TSJ Revisits John Carpenter’s Escape from New York, Part 1 of 2
The film that marked Kurt Russell’s transition from child actor to the world of commercial action/adventure movies will be forty-four years old this year. It was a pivotal film for Carpenter, who proved that Halloween and The Fog were no flukes, and it also marked yet another fantastic outing for Dean Cundey, who went on to become one of the most successful cinematographers in the industry. It also introduced many of us to a new personality in genre filmmaking, which might surprise you. Escape from New York was a watershed film in 1981, and I wanted to take a closer look at it this week. Here is Part 1 of my retrospective, including anecdotes, trivia, and other interesting tidbits about the film.
