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L.M. Kit Carson

Highest Rated: 95% Paris, Texas (1984)

Lowest Rated: 11% Perfume (2001)

Birthday: Aug 12, 1941

Birthplace: Irving, Texas, USA

The unique life of Lewis Minor 'Kit' Carson began in Dallas in 1941. As a young man he travelled back and forth between Dallas and New York, where he learned the craft of documentary filmmaking. This knowledge certainly came into play when he starred in the title role of Jim McBride's first film, "David Holzman's Diaries" (1967), one of the first 'mockumentaries.' Acting was far from his only talent. In 1971 Carson directed the documentary "American Dreamer," which followed Dennis Hopper at the height of his influence. Although his counterculture bona fides were beyond reproach, Carson's career didn't gather steam until the late 1970s and early '80s when he wrote the screenplays for "The Last Word" (1979), the American remake of Godard's "Breathless" (1983), and Wim Wenders' acclaimed "Paris, Texas" (1984). His acting career revived in 1984, with a small role in the film "Chinese Boxes," which he also wrote. In 1988, Carson appeared in his most accessible role, as a radical and violent underground protestor opposite Judd Hirsch and Christine Lahti in the drama "Running on Empty." In 1986, he stepped even further afield when he co-produced and wrote "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2," the sequel to Tobe Hooper's influential horror smash. In the 1990s his focus shifted towards producing, most notably shepherding Wes Anderson's debut film "Bottle Rocket" (1996) from short to feature film. Carson continued to act, write, and produce into the mid-2000s. He died in Dallas on October 20, 2014 of complications from pneumonia.

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Highest rated movies

95% 93% Paris, Texas
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91% 77% David Holzman's Diary
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88% 42% The American Dreamer
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88% 78% Hurricane
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81% 69% Running on Empty
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63% 49% Breathless
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52% 47% The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2
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11% 51% Perfume
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16% Tempo
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Chinese Boxes
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Filmography

Movies

Credit
No Score Yet No Score Yet Bastard Manager (Character) - 2010
No Score Yet 16% Tempo Writer - 2003
11% 51% Perfume Writer,
Producer
- 2001
No Score Yet 0% Bullfighter Country Bob (Character) - 2000
88% 78% Hurricane Mack (Character),
Executive Producer
$334.0K 1997
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Last Fair Deal Billy "Rat Bastard" Starks (Character),
Executive Producer
- 1995
81% 69% Running on Empty Gus Winant (Character) $1.8M 1988
52% 47% The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2 Screenwriter $6.2M 1986
No Score Yet No Score Yet Chinese Boxes Crewcut (Character),
Screenwriter
- 1984
95% 93% Paris, Texas Writer $236.0K 1984
63% 49% Breathless Screenwriter - 1983
88% 42% The American Dreamer Director,
Writer
- 1971
91% 77% David Holzman's Diary David Holzman (Character) - 1967

TV

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71% 89% Miami Vice Guest 1989