Kurt Russell and Keith David finally come together again after 40 years

John Carpenter, the horror and science fiction author behind gene-talking classics such as HalloweenPresent The thingAnd Escape from LAreceived his own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on April 3rd – and at his side The thin oneG-Co stars Kurt Russell and Keith David, who had not been published in public with Carpenter for 40 years. Greg Nicotero, director and special effect assistant, who worked on Carpenter’s In the mouth of madnessPresent VampiresAnd Ghosts of Marsamong other films.

“(Carpenter) deserves this day, this praise,” Nicotero said in his speech in honor of the director. “He has changed the way we watch films, and today it is about recognizing his great and unprecedented contribution to the film industry.” Nicotero then added: “I would like to hope that at the end of this year we will finally find out whether Keith David or Kurt Russell was.”

David then entered the stage and giggled: “First, let me make it clear: I wasn’t.” Then he praised Carpenter, who gave him his first film role The thingAnd said that he is “making films that are both good and important – and sometimes prophetic”. David continued to describe his experience with the work The thing As “in the presence of something nice … it just doesn’t get better.”

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Russell, who worked with Carpenter in the television film from 1979 Elvisas well as the feature films Escape from LAPresent Escape from New YorkPresent The thingAnd Big problems in Little ChinaThen entered the stage and opened with a story about his notorious sombrero of The thing.

After he was occupied as RJ MacReady, he remembered, he went to the cloak of the cloakroom Department and “I see what they have … everything looks good, but I keep noticing that this ridiculously large sombrero in the corner. And she says:” Oh, that’s your hat. “(I said)” I don’t wear this hat! “… I (say) “Hey, man” and pointed to the Sombrero.

Russell then described that Carpenter then described the star as “completely deserved” and announced Carpenter, which is known to make everything from the director to composing to the development of new camera lenses for his film, as a creator of “Cinematic Change”.

The journalist Wynter Mitchell caught Russell and David again in a video at the event:

The first time that Keith and Kurt have seen each other for 4 decades in 18 seconds. pic.twitter.com/armaehxl2tp

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Also in the audience? Halloween Star PJ Soles, who posted photos of the event on her Instagram – including a recording from her alongside Michael Meyers himself, Nick Castle. Soles wrote: “It was very honored to be part of this well -deserved recognition of the horror master John Carpenter in the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel!

Carpenter’s ex-wife and frequent leading actress Adrienne Barbeau also celebrated the event on Instagram and posted an idea of ​​herself with Guns ‘n’ Roses guitarist Slash. She wrote: “What a joyful day on which John Carpenter is celebrated, get his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame! With Keith David and Kurt Russell and Greg Nicotero and Clea Duval and so many, many other long -time friends #john carpentersthing #thefog #scapefromnewyork”

Carpenter said about the honor: “I was a thin child from bowling Green Kentucky who walked these streets.

You can watch the entire ceremony below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukmr9t5uyf8

Carpenter’s Star is located on the 7000 Hollywood Boulevard in front of the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel.