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* ''[[The Shining]]'' actually got Stanley Kubrick<ref>Check the 1916-1979 category for more on him</ref> nominated for Worst Director at the first ever [[Golden Raspberry Awards|Razzie]] awards. Shocking to imagine today.
* It seems that after the blockbuster success of his slasher flick ''[[Halloween (film)|Halloween]]'', [[John Carpenter]] just couldn't catch a break.
** ''[[Escape from New York]]'' made a respectable splash in the cult sense when it was first released in 1981, but wasn't considered a classic by any stretch of the imagination. It has gained much more recognition over the years, mainly due, no doubt, to its influence on other media, with ''[[Metal Gear Solid]]'', ''[[ReBoot]]'', and ''[[The Grim Adventures of Billy
** The 1982 ''[[The Thing (film)|The Thing]]'', competing against [[Steven Spielberg]]'s ''[[E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial|ET the Extraterrestrial]]'', was a flop at the box office (making only $13.8 million in the US against a $15 million budget) and critically panned when it first came out but is highly regarded these days; it spawned a comic book and a video game and regularly appears on lists of the best sci-fi and horror movies ever made.
** ''[[Starman (film)|Starman]]'' was lukewarm, but over time has achieved an impressive fandom.
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