Carpenter Origins: Captain Voyeur (1969) & The Resurrection of Broncho Billy (1970) [plus: Skeleton / Unclean Spirit single)

This week, we're firing up the Wayback Machine for a look at the very beginnings of John Carpenter's film career. As a student at USC in the late 60s/early 70s, Carpenter wrote and directed the bizarre comedy/horror short Captain Voyeur, and he followed it up by collaborating (as co-writer, editor, and composer) on the Academy Award-winning The Resurrection of Broncho Billy. After our marathon look at They Live, and before we tackle Carpenter's still-prolific 1990s, we thought we'd study some of his most notable student work to see if the seeds of his later successes can be found there. The answer? Kinda sorta, we guess? At any rate, we thought it would be fun to analyze his pre-Dark Star output, and with both films available for viewing on YouTube, you can check them out, too! Plus, we give Carpenter's unexpected (and awesome) new musical compositions, Skeleton and Unclean Spirit, a listen, and ponder what Carpenter's lockdown life has been like.