Forty years later, our critic takes a new look at john carpenters masterpiece. Cd, album, re varese sarabande, varese sarabande vcd 47224, vsd47224. John carpenters escape from new york is an agrade bmovie. John carpenter talks about escape from new york then and. Dec 04, 2018 restored in stunning 4k john carpenter s postapocalyptic classic escape from new york is yours to own on dvd, bluray and a special collectors edition now. John carpenter was born january 15, 1948 in carthage, new york, and raised in bowling green, kentucky.
The incessant evil was driven by the score of the film, also composed by carpenter. In fact, author john kenneth muir argues that, in a film like john carpenters the thing, which is set in antarctica, the necessity of a blood test to determine what is really going on inside the human body could be understood as a direct reference to the aids epidemic. The president of the us is kidnapped after crashing into the city. In fact, author john kenneth muir argues that, in a film like john carpenters the thing, which is set. In halloween carpenter and cundey hid michael myers in the corner of the frame, like a bedbug under a mattress. Restored in stunning 4k john carpenters postapocalyptic classic escape from new york is yours to own on dvd, bluray and a special collectors edition now. 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. John carpenter directed the 1983 film version of the.
John carpenter and kurt russel are the dynamic duo of schlock adventure. Soundtrack john carpenter escape from new york 1981 04 over the wall air. They live expanded original motion picture soundtrack 20th anniversary edition. May it serve as a bridge between the horror masters legendary, still relevant past and his remarkable present. Carpenter has been married to producer sandy king since 1990. With jeff bridges, karen allen, charles martin smith, richard jaeckel. Frank doubleday as an evil henchman of the duke of new york, in escape from new york. Lee thompson, john carpenter, marcel lozinski, nyc repertory cinema, quick billy, shes gotta have it, socialist summer. Escape from new york original film soundtrack john. 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. 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. From an early age, carpenter showed a strong interest in films and. The oncedreary new york city milieu comes to life by film s end. This is my short fan edit of the opening of escape from new york, reinserting the deleted bank robbery scene in a unique position before the opening credits.
May 11, 2016 john carpenter performs the escape from new york theme live watch. With kurt russell, lee van cleef, ernest borgnine, donald pleasence. Ost escape from new york john carpenter, 1981 filthyfun666. John carpenter is a cinematic virtuoso, and his talents as a writer, director, and even composer are all at the forefront of escape from new york. They live, the best of the three, comes from john carpenter the boomers sam fuller. Set in a near future when manhattan has been converted into a nomansland prison, the movie needed an appropriately futuristic soundtrack, and carpenter came up with a score for synthesizer that he played with his sound designer, alan howarth. It is 1997 and a nearly destroyed new york city has become a walled prison for over 3 million convicted criminals who have lost, but survived, a brutal war against the united states police force. Disclaimer this is a nonprofit fan film which contains 3rd party musical content. The film chronicles the first interplanetary adventure of john carter and his attempts to mediate civil unrest amongst the warring kingdoms of barsoom.
John carpenter has given the escape from new york remake script his seal of approval. Adrienne barbeau, charles cyphers, donald pleasence, ernest borgnine, frank doubleday, harry dean stanton, isaac hayes, kurt russell, lee van cleef, nancy stephens, season hubley, tom atkins, joe unger. Carpenter, john escape from new york original film. Fuga da new york youtube escape from new york theme extended audio john carpenter duration. Escape from new york original film soundtrack di alan.
Featuring an atmospherically grimy futuristic metropolis, escape from new york is a. Escape from new york is john carpenter s best film. An alien takes the form of a young widows husband and asks her to drive him from wisconsin to arizona. Instead, its a vision of a bombedout dystopian past. Escape from new york remake has john carpenters blessing. This 1986 masterpiece of generic potpourri is a whole lot of movie packed into its brisk 99minute runtime.
John carpenter is a rarity among film directors in that he is also a composer who writes the musical scores for his movies. This hip heroism concludes with a lastminute reference to the new york times as the savior of the republic. The dark and pulsing synth score is imaginative and atmospheric and is perfect for a dark gritty action movie set in a dystopian future. Escape from new york original film soundtrack composed by john carpenter in association with alan howarth.
With michael beck, james remar, dorsey wright, brian tyler. Director john carpenter had one brilliant moneymaker to his name halloween and a couple of uncompromising triumphs on the horizon his gory 1982 remake of the. Ost escape from new york john carpenter, 1981 youtube. Over the years, star kurt russell and master of horror john carpenter have teamed up on a multitude of films big trouble in little china and escape from new york to name a few but of all their collaborations, 1982 s horrorscifi amalgam the thing surely tops the list. 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. During their marriage, barbeau starred in the fog, and also appeared in escape from new york.
The essential john carpenter film music collection. A futuristic thriller set in 1997, john carpenters escape from new york finds snake plissken kurt russellan exwar hero. John carpenter escape from new york primavera sound 2016. John carpenter great director profile senses of cinema.
Escape from new york the films of horror master john. In this maximum security prisoncity, escape has been made impossible every bridge is mined and walled. John carpenter performs the escape from new york theme live. With kurt russell, kim cattrall, dennis dun, james hong. Escape from new york 1981 directed by john carpenter.
Calling escape from new york an action picture would be setting first time viewers up for a real let down, what action there is is minimal but highly effective, the machismo flourishes acting more as a point of reference to the pictures time bomb urgency. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. 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. Alan howarth, john carpenter escape from new york 1981. Either way, when john carpenters the thing landed in the summer of 1982, with an apocalyptic cliffhanger and the most surreally grotesque, tactile, gooey monster effects you never realized could be put on film, it fizzled. Now that nycs past shadiness exists only in vintage lou reed albums and predigital film, carpenter s 1981 action film escape from new york.
Escape from new york movie trailer and videos tv guide. Nearly 40 years after it was first released, john carpenters escape from new york 1981 is no longer a warning of a coming dystopian future. Carpenter, john halloween escape from new york amazon. Escape from new york is one of the great scfi films. John carpenter s 1981 hit scifi action film, escape from new york, has proved to be less than prophetic. As the film marks its 30 th anniversary july 2, the description remains a most accurate assessment. The fog, shot by dean cundey dp of the first three halloween films, escape from new york 1981, the thing, and big trouble in little china 1986, has the most resplendent imagery of any carpenter film. Christine is a 1983 american supernatural horror film directed by john carpenter and starring keith gordon, john stockwell, alexandra paul, robert prosky and harry dean stanton. Nov 09, 2017 escape from new york original film soundtrack composed by john carpenter in association with alan howarth. Released mere months after the conclusion of the iran hostage crisis, the story of.
John carpenters escape from new york home facebook. The city, though, need not be essential for the metaphor to work. Films discussed include assault on precinct 1976, halloween 1978 and its subsequent sequels, escape from new york 1981, escape from l. Carpenter was married to barbeau from january 1, 1979, to 1984. John carpenter in association with alan howarth escape from. Escape from new york is set in the near future and was a genre defining film that spawned many knock offs as a direct result.
It was directed by andrew stanton from a screenplay written by stanton, mark. Picking up right where john carpenters escape from new york ended, we find snake plissken stuck in new jersey with his new found freedom on the line when his path. This 12 release includes the themes to halloween and escape from new york, newly rerecorded by carpenter and his lost themes bandmates. Us fans also got the director making a couple music videos to show off his band and this one here is a very good rendition of the famous escape from new york theme. Elenco james woods daniel baldwin sheryl lee thomas ian griffith maximilian schell. Escape from new york is one of the few films that feels like it was written by a group of imaginative 8yearolds. When he is killed, the warriors are falsely blamed and now must fight their way home while every other gang is hunting them down.
Escape from new york is a 1981 american science fiction action film cowritten, coscored and directed by john carpenter. Set in a near future when manhattan has been converted into a nomansland prison, the movie needed an appropriately. Langer, breckin meyer, bruce campbell, cliff robertson, georges corraface, kurt russell, leland orser, pam grier, peter fonda, peter jason, robert carradine, stacy keach, steve buscemi, valeria golino. Hello, im nick anzalone and i am a huge john carpenter fan, with efny being my absolute favorite. John carpenters escape from new york american revival scifi spectacular at the patio theater saturday, 10. John carpenter s escape from new york is an agrade bmovie. John carpenter called big trouble in little china an action adventure comedy kungfu monster movie. Usa alternative title john carpenter escape from new york official live in studio video usa alternative title escape from new york official live in studio video. Restored in stunning 4k john carpenter s postapocalyptic classic escape from new york is yours to own on dvd, bluray and a special collectors edition now. John carpenter in association with alan howarth escape from new york original motion picture soundtrack. John carter is a 2012 american science fiction action film based on a princess of mars 1917, the first book in the barsoom series of novels by edgar rice burroughs. The film also features supporting performances from roberts blossom and kelly preston written by bill phillips and based on stephen kings 1983 novel of the same name, the movie follows the changes in the lives of.
It stars kurt russell, lee van cleef, donald pleasence, ernest borgnine, isaac hayes, adrienne barbeau, and harry dean stanton. Escape from new york 2016 12 out of 4 john carpenter last directed a movie in 2010 but in 2016 fans got excited because the legendary filmmaker was taking a band out for a small tour. His score to the movie is also his best work as a composer. With kurt russell, steve buscemi, stacy keach, peter fonda. In the near future, a charismatic leader summons the street gangs of new york city in a bid to take it over.
Nearly 40 years after it was first released, john carpenter s escape from new york 1981 is no longer a warning of a coming dystopian future. Escape from new york, john carpenter, 1981 presidents. Escape from new york extended opening sequence fan edit. Escape from new york by john carpenter on amazon music. 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. Us fans also got the director making a couple music videos to show off his band and this one here is a very good rendition of the famous. Back to the future, or escape from new york 38 years later movie. In halloween carpenter and cundey hid michael myers in the corner of the frame, like a.
Given the mere sevenmilliondollar budget, the film is a technical achievement as well as a testament to carpenter s ingenuity. Aug 10, 2017 this is my short fan edit of the opening of escape from new york, reinserting the deleted bank robbery scene in a unique position before the opening credits. I cant say that this is john carpenters best film, and i dont think many. Escape from new york original film soundtrack composed by john carpenter in association.
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