Escape From New York (1981) - MOVIE REACTION

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Escape From New York (1981) - MOVIE REACTION - First Time Watching

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🖤WELCOME back to my channel!🖤 Today, I am watching Escape From New York (1981)! You guys know how much I love 80's movies, John Carpenter, and Kurt Russell so no doubt I'm going to enjoy this movie! Grab your chicki nuggies and choccy milk because we're jumping in! 💦
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@corporalhicks9551 Жыл бұрын

Just when you thought Laurenn's level of awesomeness couldn't be topped, she references Metal Gear. You're badass.

@bertpunkaficionado8357 Жыл бұрын

Kurt Russell is probably my favorite living actor. He never fails to entertain. Even if the movie stinks, he makes it better.

@LordVolkov Жыл бұрын

All he has to do is that laugh and I enjoy any movie just a little bit more.

@only257 Жыл бұрын

AGREED PATRICK ❤

@Yuurei21 Жыл бұрын

The guy is a true legend.

@dr.burtgummerfan439 Жыл бұрын

He's the only actor to appear in both MCUs.👍

@Magneticlaw Ай бұрын

He's been my favorite since I was a kid......he's sadly one of the very few child actors who wasn't ruined by it.

@carlosspeicywiener7018 Жыл бұрын

Fun fact: Cabbie wasn't an inmate. He was just a cabbie who decided to not leave the island.

@mikesilva3868 Жыл бұрын

Agreed 😊

@thinkbolt Жыл бұрын

Really??

@carlosspeicywiener7018 Жыл бұрын

@@thinkbolt Ok. It's not confirmed, but everyone else was so miserable and cabbie was just living there, driving his hack around Manhattan like he'd been doing it for years. And the island as a prison was only 4 years in or something. If it was me, I'd choose to stay free inside a prison, especially if it was my home first. Just my observation and analysis of the characters.

@RetroRobotRadio Жыл бұрын

@@thinkbolt he said he had been running that cab for years longer than the prison was there.

@nedzed3663 Жыл бұрын

The birth of an action movie icon

@Robert_Douglass Жыл бұрын

I wonder if there's a backstory for each of the major characters here, because there's _so_ much we don't know. I would also like to know how the USA went from being the land of the free to a pseudo-fascist nightmare as well as how New York went down the toilet to the point where it became the country's only prison.

@nedzed3663 Жыл бұрын

@Robert Douglass I remember some expanded media in the early 2000's about Snake Plizkin in a comic series and there was a sequel Escape from LA in 97, but that's all I know. Maybe there's more out there because you're right. There's so much back story there when we come into this movie that would be fascinating to expand on.

@jackprescott9652 Жыл бұрын

The actor who played "the cabbie" was a very respected character actor named Ernest Borgnine who starred in like 100 films like The Vikings, The Wild Bunch, Ice Station Zebra, The Dirty Dozen, Flight of the Phoenix, Emperor of the North, From here to Eternity, Marty, The Poseidon Adventure, Super Snooper, Willard, Jesus of Nazareth, Bad day at black rock, The Black hole, When Time ran out, etc.

@Cau_No Жыл бұрын

I remember him most from the main cast of the show "Airwolf".

@ATN2USN Жыл бұрын

Thanks for going over his extensive film portfolio, in fact Mr. Borgnine won an Oscar for the film "Marty"

@karimhicks8376 Жыл бұрын

Also starred in the TV Series, AIRWOLF!!!

@PsychTsunamiMkII Жыл бұрын

Denslow in BASEketball and the voice of Mermaid Man on Spongebob!

@johnhunt3071 Жыл бұрын

Also in Live and Let Die, as Blofeld

@LordVolkov Жыл бұрын

John and Kurt are definitely buds. Their audio commentaries for their movies are mostly them shooting the 💩 and occasionally going 'Hey, that was a fun scene'.

@Yuurei21 Жыл бұрын

You should listen to the commentary from Big Trouble in Little China. LOL

@ThunderboltMahoney Жыл бұрын

Kurt Russell is my all-time favorite actor. His characters are timeless, and he's just "the man" plain and simple. We were all hoping that Kurt's son, Wyatt Russell would be the new Snake Plissken for the rumored reboot, but I hear that it is dead in the water at this time; and YES you are correct, Snake Plissken was the inspiration for Solid Snake/Big Boss. As a matter of fact, in MGS2:SOL Snake uses the code name Iroquois (Snake) Plissken.

@Renegade2786 Жыл бұрын

And MGS2 is set in New York, where the President (with the suitcase hand-cuff to himself) is held hostage by the terrorists.

@dnllrnt 8 ай бұрын

The 1980s belonged to Carpenter and Russell.

@DoktorStrangelove Жыл бұрын

This is a foundational movie for Gen X dystopian scifi fans. Saw it on cable when I was 11 or 12 and it informed my expectations for the genre. Just a wildly imaginative scenario.

@NightWolfXVI Жыл бұрын

Your not the only one who saw this on TV at a young age back in the day, this Gen Z has no idea what’s coming.

@Designer_TopG 5 ай бұрын

@@NightWolfXVI Some gen z ers have an idea.........

@DoktorStrangelove Жыл бұрын

Fun Fact: This was shot in East St. Louis, IL. The city was in rough shape by 1980 and required little extra set dressing for the exteriors.

@TommygunNG Жыл бұрын

Actually, they cleaned up the town a little bit for the movie. Lol.

@DoktorStrangelove Жыл бұрын

@@TommygunNG Yes, I remember that now that you mentioned it! 😅

@Designer_TopG 5 ай бұрын

@@DoktorStrangelove Lollll !!!!

@dragonmac1234 Жыл бұрын

Escape From New York, The Thing and Big Trouble In Little China are still among my all time favourite movies. This was made in the days of practical effects, miniature models and matte paintings and it is awesome. The voice over at the start of the movie was provided by another long time John Carpenter collaborator, Jamie Lee Curtis.

@Robert_Douglass Жыл бұрын

Jamie Lee Curtis, one of the original Scream Queens and initially famous for her role of Laurie Strode in the Halloween franchise, originally created by John Carpenter.

@kenpullig1652 Жыл бұрын

So many great character actors populate John Carpenter films. Oscar winner Ernest Borgnine, Harry Dean Stanton, Lee Van Cleef, Adrienne Barbeau, Donald Pleasance, and Isaac Hayes just bolster the most iconic character Kurt Russell ever created. Glad you enjoyed the turn-your-brain-off fun of the 80s.

@Robert_Douglass Жыл бұрын

God, I loved Adrienne Barbeau, she was beautiful and played a good part.

@HarrisMiller-qw6xh 5 ай бұрын

Doesn't Donald Pleasant have a daughter called Rita Tushinam?

@TarkovFLIR Жыл бұрын

Hideo Kojima who created metal gear was inspired by a lot of 80s classic movies. In Metal Gear Solid 2 Snake uses the codename "plisken" for a while

@burntvirtue 5 ай бұрын

He spells it wrong too?

@waynekent7068 Жыл бұрын

Fun fact. The narrator lady and the info voice in the prison is Jamie Lee Curtis. She isn't credited but did it after working on Halloween.

@paulmohr319 Жыл бұрын

Cabbie Ernest Borgnine won an Academy Award for the movie Marty. One of his most famous roles is in the Poseidon Adventure.

@otterpoet Жыл бұрын

We watched this the night the VCR tape came out back in the early 80s. Spent the entire weekend just playing it over and over. Just terrific film that inspires me to this day. (And speaking of inspiration, yes, Snake was a direct inspiration for _Metal Solid Gear_ - so much so that the film company was going to sue for infringement. But Carpenter said, "Don't. I know him and Kojima is a nice guy." Talk about class act XD )

@thunderstruck5484 Жыл бұрын

The great Earnest Borgnine , one of the best actors this country ever produced, in fact this movie full of some classics, thanks again

@pkunberger9287 Жыл бұрын

If you like ‘80s movies I recommend “Repo Man”. Very quirky and memorably funny. Harry Dean Stanton is a main character- “Brain” in this one.

@parallaxnick637 Жыл бұрын

Ordinary people! Don't you just hate'em?!

@dr.burtgummerfan439 Жыл бұрын

Harry Dean was also good in "Twister".

@Al_NERi Жыл бұрын

HDS was outstanding in 3 of my favorite films of the era: Alien (79), Escape (81) and Repo Man (84). He was irreplaceable.

@dr.burtgummerfan439 Жыл бұрын

@@Al_NERi Red Dawn "Avennnnge me!"

@odinsahn7648 Жыл бұрын

Fun Fact: Jamie Lee Curtis does the narration at the beginning of this film. She, like Kurt Russell, has worked with John Carpenter quite a few times. Including Escape she was in Halloween and The Fog respectively and has worked with Carpenter on the more recent Halloween films where he serves as a producer.

@HarrisMiller-qw6xh 8 ай бұрын

Weather you like or dislike his movies, Carpenter is always constant with successful movies, I liked his stuff !

@michaelhoward6663 Жыл бұрын

Great reaction as always. This is one of my favorite John Carpenter movies. He and Kurt did a couple more movies together. The sequel, Escape From L.A., and their first film together, Elvis, a tv movie where Kurt played Elvis Presley. The actress that played Maggie, Adrienne Barbeau, was married to John Carpenter when they did this movie and The Fog. (Definitely watch that one.) Can't wait to see what you watch next! Yay!

@duncancaswah7214 Жыл бұрын

Another 80s classic. Thank you for providing me with some entertainment on this fine day!

@jaredkelly4866 Жыл бұрын

In fact, when Solid snake is undercover in MGS 2 he introduced himself as 'Iroquois Plissken' The Kojima equivalent of saying Alucard with a wink

@mikebrown7799 Жыл бұрын

Hi Laurenn "Snake" Plissken!🙂The sequel "Escape from L.A." (1996) which came out 15 years later did not get rated as high as this one. Adrienne Barbeau was also in John Carpenter's "The Fog". Yes, Harry Dean Stanton was in "Christine" amd "Alien". He also had a cameo in "The Avengers" as the security guard that finds The Hulk/Bruce when he crashes into the ground naked. Ernest Borgnine (Cabbie) is also in the film "The Poseidon Adventure" (1972) which has an all star cast. The president is Donald Pleasence probably best known as Dr. Loomis from the Halloween films. Nice reactions to a classic 80s film, Laurenn!!!🎬👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

@thunderstruck5484 Жыл бұрын

As far as many knowing who Snake was and thinking he was dead, John Wayne had a movie “Big Jake” where throughout the movie a lot of characters especially bad guys would comment they thought he was dead when he told them who he was, I’m thinking this is a nod to that classic especially because the plot of it was Big Jake was sent to rescue his grandson by his estranged wife from the bad guys who were holding him for ransom, great western

@vincecommando7575 Жыл бұрын

You're right, they say that so many times. I would love to know who told everyone on the planet that Snake Plissken was dead. Probably the President after Snake became an outlaw.

@RetroRobotRadio Жыл бұрын

I never put that together, but yeah it does seem very similar.

@theylied1776 Жыл бұрын

(They Live) should be your next John Carpenter 80s movie. "I have come here to chew bubble gum and to kick ass, and I'm all out of bubble bum".

@awakeatnight7668 Жыл бұрын

Your movie reaction is pretty much my first time watching the movie. It's not entirely what I expected. It gave me some Metal Gear vibes, especially with Kurt Russell's character, but it also had Mad Max vibes in some places. Great reaction, Laurenn

@Madbandit77 Жыл бұрын

The developer of Metal Gear Solid was influenced by EFNY.

@eatsmylifeYT Жыл бұрын

MGS was influenced by this movie. That's why Metal Gear's main character is called Snake, too.

@TheMsLourdes Жыл бұрын

AS ahs been said, the developer of metal gear solid were heavily influenced by EFNY.

@outpost31737 Жыл бұрын

Great choice Lauren! I love all of Carpenter's films even Ghosts of Mars :)

@LordVolkov Жыл бұрын

Ghosts of Mars is easily his weakest due to the studio interference. I do feel Starman is Carpenter's most underrated.

@steveross8364 Жыл бұрын

Hell yeah. 'Ghosts' was a great action romp. One of Jason Statham's early roles and had Natasha Henstridge as the lead too! What's not to love there?

@steveross8364 Жыл бұрын

Woah. A blast from the past! I loved this movie and must've watched it dozens of times. When they released the sequel "Escape From L.A." (1996) I wasn't sure but they did a great job and although being a wee bit lighter in tone, it was arguably better that the original! Cool reaction again LL, you have great taste in movies, I'm hoping you get to the sequel some time soon. See you next time 😎😍

@brom00 Жыл бұрын

Carpenter and Russell could do no wrong. Their first film together was movie TV "Elvis: The Movie". It was the first biopic on the legend. If you ever come across a DVD of EFNY, pick it up, it has a great commentary with Carpenter and Russell. The sequel, "Escape From LA" is good but I thought it repeated too many story beats from the first film....FYI, did you recognize who the opening narration was? Jamie Lee Curtis

@MLJ7956 Жыл бұрын

Escape From LA is highly underrated in my opinion (as is Ghosts Of Mars - which was supposed to Escape 3/Escape From Earth but due to Escape From LA underperforming, Carpenter changed some of the characters around)....also Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi ripped off the ending of Escape From LA....

@jamesstrickland517 Жыл бұрын

My first introduction to Curt Russell was in a Disney movie from either the late 60s or early 70s called The "Computer who wore tennis shoes".

@westleystewart Жыл бұрын

Snake!… SNAAAAKE!!!

@GreenCrim Жыл бұрын

You were on the money about Harry Dean Stanton. Also in Cool Hand Luke, Pretty in Pink, Kelly's Heroes, and The Green Mile to name a few. This is one of the better dystopian movies of the eighties inspired by the shadow of nuclear Armageddon that hung over that decade. It was probably the worst bit about growing up in the eighties. Being a child and living with the fear of being turned into a crispy critter. On that note glad you liked the movie. 😂

@toddhill7483 Жыл бұрын

Great observations about Harry. In my opinion, his best acting work was Paris, Texas.

@TommygunNG Жыл бұрын

Kelly’s Heroes would be a good reaction vid for her.

@44excalibur Жыл бұрын

The voice of the narrator during the opening credits, and the voice heard when Snake is being taken to the debarkation area at the Liberty Island Security Control is the voice of Jamie Lee Curtis in an uncredited role.

@vincegamer Жыл бұрын

I wonder how many movies she did with Donald Pleasance

@jimtatro6550 Жыл бұрын

I was a month shy of turning 14 when this came out and it made me a instant Carpenter/Russell fan for life. The sequel is more of a remake than a sequel and it’s not as good but still fun.

@traceyreid4585 Жыл бұрын

Kurt Russell has THE best hair in the film world! Another great reaction, love that you love 80's movies

@peterlenham3180 Жыл бұрын

Yes thats Harry Dean Stanton from Christine, Alien and tons of other films. Escape from New York is an all time legendary classic. I would love you to react to another Carpenter movie, The Fog. My favourite horror film and another Carpenter classic. Great reaction.

@mikecaetano Жыл бұрын

"Escape From New York" stands apart. Classic cast for classic flick. Donald Pleasance, Lee Van Cleef, Ernist Borgnine, Harry Dean Stanton, Adrienne Barbeau, Kurt Russell, and Isaac Hayes, with voice over by Jamie Lee Curtis. I saw this in the theater back in 1981 when I was thirteen. I've been a fan ever since. It was a summertime action flick starring the kid from those goofy Disney movies. Dexter Riley, whiz kid spin off of a sequel to Flubber. Kurt Russell was also great in the 1980 comedy satire "Used Cars".

@evildeaddrew Жыл бұрын

Used cars highly underrated and overlooked movie

@Programm4r Жыл бұрын

7:05 Yes, in fact, the character, Snake, from Metal Gear Solid was highly inspired by Kurt Russel's Snake from Escape from New York. I'm glad you've noticed the similarities!

@the9-2-5outlawgamer Жыл бұрын

And John Carpenter is not only a film director but he's a composer who does his own music scores for his films, he even directed Christine as well. He got passed up for Firestarter, but he ended up doing the remake as well as the score.

@reconsoldier135 Жыл бұрын

John Carpenter was on absolute FIRE from the late 70's and into the 80's...kinda lost some steam in the 90's but can't win 'em all

@McPh1741 Жыл бұрын

I'm so happy you have finally watched this movie. I was 3 when this came out but I have memories of watching from when I was at least 6-7. My parents didn't really filter what we watched back then. It's still one of my favorite movies. John Carpenter's score is excellent, Kurt Russell is his usual badass self, Adrienne Barbeau is sexy as hell, and Isaac Hayes is one bad mother.... I have the special edition DVD with commentary from Russell and Carpenter. It's cool to hear them reflect on the movie as you watch it. It's about as cool as watching you react to it. Today, you're A no.1.

@brockbaby Жыл бұрын

Cabbie was lovable. His death def adds to the emotional weight of the movie.

@Adam_Le-Roi_Davis. Жыл бұрын

Great reaction, Laurenn, I really enjoyed watching your reaction to this. Yes, the Metal Gear Solid character was based on him, there is another film with 'Snake' in it, 'Escape from L.A.' which is well worth a watch either as a reaction or on your own time.

@shainewhite2781 Жыл бұрын

The novelization based on the Screenplay explains everything: WWIII broke out in 1985, as Russia launched a sneak attack against the US, destroying every city on the East coast, except for New York and Washington. In 1988, the crime rate in thr US rises 400%, then in 1991, New York was turned into a maximum security prison. Snake Plissken, a Special Forces operative, goes on several rescue missions and is declared a hero, but all rhis changed after the Russians launched a deadly nerve gas, killing his friends and family in the Midwest, and the effects of the gas causes him to lose an eye. In 1991, he becomes a famous outlaw and the rest is history.

@BadassRaiden Жыл бұрын

The fact that you know enough about the name Snake to fade in an image of Big Boss, and then to state that she played it long ago just made my night!

@annjenkins2677 Жыл бұрын

Snake Plissken is my favorite character of all time. A true badass !!!

@williamjones6031 Жыл бұрын

1. Snake is in trouble throughout the entire movie. 2. A British President? 3. Manhattan is a very expensive real estate for a prison. 4. Everyone who says, "I heard you were dead" dies. 5. The eye patch is Russell's idea.😎 6. I loved, loved, loved Harry Dean Stanton😁😇 7. This was filmed entirely at night in an area of St Louis before it was refurbished. 8. The only reason to watch "Escape from LA" is to say you have. Besides doing this for a living. SPECIAL NOTE, Try John Carpenter's "Christine". Stephen King adaptation. Harry Dean Stanton is in it.

@Cau_No Жыл бұрын

She mentioned him being in Christine (and Alien) in this video, so she already has seen it.

@williamjones6031 Жыл бұрын

@@Cau_No She should do Witness. It's killer good, and certainly won't disappoint.

@Cau_No Жыл бұрын

@@williamjones6031 Do you mean the 1985 one with Harrison Ford? That's a good movie, havent seen any reaction to it. I just don't understand why you are mentioning it in this context, it has no connection to this thread. In this case I'd rather recommend "Assault on Precinct 13" (the original), one of my favourite John Carpenter flicks.

@williamjones6031 Жыл бұрын

@@Cau_No I'm mentioning it to get more people to review it. BTW there are two reviews if you want to check them out.

@Cau_No Жыл бұрын

@@williamjones6031 Then better not hide it in an unrelated thread. It's hard to find and even worse when not stated which version is meant - there are a bunch of movies around with the title "Witness". I understood which one was meant, but someone who hasn't seen it yet cannot tell.

@michaelcoffman4185 Жыл бұрын

Seen an interview with Kurt Russell about Escape From L.A. He said after filming the first scene, he felt like he had finished filming Escape From New York, had a long weekend, and started filming Escape From L.A. That's how comfortable he was working with John Carpenter.

@the9-2-5outlawgamer Жыл бұрын

John Carpenter's first film with Kurt Russell was 1979's made-for-tv movie Elvis where he met his 1st wife 11:25 Season Hubley. Wyatt Russell is his son from Goldie Hawn.

@carlosspeicywiener7018 Жыл бұрын

Hi kiddo. Thanks for being here and sharing this. ✌ Edit: yes, solid snake was definitely inspired by snake plisskin. Hideo kojima is a huge fan of the movie.

@JW666 Жыл бұрын

You're correct, Lauren, Solid Snake is based on Snake Plissken. There's a sequel, Escape from L.A, which also starred Kurt Russell & directed by John Carpenter, but it's basically the same movie as the 1st movie & it has some pretty bad early 90's cgi effects.

@MsTokyoBlue Жыл бұрын

Snake Plissken is, in fact, a bad enough dude to rescue the president

@the9-2-5outlawgamer Жыл бұрын

15:47 this scene with the station wagon reminds me of the Griswolds in "Vacation", when Clark missed the exit, and the family ended up in the wrong neighborhood, no the other wrong neighborhood.

@thinkbolt Жыл бұрын

One of my favorite movies! It's a real oddball, even for a John Carpenter film. Very minimalist. And yes, much of it is EXPLORATION! Like a video game!

@mattmann4786 Жыл бұрын

Great reaction as always! The sequel to this, Escape from LA is a fun watch. Also you should check out They Live by John Carpenter. I think you would enjoy it if you haven’t already.

@donaldchorney5619 Жыл бұрын

Kurt Russell was an actor that often starred as action hero but was under rated; but I think that he was a natural in this kind of film. Another Kurt Russell really good action film is the one called Soldier which is a science fiction movie.

@KevinBrown-lv2fk Жыл бұрын

yay you guessed that snake in metal gear is based on this snake🥰 metal gear solid is my favorite game. in metal gear solid 2 snake even pretends his name is iriqois plisken. also side note solid snakes colonel is based on rambos colonel because metal gears creator hideo kojima loves movies.

@anartisticgent5867 Жыл бұрын

I actually made some chicken nuggets and chocolate milk for this reaction.

@TheSpoilerofVirgins Жыл бұрын

You can't forget that "Captain Ron" also sports the eye patch. Coincidence? I think not.

@innercircle341 Жыл бұрын

Hello lovely Lauren!! Been a few months (since you reacted to Saving Private Ryan) since I watched you react. Only coz you've been reacting to stuff I don't dig. However, this is great!!! Lonely old Gramps and I get such a warm feeling watching with you ❤❤❤

@NightWolfXVI Жыл бұрын

The birth of Metal Gear Solid is base on Escape From New York (1981) I think Hideo Kojima tried to call John Carpenter back in the early 90s about making a game of that movie but his Manager refuse to talk to the young Kojima, so with Kojima’s leadership and Konami developers decided to make Metal Gear Solid without John Carpenter name attach.

@jcast1976 Жыл бұрын

4:58 Love it! Snake Plissken’s character influenced Hideo Kojima when he he created Solid Snake.

@Vindicator18 Жыл бұрын

The guy who did the matte paintings and shot the model of New York footage, as well as the "computer screen" New York glider footage would go on to be a big name director as well. James Cameron.

@TheHulk2008 Жыл бұрын

It's hard to think that 20 years from this movie that those buildings would be gone and New York would be a completely different city.

@js6729 Жыл бұрын

As always love your reactions Lauren!

@the9-2-5outlawgamer Жыл бұрын

7:13 it's true, Hideo Kojima was inspired by John Carpenter's Escape From New York, and the Snake Plissken character to create the Metal Gear series since 1987. Even in the game Metal Gear Solid , references in this film are depicted in the game from 1998, especially him being injected with a bio-weapon without his consent and under false pretenses.

@theylied1776 Жыл бұрын

If you haven't seen the Clint Eastwood (Man with No Name) Sergio Leone trilogy, Kurt Russell is doing an imitation of that Clint Eastwood character in this movie.

@Yuurei21 Жыл бұрын

It's about time! LOL Fun fact, John Carpenter and Kurt Russell have stated they would love to bring Snake Plissken back. Unfortunately Escape From LA didn't do so well and Carpenter was burned out from shooting Ghosts of Mars. Because of health reasons, that is why Carpenter retired retired from filmmaking to focus more on his music.

@paulmohr319 Жыл бұрын

If no one has mentioned it the president was played by Donald Pleasant the doctor in Halloween. Great reaction loved it.

@toonami99 Жыл бұрын

To answer your question yes, Kojima was a huge fan of the movie and Pliskin (snake) is based off of the character.

@Tombstone23 Жыл бұрын

I love both escape from movies. Kurt is just awesome as Snake.

@mattdavid5830 Жыл бұрын

Hi.Yet another excellent reaction to another of my favourite films and one of my favourite characters-Snake Plissken-he doesn't give a bleep about your war...or your president!!!!🐍

@djprideone1 Жыл бұрын

Not sure if anyone has mentioned it ?? but the bad guy of of this movie is ''Isaac Hayes (the duke) and was the voice for south park's ''CHEF'' ...... and also the actor who played the ''president '' in this movie was ''DR LOOMIS'' in the first ''HALLOWEEN'' movie

@damianstarks3338 Жыл бұрын

This movie is a John Carpenter/Kurt Russell classic that has stood the test of time love your reaction to this.

@Carneyar_the_Druid Жыл бұрын

Hi Laurenn! I highly recommend some of Carpenter's earlier movies: "Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)" & "Someone's Watching Me! (1978)" Both are very interesting & dark. Also, as someone already mentioned "The Fog (1980)" is a very good Carpenter movie too.

@chrisjackson5210 Жыл бұрын

Assault on Precinct 13 doesn't get enough attention and needs some (any?!) reactions to it. Like Escape from New York it handles issues of societal decay/collapse with a relatively light touch whilst being incredibly entertaining, and occasionally very funny.

@Madbandit77 Жыл бұрын

@@chrisjackson5210 It's a harsh remake of the Howard Hawks film, "Rio Bravo", starring John Wayne and Dean Martin (should have been Oscar nominated for his performance).

@chrisjackson5210 Жыл бұрын

@@Madbandit77 Yeah, I'm afraid I really struggle with watching either of those performers in anything and find them both pretty insufferable. I must make myself sit down and try watching something with either of them in as I guess there's something I'm missing... p.s. I've seen John Ford's The Searchers, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance etc. which are good films but I just can't stand Wayne - what's the appeal?

@nmt2k2 Жыл бұрын

Harry Dean Stanton was also in Repo Man which was one of the most awesome movies of all time!

@DanJackson1977 Жыл бұрын

First Metal Gear game was from 1987.. Metal Gear Solid was the 3rd game...and yeah. Solid Snake was a lift from here. Kojima is a movie geek. Also, on the original NES box art for Metal Gear 1, Solid Snake, sans eyepatch.... is just Michael Behin as Reese from Terminator in his Future War gear.

@waynekent7068 Жыл бұрын

Brain was in Christine and Maggie was in The Fog. John Carpenter liked to stick with certain actors and actresses just like Tim Burton.

@21stcenturyhiphop Жыл бұрын

Hell, he married Maggie...

@waynekent7068 Жыл бұрын

@@21stcenturyhiphop really? I did not know that. She was pretty small in this but she was good as the DJ in The Fog. Thank you for more movie trivia 😁

@21stcenturyhiphop Жыл бұрын

@@waynekent7068 Yeah he was married to Adrienne Barbeau for awhile.

@AFMountaineer2000 Жыл бұрын

Another Carpenter/Russel classic

@toddhill7483 Жыл бұрын

Harry Dean Stanton's crowning achievement in film is Paris, Texas.

@mikegarrens5286 Ай бұрын

There isn't a prequel to this movie, but there is a deleted scene that shows how he got caught. And it's very good. It's about 10 mins. long It's called snakes crime.

@juandemarko8348 Жыл бұрын

Kurt Russell is a legend of action and a certified stuntman, John carpenter is a legend of directing and a certified scifi writer, the combination is the best.

@davesherrard4013 Жыл бұрын

Great reaction, you’re awesome 😎 Love to see you watch THE WARRIORS. Great video, keep it up 👍

@jeffreycain721 10 ай бұрын

Per John Carpenter, in the gladiator scene, Ox Baker came close to really bashing Kurt Russell in the ring until Kurt popped him in the groin and told him to dial it down.

@brucedunkle9136 11 ай бұрын

25:54 The way Snake takes that last drag on the cigarette and tosses it is too fucking cool!

@the9-2-5outlawgamer Жыл бұрын

27:05 there is actually a rough cut of a sequence that was edited from the original film in which Snake gets captured for his part in robbing the Federal reserve Bank. It's somewhere on KZfaq that you can find.

@earledmondsjr789 Жыл бұрын

Happy Friday great reaction 🔥💯💯💯🔥

@notjustforhackers4252 Жыл бұрын

Two fun facts about this film: John Carpenter was forced to re-write the bridge chase scene at the end. For a long time in Hollywood it was illegal to cast Ernest Borgnine in a film and not kill his character off, so Carpenter killed off Cabbie to avoid a mandatory three months in prison and lifetime ban from the directors guild............................Jamie Lee Curtis is in Escape From New York. Another fun fact: One of the two facts is true, the other is pure BS. 😁

@mudbutt234 Жыл бұрын

Borgnine, the original Sean Bean

@notjustforhackers4252 Жыл бұрын

@@mudbutt234 😁 yup!

@TeddysTube Жыл бұрын

Thanks for yet another great reaction. Now that you've watched this one I'd say the sequel "Escape from L.A." (1996) is worth a watch too. Either way keep it up, you're doing a great job. 👍

@jeffreycain721 Жыл бұрын

There's only one shot from New York City at the very beginning with the Statue of Liberty. Everything else was filmed in east St Louis.

@russelljudkins3314 Жыл бұрын

The guy Kurt fought is named OX Baker he was a Professional Wrestler

@fanboyhex1555 Жыл бұрын

Your reaction to 'The Thing' is one of my favorite movie reactions on KZfaq. I love 'The Thing'

@IggyStardust1967 Жыл бұрын

27:00 There are deleted scenes from the movie that explain what you want to know. I haven't seen the sequel to this movie, so I can't tell you anything about it. But I've heard it's not as good.

@GtHeErAdIcAtOr Жыл бұрын

Cabby is played by Ernest Borgnine and the original voice of Mermaid Man

@the9-2-5outlawgamer Жыл бұрын

17:35 the soul legend and the voice of chef from South Park until they killed him off, Isaac Hayes.

@guitarman8462 Жыл бұрын

Maggie was also in a Stephen King movie called " Creepshow ". Among many other films .

@greglaplante7593 7 ай бұрын

I was 13 years old when I watched it in theater . Awesome times for 80’s movies

@ThomasVanhala 4 күн бұрын

John Carpenter have made movies that have inspires game devs to make iconic characters like Snake from Metal gear and and in his movie Big Trouble in little China there is another inspiration for an iconic game character.

@shawn.m.schmidt Жыл бұрын

The miniature model work in this film is amazing. The "computer simulation" of the city from the glider, is not a computer graphic, it was done with miniatures painted with black and green paint.

@guitarman8462 Жыл бұрын

The actor who plays " Brain " was in " ALIEN ".