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The John Carpenter Collection

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These releases are of the films that inspired the oeuvre of cult filmmaker John Carpenter. This covers all of his films as director, from Dark Star to The Ward, as well as his Masters of Horror story "Cigarette Burns".
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1978[edit]

Title Label Marketer Distributor Released Film(s) inspired
Night of the Living Dead Media Home Entertainment Media Home Entertainment Media Home Entertainment October 24, 1978
  • Assault on Precinct 13
The Thing The Nostalgia Merchant The Nostalgia Merchant The Nostalgia Merchant November 1978
  • Halloween
  • The Thing

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1979[edit]

Title Label Marketer Distributor Released Film(s) inspired
Assault on Precinct 13 Media Home Entertainment Media Home Entertainment Media Home Entertainment November 1979
  • Escape from New York
  • Prince of Darkness
Death Wish Paramount Home Video Fotomat Video Fotomat Video May 1979
  • Escape from New York
Halloween Media Home Entertainment Media Home Entertainment Media Home Entertainment November 1979
  • The Fog
  • Prince of Darkness

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1980[edit]

Title Label Marketer Distributor Released Film(s) inspired
2001: A Space Odyssey MGM/CBS Home Video CBS Video Enterprises CBS Video Enterprises November 5, 1980
  • Dark Star
Alien Magnetic Video Corporation Magnetic Video Corporation Magnetic Video Corporation July 3, 1980
  • The Thing
American Graffiti MCA Videocassette, Inc. MCA Videocassette, Inc. MCA Distributing Corporation April 15, 1980
  • Christine
The Collector Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment October 15, 1980
  • Halloween
Dirty Harry WCI Home Video WCI Home Video Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation January 25, 1980
  • Big Trouble in Little China
The Exorcist WCI Home Video WCI Home Video Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation January 25, 1980
  • Halloween
Frenzy MCA Videocassette, Inc. MCA Videocassette, Inc. MCA Distributing Corporation July 15, 1980
  • Halloween
Psycho MCA Videocassette, Inc. MCA Videocassette, Inc. MCA Distributing Corporation April 15, 1980
  • Halloween
Rebel Without a Cause WCI Home Video WCI Home Video Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation January 25, 1980
  • Christine
Smokey and the Bandit MCA Videocassette, Inc. MCA Videocassette, Inc. MCA Distributing Corporation April 15, 1980
  • Big Trouble in Little China
Straw Dogs ABC Video Enterprises Magnetic Video Corporation Magnetic Video Corporation August 7, 1980
  • Assault on Precinct 13

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1981[edit]

Title Label Marketer Distributor Released Film(s) inspired
Apocalypse Now Zoetrope Studios Paramount Home Video Paramount Home Video November 10, 1981
  • Starman
Forbidden Planet MGM/CBS Home Video CBS Video Enterprises CBS Video Enterprises April 6, 1981
  • Halloween
Rio Bravo Warner Home Video Warner Home Video Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation October 15, 1981
  • Assault on Precinct 13
  • Halloween
Shogun Assassin MCA Videocassette, Inc. MCA Videocassette, Inc. MCA Distributing Corporation July 9, 1981
  • Big Trouble in Little China
Silent Running MCA Videocassette, Inc. MCA Videocassette, Inc. MCA Distributing Corporation September 3, 1981
  • Dark Star

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1982[edit]

Title Label Marketer Distributor Released Film(s) inspired
Sergeant York 20th Century-Fox Video 20th Century-Fox Video 20th Century-Fox Video January 20, 1982
  • Dark Star
The Thing MCA Videocassette, Inc. MCA Videocassette, Inc. MCA Distributing Corporation November 3, 1982
  • Starman
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot 20th Century-Fox Video 20th Century-Fox Video 20th Century-Fox Video February 17, 1982
  • Starman
THX 1138 Warner Home Video Warner Home Video Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation May 13, 1982
  • Dark Star
Westworld MGM/CBS Home Video CBS Video Enterprises CBS Video Enterprises March 25, 1982
  • Halloween

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1983[edit]

Title Label Marketer Distributor Released Film(s) inspired
The Abominable Dr. Phibes Vestron Video Vestron Video Vestron Video August 3, 1983
  • The Fog
Dr. Strangelove RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video February 2, 1983
  • Dark Star
Thank God It's Friday RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video February 2, 1983
  • Christine

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1984[edit]

Title Label Marketer Distributor Released Film(s) inspired
A Bay of Blood Gorgon Video Maljack Productions Maljack Productions 1984
  • Halloween
Red River Key Video The CBS/Fox Company The CBS/Fox Company September 3, 1984
  • Assault on Precinct 13
Repo Man MCA Home Video
Pacific Arts Video Records
MCA Home Video MCA Distributing Corporation July 12, 1984
  • They Live

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1985[edit]

Title Label Marketer Distributor Released Film(s) inspired
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension Vestron Video Vestron Video Vestron Video February 13, 1985
  • Big Trouble in Little China
  • They Live
Ghostbusters RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video October 23, 1985
  • They Live
Once Upon a Time in the West Paramount Home Video Paramount Home Video Paramount Home Video January 9, 1985
  • Assault on Precinct 13

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1986[edit]

Title Label Marketer Distributor Released Film(s) inspired
Torso Prism Entertainment Prism Entertainment Prism Entertainment September 18, 1986
  • Halloween

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1987[edit]

Title Label Marketer Distributor Released Film(s) inspired
Eyes Without a Face Facets Multimedia Facets Multimedia Facets Multimedia 1987
  • Halloween
From Here to Eternity RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video March 10, 1987
  • Starman
Touch of Evil MCA Home Video MCA Home Video MCA Distributing Corporation January 15, 1987
  • Halloween

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1988[edit]

Title Label Marketer Distributor Released Film(s) inspired
The Buddy Holly Story RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video January 21, 1988
  • Christine
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial MCA Home Video MCA Home Video MCA Distributing Corporation October 27, 1988
  • Starman
Hell Comes to Frogtown New World Video New World Video New World Video June 21, 1988
  • They Live

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1989[edit]

Title Label Marketer Distributor Released Film(s) inspired
Bambi Walt Disney Home Video Buena Vista Home Video Buena Vista Home Video September 28, 1989
  • Starman
Tom and Jerry's 50th Birthday Classics MGM/UA Home Video MGM/UA Home Video MGM/UA Home Video September 26, 1989
  • Prince of Darkness

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1991[edit]

Title Label Marketer Distributor Released Film(s) inspired
Madhouse HBO Video Warner Home Video Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation July 3, 1991
  • Halloween

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1993[edit]

Title Label Marketer Distributor Released Film(s) inspired
Emperor of the North FoxVideo FoxVideo FoxVideo 1993
  • Escape from New York

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1994[edit]

Title Label Marketer Distributor Released Film(s) inspired
The Art of Tom and Jerry Vol. 3: The Chuck Jones Cartoons MGM/UA Home Video Warner Home Video Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation September 14, 1994
  • Prince of Darkness
The Monolith Monsters MCA/Universal Home Video MCA/Universal Home Video Uni Distribution Corporation April 13, 1994
  • They Live
Silent Running MCA/Universal Home Video MCA/Universal Home Video Uni Distribution Corporation April 13, 1994
  • Dark Star

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1996[edit]

Title Label Marketer Distributor Released Film(s) inspired
I Dream of Jeannie Columbia TriStar Home Video Columbia TriStar Home Video Columbia TriStar Home Video September 24, 1996
  • Starman

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1997[edit]

Title Label Marketer Distributor Released Film(s) inspired
Zu: Warriors of the Magic Mountain Tai Seng Video Marketing Tai Seng Video Marketing Tai Seng Video Marketing October 21, 1997
  • Big Trouble in Little China

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1999[edit]

Title Label Marketer Distributor Released Film(s) inspired
The A-Team: Mexican Slayride Columbia House Video Library The Columbia House Company The Columbia House Company 1999
  • They Live
The Car Universal Studios Home Video Anchor Bay Entertainment Anchor Bay Entertainment July 20, 1999
  • Christine

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2001[edit]

Title Label Marketer Distributor Released Film(s) inspired
Detective Story Paramount Home Entertainment Paramount Home Entertainment Paramount Home Entertainment October 25, 2005
  • The Fog

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2005[edit]

Title Label Marketer Distributor Released Film(s) inspired
Five on the Black Hand Side MGM Home Entertainment MGM Home Entertainment MGM Home Entertainment July 10, 2001
  • They Live

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