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A look back at John Carpenter's 1981 sci-fi dystopian classic, Escape from New York - tracking the inspirations behind the movie, the struggles to get it made, its commentary on the United States at the time, and what it means today. Call me Snake! Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCialJ2te1CSh8DLU8SK5D_w/join Music: Official Matt Draper Channel Theme by Mono Memory Support Mono Memory: Follow/listen on Spotify - https://spoti.fi/2SemMoK JOIN Mono Memory on YT - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3ee... Bandcamp Sub - https://monomemory.bandcamp.com/music "Escape from New York" Theme by John Carpenter "Christine" by John Carpenter Black Rainbows by Karl Casey Tech Noir by Gunship Banshee and That House by Dance with the Dead MGS4 Theme of Love by Nobuko Toda Notes: https://www.boxofficemojo.com/year/world/1981/ https://medium.com/outtake/not-my-president-political-dissent-in-escape-from-new-york-19eda96616b8 https://vhsrevival.com/2018/07/11/a-rebels-lens-john-carpenters-escape-from-new-york/ https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt0082340/ https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/ripoff-john-carpenter-declined-sue-plagiarism/ Escape from New York Commentary by John Carpenter and Kurt Russell https://www.slashfilm.com/1647156/kurt-russell-clint-eastwood-escape-from-new-york-snake-plissken/ https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/ripoff-john-carpenter-declined-sue-plagiarism/ Escape from New York The Official Story Of The Film by John Walsh, Publisher - Titan Books, December 14, 2021 https://www.disastercenter.com/crime/nycrime.htm