John Carpenter notoriously hates studio involvement in his work. But that disdain did once have an upside with Prince of Darkness.
John Carpenter notoriously hates studio involvement in his work. It’s part of why he effectively retired from directing, which is an endless source ofAfter dealing with studios for his four previous films , Carpenter went back to his independent roots for his next movie, and it’s arguably one of the director’s finest works.was released in 1987, and saw Carpenter not only going independent again, but also return to horror after a four-year absence from the genre.
It’s little surprise that Carpenter himself stated this was his most visually-controlled film to date, citing the tighter budget as great motivation. “It’s one of my most controlled films visually,” said Carpenter. “Every shot I can see, every shot is basically set to a purpose, where in some films I will let things go. I will let it be more loose; I’ll let actors improvise. Every shot in here is specifically designed to communicate something.
Key to the atmosphere in Prince of Darkness is just how isolated and decaying Carpenter makes a building only situated two blocks from Los Angeles City Hall. The interior basement set that holds the sinsiter goo was filmed elsewhere at an abandoned ballroom on Long Beach, but that old church in L.A. simply feels apocalyptic inside and out.
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