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The Academy Award for Live Action Short Film page lists "John Longenecker" as the winner of the 1970 award. Carpenter is listed nowhere on that page. -- Jonel | Speak 15:31, 25 Jun 2005 (UTC)
I dispute the inclusion of the notion of an Apocalypse Trilogy. This seems more like some fan's arbitrary theory than anything else. Certainly Carpenter in any of his interviews has never made reference to such or thematically linked these films. In my opinion this is speculative theorizing, not an essential fact of the director's career -- Chickenspanker 08:02, 13 October 2005 (UTC)Chickenspanker
"...now we're starting the credit sequence in the first movie of what I call my Apocalypse Trilogy; The Thing, Prince of Darkness and In the mouth of Madness..."
Carpenter's own words, taken from the audio commentary on the DVD of The Thing. Carpenter himself uses the term a fair bit, and this has of course passed on to fans. It's not an arbitrary theory cooked up by fanboys.
Halloween 3 had zero to do with Carpenter (he never wanted to do any sequels and it was his intention that 2 was the absolute last word on the matter) apart from producing, and while Halloween and The Fog both had downbeat endings, they were not apocalyptic. One serial killer, superhuman or not, cannot bring about the end of the human race, nor can a bunch of ghosts/zombies who are fixated solely on one small town. Geoff B 03:48, 24 May 2006 (UTC)
I created a stub for John Longenecker so this article can be free of red links. If anyone comes across any information on him while researching here, some rounding would be nice. Very hard to find any information other than the blurb on IMDB and an article on his mother (the film actress, Ruth Hussey); couldn't even find his date of birth.-- Fuhghettaboutit
The trivia section should be treated as a holding place for tidbits that may be important enough to be added into the main text of the article, if they can be sourced, but which, as a section, should be eventually removed entirely. See Wikipedia:Trivia#Recommendations for handling Trivia.-- Fuhghettaboutit 23:57, 24 May 2006 (UTC)
Sullenspice 8:06 PM, May 2006
Ok, so trivia section eventually needs to be dissolved, reference section needs to be created. Are there any other sections that need to be created for this article? Should we do a film-by-film break down of Carpenter's work? Geoff B 00:48, 25 May 2006 (UTC)
Ok, so the structure seems to be:
I thought there'd be a set structure for this sort of article... Geoff B 01:41, 25 May 2006 (UTC)
Trivia, if unimportant, like him being neighbours with someone else for example, doesn't warrant a place in the article. Most of this trivia section holds information I find real unimportant, so it should be ridden of. I would do so, but I know someone would revert my edits. Trivia section = get rid of it. LuciferMorgan 17:04, 26 May 2006 (UTC)
I moved the short films out of the feature film section of the template. See the talk page for the template for further notes. Шизомби 23:49, 25 May 2006 (UTC) Also, isn't including a section for Carpenter's filmography redundant with the template? Шизомби 00:00, 26 May 2006 (UTC)
I agree with your comments. LuciferMorgan 17:28, 26 May 2006 (UTC)
I noticed the Carpenter's quotes throughout the article are in italics, rather than "quotation marks". This seems wrong--is it? Willerror 13:56, 31 May 2006 (UTC)
Done. Willerror 20:58, 31 May 2006 (UTC)
I know this is a tiny point, but, for sake of consistency, is there some sort of guideline about whether or not to use serial commas? I always use them, and somebody keeps removing them.
Sullenspice 15:34, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
The userboxes are hilarious! Serial comma jihad! I'm not THAT emotionally invested in the issue, but we should be consistent one way or the other.
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16:58, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
O.K. I'll use serial commas in the sections that I write, and I guess we'll sort out the finer points of the style issues later. Thanks.
Sullenspice 18:58, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
That's most probably me, sorry! Viva le jihad! I'll try to cut down on my comma-killing until we get the article shaped up. Geoff B 15:28, 4 June 2006 (UTC)
"Completing The Fog was an unusually difficult process for Carpenter. After viewing a rough cut of the film, he was thoroughly dissatisfied with the result. For the first (and only) time in his filmmaking career, he needed to re-shoot numerous scenes in order to make the movie more coherent and more frightening. Approximately one third of the finished film is comprised of the later, re-shot footage."
I know Carpenter did a re-shoot, but I thought he added entirely new scenes, rather than re-did ones he had filmed before? I thought the opening ghost story, the death scenes, the morgue scene and Barbeau on top of the lighthouse were all new footage, rather than new versions of scenes he had filmed before? The paragraph we have at the moment makes it seem like Carpenter filmed those scenes, was dissatisfied, and went back and did them all again much later.
Someone educate me, please? Geoff B 20:18, 4 June 2006 (UTC)
Many scenes were new, but others were variations of scenes that didn't work well. One example is the scene in which Elizabeth Solley discovers Dick Baxter's body. In the first version, she slides open some sort of cabinet and the body is just lying there (a still from this earlier version actually appears on some foreign lobby cards even though it wasn't in the film). In the re-shoot, the body falls against her when she moves from where she is sitting. Most of the death scenes are a mixture of old and new footage. The more shocking inserts (the stabbings) were all new footage. Anyway, I re-wrote the paragraph.
Sullenspice 01:56, 5 June 2006 (UTC)
Excellent, thank you. Geoff B 17:05, 5 June 2006 (UTC)
No charge.
Sullenspice 17:32, 5 June 2006 (UTC)
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I am concerned about the complete lack of mention ANYWHERE about scripts of his being used for other movies, such as The Eyes of Laura Mars and Black Moon Rising
I, too, was very surprised by the lack of information on The Eyes of Laura Mars. I was in Bowling Green when he had his triumphant homecoming after "Assault on Precinct 13," before "Halloween," when "Eyes" was in the formative stage. His supporters were very enthusiastic about "Eyes." In addition to writing the script, he was supposed to direct. It was to be his big break into the major studios. Jdbandy ( talk) 04:31, 6 October 2011 (UTC)
The "special edition" DVDs of ASOP 13 and The Fog were not released to "cash in" on the re-makes. The special edition DVD of ASOP 13 was released in 2003 and that of the The Fog was released in 2002. Although both films were reissued on DVD in 2005 (coinciding with release of the remakes), these reissues did not have additional special features, and, in the case of ASOP 13, have none of the special features included in the 2003 DVD.
Sullenspice 13:09, 20 July 2006 (UTC)
"and a direct-to-video sequel was made in 2002 starring Jon Bon Jovi."
Are you sure of this? I don't know in the USA or other countries, but at least in Spain this film was released in cinema (it didn't last much in billboard, however)...
84.76.89.77 12:17, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
Tribute: http://www.geocities.com/phillipkcarpenter/willrem.html
In the 1970s, before Assault on Precinct 13 became a hit in Europe, Carpenter wrote a number of spec scripts, including The Eyes of Laura Mars, which was eventually made into a film (although the script was substantially changed by other writers). It's not a source of Carpenter's major work, but this particular aspect of career (before his directorial career really took off) might be worth a mention.
Sullenspice 23:45, 19 November 2006 (UTC)
I moved the reference to Halloween's induction to the NFR from the "Remakes and Return to Prominence" paragraph to the "Cult Status" paragraph. I think that the former paragraph addresses the recent phase of his career (a phase that will inevitably end), whereas the "Cult Status" paragraph deals more with his long term legacy as a filmmaker.
Sullenspice 17:30, 30 December 2006 (UTC)
Reverting edit by Ptdecker. There is no reason to remove production information about the film on this page. Other films discussed in this article have production/budget/reception information included. Also, by cutting the two paragraphs from this article and pasting into the AOP 13 article, redundancies were created there (which I have since fixed).
Sullenspice 18:25, 16 January 2007 (UTC)
Basically more references bigger lead, better prose and it should be GA. Refer to Wikipedia:WPBiogaphy/Peer review for further input. M3tal H3ad 05:52, 11 February 2007 (UTC)
I've added the box because there are many claims such as "considered to be a great director". Please specify and source such statements by saying things such as "The movie reviewers So-and-so consider him to be a great director" or "He has a large fan base". Don't forget to cite! I'd help but I know nothing about the guy. Crito2161 00:24, 3 June 2007 (UTC)
I have taken the plunge and decided to add a filmography section; it is by no means complete and could use your help. An accurate and concise John Carpenter article deserves this catagory. A couple of thoughts regarding the Filmography that I have assembled:
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It appears the picture of JC has been removed. I'm uncertain if it was due to vandalism or a copyright violation. Can we locate another photo? Ideally, this time one that is public domain. LEX LETHAL 19:41, 9 October 2007 (UTC)
I doubt that Carpenter married a woman in 1990 that was born in 1877 ... ;-) The link is t the wrong woman. I got no idea how this Wikipedia-thing works, but if someone has a nack for correcting pages, this here (under: personal life, last line) is defi nitely wrong. Mango 26.05.09 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.186.214.126 ( talk) 20:31, 22 May 2009 (UTC)
How can this section be correct. It says "2001 saw the release of Ghosts of Mars and Carpenter's reputation remains strong" after the release of Ghosts of Mars. Ghosts of Mars was criticly panned and flopped comercially that doesn't sound anything like a fact that's supported by evidence. I'm going to delete this bit if anyone else agrees. 71.228.220.209 ( talk) 07:48, 18 August 2009 (UTC)
It says that John Carpenter struggled to get his movies financed after the box office failure "Big Trouble In Little China". However this is nowhere else mentioned on the Internet or otherwise, in fact according to Imdb, answers.com etc.
And here I qoute from answers.com "His next major cross-genre project, 1986's Big Trouble in Little China (once again starring Russell), was a costly box-office disappointment, though the film went on to win a loyal cult following through cable and home video distribution. After its lackluster reception, however, Carpenter deliberately scaled back his projects. He preferred to make smaller films over which he could maintain greater control"
That implies that John Carpenter was NOT turned down by Hollywood studios. Obviously this Wikipedia article in a whole was either copied from RottenTomatoes.com or the other way around, totally neglecting other sources.
In various other sources, video interviews etc. It is mentioned that John Carpenter was extremely fond of "The Thing" and "Big Trouble in Little China" and was devestated in how Hollywood studios poorly marketed his property, many critics apparently hated those movies too and as a result John Carpenter left the big studios behind. Can anybody clean up this Wikipedia entry?
It is shameful and disgusting, If people want to take this website serious, you need to make better and more comprehensive research, copy and paste hackjobs are the last what this website needs. It is misleading and puts John Carpenter in unfavourable light. At that time he was very well critically acclaimed director only having two flops made, while his earlier movies like "Starman", "Escape from New York" were critical and financial successes. His credibility as a A-class director was until that point never doubted.
I think if Carpenter really would have wanted at that time, he could have made another big movie, in fact he did much bigger Hollywood movies in the 90s again for example "Escape From L.A".
So if this article does not get cleaned up then I will do it. People actually read this, I hope you understand how crucial it is to stick to facts and not opionionated half truths. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 123.114.125.178 ( talk) 10:09, 7 July 2011 (UTC)
On this page it is stated that John Carpenter's marriage to Adrienne Barbeau was from 1979 to 1984:
On Adrienne Barbeau's page however, it states that their marriage lasted from 1979 to 1990:
One of these pages obviously has the information wrong. Burbridge92 ( talk) 21:32, 18 July 2011 (UTC)
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It seems that John was a travelling musician in a band before his induction to USC - he mentions in one interview having seen advertisements for USC and UCLA courses in magazines while on a USO tour with his band. It's relevant because it factors into the scores he did for his movies.
Indieshack ( talk) 14:25, 16 July 2020 (UTC)
I feel like this might be inappropriate because session musicians are typically outside musicians you hire just to record material with; but Cody Carpenter is his son, Daniel Davies is his godson, and all of John's music from the last 5 years or so has been recorded with them. It seems like they're close enough to him and collaborate with him often enough that them being listed as session musicians could be misleading. In fact, Cody and Daniel co-write all the music with John. This to me diminishes their importance on his music.
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If assertions must be sourced, and an online source is no longer available, can that unsubstantiated assertion remain in the article? Footnote 73 has become unavailable - how can the statement remain? OughtThoughts ( talk) 22:38, 6 July 2021 (UTC)
Kyle Cassidy donated via Wiki Commons two portraits of the subject
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Portrait_(2)_of_John_Carpenter_by_Kyle_Cassidy.jpg Midgley ( talk) 21:10, 13 February 2023 (UTC)
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The Academy Award for Live Action Short Film page lists "John Longenecker" as the winner of the 1970 award. Carpenter is listed nowhere on that page. -- Jonel | Speak 15:31, 25 Jun 2005 (UTC)
I dispute the inclusion of the notion of an Apocalypse Trilogy. This seems more like some fan's arbitrary theory than anything else. Certainly Carpenter in any of his interviews has never made reference to such or thematically linked these films. In my opinion this is speculative theorizing, not an essential fact of the director's career -- Chickenspanker 08:02, 13 October 2005 (UTC)Chickenspanker
"...now we're starting the credit sequence in the first movie of what I call my Apocalypse Trilogy; The Thing, Prince of Darkness and In the mouth of Madness..."
Carpenter's own words, taken from the audio commentary on the DVD of The Thing. Carpenter himself uses the term a fair bit, and this has of course passed on to fans. It's not an arbitrary theory cooked up by fanboys.
Halloween 3 had zero to do with Carpenter (he never wanted to do any sequels and it was his intention that 2 was the absolute last word on the matter) apart from producing, and while Halloween and The Fog both had downbeat endings, they were not apocalyptic. One serial killer, superhuman or not, cannot bring about the end of the human race, nor can a bunch of ghosts/zombies who are fixated solely on one small town. Geoff B 03:48, 24 May 2006 (UTC)
I created a stub for John Longenecker so this article can be free of red links. If anyone comes across any information on him while researching here, some rounding would be nice. Very hard to find any information other than the blurb on IMDB and an article on his mother (the film actress, Ruth Hussey); couldn't even find his date of birth.-- Fuhghettaboutit
The trivia section should be treated as a holding place for tidbits that may be important enough to be added into the main text of the article, if they can be sourced, but which, as a section, should be eventually removed entirely. See Wikipedia:Trivia#Recommendations for handling Trivia.-- Fuhghettaboutit 23:57, 24 May 2006 (UTC)
Sullenspice 8:06 PM, May 2006
Ok, so trivia section eventually needs to be dissolved, reference section needs to be created. Are there any other sections that need to be created for this article? Should we do a film-by-film break down of Carpenter's work? Geoff B 00:48, 25 May 2006 (UTC)
Ok, so the structure seems to be:
I thought there'd be a set structure for this sort of article... Geoff B 01:41, 25 May 2006 (UTC)
Trivia, if unimportant, like him being neighbours with someone else for example, doesn't warrant a place in the article. Most of this trivia section holds information I find real unimportant, so it should be ridden of. I would do so, but I know someone would revert my edits. Trivia section = get rid of it. LuciferMorgan 17:04, 26 May 2006 (UTC)
I moved the short films out of the feature film section of the template. See the talk page for the template for further notes. Шизомби 23:49, 25 May 2006 (UTC) Also, isn't including a section for Carpenter's filmography redundant with the template? Шизомби 00:00, 26 May 2006 (UTC)
I agree with your comments. LuciferMorgan 17:28, 26 May 2006 (UTC)
I noticed the Carpenter's quotes throughout the article are in italics, rather than "quotation marks". This seems wrong--is it? Willerror 13:56, 31 May 2006 (UTC)
Done. Willerror 20:58, 31 May 2006 (UTC)
I know this is a tiny point, but, for sake of consistency, is there some sort of guideline about whether or not to use serial commas? I always use them, and somebody keeps removing them.
Sullenspice 15:34, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
The userboxes are hilarious! Serial comma jihad! I'm not THAT emotionally invested in the issue, but we should be consistent one way or the other.
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O.K. I'll use serial commas in the sections that I write, and I guess we'll sort out the finer points of the style issues later. Thanks.
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That's most probably me, sorry! Viva le jihad! I'll try to cut down on my comma-killing until we get the article shaped up. Geoff B 15:28, 4 June 2006 (UTC)
"Completing The Fog was an unusually difficult process for Carpenter. After viewing a rough cut of the film, he was thoroughly dissatisfied with the result. For the first (and only) time in his filmmaking career, he needed to re-shoot numerous scenes in order to make the movie more coherent and more frightening. Approximately one third of the finished film is comprised of the later, re-shot footage."
I know Carpenter did a re-shoot, but I thought he added entirely new scenes, rather than re-did ones he had filmed before? I thought the opening ghost story, the death scenes, the morgue scene and Barbeau on top of the lighthouse were all new footage, rather than new versions of scenes he had filmed before? The paragraph we have at the moment makes it seem like Carpenter filmed those scenes, was dissatisfied, and went back and did them all again much later.
Someone educate me, please? Geoff B 20:18, 4 June 2006 (UTC)
Many scenes were new, but others were variations of scenes that didn't work well. One example is the scene in which Elizabeth Solley discovers Dick Baxter's body. In the first version, she slides open some sort of cabinet and the body is just lying there (a still from this earlier version actually appears on some foreign lobby cards even though it wasn't in the film). In the re-shoot, the body falls against her when she moves from where she is sitting. Most of the death scenes are a mixture of old and new footage. The more shocking inserts (the stabbings) were all new footage. Anyway, I re-wrote the paragraph.
Sullenspice 01:56, 5 June 2006 (UTC)
Excellent, thank you. Geoff B 17:05, 5 June 2006 (UTC)
No charge.
Sullenspice 17:32, 5 June 2006 (UTC)
Bold textI WOULD LOVE ALL OF YOU FOREVER IF WE HAD A LITTLE FILMOGRAPHY ACTION UP IN THIS HSHIT.Bold text
I am concerned about the complete lack of mention ANYWHERE about scripts of his being used for other movies, such as The Eyes of Laura Mars and Black Moon Rising
I, too, was very surprised by the lack of information on The Eyes of Laura Mars. I was in Bowling Green when he had his triumphant homecoming after "Assault on Precinct 13," before "Halloween," when "Eyes" was in the formative stage. His supporters were very enthusiastic about "Eyes." In addition to writing the script, he was supposed to direct. It was to be his big break into the major studios. Jdbandy ( talk) 04:31, 6 October 2011 (UTC)
The "special edition" DVDs of ASOP 13 and The Fog were not released to "cash in" on the re-makes. The special edition DVD of ASOP 13 was released in 2003 and that of the The Fog was released in 2002. Although both films were reissued on DVD in 2005 (coinciding with release of the remakes), these reissues did not have additional special features, and, in the case of ASOP 13, have none of the special features included in the 2003 DVD.
Sullenspice 13:09, 20 July 2006 (UTC)
"and a direct-to-video sequel was made in 2002 starring Jon Bon Jovi."
Are you sure of this? I don't know in the USA or other countries, but at least in Spain this film was released in cinema (it didn't last much in billboard, however)...
84.76.89.77 12:17, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
Tribute: http://www.geocities.com/phillipkcarpenter/willrem.html
In the 1970s, before Assault on Precinct 13 became a hit in Europe, Carpenter wrote a number of spec scripts, including The Eyes of Laura Mars, which was eventually made into a film (although the script was substantially changed by other writers). It's not a source of Carpenter's major work, but this particular aspect of career (before his directorial career really took off) might be worth a mention.
Sullenspice 23:45, 19 November 2006 (UTC)
I moved the reference to Halloween's induction to the NFR from the "Remakes and Return to Prominence" paragraph to the "Cult Status" paragraph. I think that the former paragraph addresses the recent phase of his career (a phase that will inevitably end), whereas the "Cult Status" paragraph deals more with his long term legacy as a filmmaker.
Sullenspice 17:30, 30 December 2006 (UTC)
Reverting edit by Ptdecker. There is no reason to remove production information about the film on this page. Other films discussed in this article have production/budget/reception information included. Also, by cutting the two paragraphs from this article and pasting into the AOP 13 article, redundancies were created there (which I have since fixed).
Sullenspice 18:25, 16 January 2007 (UTC)
Basically more references bigger lead, better prose and it should be GA. Refer to Wikipedia:WPBiogaphy/Peer review for further input. M3tal H3ad 05:52, 11 February 2007 (UTC)
I've added the box because there are many claims such as "considered to be a great director". Please specify and source such statements by saying things such as "The movie reviewers So-and-so consider him to be a great director" or "He has a large fan base". Don't forget to cite! I'd help but I know nothing about the guy. Crito2161 00:24, 3 June 2007 (UTC)
I have taken the plunge and decided to add a filmography section; it is by no means complete and could use your help. An accurate and concise John Carpenter article deserves this catagory. A couple of thoughts regarding the Filmography that I have assembled:
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It appears the picture of JC has been removed. I'm uncertain if it was due to vandalism or a copyright violation. Can we locate another photo? Ideally, this time one that is public domain. LEX LETHAL 19:41, 9 October 2007 (UTC)
I doubt that Carpenter married a woman in 1990 that was born in 1877 ... ;-) The link is t the wrong woman. I got no idea how this Wikipedia-thing works, but if someone has a nack for correcting pages, this here (under: personal life, last line) is defi nitely wrong. Mango 26.05.09 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.186.214.126 ( talk) 20:31, 22 May 2009 (UTC)
How can this section be correct. It says "2001 saw the release of Ghosts of Mars and Carpenter's reputation remains strong" after the release of Ghosts of Mars. Ghosts of Mars was criticly panned and flopped comercially that doesn't sound anything like a fact that's supported by evidence. I'm going to delete this bit if anyone else agrees. 71.228.220.209 ( talk) 07:48, 18 August 2009 (UTC)
It says that John Carpenter struggled to get his movies financed after the box office failure "Big Trouble In Little China". However this is nowhere else mentioned on the Internet or otherwise, in fact according to Imdb, answers.com etc.
And here I qoute from answers.com "His next major cross-genre project, 1986's Big Trouble in Little China (once again starring Russell), was a costly box-office disappointment, though the film went on to win a loyal cult following through cable and home video distribution. After its lackluster reception, however, Carpenter deliberately scaled back his projects. He preferred to make smaller films over which he could maintain greater control"
That implies that John Carpenter was NOT turned down by Hollywood studios. Obviously this Wikipedia article in a whole was either copied from RottenTomatoes.com or the other way around, totally neglecting other sources.
In various other sources, video interviews etc. It is mentioned that John Carpenter was extremely fond of "The Thing" and "Big Trouble in Little China" and was devestated in how Hollywood studios poorly marketed his property, many critics apparently hated those movies too and as a result John Carpenter left the big studios behind. Can anybody clean up this Wikipedia entry?
It is shameful and disgusting, If people want to take this website serious, you need to make better and more comprehensive research, copy and paste hackjobs are the last what this website needs. It is misleading and puts John Carpenter in unfavourable light. At that time he was very well critically acclaimed director only having two flops made, while his earlier movies like "Starman", "Escape from New York" were critical and financial successes. His credibility as a A-class director was until that point never doubted.
I think if Carpenter really would have wanted at that time, he could have made another big movie, in fact he did much bigger Hollywood movies in the 90s again for example "Escape From L.A".
So if this article does not get cleaned up then I will do it. People actually read this, I hope you understand how crucial it is to stick to facts and not opionionated half truths. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 123.114.125.178 ( talk) 10:09, 7 July 2011 (UTC)
On this page it is stated that John Carpenter's marriage to Adrienne Barbeau was from 1979 to 1984:
On Adrienne Barbeau's page however, it states that their marriage lasted from 1979 to 1990:
One of these pages obviously has the information wrong. Burbridge92 ( talk) 21:32, 18 July 2011 (UTC)
I check pages listed in Category:Pages with incorrect ref formatting to try to fix reference errors. One of the things I do is look for content for orphaned references in wikilinked articles. I have found content for some of John Carpenter's orphans, the problem is that I found more than one version. I can't determine which (if any) is correct for this article, so I am asking for a sentient editor to look it over and copy the correct ref content into this article.
Reference named "thenumbers":
I apologize if any of the above are effectively identical; I am just a simple computer program, so I can't determine whether minor differences are significant or not. AnomieBOT ⚡ 20:30, 4 October 2014 (UTC)
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It seems that John was a travelling musician in a band before his induction to USC - he mentions in one interview having seen advertisements for USC and UCLA courses in magazines while on a USO tour with his band. It's relevant because it factors into the scores he did for his movies.
Indieshack ( talk) 14:25, 16 July 2020 (UTC)
I feel like this might be inappropriate because session musicians are typically outside musicians you hire just to record material with; but Cody Carpenter is his son, Daniel Davies is his godson, and all of John's music from the last 5 years or so has been recorded with them. It seems like they're close enough to him and collaborate with him often enough that them being listed as session musicians could be misleading. In fact, Cody and Daniel co-write all the music with John. This to me diminishes their importance on his music.
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If assertions must be sourced, and an online source is no longer available, can that unsubstantiated assertion remain in the article? Footnote 73 has become unavailable - how can the statement remain? OughtThoughts ( talk) 22:38, 6 July 2021 (UTC)
Kyle Cassidy donated via Wiki Commons two portraits of the subject
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Portrait_of_John_Carpenter.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Portrait_(2)_of_John_Carpenter_by_Kyle_Cassidy.jpg Midgley ( talk) 21:10, 13 February 2023 (UTC)