Escape From New York (1981)
From Living for the Cinema by Geoff Gershon
April 28, 2026 · 17 min · Season 5 · Episode 83
About this episode
The episode discusses the film 'Escape from New York' and its key players, particularly Kurt Russell's iconic role as Snake Plissken.
In a dystopian 1997, a soldier-turned-bankrobber is taked rescuing the US President after he crashes into Manhattan, which has been turned into a giant maximum security prison. That's the official description for this gritty, sci-fi action thriller but a couple of key players involved made it more special than that. The solider is Snake Plissken played by Kurt Russell (The Thing, Tombstone, The Hateful Eight) in one of his more iconic performances. The director is genre mast...
People in this episode
Host: Geoff Gershon
Topics covered
- dystopian future
- sci-fi
- action thriller
- film review
- Kurt Russell
Keywords
- Escape from New York
- Kurt Russell
- dystopian
- sci-fi
- action
- film review
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: The Thing, Tombstone, The Hateful Eight
Books & works: ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK
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