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    : Multimedia - Deleted Scenes & Alternate Versions

According to some sources there is a TV version of Escape From New York featuring additional scenes such as:

  1: Deleted Bank Robbery Scene (Confirmed, TV version?)

Snake robs Denver Federal Reserve Depository, gets away with several billion dollars in credit discs. Meets with Taylor in Atlanta Hummer Station several hours later and they travel on the hummer (underground tube-train) to San Francisco. This is the famous missing "Bank Robbery" scene in EFNY.

They are ambushed in the hummer station by USPF. Taylor is shot and Snake tries to go back for him, tries to talk him into giving up to save his life. Taylor refuses to surrender. William Taylor is killed. Snake surrenders, grieving.

Info:
History: This scene was cut because John Carpenter didn't wanted to introduce Snake Plissken as a sympathic character. He felt this story wasn't necessary and only brought down the pace. This scene was reported to be lost until the work print was found in a Midwestern storage facility, formerly used as a salt mine not so long ago.
Running Time: 10:04
Availability: Escape From New York SE DVD RI (MGM, 2003), Escape From New York SE R2 (Momentum Pictures Home Ent, 2005), Escape From New York Director's Cut VHS (Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, 1994) (only parts), Escape From New York Collector's Edition Laserdisc (Pioneer USA, 1994) (only parts)
Misc: John Carpenter scored new music for this scene for the EFNY SE DVD's.
Links: Deleted Bank Robbery Scene (YouTube)

 Photo by Kim Gottlieb-Walker. www.Lenswoman.com (Used with permission from the author)

  2: Snake almost "Garrotted" by an Indian in the lobby of WTC (Confirmed, TV version?)



  3: Snake Plissken running out of the World Trade Center alone and in full gear. This is when he was running from the Indian inmates who were after him. (Confirmed with some concern, TV version?)

Since it takes place right after the Snake almost "Garrotted" scene it's most likely this scene was shoot too.



  4: This is Snake running out of the building where he fought the Slag while the inmates are running around looking for Harold Hellman and the President. "Snake steals one of the inmate's car and drives to the World Trade Center". (Confirmed, TV version?)

On the second disc of the EFNY SE DVD in the photo section you can see a camera filming this scene. This photo is also featuring in the french SE DVD booklet.

(Possible evidence)

  5: There were four cars chasing after Snake in the cab instead of just the Duke. (Not confirmed, TV version?)

  6: Snake's altercation with the theater manager and ticket taker. (Not confirmed, TV version?)

Credits says: Theater Manager: Borah Silver, Theater Assistant: Tony Papenfuss

  7: The Conference between Bob Hauk and the Secretary of State, then Cronenberg and a officer showed up later at the end of the scene. (Not confirmed, TV version?)

  8: Extended Snake Plissken being taken through the processing area scene. The Duty Sergeant looks at Snake's profile. The guards pushes Snake down to a doorway. (Not confirmed, TV version?)

Credits say: Duty Sergeant: Bob Minor

I would really like to know more about this or more about deleted scenes. Please email me or post your comment at Deleted Scenes over at SnakePlissken.Net if you know something more about this.

Escape From New York Novel



Written by Mike McQuay as a movie tie-in novel, the book adopts a lean, humorous style reminiscent of the film. The novel is significant in that it includes scenes that were cut out of the film, like the Federal Reserve Despository robbery that results in Snake's incarceration. The novel also provides motivation and backstory to both Snake and Hauk -- both disillusioned war veterans -- deepening their relationship that was only hinted at it in the final film. The novel explains how Snake lost his eye during the Battle for Leningrad in World War III and how Hauk became warden of New York and of his quest to find his crazy son who lives somewhere in the prison.

The novel also fleshes out the world that these characters exist in, at times presenting a future even bleaker than the one depicted in the movie. The west coast is a no-man's land and the country's population is gradually being driven crazy by nerve gas as a result of World War III.

Escape From New York Shooting Script

Shooting Script

Escape From L.A.

  1: Movie Script Uncut
  2: Peter Briggs Original Synopsis (From 1997 to 2013 Page) The Alternate EFLA!