watched them you and I."
John is ready to play the role he was destined to play, The Crypt Keeper.
He literally already did that. Google Body Bags John Carpenter.
John Carpenter is my hero.
The biggest tragedy is that John Carpenter wasn't also the musical guest
OH my god, that woulda been crazy. That is such a good idea. The come back from a commercial break and they just dive right into the theme from Escape From New York or something.
What a surprise - no indication of part 1 and part 2 in the video titles. I knew yesterday (with the Talking Heads) was a one-off. That intern must have been promoted to do something even more useful.
NONE of Colbert's videos have the viewing order in the title. In fact, they don't even upload the clips in chronological order on their UA-cam page, so it's aways just a guess. They've been doing it that way for years.
Same
@@trekkiejunk Did you miss yesterday?
Wow, didn't know he also composed music ❤
I thought that is what he is most known for apart from The Thing :O
@@emu_warriorAND, Carpenter didn’t even compose the music to The Thing! That was the legendary Ennio Morriconne
He also tours.
Vampires is my favorite vampire film!
One of mine.
Had Vampires been released in the '80's (let's say) between Big Trouble in Little China and They Live, it would be fully embraced today as further evidence of his iconic '76-'88 run.
The Thing is great and a fav, but the scariest of John's films (for me) has got to be Prince of Darkness. I saw it in the theater and judging by the audience reaction, many folks would agree with me.
The first time I saw Halloween was on freaking acid. Had just gotten cable that day. Buddy comes over with some gels, and take them with our gf's when we went to get them.
Got home, they took couch, me and my gf in recliner. Turn on HBO. Did not know it was Halloween as we started after Michael takes out his sister and parents came home. PIECE OF ADVICE??? NEVER, EVER WATCH HALLOWEEN TRIPPIN. 😂😂😂
Side note: swear this is true. Girls go to leave. Want us to walk you home? No, it's cool. They leave. Bout a minute later we hear them screaming running up the stairs, pounding on door. We let them in. They tell us there is a strange guy in lobby with knife. Ya sure. We loved playing jokes on each other. We go down to check it out.
Sure enough, landlord Andre, who looks like a cross of Danny Devito and Pee Wee Herman sharpened them as a side gig, was standing there with a huge butcher knife he had just sharpened for downstairs tenant.
Legend!
I came here to chew bubblegum and watch john carpenter's interview and I'm all out of bubblegum!
Favorite director🎃 god bless John carpenter
I don’t know if The Thing really is Steve’s favorite movie, but he is convincing enough to make the interview more entertaining. I never believe Fallon’s ‘enthusiasm’.
I still love The Thing 40 years later so I dug this interview too. ua-cam.com/video/Wv0BrPtiDRk/v-deo.html
I was born the same year as The Thing, love been the same age as it. :)
its so crazy how old the movie is for being so timeless
A very special thank you to the great John Carpenter who gave me the opportunity to share my story in John Carpenter's "Suburban Screams. " You can see my story in episode 6, " Phone Stalker. " I'm forever grateful to have worked with the iconic horror master. Thank you to everyone who tuned in. Your support is greatly appreciated!
I just imagined E.T. with the Thing monster, and man... my mind is reeling.
carpenter said in an interview somewhere on youtube that bottin was doing alot of coke at the time of the thing filming
Legendary!!! A True Master of Horror….🧟
Anyone who possibly missed The Thing, it's on Peacock too!!!
When Colbert interviews as a fan you get to see the old him and not the new “I’ll do anything for money” version.
he's made some great films.
I don't know if he does it all the time but I know of at least once where Dario Argento directed from afar as well. My father had a bit part in a film of Argento's called "Trauma" back in 1993 that was filmed in Minneapolis. Argento came to the city to set everything up, interview actors to cast the film, scout locations, etc. but then flew back to Italy and directed by phone telling his assistant and second unit directors who were stationed in Minneapolis what he wanted.
Dang that's crazy. That'd be cool if your dad got to shoot the breeze with Dario Argento though. Still a cool experience either way.
@@mattdad8429 You would think but, typical dad story, he had no idea who Argento was. He just answered an audition call and met him and chatted for about an hour (with an interpreter) and got hired. When he told me I almost plotzed. My dad was a semi-pro actor but just in the Minneapolis area. So, as you might have guessed, he also had small parts in all of the Prince films (except "Purple Rain"). Now *Prince* he knew, but Argento? Nope.
@@tedsperos1620 That's so funny when people meet celebrities, but they don't really know who they are, then they tell someone who's an avid fan and they're like completely bowled over about their casual run-in. I bet he does have some good stories though from over the years. Sounds like a very interesting life whether he knows it or not lol
@@mattdad8429 You're right. Thanks much.