Hype from Outer Heaven: A Nostalgia Podcast

#4 - Bonus Features: Escape from New York (1981)


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"1997. New York City is a walled maximum security prison. Breaking out is impossible. Breaking in is insane."

On the first side episode of HfOH titled: ‘Bonus Features’, join Kyle, Brandon, Caleb and Ryan as they discuss and break down John Carpenter’s 1981 Sci-Fi cult classic: Escape from New York, having all recently sat down to rewatch the film after all these years (except for Caleb who is allergic to classic movies) with the intention of seeing if the film still holds up, or if it was being remembered through rose-tinted glasses.
Featuring Kurt Russell, Adrienne Barbeau, Lee Van Cleef, Harry Dean Stanton as well as other well-known names from the golden age of the 1970’s and 1980s’ in film; Escape from New York was a critical and commercial success for director: John Carpenter, making $25.2 million against a $6 million budget, going on to be one of the most influential movies of the 20thCentury with homages that can still be seen in other media today.
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