Vanilla Twist - The Films of John Carpenter

We're back after our summer hiatus with a... polite pop, don't want to scare anyone. Yes, we're discussing the oft-mentioned 'yeah, this is John Carpenter's next movie', but no it was never John Carpenter's next movie, movie 'El Diablo'. An original script from our man was sold to HBO and Carpenter's western vision was created with he and Debra Hill on board as producers. Lost to the annals of tv-movie history, is it worth re-discovering as a lost Carpenter classic or should it remain a curio? Join Us!Dir: Peter MarkleScr: John Carpenter, Tommy Lee Wallace, Bill PhillipsPrd: Rick NathansonStarring: Anthony Edwards, Louis Gossett Jr, John Glover, Joe Pantoliano, Robert Beltran, M.C. Gainey, Miguel SandovalMusic: William OlvisDoP: Ronald Victor Garcia

Welcome to Assault on Church 13! After the unfortunate commercial flopping of 'Big Trouble', our hero Mr. Carpenter went back to what he knew best. A Low-budget, largely single-location horror thriller but this time he's been reading a lot of science-type books while writing the script. Featuring Donald Pleasence as a priest and Victor Wong as a university lecturer doing battle against a tube of green liquid that could be... is the son of satan, it's a bug-filled romp start to finish.BuyBFIHMVStreamhttps://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/video/detail/0HOM9H0CNE81RE0N2B4MV1TS67/ref=atv_dl_rdr?tag=just016-21https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/prince-of-darkness/umc.cmc.m0maum8tl59t24wbkpp8mmc?playableId=tvs.sbd.9001%3A1439005025Dir: John CarpenterScr: John CarpenterPrd: Larry FrancoStarring: Donald Pleasence, Victor Wong, Lisa Blount, Jameson Parker, Dennis Dun, Alice CooperDoP: Gary B. KibbeMusic: John Carpenter, Alan Howarth

We're back to the BIG ONES. Not some circumspect, 'based off a script idea John Carpenter had when Nixon was still in office' movie, but an honest-to-goodness John Carpenter. Up there with Halloween and The Thing in terms of audience fondness, Big Trouble in Little China remains beloved for a generation of home video viewers.Join us as we go back to Little China after a long time away to see if it still holds up as one of the 80s greats.BuyArrow FilmsAmazonStreamPrimeTVDisney+Dir: John CarpenterScr: Gary Goldman, David Z. Weinstein, W.D. RichterPrd: Larry FrancoStarring: Kurt Russell, Kim Cattrall, Dennis Dun, James Hong, Victor WongDoP: Dean CundeyMusic: John Carpenter with Alan Howarth

Tommy Lee Jones? Yes! A John Carpenter script? Yes! A cult 80s bleep bloopy movie? A thousand times, yes!And yet... hmmmm. Join us as we sit dumbfounded by Robert Vaughn's villainous plan, Linda Hamilton's hair, Robert Vaughn's plan, plot hole begetting plot hole, Robert Vaughn's plan, Tommy Lee Jone's naked torso... but at least he looks good in a leather jacket.Buyhttps://www.arrowfilms.com/black-moon-rising-blu-ray/12032963.htmlhttps://www.amazon.co.uk/Black-Rising-Blu-ray-Tommy-Jones/dp/B07N3RFXGJStreamhttps://www.arrow-player.com/black-moon-rising/videos/black-moon-risingDir: Harley CokelissScr: John Carpenter, Desmond Nakano, William GrayCast: Tommy Lee Jones, Linda Hamilton, Robert Vaughn, Richard Jaeckel, Lee Ving, Bubba SmithPrd: Douglas Curtis, Joel B. MichaelsDoP: Misha SuslovMusic: Lalo Schifrin

Something of a completionist task on this episode. One of the top-tier motion pictures on the list of Great Unmade John Carpenter movies. Our Dear Director worked for years trying to bring the story of an experiment gone wrong to the screen, but tapped out and passed it on to another bunch of folk to go make it. Don't let that fool you, we still find MUCH to talk about - blowing up the sky, left-turn body horror, being over there, then over here.Streamhttps://www.justwatch.com/uk/movie/the-philadelphia-experiment-1984Buyhttps://www.amazon.co.uk/Philadelphia-Experiment-Blu-Ray-Michael-Par%C3%A9/dp/B07MXTPGCBDir: Stewart RaffillScr: Michael Janover, William GrayStarring: Michael Pare, Nancy Allen, Eric Christmas, Bobby Di Cicco, Stephen TobolowskyPrd: Douglas Curtis, Joel B. MichaelsDoP: Dick BushMusic: Kenneth Wanberg

How does a director follow up the left/right of two fantastic horrors? One about a bloody demonic car. The other about a bloody alien that makes YOU very bloody. Well, you go out and make a perfectly lovely road-trip romance about grief and hilarious misunderstandings. Join us as we watch through Mr. Carpenter's 1984 drama, that feels like a step outside the norm for our man.Buyhttps://www.amazon.co.uk/Starman-Blu-ray-Region-Karen-Allen/dp/B07VHX5V9Bhttps://hmv.com/store/film-tv/blu-ray/starmanStreamhttps://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/p/john-carpenters-starman/8d6kgwzl5ngkhttps://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/video/detail/0FWLLJ7W0FC3QHNS5QV8ZEXG6N/ref=atv_dl_rdr?tag=just016-21Dir: John CarpenterScr: Bruce A. Evans, Raynold GideonPrd: Larry J. FrancoStarring: Jeff Bridges, Karen Allen, Charles Martin Smith, Richard Jaeckel? Jay-kal? Jackal?DoP: Donald M. MorganMusic: Jack Nitzsche

John Carpenter? Yes. Stephen King? Yes. Haunted car? YES. YES. YES! But many years ago Mike watched Master Carpenter's 1983 teenage, Americana horror and was bored to tears. Time has passed now and he realises what an absolute BOOB he was. For 'Christine' has so much to offer. Join us as we discuss why this film rules.Buyhttps://www.powerhousefilms.co.uk/products/christine-bdhttps://www.amazon.co.uk/Christine-Blu-Ray-Keith-Gordon/dp/B075DXTJTCStreamhttps://www.skystore.com/product/christine/ffccfc78-ddbc-43b5-b58d-ed832c6d76bc?dcmp=afc-ROI:nc_AWIN&utm_source=IE-trading&utm_medium=IE-affiliate&sv1=affiliate&sv_campaign_id=400165&awc=12422_1711914979_5bb9bd3edf8413416a95240e2b80b997&dclid=CNeLlKKkn4UDFRBSpAQdSB0AJAhttps://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/video/detail/0M6IL8I2V33GLJUAFH35LW9K0Q/ref=atv_dl_rdr?tag=just016-21Dir: John CarpenterScr: Bill PhillipsPrd: Richard KobritzStarring: Keith Gordon, John Stockwell, Alexandra Paul, Robert Prosky, Harry Dean StantonDoP: Donald M. MorganMusic: John Carpenter, Alan Howarth

1982 the producers implored our man John and producer, partner Debra Hill to keep the Halloween franchise going. Bored with Michael Myers they came up with the novel idea of creating a new, Twilight Zone-esque anthology series. 'Season of the Witch' would be the first of this brave new venture, creating a beloved annual horror tradition...Didn't quite work out like that, join us as we talk about this wonderfully ludicrous, Tommy Lee Wallace penned/shot piece of claptrap.Featuring: Some big faces, robots? Stonehenge? Snakes? Absolute harridans of ex-wives. James Bond plots to murder children and a whole lot of not making sense.Buyhttps://www.amazon.co.uk/Halloween-III-Season-Collectors-Blu-ray/dp/B07GQ59F7RStreamhttps://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/video/detail/0KPS7MW4DDGWACK9LWONWGRG38/ref=atv_dl_rdr?tag=just016-21Dir: Tommy Lee WallaceScr: Tommy Lee WallacePrd: John Carpenter, Debra HillStarring: Tom Atkins, Stacey Nelkin, Dan O' HerlihyMusic: John Carpenter, Alan HowarthDoP: Dean Cundey