Escape from the Prison Planet: John Carpenter's NYC and LA Films Part I w/ J.G. Michael, Heart Attack Gun & Recluse

John Carpenter, Escape from New York, Escape from LA, Debra Hill and her overlooked legacy, Dario Argento, Daria Nicolodi, New York City and its circumstances when Escape was being conceived, 1977 NYC blackouts, Watergate and its influence on Escape, the 1970s burnout the Left felt, Escape as closer to a 1970s parapolitical thriller than an 80s action film, Donald Pleasance's president, the president vs the Duke of New York, where does Snake Plissken rank among iconic action heroes?, Snake as a deconstruction of action heroes, Snake vs. Jack Burton, Escape's stellar cast, Ernest Borgnine, Lee Van Cleef, Clint Eastwood and the Dollars trilogy, the Escape films as Westerns, the iconic landmarks used by Carpenter, Escape's emphasis on landmarks related to finance, why B movies work better for social commentary, John Carpenter as one of the most politically subversive filmmakers of his era.

Music by: Keith Allen Dennis

https://keithallendennis.bandcamp.com/

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