It becomes the worlds largest, most uncontrolled prison, with the inmates prevented from escaping by armed. The dark and pulsing synth score is imaginative and atmospheric and is perfect for a dark gritty action movie set in a dystopian future. Struck from a highdefinition master, the new effort does improve notice my use of the word improve, as opposed to correct a lot of the wrongs of the previous dvd. Dec 02, 2016 the original escape from new york follows kurt russells iconic character snake plissken. Set in the nottoodistant future 1997, the film works so effectively as a warped vision of. In this special edition, mgm presents escape from new york in an allnew anamorphicwidescreen transfer of the film s original 2. Escape from new york snake plissken statue by pop culture. In 1988, the crime rate in the united states rises four hundred percent. Con new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto. Film new york 1997 escape from new york en streaming vf. Its a strange moment for this type of film, and its hard to imagine a movie today letting the hero just take a break.
Escape from new york is a 1981 american science fiction action film cowritten, coscored and directed by john carpenter. It is set in an apocalyptic future where manhattan. Last blood star sylvester stallone and bad boys ii director michael bay are teaming up for a new escape from new yorkstyle actionthriller little america. In the future, new york city is a maximum security penitentiary. Picking up right where john carpenters escape from new york ended, we find snake plissken stuck in new jersey with nowhere to go and nothing to do, except get drunk. Grabbing a bargaining chip right out of the air, convicts bring down the. Escape from new york in the future, crime is out of control and new york city is a maximum security prison. Featuring an atmospherically grimy futuristic metropolis, escape from new york is a strange, entertaining jumble of thrilling action and oddball weirdness. Factory have put together this twodisc special edition release of the movie, with a brand new transfer, a porting over of most of the best bonus features from the 2003 dvd special edition, plus some brand new material to boot. Fifteen years after the release of escape from new york came the sequel escape from l. Escape from new york remake trilogy update from producer joel. Escape from new york limited edition steelbook bluray. After a disappointing barebones release of escape from new york from mgm back in 2010, the folks over at shout. Dont read this if you dont want to know any plot details about the remake of escape from new york.
John carpenter who directed the original film is serving as an executive producer on. Escape from new york is willing to let snake, our action hero, pull up a chair at one point and wait for something to happen. Escape from new york original film soundtrack john. Donotdothisathome stuff includes whiskey used as a firebomb. His score to the movie is also his best work as a composer. Factory have put together this twodisc special edition release of the movie, with a brandnew transfer, a porting over of most of the best bonus features from the 2003 dvd special edition, plus some brandnew material to boot. The once great city of new york becomes the one maximum security prison for the entire country. When you look at how action cinema developed over the 1980s, its now clear to see that escape from new york is one of the films which established the template for the muscular action hero. A fiftyfoot containment wall is erected along the new jersey shoreline, across the harlem river, and down along the brooklyn shoreline.
Other popular films that borrow from escape from new york are 2012s the dark knight rises and lockout. Sideshow collectibles has opened up preorders for the escape from new york snake plissken scale statue being produced by pop culture shock collectibles. Gremlins, tropic thunder, boogie nights, and more certified fresh films and tv on netflix and amazon prime this. The woman snake meets in the chock full onuts is set up to be. Escape from new york was released in the united states on july 10, 1981. Released in 1981, escape from new york is a cultclassic action film featuring the dream team of director john carpenter and star kurt russell. The film was nominated for four saturn awards, including best science fiction film and best direction. It may be coincidental, but since the film has characters called romero and cronenberg there does seem to be a jokey name thing going on the duke of new york was the name of the bar in stanley kubricks a clockwork orange. It seems like every edition of escape from new york has gotten marginally better without being truly definitive, and the trend continues with shout factorys new collectors edition bluray that follows past carpenter releases like assault on precinct, the fog, and they live. Grabbing a bargaining chip right out of the air, convicts bring down the presidents plane in bad old gotham.
Directed by john carpenter and starring kurt russell, lee van cleef, ernest borgnine and donald pleasence. Download escape from new york 1981 hight quality movie with english language. See complete list of inproduction titles on imdbpro. The good news here is that all of the old extras from 2003s. Escape from new york is not john carpenters best film but its an easy movie to fall in love with because its just so much fun. Escape from new york 4k ultra hd collectors edition uk. Download escape from new york 1981 movie free online. Having established the year 1997 and manhattan as a prison, top cop hauk lee van cleef is introduced, nancy stephens the lone hijacker, donald pleasence the president, in john carpenters escape from new york, 1981.
Sep 09, 2008 carpenter has said he was inspired by death wishs portrayal of new york as a jungle, if not by that film s politics, and he delivered an apt fantasia for the start of the 80s, when the citys. Set in a near future when manhattan has been converted into a nomansland prison, the movie needed an appropriately futuristic soundtrack, and carpenter came up with a score for synthesizer. Released in 1981, escape from new york is a cultclassic action film. On july 10, 1981, john carpenter unveiled his rrated dystopian thriller escape from new york in theaters. Escape from new york in the future, crime is out of control and new york citys manhattan is a maximum security prison. Check out this trailer for john carpenters classic escape from new york. We print the highest quality escape from new york tshirts on the internet. In 1997, when the us president crashes into manhattan, now a giant max. In the new escape from new york, new york city wont be a. Escape from new york 1981 full movie download full hd. Watch escape from new york movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at.
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There are new details surfacing behind twentieth century fox reboot of john carpenters 1981 cultclassic escape from new york, but there are two very important elements that are missing from. Shop escape from new york tshirts created by independent artists from around the globe. Watch escape from new york full movie free 123movies. Escape from new york 1981 in 1997, the island of manhattan has been walled off and turned into a giant maximum security prison within which the countrys worst criminals are left to form their own. I streamed this movie via amazon prime so can not comment on any dvds or blu. Cool, low budget action, worldbuilding ideas, and the ability to set a mood thanks to the cinematography and a kickass score. The film is set in the then nearfuture 1997 in a crimeridden united states. Jul 20, 2016 fifteen years after the release of escape from new york came the sequel escape from l. Escape from new york 1981 full movie download full hd youtube. A thrilling landmark film that jolts along at a breakneck pace, escape from new york leapt to cult status with highoctane action, edgeofyourseat suspense and a mindblowing vision of a lone warrior kurt russell battling his way out of a postapocalyptic manhattan. Instead, concentrate on the actors and the action for grand entertainment.
Cool, low budget action, worldbuilding ideas, and the ability to set a mood thanks to the cinematography and a. It is set in an apocalyptic future where manhattan has been turned into an islandsized maximum security prison. Watch escape from new york full movie in hd visit in 1997, the island of manhattan has been walled off and turned. Carpenters 1981 film escape from new york was a kind of genre hybrid, a science fiction crime thriller with suggestions of a spaghetti western thrown in. Escape from new york john carpenter, kurt russell, ernest.
Dec, 2019 sideshow collectibles has opened up preorders for the escape from new york snake plissken scale statue being produced by pop culture shock collectibles. Although the film was not as successful as the original carpenter had already. A thrilling landmark film that jolts along at a breakneck pace, escape from new york leapt to cult status with highoctane action. Press enter and youll hear a radio spot presumably geared for urban markets that makes it sound like escape from new york is all about the duke and that isaac hayes is the star of the show. Escape from new york remake trilogy update from producer. Original escape from new york starred kurt russell. The film stars kurt russell, in one of his many collaborations with director john carpenter. Escape from new york will be a prequel exclusive bloody. Escape from new york is the exact definition of a bmovie film. Cabbie tells plissken that the pres is being held by manhattans powerful overlord, the duke of new york. Escape from new york is one of the great scfi films. Joel silver breaks down his escape from new york remake trilogy. A thrilling landmark film that jolts along at a breakneck pace, escape from new york leapt to cult status with highoctane action, edgeofyourseat suspense and the mindblowing vision of lone warrior snake plissken kurt russell battling his way out of a postapocalyptic manhattan.
Escape from new york 1981 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Carpenter has said he was inspired by death wishs portrayal of new york as a jungle, if not by that film s politics, and he delivered an apt fantasia for the start of the 80s, when the citys. For a film supposedly about new york city, very little if at all was actually shot in new york city. Escape from new york dvd, 2003, 2disc set, special edition. Apr 06, 2015 a thrilling landmark film that jolts along at a breakneck pace, escape from new york leapt to cult status with highoctane action, edgeofyourseat suspense and the mindblowing vision of lone. The original escape from new york follows kurt russells iconic character snake plissken. Parents need to know escape from new york presents a bleak vision of the future and has violence including that violence gunfire, crossbows, thrown knives, land mines, and gladiatorial death bouts with fists and clubs though except for a severed head theres little explicit gore. Escape from new york remake story details revealed. With kurt russell, lee van cleef, ernest borgnine, donald pleasence.
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