Sci-Fi Classic Review: ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK (1981)

A passion project that Carpenter had wanted to make as early as 1974, Escape from New York would become his second biggest box office hit and helped his career survive the underappreciated years that followed.

If you're looking for a "review" in the traditional sense, then let me just say I love this movie. This video, however, is a "review" in the literal sense (using the Miriam-Webster definition "a retrospective view or survey"), in that I'm going over the history of the film and its place in sci-fi cinema history.

In other words, please stop commenting on how my videos aren't what you consider "reviews."

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TIMINGS
00:00 Intro
01:20 Synopsis
02:13 Business
02:39 Production History
11:03 Release and Legacy
12:05 Analysis
14:30 Outro

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