Then 5 years later, Carpenter came out with "Big Trouble in Little China" starring .............. surprise surprise ..... Kurt Russell (Another awesome movie I never grow tired of watching)
The Fonz? Sir Ernest Shackleton? Sonic the Hedgehog? In fairness, though, by his own admission, he's "way past cool" so I'm not sure of he meets the qualifications or not.
Minty: It wasn't as though they could go to New York and destroy the city. . . Me: Oh, if only they had waited 40 years, they wouldn't have had to pay to make props.
It's turning into one. People are fleeing this city. It's way too expensive to live here and still have the city locked down. Plus the riots have chased a lot of people away. It's not a safe place to be.
@steelhound duncan Ended the lockdown? You're replying to my post almost a year later. Sure, the lockdown is over now, but it lasted way too long. And the city is still plagued with nonsensical mask laws. Midtown is still not back to normal, office buildings are nowhere near full, as many people are scared to return from working from home because of the increase in violence. As to their not having been riots in NY. You must have your head in the sand. Here is some video evidence: m.ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-3B79fn6Fmj0.html m.ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-2IKkjqw3OKo.html m.ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-OM9vlD7Cf6g.html I'm sad to say NYC, my home, has become a horrible place to be. Anyone thinking of visiting, should take vacation elsewhere.
I'm from St. Louis, and one of the things we love about EFNY is spotting all of the locations used in the movie. Thing was, it wasn't just fire damage that created a perfect set for Carpenter & Co. The downtown/midtown area was largely abandoned and a lot of the buildings were boarded up and crumbling. Honestly, St. Louis was probably more dangerous than New York at the time, so Escape From St. Louis would have been appropriate, too. The last sequence in the movie on the bridge was filmed on the old Chain of Rocks bridge, which is about five miles north of the city, and it used to carry US 66 over the Mississippi River from the 20s to the 50s. It still stands today as a pedestrian crossing, and there's a little plaque on the bridge mentioning the film.
I watched a crime doc the other night about the Chain of Rocks bridge where two girls were killed. There is supposedly a memorial on the bridge for them.
Monroville Yeah, Union Station was renovated not too long after the film, as was the Fox Theater, which you see the facade of when they go to Issac Hayes’ place. In a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it moment, in the helicopter wreckage at the beginning, you get a nice shot of the building that would become the Schlafly Brewery.
Since I was a kid in school in the early 1980's I wanted to rent this VHS video so bad. By 1986 I did, and it's still a classic in my mental Rolodex. Who woulda thought that this would actually occur in the year 2020? Peace.
@@dub2536 I just the same thing you did.😁 Antifa has no clue what FEMA can do. Thousands and thousands of armed drones of different types. One drone can take out a big truck.
I was like 12 when this movie came out in the theaters. My dad took me to see it. At the time, its struck me as interesting that John Carpenter, then known primarily as a horror director, could put out this riveting, deeply cynical film about the near-future. People forget, but America in the early 80s was still heavily gripped by what had happened in the Vietnam War. I remember those days well. People were distrustful of government in general, and the military in particular. And I thought Snake Plissken - and the whole film, really - seemed to personify that attitude. The ending absolutely captured the mood of the country at the time. I think Carpenter, Kurt Russell and everybody else involved knew on some level they were making a generational picture. So, everybody's committed - there's not a wasted shot, not a moment where the tension leaves off until the bitter end. But 'Escape from New York' also had a lot of important lessons in it, things I think we've lost sight of a little bit in America. And I wish more people saw 'Escape' in that perspective - a cautionary tale, one that in my estimation has more relevance now than when it came out in 1981.
Kurt Russell had a camp about 13 miles from my current home and childhood camp :-) Kurt was often spotted at the hardware and car parts stores in the area when he owned the camp here in Maine :-) unfortunately I never saw him
Always respected directors and actors that consistently work together, it shows an integrity and a loyalty in what could be a pretty cut-throat industry. James Gunn also springs to mind in this regard.
Love this channel. A bonus fact I've read about "Escape from New York" is that it gave the inspiration for the now classic video game "Batman: Arkham City".
Sadly, we never got the Prequel.... _Escape from Cleveland._ The one where everyone thought Snake was killed. The one where he was betrayed and another pal was brutalized. The one where we learned how he lost his eye. Nope! Didn't get any of that. BTW, congrats on 300K subs., Minty.
@@dallasdandigitalproduction393 There also was a rewritten version of Escape from Mars, that would have been the third installment, but when Russel backed out, it got rewritten with elements from Quatermass And The Pit, and supernatural elements added including a new name - Ghosts of Mars. Look at Ice Cubes clothes, and there is no doubt that it was supposed to be Snake Plissken.
Escape from Cleveland went through several rewrites and turned into a TV series starring Drew Carey. I know every time I leave Cleveland without losing an eye, I feel more bad ass then Snake Pliskon.
I've always loved this movie I remember seeing the movie poster back when it first came out and it had the Statue of Liberty's head torn off laying in the middle of the street even though that was not in the movie. We would have to wait for Cloverfield to come out to see something like that. And I've always liked John Carpenter's synth music.
Loved this as a kid and even more today. Carpenter was a master of action and thrills. Love his movies, esp. The Thing. The creature practical fx are mindblowingly fantastic. Unbelievable what his fx team could do back then.And there's a rumored remake in prepro right now. I'm excited to see what happens with it.
The Statue of Liberty getting beheaded in Cloverfield WAS a callback to the Escape from NY poster. JJ Abrhams was part of the test screening of Escape from NY and was dissapointed that the scene was never in the movie, so he put it in Cloverfield
Nice one, Minty. I live in NYC and quite frankly wouldn't mind escaping this infected hell-hole filled with selfish individuals who only care about themselves.
NGMonocrom You’d have to escape this country or possibly even the world. That’s why serious attempts are be made to colonize Mars, they’ve screwed this world up so badly. Toss it aside move to the next. Disposable like everything else.
8:37 Speaking of re-used props: In this shot from "Blade Runner" the "building" in the bottom left-hand corner is the Millennium Falcon!!! True story!!!
Scenes were filmed in two iconic buildings in St. Louis: St. Louis Union Station and what is now Schlafly’s Tap room (great beer). The fight in the ring was filmed what later became the Omni International hotel lobby at Union Station. I’ve got fond memory of that spot as I met Michael Hutchence and Kirk P. of INXS in that exactly location in 1987.
I love your channel Minty! You're humor and dedication to pop culture are so far in my wheelhouse, they got their feet up in the lazy boy with the remote! Keep up the great work and endless thanks for keeping my pub trivia game, top shelf!
Kojima made liquid snake in metal gear solid 2 hiding himself under 'pliskin" name. Whole liquid snake / big boss character is inspired by this movie. As to names - david lynch named main protagonist of twin peaks same as kid that was in same school as lynch :)
I'm pretty sure it was Solid Snake using the Plisskin name, not Liquid. Liquid died in part 1 and by part 2 Ocelot had grafted Liquid's right hand and forearm onto his arm creating the Liquid Ocelot character.
@@bghoody5665 beat me to it man... It was definitely Solid Snake... This is how he introduced himself to Raiden on their first meeting and Snake wears the eye patch and mullet type cut
When I saw this in the cinema at age 15, I thought Snake was the most badass of all badassery, and although there has been competition in the years since, I don't take that back. One thing I would have liked for you to include is his backstory as a Special Forces war hero turned criminal -- another great detail to the character.
I first saw Escape from L.A and did not know about new york for at least a few years after. Snake Plissken was my Hero throughout my teens. It was even one of my first Handles on the internet back in the 90's. Keep up the good work Minty on these videos. Hope to see L.A done sometime.
This and They Live are probably my two favourite John Carpenter movies. Escape from NY has a wonderful early 80s feel to it, all that neon and the synth soundtrack (that Carpenter wrote). Bit of a shame the sequel, escape from LA was so bloody awful though. Also, I read that Russell was the first choice to play the lead in the TV show Buck Rogers in the 25th Century but said he wanted to break into movies and held out for this film, which turned out to be his big break. Not many actors have successfully gone from being a child star to an A list actor and stayed one.
@@calowenby1654 Joaquin Phoenix was only 12 when he was cast on 'Space Camp' and has built a solid career from then on but was never a big star as a child (unlike his older brother) until more recently so I guess that doesn't really count. Mickey Rooney was probably the classic child star, still appearing in big films well into his 80s.
People always knock EFLA. That was a fun movie to watch and I probably consistently watch it as much as EFNY. NY is definitely the better movie but LA is like if the Escape series was a theme park ride and definitely has the better ending, probably the best ending in cinematic history.
Two more fun facts about Escape from New York: A young, pre-Terminator, James Cameron worked on the film's special effects, specifically painting some of the matte backrounds. And J.J. Abrahms, producer of 2008's Cloverfield, was indeed inspired by the Statue of Liberty's head in the movie's poster saying this: “I loved that movie as a kid (Escape from New York), but one of the things that drove me crazy is the poster had this picture of the head of the Statue of Liberty sitting in the middle of a New York street - but it was never in the movie, and I always felt that was such a crazy, scary image, that it had to be in our movie.”
Can you please do Saturday Night Fever for another video? I really wanted to know things about it with a comedic twist here and there. As you can tell from my profile picture, I really love Saturday Night Fever.
Could you do a video on Battle Beyond the Stars? I remember seeing it when it came out along with the movie you did from last video (the Black Hole) and Escape from New York when it came out. Did not realize back then that in the year 2020 the virus would be the reason why NY was locked down and eventually turned into a prison.......(prequel movie anyone?)
When I was little this is what we'd play. I had the friggin eye patch (little brother had several eye surgeries) and they still wouldn't let me be Snake!!! (Girl) Still fun though💖💖💖
Who the fuck are you talking about? ANOTHER guy named snake? What was his name, Naked Snake? Solid Snake? Pfffft, those names sound like crap, totally not as bad ass ever, heck, the guy could destroy helicopters or walking tanks for all I care and he's still not as cool XD
I'm shocked you never bright up the fact that this was Hideo Kojima's inspiration for not only Metal Gear, but was his reason he made Metal Gear Sold the game is almost a play by play of this movie from the people he meets how he gets in to the city and people he fights. Watch this movie and play Metal Gear Solid and you will see how side by side (aside from the snake name witch hideo kojima used because of Escape From New York he was a huge fan) From snake looking for darpa chief (president), finding Ottocon (the cabbie) and Meryl, also the colonel (who is the person he talks to in the movie) I thought for sure you would have this on here as its really is the movie in game form. If you did not, now you know know (radio edit)
Nice one Minty, I watched your original upload. This is easily one of Kurt Russell's greatest characters of all time. This is a gem of Movie and another Carpenter/Russell movie that was ahead of its time.
I’m 56. Kurt Russel was great. We grew up with him in several Disney movies..the computer that wore tennis shoes...the world’s strongest man etc. so he was very popular...and clever in picking good roles. John Carpenter. Escape from New York. And Big Trouble in Little China were huge hits. Great times.
I actually have an eye patch from a few months back when I had an eye infection. I was pretty young when I watched this movie and haven’t seen it in quite a while. I guess it’s time to watch it again. It’s really strange to see the twin towers still there. Thank you for another great video Minty and I hope you have an awesome day 👍
Years ago, I had to wear an eye patch due to an eye infection. It was Christmas time and my son got a BB gun that didn't work. When I went to the store for a refund, the young girl ask me why I was returning the gun. Unplanned, and at the spur of the moment, I said "Because he shot my eye out with it!". Lmao. Poor girl looked at me and slowly and saddly said "I'm sorry.".
Shadow Wolf oh no. You probably had her freaking out thinking that your son shot you in your eye. That’s something that you and your son can laugh about for a long time. Thank you so much for your reply and I hope you have a wonderful day 👍
Escape from LA, was not nearly as good. I think though that Kurt could go for a 3rd film! I think he can still play a cool anti-hero. He was great in Hateful 8, stole the show.
It kinda seems like we almost living the escape from New York scenario in 2020! Escape from La is underrated I wish they would make a 3rd one called like escape from Chicago or Escape from Detroit
*logically, Snake had reset humanity to a near preindustrial setting by setting off the world wide emp pulse...so things would have been really difficult everywhere, not just for the states...digital technology other than the most heavily shield would have been totally fried...and i get the impression that would have included most if not all satellite communication networks... After following up Escape from New York with Escape from L.A., Carpenter and Kurt Russell both were keen on bringing back Snake Plissken for a third movie. Determined to top the first two movies by going much bigger, the idea was to do a sequel called Escape from Earth. The plot would be set years after Snake had put an end to electricity in the second movie, essentially putting the entire planet into an apocalyptic wasteland. With no hope left of rescuing the planet, Snake looks to escape from Earth the same way he had New York and L.A. in sequels past. Despite Carpenter and Russell's best efforts, however, no studio wasn't willing to bite on funding the ambitious sequel, and Escape from Earth ultimately died in development hell...personally i think this would still work despite Kurt's age...in fact given the success of Bill and Ted 3 would most likely enhance its appeal*
Another re-upload? Why does YT make it harder for content providers to release an educational and entertaining video like this which is clearly coveres by Fair Use?
Definitely a classic. Looks pretty damn good 40 years later. Favorite Carpenter movies for me: EFNY, Assault on Precinct 13 and Darkstar. Seriously though, Assault on Precinct 13 is a really fun movie and Darkstar is the sillier and darker version of 2001 A Space Odyssey crossed with Alien; Dan O'Bannon of course was a developer on Darkstar and Alien.
I'm going to start off by saying, they need to make one more "Escape From..... "movie with Kurt Russell. How does "Escape from Planet Earth" sound to anyone? Next, I was catering a charity event where Kurt Russell was a celebrity guest. There was a moment in there where I was setting up the dining room and for whatever reason he had to come in. It was just him and me. And I still kick myself for not saying it, " Snake Plissken! I heard you were dead." It would've been worth being fired for. I have to stop Kicking myself.
I'm always getting my film recommendations/inspiration through your videos since if I don't know it and you've made a video about it then it is probably good.
Homeless mental patients and or drugaddicts in luxury hotels and criminals let loose from jail because of covid19. Riots and a brakedown of local goverment. They don't need a model for a modern version of that movie. Just film on the streets of New York
