Uploaded August 2014 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Director John Carpenter talks about making his breakthrough film HALLOWEEN, working with stars Jamie Lee Curtis, Donald Pleasence and P.J. Soles, his unsuccessful efforts to cast Peter Cushing or Christopher Lee as Dr. Loomis, scoring the movie, its release to bad reviews and blockbuster success, and making his next film ELVIS with Kurt Russell.
Director John Carpenter talks about making his breakthrough film HALLOWEEN, working with stars Jamie Lee Curtis, Donald Pleasence and P.J. Soles, his unsuccessful efforts to cast Peter Cushing or Christopher Lee as Dr. Loomis, scoring the movie, its release to bad reviews and blockbuster success, and making his next film ELVIS with Kurt Russell.
