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Who am I?

Just a nut/loner from Sweden.

Why do I like John Carpenter's Escape movies so much? 

The hero is much darker and cynical than usual but is also a man of honor because he's incorruptible. Additionally, he's played by a guy named Kurt Russell who made an unredeemable and disillusioned asshole called Snake Plissken an intriguing and sympathetic character. Furthermore, the director is a stylistic, prescient and subversive guy named John Carpenter and is dark and cynical as well but doesn't take himself too seriously. I enjoy that he had fun with the sequel and basically remade his own movie, exaggerated it and forced his hero to go through another similar mission that won't change things much. I find Escape From L.A. to be a very funny and rebellious movie with interesting themes about freedom.

Why did I do this site?

I saw the Escape movies in 1997 and they just became a part of my DNA. Since 2002 I've become the biggest online authority on these movies. Additionally, The Escape From New York & L.A. Page - A Tribute to Snake Plissken is a nonprofit ad-free fan operated website/preservation project.

What else would I like to say?

I couldn't care less about a remake of Escape From New York but if Carpenter gets a paycheck why not. Additionally, there's way too much subpar officially licensed Escape From New York products out there.

Who would I like to thank?

Gregory Alpert, Whitney Scott Bain, Alexander Büttner, Jeanne Cavelos, Christopher Chouinard, Karin Costa, David Fakrikian, Gina DeDomenico, Fred Fouchet, Tom Higginson, Louise Jaffe, Steve Loter, William Luduena, Mark Neilson, Lars "Sweden" Olsson, Abe Perlstein, Roger Romage, Curtis Ryan, John Sencio, Bill Snebold, Fireball Tim, Nigel Watson, Andreas Wremert, The Official John Carpenter & Tori Amos Discography and Collectibles

/Andreas Johansson

PS: Enjoy the site! A lot of hard work went into making it.