Escape from New York (1981)

Director: John Carpenter

Starring: Kurt "Badass" Russell, Lee "Badass" Van Cleef, Ernest "Badass" Borgnine, Donald "Badass" Pleasence, Isaac "Badass" Hayes, Harry "Badass" Dean "Badass"Stanton, Adrienne "Badass Boobs" Barbeau, Tom "Badass"Atkins

More Info: IMDB

Tagline: 1997. New York City is now a maximum security prison. Breaking out is impossible. Breaking in is insane.

Plot: In 1997, when the US President crashes into Manhattan, now a giant max. security prison, a convicted bank robber is sent in for a rescue.

My Rating: 8/10

Would I watch it again? sure as shit

John Carpenter + Kurt "Badass" Russell, Lee "Badass" Van Cleef, Ernest "Badass" Borgnine, Donald "Badass" Pleasence, Isaac "Badass" Hayes, Harry "Badass" Dean "Badass"Stanton, Adrienne "Badass Boobs" Barbeau, Tom "Badass"Atkins = a solid sci-fi actioner that kicks ass!!!


I mean, shit! Look at that cast! And it also includes George 'Buck' Flower!!! Don't know who he is? Click on his name and check out the 143 credits he has. He's been in a TON of great, classic genre films. And then there's Barbeau and the twins...mmmmmm...


It's not the kind of movie you throw on when your sleepy and that's partly due to the subdued, moody electronic score, and great as always, by Carpenter. It's set at night in a destroyed NYC landscape and it's not exactly filled with explosions and happy things. It's a whole lot of fun.

It's a solid 8 for me. The only thing that hurts this film is this bozo:


WTF? He's so fucking flouncy and flamboyant that you'd think he'd just had his coming out party the night before on Halloween. He represents all that's bad about Hollywood's idea of what gang members look like in post-apocalyptic movies. Other than that, this film's a hoot.