John Carpenter – Around the World in 80s Movies Podcast

Prince of Darkness (1987) | John Carpenter

January 28, 2021January 28, 2021 qwipster Comment is Closed

The diary of a reclusive priest named Father Carlton reveals a centuries-old secret sect in the Church called the Brotherhood of Sleep. Carlton was on the verge of revealing their existence to the Archbishop that Brotherhood is guarding an ancient cylinder filled green fluid hidden in the basement of an abandoned 16th Century-built chapel in […]

The Thing (1982) | John Carpenter

January 1, 2021December 31, 2020 qwipster Comment is Closed

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The story starts out in Antarctica, where a group of scientists is bunkered until one day they are disturbed by the sounds of gunshots coming from a Norwegian helicopter, apparently trying to kill a runaway dog. They miss their quarry, and the Norwegians end up getting offed, with no explanation as to what their problem […]

They Live (1988) | John Carpenter

October 9, 2020October 8, 2020 qwipster Comment is Closed

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This sci-fi actioner stars “Rowdy” Roddy Piper (yes, the ex-pro wrestler) as Nada, a drifter desperately in need of a decent job. He lands a temp job at a construction site, but strange doings in the church across the street cause him to investigate, and after the place is raided he discovers what looks like […]

Starman (1984) | John Carpenter

August 28, 2020August 27, 2020 qwipster Comment is Closed

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An alien race intercepts Voyager II, a space probe describing Earth, effectively inviting aliens to visit. These aliens take Earth up on the offer, sending a scout pod to see what we’re up to. American fighter jets greet it and the alien scout crashlands up in the American backwoods in Wisconsin. Using DNA found in […]

Escape from New York (1981) | John Carpenter

June 2, 2019 qwipster Comment is Closed

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Escape from New York is set in a future 1997, during a time when, after the crime rate has skyrocketed out of control, the island of Manhattan has been turned into an ultra-maximum security prison where the worst of the worst violent criminals are put to live in a state of walled-in anarchy. A potential […]