![]() ![]() In keeping with all this, he’s made it pretty clear over the years that there’s one actor, above all others, he absolutely hated working with, and though you’ll never find any written confirmation of this, it was most assuredly Chevy Chase. (The two later mended fences.) In addition, his candid misery on the set of THE FOG remake (on which he served as producer) became legendary around the horror community for how salty one human being could be for being paid handsomely to sit in a corner. He publicly called Rob Zombie a “piece of shit” for the shock-rocker’s fudging of reality regarding how Carpenter allegedly responded to Zombie’s intent to remake HALLOWEEN. That may sound like random boring trivia, but considering his terrible experience with the production, which he’s talked about freely over the years, it serves as a reminder as to why he avoided working with major studios whenever feasible - and they don’t get more major than Warner Bros.Ī byproduct of Carpenter becoming a senior citizen has been his adorable irascibility and his total loss of a social filter. Stepping in after original director Ivan Reitman ( GHOSTBUSTERS) left the production over disagreements with Chevy Chase about its tone, MEMOIRS OF AN INVISIBLE MAN remains the only film Carpenter made for Warner Bros. ![]() There are a handful of reasons for this, which may be due to its so-so reputation, but it’s likely because it just doesn’t feel like a Carpenter film. MEMOIRS OF AN INVISIBLE MAN is probably the least discussed film of John Carpenter’s career outside of his first feature credit, DARK STAR. With the US release of Blumhouse’s THE INVISIBLE MAN this week, we’re going to take a look at films with characters that are hard to see.
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