Arena (1975)

Cinema: John Carpenter (1979x7)

Air date: Jan 31, 1979

'Assault on Precinct 13' and 'Dark Star' were two of the 'sleepers' of the last two years - small-budget films from the USA that struck a chord right round the world. Their young writer/director John Carpenter's third feature film, 'Halloween', has opened in London. Gavin Millar interviews John Carpenter and star Donald Pleasence on location in Los Angeles.