John Carpenter
The Late Show Pod Show with Stephen Colbert
CBS
4.4 • 2.3K Ratings
🗓️ 30 October 2023
⏱️ 12 minutes
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Summary
Stephen is delighted to welcome one of his favorite directors, the Master of Horror himself, John Carpenter. They discuss his 1982 classic film, “The Thing,” and peek into Carpenter’s directing process for his latest project, “Suburban Screams” (Original Air Date: Thursday, October 26th).
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| 0:56.4 | This is a director, composer, and screenwriter who's been scaring you since the 1970s. |
| 1:01.4 | Please welcome to the late show, The Master of Horror Himself, John Carpenter. |
| 1:10.4 | Nice to have you here. |
| 1:11.4 | Nice to be here. |
| 1:12.4 | I've wanted to talk to you for a long time. |
| 1:14.8 | You've directed so many incredible films, Halloween, The Fog, Christine, Escape From New York, |
| 1:22.3 | you trouble a little China. |
| 1:23.3 | They live, but for me the most important thing is you have directed possibly my favorite |
| 1:29.6 | film. |
| 1:30.6 | It's definitely my happy place, and it's The Thing. |
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