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.