Escape from L.A.
"Elvis" is notable in Carpenter's career for two reasons. It was made after "Halloween" (1978) had wrapped, so it offered him an avenue to try his hand at a film away from the horror genre. It was also the first time Carpenter had worked with Kurt Russell, who became a frequent collaborator of Carpenter's. Russell subsequently starred in "Escape from New York" (1981), "The Thing" (1982), "Big Trouble in Little China" (1986) and "Escape from L.A." (1996).