John Carpenter - Exclusive LIFF29 Interview
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- Interview with cult film director John Carpenter (The Thing, Escape from New York) for 29th Leeds International Film Festival. Conducted by Martin Grund for Fanomenon and screened at Leeds Town Hall on Fri 6 November.
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I met Carpenter and he was very cool. I actually asked him why he comes off grumpy. He laughed and said, “it’s a huge emotional rollercoaster for me to talk to strangers. I hate praise and ego worship. I hate having my ass kissed. I was a kid who loved making movies. Anything beyond that is a myth”. I’ll never forget that.
Wow that's incredible.
Regular dude
He ought to be the greatest and live a isolated life outside the public. instead people can just come up to him.
It seems clear to me they caught him at a bad time. I love John, but he was a krank in this. I get the stuff he means, but I ain't pinning this on the interviewer.
@@DSnake655 same. If he hates ego worship and having his ass kissed and is just a “regular dude” like Alex Knox up there claims then maybe he should stop doing interviews and stay out of the public eye. His arm isn’t being twisted and he isn’t being forced to do these interviews or con appearances. He chose to sit down with this guy 😂
I find John Carpenter to be such a fascinating character, no matter what mood he's in.
John's quote "don't be naive young man" near 23:20 is memorable. I gained more respect for him for not buying into Hollywood's Walk of Fame. One could learn from his wisdom about life.
John was rude and patronising. I went off him after seeing this interview. I know he is a heavy smoker which can make people overly agitated but he usually controls his mood swings. Maybe because this was for a company in Britain artists often let themselves go as it isn't America. E.G. Robert Mitchum was more mannered in American interviews but when he came to Britain quite a different character was on show.
@@Omnicient. I agree completely, but to be fear, this is the only one where's nearly in this state.
I saw John in concert here in Dublin last October and he was so excited to be there. It was a gig I will be forever grateful to have seen.
I honestly feel sorry for the interviewer here; he's just doing his job. Maybe he caught Carpenter on a bad day, but Jesus, this was a painful watch. Ouch!
We met John and Cody that night, near the tour bus outside the Vicar Street venue. We waved at him like mad to get off the bus (we'd had a few) but he shook his head. When we were halfway up the street, one of the security guys called us back and said "John wants to talk to you". And there he was, climbing down from the bus with his hand outstretched. I don't know why he changed his mind, but I was beside myself. Unforgettable night.
greatest film-maker ever. His storytelling is so pure, effortless and straight forward. No gimmicks & silly tricks. A complete genius.
I really like how he jumps into the film really fast - no unnecessary exposition.
Well him and Stanley are my two go to Directors in my life.
carpenter is in the top twenty at least
Never seen someone that loved movies fall out of love with the industry so much!
I don't think JC ever loved the industry. His love affair was always with cinema itself and that remains undiminished.
He loves cinema, he hates industry.
Because "The Industry" has nothing to do with art.
They screwed him over one way or the other . Universal pulled THEY LIVE out of the theaters because it was doing record business and if they continued to show it , people would realize how bad the economy was and it was that bad in the movie . All those homeless people WERE HOMELESS PEOPLE in the movie . There was a Republican convention to be going on in a couple months and the people would be ACTUALLY WOKE on how bad Reaganomics screwed up America .
coz many movie studios would try to control his movies, and always took it personal when his movies flopped and got negative reviews
Carpenter must have gotten a pay check for this cause he looks at the dude like "As long as I get my money, punk"
Old mate doesn’t even realise how disrespectful he’s coming off to him.
This interview has become a horror classic
Hahahahahahaha!!!
Is it just me or is John turning into Lo-Pan?
Well he's turnin' 70 in January 2018.
+TheDatadate Long live JC
+TheDatadate John is a god like figure too me bro.
"We were not put on this earth to "GET IT" mister Burtan!" (he he he he ) Well, I guess we all are turing in Lo-Pan, except for the part where we are not ghost-like Chinese wizard-warriors but just old dudes. ! So…. yes!
TheToothless Prophet fuck me thats funny
it's as if Carpenter came back from 2 days with no sleep, working on a film set and as soon as he went back to sleep they literally called him 3 minutes later to do this interview, LMAO
I will always love John Carpenter for scaring the hell out of me with Halloween. It's sad to see Him getting older, but it's a reminder, that we all succumb to. Thanks again John.
And BTW- I think He's "Over" the SAME interviews He gets...Time and time again....Can't blame Him. Rock on John.
interview will go down as JC's last great slasher.
i love when he says: "Bum, dude! Bum!" when asked about what he embraces of his labels.
John Carpenter is by far the most entertaining thing in this whole interview.
That's kind of how it should be isn't it given that he's the interviewee ?
@@francisjtuk Thank you!
Might be the funniest Interview I have ever seen in my life.. John s face expressions through out the whole interview were hilarious...😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 The interviewer was trying so hard to get John Carpenter to elobrate on his answers.
“Nothing looks better than 35mm animorphic panavision lenses” -John Carpenter
sad to see in the comments how people dislike real people and want entertainers and everyone to pretend to be their buddy.
Carpenter is ace, as always.
I really like Carpenter's laidback, pretension-free view of films and his own work. His point about the interviewer trying to intellectualize everything is spot-on -- you can see Carpenter's desire to have a normal conversation when he talks about length of flights etc. This is the first interview I've see with him when he seems snappy, and I don't think it's his fault!
It’s his fault 100%. He’s been in the movie business since the 70’s. He knows what he’s getting with these interviews. Especially at this point in his life and career. He knows they’re not their to have a good old fashioned friendly conversation with him about flights and the weather and what he had for breakfast.
They didn’t twist his arm to do this interview. At this point John chooses what he wants to do and doesn’t want to do. He chose to be there so his behavior, again, is on him.
From the side he looks almost just like David Lo Pan in this video. I've seen a lot of his interviews, this is the first one where he looks like he truly wishes to be somewhere else.
2:00 is perhaps the funniest part. The deadpan look on Carpenter’s face and the interviewer’s awkward response is hilarious.
how is it funny that his mom was mentally ill and he doesn't wanna talk about it? Or did Carpenter make that up to fuck with the interviewer in which case it would actually be funny. I don't know much about Carpenter's life.
It was weird response though.
Carpenter’s mother was schizophrenic. You could tell he didn’t want to talk about it.
@@carolridenour6167 Carpenter brought it up
@@mem1701moviesHe then went completely silent on the subject.
You can see JC visibly age during this interview
Feel sorry for the interviewer, I'd say he was a nervous wreck at the end of this. I love John Carpenter, very intelligent, no bullshit from him, he says what he means, but god was he hard on this fella.
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He is correct 35mm panavision it’s best looking. Love it. I absolutely hate new movies.
I feel like this interviewer is the guy who accidentally starts laughing at the joke before you say the punch line.
Bless his heart. He looks much, much older than he is. I hope he is okay.
he was also 29 something in 1978
@@wademcd1665 he looked older back then too
I love the way he totally blows off any kind of remark about how he has influenced so many people and is legendary in the horror world etc. He's really very humble. A grumpy bastard, but a lovable one. I also cannot believe Rodriguez didn't get back to him about scoring 'Planet Terror', what was he thinking?
He's not grumpy at all, just a no B.S kinda guy. Not many of those left around.
@@Pingaheimer I'm sure he didn't have to do this interview if he didn't want to. Just like the great John Ford. He didn't have to grant them.
This is simply one of the most brutal interviews to watch. The interviewers response of "Uh-huh" to every answer Carpenter gave is the worst. Question after question, looking at his notes while Carpenter is trying to answer the man to his face.
Carpenter is a grumpy old bastard but I love him.
Having recently watched old interviews of him, i think he was BORN a grumpy old old bastard :) But yeah, he seem like a great guy and surely is a great artist !
no hes fukin honest at that age and with his background why would you be any less
@@francisbinet4116 I think he gets tired of the bullshit in interviews. Now he's old and just tired, but even in his young years you could tell that he got tired of the same questions asked over and over.
@@francisbinet4116 not by my impression. He came to me as very laidback and cooled. Like when he did the one with John Landis and David Cronenberg with Mick Garris.
Gee, he really could not be bothered with this interview.
The interviewer is RUBBISH
He kept asking similar questions over and over
I've heard Carpenter can be moody, but overall a nice guy.
One of the Greatest Directors of all time. He deserves a Star....
a star? wtf
That he has to pay $50000 for?
I'm glad I stuck with it, it gets better
at what point.... this is horrific, 15 minutes in.
I do not care what anyone says about you. I think your great Mr. Carpenter.
Jesus this interview was awkward.
Old people have no filter.
This interviewer needs to learn how to read people. Carpenter made it obvious that he doesn’t think about what others are doing nor does he bother with judging, yet he keeps asking similar questions 😂 over and over.
Blimey..i've never seen Carpenter be like this in an interview before....he looked totally exhausted!
he looks hung over
he's old,, duhhh lol
His music is not often given enough credit other than Halloween. His collaboration with Alan Howarth was unique, especially in Prince of Darkness.
I'm not sure because I only know from bits and pieces but I think John doesn't get along with Alan and doesn't give details because I'd have to agree with him if I'm right about his wanting privacy but it's none of your business . What he said about Alan was he would get the technical work so that all John had to do is play along to the film and Alan would have it mixed on the fly .
Carpenter is so damn talented. I love his films.
There's a famous interview with Jerry Lewis right before he died. The interviewer is doing the same thing as this guy, asking the most obvious questions that have been asked many times before. Jerry is much more impatient and rude than Carpenter in this interview. At the end Jerry says to someone off camera "We're done? Ok, get him out of here!!"
" Is there any drug dealers in leeds" lmao fucking awesome
I love John Carpenter, and always will. I just want to see him in a directors chair.
john carpenter is one bad ass mother fucking director. It's so refreshing to see a director that hasn't lost his edge and echoes the bullshit that we have to class as entertainment these days, it speaks volumes why he is generally filed in the retro or alternative section with all the other classics a real bastion of good ol no hold bars talent
I love the reaction of him thinking about his 14 hour trip on an airplane for next year.
Christ, that guy interviewing Carpenter is beyond awful. I feel quite embarrassed and awkward watching this to be honest.
Yeah…right…it’s not John AT ALL 🙄😂
Best part of this interview:
Interviewer: "You've said you had got your interest in storytelling from your mother?"
JC: (shaking his head no) "No, she was mentally ill."
Interviewer: "Um, Ok."
One of my top 5 favorite directors. Love most of his movies and he is a brilliant musician. Starting to look a little like Lo Pan
Crabby or not I love Carpenter. He has done so many interviews. This is just another straw in the pile. The interviewer was a little nervous I think but he also has to realize this is John Carpenter. A big time director who has dealt with everything. I can't wait to see Carpenter live this year in Chicago with his son playing his music alongside.
This guy probably spent more time doing his hair and picking out his clothes than he spent formulating his pretentious questions.
John Carpenter sez:''I'm ready to kick your ass out of the world,interviewer''!!!
"Don't be naive, young man. Don't be naive".
1:09 Extremely loud cough directly into the microphone to start off the interview.
when you compare that guy to an average person i think it's safe to say that it's like he's like a spring thats wound up and ready to be released and put into a smooth, precision mechanical action at any second whereas the average Joe schmoe is just a tool sitting in a shop ready to be used if anyone cares to pick them up. what in saying is the guy is a complete self starter, self contained, full service, person capable of original creation, personal review and critique, discipline, etc. compared to most people who are just give in a machine, go with the flow types, you can see that he's on a whole other level.
God they picked the wrong interviewer, hard to watch especially when your interviewing a total legend.
41:30 priceless question from the Master
Very smart, resourceful and sensitive man. His synapse is amazing to analyze and he has learnt to convey his thoughts and feelings quite nicely through his voice, which is something many people give for granted but actually a few people can accurately and successfully do.
Thank you, professor!
@@KajiCarson Thank you for what? Didn’t do anything :)
@@Msmasajes You enlightened me ❤ with your analysis & made me laugh. 🧡💛💚 Something few have accomplished. Thank you again from a Fellow of Dragonite.
@@KajiCarson My pleasure! Hey, it’s always nice to make people feel good, and it’s free!
@@Msmasajes You said it... Professor! ❤ Have a stellar day.
I met Dean Cundey at a premiere of a western he was DP on . He signed my thing t shirt. I have always wanted to write some patches for john to perform with or just jamm on my hardware rig with him . His son is an incredible artist as well. Much respect 👽✌️
Its just painful to watch. The guy just doesn't set it up to be enjoyable at all, have a bit of energy. Rather than ask questions that we can find anywhere (and ones Carpenter has answered countless times) mix it up, ask some fun questions, what was the hardest shot of this film, what is your favourite shot of that film, if you had to get stuck in a room with one character who would be the best and who would be the worst, I think Carpenter would have enjoyed it more if the interviewer had more charisma and energy it comes off as a stilted nervous wreck and the constant going back to the book....jesus!
Speak about subjects Carpenter loves and bring it round for the interview. Why ask questions we can find in countless places.
+Jack Downs He puts himself in a superior position by constantly proving his knowledge and constantly saying mh mmh, like he's some kind of psychiatrist, he's uptight and insecure.
Exactly!
@Trzn Yes it is!! The questions are boring, so ask something that he never gets asked. Don't keep asking the same ones over and over and over again!!!
John's demeanor in this interview reminds me of some of Bukowski's on screen interviews - which I love.
I think John Carpenter was kind of pissed with this guys questions cause of how he tries to make john give more then just simple answers
Good lord, Carpenter is a SAINT. This questions aren't even about him, and the interviewer can't shut up.
This interview was a horror film.
It's not even horror, it's plain torture to watch.
Who thought it would be a good idea to make a hour of standard questions with Carpenter?
I want to die watching it
Hahaha omg😅
Crap interview with a classic director
lol well he's old and the so called interviewer is clueless
Damn JC hates being n the same room with this dude.....He hates this interview....lmfao
He wasn't into this interview at all!
Maybe he's just agitated cause he can't smoke?
JC hates interviews but he has a million people that want to interview him. So he is cordial in that sense.
I don't think he dislikes the interviewer. Carpenter has made this "I don't care" his shtick in his old age.
The irony when John says "I'm happy you are here!" lol!
He's starting to look like Dave Lopan bless him
Who hired the psychologist wanna be for this interview? The little "Ummm k" after everything is driving me nuts! If you are going to interview such a high-profile person you need to do some research on him. Understand what he likes and does not. Don't just go off a list of generic questions that he clearly hates hearing and answering. lol From talking about a resurgence of westerns with 2 movies coming out. Wow. Take some history of cinema and TV before saying that stuff. Looks like it pissed him off. Talking about shooting digital with him makes no sense either. He schooled the interviewer. High 5 John!
+SuperDashRendar
Agreed.....I feel Carpenter's pain through some of this.
+SuperDashRendar I love how Carpenter takes over the interview, he can sense that the people watching are also probs not enjoying the interviewer.
Jack Downs Exactly!
Well said.
I swear they pick the biggest morons to interview a lot of these great acting alumni.
Top Human! And what a director!
I like it that he is a man without regrets. He doesn’t think back on what could of been.
"how long was your flight?" "11 hours" "FUCKS SAKES"
hahahahahahaha
I had the pleasure of playing drums with the Flamin' Groovies (see Wikipedia) at the production wrap-up party for the movie,
"The Thing" that year in Hollywood. I met John, his wife Adrienne (both very nice at the time)...and the special joy of meeting Kurt Russell ...who just happened to be a "Flamin' Groovies" Fan (go figure!). It was a fun night. The band members were all given purple, silk team jackets with "John Carpenter's The Thing on the back.....which I lost years ago. We heard that John asked Kurt, "Who would you like to provide music at the wrap party?" Kurt said, "the Flamin' Groovies"....to which John replied, "Who are they?" Always liked that movie!
It sure was painful to see such a BAD interview! Poor John, having to put up with such shallow questions! Hopefully the interviewer will find an easier profession for himself............maybe Underwater Fingerpainting!!
Jesus, I hope this guy never interviews anyone again , poor John having to listen to the nonsense, he had awful questions to deal with , all hail the master that is John carpenter
One of the best dirtictors in the world
I love John. I wish he would stop smoking but at this point is too late.
I remember reading that he did quit smoking a few years ago, but I can't remeber where I read that, so it's hard to say if it's true or not.
I see a Man that has done Wonderful things, the "Right Way", and is over "Your" newbie, 2016 bullshit. Can't blame Him. Old School Baby, Old School....The BEST School. Things were better then.
Gotta love Carpenter. Looks like he's fighting the flu or something here. He was great in concert in NYC last week!
Haha! I love how John is relieved to answer questions from another source at 28:06
Yes...YES!
The other source would be me in fact haha, that was my question!!
The Odd Couple 😂
DEAD XD Watching John reading his facial expressions after hearing some of the questions is gold.
Damn, this is more painful than watching John Ford interviewed by Bogdanovich. I feel a bit sorry for the interviewer, he didn't mean anything bad. He must have caught John in a wrong day.
Weird interview, but interesting you gain a lot of insight into how he views his life and art(movies) now.
Poor John. This guy is painful. I made 24.33 minutes, but this guy is out of his league in every sense. Didn't really do his homework & has no idea what he's doing. You can see the pain in John's eyes over the stupid questions. His eyes roll like mine, to the point of eye strain. GAWD
John doesn't mince words at all, and tells the truth whether people like it or not.'
Can you imagine Halloween, The Fog. The Thing being shot in digital? Fuck no!
I appreciate Mr Carpenter's honesty and no bullshit approach to life and that comes across in his movies, particularly the thing is a great example that movie is almost too realistic and was probably a big part of why it was critically panned, its too effective and does not let up, it put the audience in a corner and just attacked them relentlessly on every level with very few tension release valve moments and no hope. Its the end of the world and its inevitable.
I dont get why people dont get Carpenter. Hes an extrovert artist who doesnt bother trying not to be transparent.
I love John Carpenter
When he asked about video games based on his films I was surprised he didn't mention The Thing video game that was released back in the early 2000's. I think it was released as a sequel to Carpenter's 1982 film version so while it's not technically a video game version of the actual film...I still think it would have been worth mentioning.
It was even "endorsed" by Carpenter at the time, and was one of the better video game movie tie-in games we've gotten over the years. They tend to be ass, but games like Chronicles of Riddick and The Thing help break that rule occasionally, which is why I feel they deserve mention ;)
He even voiced one of the characters I think.
This was the most heart breaking interview I have ever seen. I'm not trying to be mean, but the way that John is acting reminds me of how my Grandad was on his deathbed. I hope he's OK.
Age sucks!!!
I don't think he's sick or dying per se - time is just limited. I'm in my 30s and don't like wasting time. This was a waste of time he could have spent making music or anything -- well other than this.
Gunship and their debut album is amazing! The whole album. Honestly, if I ever met the man, I'd have my big trouble in little China album that Alan Howarth signed added and I have the box set of gubships album I ordered from England. I want that signed by him.
"Don't be naive, young man. Don't be naive."
Why is Kevin from V-Sauce bothering poor John Carpenter in his home?
I've made songs about Kubrick and Panos Comsmatos...I need to complete one for John. A very big influence on my musical development.
i think John was feeling sick during the interview.
hung over maybe? My thought
Sick of the interviews questions maybe
Hung off is more like it. Lol
Hung over
Does anyone else think his mustache is sort of “off”?
Still love John...he's the best. I love his "I don't give a fuck" mentality. Hoping he'll make another classic.
This interviewer has the charisma and tone of an inexperienced pest controller, godspeed John Carpenter you lovable misanthrope!
Why are some people rude to the interviewer? This is a wonderful interview.
The questions are absolutely ridiculous! He asks Carpenter why there was a big fight scene when Roddy Piper was in the movie? Are you kidding me? And these questions have been posed to him ad nauseum. The interviewer didn't do his homework
John obviously did NOT want to be there. I wonder why he agreed to the interview. Let his films speak for themselves, I guess...
I love Carpenter but why O why does he continue to agree to do interviews??? Can’t be just the money can it? He clearly hates talking about himself and his films.
13:41 "It's okay. Everything's great, everything's wonderful... Everything."
[except this interview]
Interviewer please have some energy with the interview please!!! It was painful watching this
Inside of 10 seconds I could tell this was going to be a painful interview to watch, and I paused it to read some of the comments... sure enough every comment is about how brutally painful it was to watch. Still, I really tried to watch it anyhow, but my God, the pain... So, as much as I love and admire JC, I'm going to have to pass on watching the rest... Get a better interviewer apparently because this guy is awful. Such a shame, waste of the mans time and ours.
Also please acknowledge the fact that this has mostly thumbs up because people automatically gave it that because it's a JC interview...
This dude had no fun. John is so relaxed and laid back but the interviewer seemed so work focussed and stressful
Someone should just edit out the interviewer altogether.