Escape from New York
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Canada DVD Cover InformationActor: Ernest Borgnine, Kurt RussellBrand: Sony DVD: Region Code 1 Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC, Widescreen Picture Format: 2.35:1 Running Time: 99 minutes DVD Release Date: 2000-11-21 Audience Rating: R (Restricted) Studio: MGM (Video & DVD) Movie Reviews of Escape from New YorkMovie Review: Carpenter's seminal science fiction effort
John Carpenter was an enormously successful director during the late 1970s and early 1980s. Unfortunately, his influence has dropped off to some extent in recent years, but once he was king of the hill with "Halloween," "The Thing," "The Fog," and this massively entertaining science fiction romp, "Escape From New York." If "Halloween" launched dozens of imitators in the years following its release, "Escape From New York" saw even more cheap knock offs hoping to capitalize on the success of the original. The Italians especially borrowed heavily from Carpenter's little gem in order to create such dreadfully low budget films as "2019: The Fall of New York," "Escape From the Bronx," and several others. I think the only other sci-fi films that rated an equivalent level of imitation were "Aliens" and "The Road Warrior." Yes, this low budget film was that successful in the early 1980s, and a recent viewing confirmed once again why a story about a future where the United States government turns New York into a prison is so much fun. "Escape From New York" boasts a stellar cast: Kurt Russell, Ernest Borgnine, Harry Dean Stanton, Isaac Hayes, Donald Pleasence, Adrienne Barbeau, and Lee Van Cleef all appear at various times throughout the film. This movie may not be the Mecca of science fiction films, but it sits securely near the top of the genre. |
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