Only ONE feature in 15 years??

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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — John Carpenter

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filmklassik — 9 years ago(December 24, 2016 10:04 AM)

Is it possible his non-stop use of marijuana has sapped some of Carpenter's ambition and creative energy?

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The-Social-Introvert — 9 years ago(December 28, 2016 02:24 AM)

He got bored, lazy and tired

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filmklassik — 9 years ago(December 28, 2016 12:28 PM)

Right. And it seemed to happen to him at a relatively young age. That's why I'm asking: Is it possible that one reason Carpenter became "bored, lazy and tired" was his frequent drug use?

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a_l_i_e_n — 9 years ago(December 29, 2016 09:28 AM)

Possibly. I imagine the luke warm reaction to some of John's later releases could be part of the reason, too. He doesn't have to work anymore to get paid anyways seeing as he gets a cheque every time somebody wants to remake one of his movies or just use the "Halloween" theme. Nice for him, but, yeah, it would be nice for us to see him return to the director's chair at least one more time.

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Rumor_Control — 9 years ago(December 31, 2016 09:03 AM)

Well, he has released two excellent music albums in the last few years, Lost Themes 1 & 2.

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SealedCargo — 6 years ago(August 29, 2019 09:36 AM)

i think some directors just get tired… older directors who are still working have A LOT OF HELP and are basically icons like Scorsese and Spielberg who have giant machines behind them, and even then their best work was when they were young…
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