I wish I had the money. I'd tell Carpenter, "Get Kurt, and let's finally make that 'Escape From Earth' you guys used to talk about. Whatever you need, I'll write the checks, and you've got free reign to do whatever you want."
I love this movie but think that the storyline could have been more original. They copied 80% from original Escape From New York. For example Snake is given a mission in LA which has been turned into a prison just like in the original, he`s injected with something that will kill him if he tries to abscond just like in the original, he faces conflict in an arena just like...
Anyway Kurt Russel looked awesome. Valeria Golino's character deserved much more screen time. Her Taslima was interesting
@Magnolia296 Yeah, Carpenter later admitted that he and Kurt got a little too wrapped up in nostalgia for the original film and kind of lost sight of making sure it more of a new adventure than a rehash. And as usual, the studio also slashed his budget at the last minute, which I'm sure didn't help at all.
This is neat to see. I actually remember a different "making-of" promo that showed a lot more of Kurt Russell attempting to make the full-court shot.
Buapo 1 week ago
It's funny that Rick Baker mentioned Michael Jackson because he worked with him on Thriller.
RIP, Debra Hill.
Barrymit 3 months ago
I wish I had the money. I'd tell Carpenter, "Get Kurt, and let's finally make that 'Escape From Earth' you guys used to talk about. Whatever you need, I'll write the checks, and you've got free reign to do whatever you want."
MikeAM78 10 months ago
@MikeAM78 Kurt just turned sixty, dude.
Craigmin 10 months ago
I love this movie but think that the storyline could have been more original. They copied 80% from original Escape From New York. For example Snake is given a mission in LA which has been turned into a prison just like in the original, he`s injected with something that will kill him if he tries to abscond just like in the original, he faces conflict in an arena just like...
Anyway Kurt Russel looked awesome. Valeria Golino's character deserved much more screen time. Her Taslima was interesting
Magnolia296 1 year ago
@Magnolia296 Yeah, Carpenter later admitted that he and Kurt got a little too wrapped up in nostalgia for the original film and kind of lost sight of making sure it more of a new adventure than a rehash. And as usual, the studio also slashed his budget at the last minute, which I'm sure didn't help at all.
MikeAM78 10 months ago
@MikeAM78 I love the escape movies. Snake Plissken is an iconic character and I would love to see him on the big screen again.
lcromy 6 months ago
@MikeAM78 John Carpenter just can't write sequels because they end up the same as the first.
Halloween 2 has the same plot as the first movie.
Barrymit 2 months ago
Whoa! Very choppy!
Craigmin 1 year ago
Excellent! Plus 5:10 is Kurt Russell gold!
hgtfsdrfdfd 2 years ago 5
@hgtfsdrfdfd Haha!! Kurt Russell has the best laugh.
MikeAM78 10 months ago
Despite the poor quality, it's actually pretty good. They should've put this on the DVD!
Barrymit 2 years ago