Michael myers, an escapee from a psychiatric facility, advances upon his prey in john carpenter s classic halloween. May 11, 2016 one of many carpenterkurt russell collaborations, new york envisions the big apple as a citywide prison in a nearfuture dystopia. Kurt russell in escape from new york 1981 john carpenter in escape from new york. Original motion picture soundtrack is a soundtrack album composed and performed by john carpenter, featuring the score to the 1981 film escape from new york. John carpenters escape from new york is an agrade b. Escape from new york is a 1981 american science fiction action film cowritten, coscored and directed by john carpenter. John carpenters best movies come in many forms, from horror to scifi and even a little bit of western. I have yet to see one that actually made direct use of it in a storyline. A reappraisal of john carpenters often dismissed sequel escape from l. Carpenter was married to barbeau from january 1, 1979, to 1984. It stars kurt russell, lee van cleef, donald pleasence, ernest borgnine, isaac hayes, adrienne barbeau, and harry dean stanton the films storyline, set in the nearfuture world of 1997, concerns a crimeridden. Well, youre in luck, because according to the wrap, luther creator neal cross take on the 1981 cult classic wont feature new york city as a maximum security prison, but rather as a. The original movie from 1981 starred kurt russell as snake plissken, a oneeyed outlaw tasked with rescuing the president from new york, which has been walled off and turned into a maximum security prison.
Nearly 40 years after its release, john carpenter s dystopian action thriller escape from new york remains to be one of the most groundbreaking early 80s action films, and for plenty of reasons. I first saw the classic 1981 john carpenter action film on a cathode ray tube fed by either a cable broadcast or a vhs tape. But the building itself remained standing for many, many years afterwards. John carpenter escape from new york official live in. Dec 02, 2016 one of the more seemingly risky remakes currently in development is the john carpenter classic escape from new york, which originally starred kurt russell as the hero, snake plissken.
Escape from new york original film soundtrack john. Released mere months after the conclusion of the iran hostage crisis, the story of. Whereas some productions look at pulp fiction seem to be filmed one step ahead of the wreckers ball, escape from new york seems to have sparked a new lease of life for its rundown locations. Escape from new york soundtrack the official john carpenter. The stylish 1978 film rewrote the rules of horror movies, and enshrined its. Escape from new york 1981 directed by john carpenter. The films setting proved to be a potential problem for john carpenter, who needed to create a decaying, semidestroyed version of new york city on only a shoestring budget. Carpenters 1981 film escape from new york was a kind of genre hybrid, a science fiction crime thriller with suggestions of a spaghetti western thrown in. Escape from new york by john carpenter on amazon music. John carpenter is a rarity among film directors in that he is also a composer who writes the musical scores for his movies. John carpenter was born january 15, 1948 in carthage, new york, and raised in bowling green, kentucky. A showing of the 1981 john carpenter classic in brooklyn strikes a chord. I first saw the classic 1981 john carpenter action film on a cathode ray tube fed. John carpenter escape from new york july 16 2016, chicago.
Escape from new york is one of the few films that feels like it was written by a group of imaginative 8yearolds. Four john carpenter classics are getting 4k restoration re. Escape from new york is john carpenter s best film. His score to the movie is also his best work as a composer. Sequel to john carpenter s action classic, escape from new york is a mediocre picture that recycles old ideas, except now, youve guessed it, the setting is in l.
John carpenters escape from new york is an agrade bmovie. Escape from new york stylized onscreen as john carpenter s escape from new york is a 1981 american science fiction action film cowritten, coscored and directed by john carpenter. Robert rodriguez is getting the gig to direct escape from new york, the remake of john carpenters iconic 1981 film thats set up at 20th century fox. Everything you never knew about the making of escape. Escape from new york was the second movie carpenter made under a deal with avco embassy. Escape from new york limited edition steelbook bluray. Michael myers, an escapee from a psychiatric facility, advances upon his prey in john carpenters classic halloween. Escape from new york original film soundtrack composed by john carpenter in association with alan howarth.
Escape from new york remake will be very different from. Escape from new york original 1981 trailer youtube. During their marriage, barbeau starred in the fog, and also appeared in escape from new york. Jumping out of the fog and back into the fire as i move into the most intense period of john carpenters career. Halloween, the fog, escape from new york and escape from l.
Oct 25, 2018 the making of john carpenters halloween. Escape from new york is a highly enjoyable, expertly directed thrilling ride that helped establish carpenters reputation as one of the most skilled filmmakers of his generation. Its my personal fav of the carpenterrussell collaborations and its an absolute blast. How many times have you settled in to watch john carpenters escape from new york and thought to yourself, this movie is pretty good, but i wish it didnt have so much escaping from jail. Ost escape from new york john carpenter, 1981 youtube. John carpenter in association with alan howarth escape from. The westerns directed by howard hawks and john ford, as well as the many low budget science fiction films from the 1950s, had a strong influence on him during his. Escape from new york original motion picture soundtrack. John carpenter claimed that the 1962 scifi novel planet of the damned by harry harrison was the inspiration behind the plot of escape from new york. I recommend big trouble in little china, if you wanna keep going down his filmography. With news breaking over the weekend that genre movie innovator and digital deconstructionist robert rodriguez will be. He has contributed to many projects as either the producer, writer, director, actor, composer or a combination of the five. He and production designer joe alves rejected shooting on location in new york city, because it would be too hard to make it look like a destroyed city.
Sequel to john carpenters action classic, escape from new york is a mediocre picture that recycles old ideas, except now, youve guessed it, the setting is in l. Numerous films in carpenter s career were critical and commercial failures, with the notable exceptions of halloween 1978 and escape from new york although carpenter has worked in numerous film genres, he is most commonly associated with horror and science fiction films from the 1970s and 1980s. John carpenter is an american film director, producer, writer and composer. Of course, p much every movie carpenter made between the early 70s and like 1989 was gold.
Kurt russell revisits escape from new york at ew capetown film festival. Head on down to check out the sick packaging and special bonus features, including a direct preorder link right. Complete your john carpenter in association with alan howarth collection. Film and tagged escape from new york, john carpenter, neil cross, robert rodriguez javascript is required to load the comments. From an early age, carpenter showed a strong interest in films and filmmaking. Hello, im nick anzalone and i am a huge john carpenter fan, with efny being my absolute favorite. Although carpenter has worked in numerous film genres, hes most commonly associated with horror and science fiction films from the 70s and 80s. Live and one movie with a distinctly local flavour.
John carpenter performs the escape from new york theme. Originaltitel, john carpenters escape from new york. John carpenter s escape from new york is an agrade bmovie. John carpenter great director profile senses of cinema.
A remake for john carpenter s escape from new york has been in the works for years. A thrilling landmark film that jolts along at a breakneck pace, escape from new york leapt to cult status with highoctane action, edgeofyourseat suspense and the mindblowing vision of lone warrior snake plissken kurt russell battling his way out of a postapocalyptic manhattan. The dark and pulsing synth score is imaginative and atmospheric and is perfect for a dark gritty action movie set in a dystopian future. I do love the original film and kurt russell was brilliant as snake plissken since then there have been various rewrites, different actors attached or rumoured to be playing snake and it all generally seemed to be up in the air. One of many carpenterkurt russell collaborations, new york envisions the big apple as a citywide prison in a nearfuture dystopia.
All john carpenter movies ranked by tomatometer john carpenter, 1981 filthyfun666. He and his family relocated to bowling green, kentucky during 1953. Despite its modern appearance, the dam was completed in 1941 to hold back. Escape from new york the films of horror master john. Carpenters my fav director and this is absolutely one of his best movies. Carpenter s my fav director and this is absolutely one of his best movies. It stars kurt russell, lee van cleef, donald pleasence, ernest borgnine, isaac hayes, adrienne barbeau, and harry dean stanton. The novel is about a man named brion brandd whom is forced to leave his home planet anvhar and goes to the hellish planet dis to prevent a global nuclear holocaust. Like the fabulous fox, the wiltern was in a sorry state of disrepair at the time of filming. Escape from new york remake has john carpenters blessing. Carpenter s 1981 film escape from new york was a kind of genre hybrid, a science fiction crime thriller with suggestions of a spaghetti western thrown in. With kurt russell, lee van cleef, ernest borgnine, donald pleasence. They also wrote and produced halloween ii together. The president of the us is kidnapped after crashing into the city.
Escape from new york music composed and performed by john carpenter in association with alan howarth recording, editing, sequencing and synthesizer programming by alan howarth at pi west studio pamela smith keyboard tommy wallace guitar record label. John carpenter halloween bw escape from new york discogs. John carpenter s 1981 hit scifi action film, escape from new york, has proved to be less than prophetic. The 2000 reissue of the soundtrack is a must have for the movies. John carpenter has given the escape from new york remake script his seal of approval. Numerous films in carpenters career were critical and commercial failures, with the notable exceptions of halloween 1978 and escape from new york although carpenter has worked in numerous film genres, he is most commonly associated with horror and science fiction films from the 1970s and 1980s. John howard carpenter born january 16, 1948 is an american film director, screenwriter, producer, editor, and composer. John carpenter performs the theme of his 1981 movie escape from new york with a band, live, also directing the shoot. Twentieth century fox has obtained the rights to john carpenters 1981 cultclassic escape from new york and intends to remake the film, a spokesperson for the studio told thewrap tuesday. If you know about a production that utilized this prop building in film or television, do share. Everything you never knew about the making of escape from new.
Debra hill november 10, 1950 march 7, 2005 was an american film producer and screenwriter, best known for producing various works of john carpenter. Filmmaker john carpenter, along with frequent collaborator, alan howarth, teamed up to write the music for the 1981 film, escape from new york. I think carpenter is a masterful director, but escape from new york felt kind of like a cheap. The movie was about sending a gruff antihero into a notsohospitable place. He was interested in films from an early age, particularly the westerns of howard hawks and john ford, as well as 1950s lowbudget horror films such as the thing from. Escape from new york stylized onscreen as john carpenters escape from new york is a 1981 american science fiction action film cowritten, coscored and directed by john carpenter. John carpenter saw the movie planet of the damned in 1974. He particularly achieved international success with the thriller movies halloween 1978 and escape from new york 1981. Robert rodriguez to direct escape from new york deadline. John carpenters escape from new york getting 4k uk bluray. The making of john carpenters halloween consequence of sound. The end result is a near perfect score, that matches the dark action and carpenters antihero snake plissken, with a style all its own. Mar 27, 2017 directed and cowritten by horror veteran john carpenter, the original escape from new york was released in 1981.
The film is set in the thenfuture of 1997, and follows the attempt by soldier. Carpenter suggested shooting on a movie backlot, but alves nixed that. Kurt russell, lee van cleef, ernest borgnine, donald pleasence, isaac hayes, harry dean stanton, adrienne barbeau. Snake plissken is making an epic return with studiocanals new home video release of john carpenters classic escape from new york, which is being treated to a 4k ultra hd collectors edition uk bluray on november 26, 2018. Details emerge for the new escape from new york film. From an early age, carpenter showed a strong interest in films and. John carpenter talks about escape from new york then and. Its my personal fav of the carpenter russell collaborations and its an absolute blast. John carpenter wins escape from new york plagiarism. The new halloween film might not be for everybody, but getting to see the fog, prince of darkness, they live, and escape from new york in pristine quality on the big screen is definitely for all. John carpenters escape from new york home facebook. John carpenter performs the escape from new york theme live.