Escape From New York (1981)
From The Movie Draft House by Mark and Jeff in the Mornings
May 7, 2026 · 40 min · Season 6 · Episode 16
About this episode
The hosts review the 1981 John Carpenter classic 'Escape from New York' as part of their May 2026 theme.
Welcome back to The Movie Draft House! We're celebrating a new month - May 2026 - with a new theme! This month hitting the theme of "Days of Futures Past" where each film we watch has to have taken place at a time that has already happened. (Take Back to the Future 2 for example...) We kick off the month with our review of the 1981 John Carpenter classic "Escape from New York" starring Kurt Russell. Tune in to find out what we thought of this one... Follow the podcast across all social media! Twitter Instagram TikTok…
People in this episode
Hosts: Mark, Jeff
Topics covered
- film review
- 1980s cinema
- sci-fi
- action film
- John Carpenter
- Kurt Russell
Keywords
- Escape from New York
- John Carpenter
- Kurt Russell
- 1981 film
- sci-fi action
- film review
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Escape from New York
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