great movie, also what caused John Carpenter to become fully disillusioned with mainstream hollywood

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What happened ?

No funding for that type of movie?

Studios.

Ironically they usually ruin the movies

Not usually, always. Worked for Paramount for a long time, they threw so many good ideas out the door.

It would be better if the artists decided instead of the suits

Not Paramount necessarily, but I’m pretty sure Dune by Jodorowsky would have been a wild movie. With enough budget to match his vision obviously.

Panavision on the other hand, if you follow projects they support you’re in for a good show.

The equipment company?

😂 yeah, they’re top notch for supporting the artist.

The entire production was him fighting the studio and they intentionally tried to sabotage its suucess. Flopped at box office but achieved cult following

It’s a rewatch for sure. So entertaining and funny

Love the movie

He had a lot of great films that bombed, but later were reconsidered and became cult classics, practically his entire filmography actually. Misunderstood by the studios, and badly promoted.

He’s a legend. He made the first Halloween. He created the slasher type even though Halloween wasn’t a slasher 🤣