One thing's certain about John Carpenter: when he's making a future vision, you can bet your cowboy hat it'll come packed with a passion for myth and movies past. In his commentary with a disarmingly giggly Kurt Russell, he describes his slow-burning 1981 film as "an odyssey", pitching Snake Plissken's journey through a then-future, 1997 Manhattan's underbelly as a classical quest narrative.

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- Jeremy Renner to Escape From New York?
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- Comic-Con: Russell joins Grindhouse
  Kurt goes hardcore in Tarantino’s segment
- Tarantino and Rodriguez chat Grind House
  QT and RR are grinding their gobs about their exploit-o-fest
- Josh Brolin as Snake Plisskin?
  He might be in the running for the Escape From New York remake…
- Zach Snyder raises Army Of The Dead
  Snyder to produce new zombie flick...
- Cloverfield - Escape From New York prequel?
  Well, according to JJ...
- Gerard Butler Escapes New York for real
  And Brett Ratner is out of the remake too…
- Weisman out, Ratner in on Escape From New York
  The sci-fi remake changes hands
- Len Wiseman directing Escape From New York remake - official!
  Die Hard 4.0 director’s next job…
- Len Wiseman to helm Escape From New York remake
  Die Hard 4.0 director to wrangle Snake
- Southland Tales gets a release date...
  And it's out this year!
- Gerard Butler wants to Escape From New York
  The 300 star is attached to a remake
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Film Details

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DVD RELEASE: Oct 17th 2005
Genre
- Action/adventure,
- Crime
Starring
Director
- John Carpenter
Screenwriter
- John Carpenter

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