Press - Articles/Interviews - Escape From New York (Special thanks to The Official John Carpenter for some of these articles)
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1: 'Escape From N.Y.' Has All-Night Finale At Statue of Liberty (Daily Variety/Sep 25/1980/US)
2: 'Escape' Gives Us Liberty (New York Times/Oct 4/1980/US) By Dan Yakir
3: Just For Variety (Daily Variety/Oct 15/1980/US) By Army Archard
4: Carpenter, Hill Plan 'Clue' After N.Y. 'Escape' (Hollywood Reporter/Oct 23/1980/US) By Sharon Lee Dobuler
5: On Location (Hollywood Reporter/Oct 24/1980/US) By Robert Osborne
6: 'Crashed' Plane On Vacant City Lot Is Nothing But A Movie's 'Prop" Jet (St. Louis Post-Dispatch/Aug 8/1980/US) By Juli Cragg
7: Old Bridge Used For Filming 'Escape' (Granite City (Ill.) Press-Record/Aug 28/1980/US)
8: Kurt Russell rides a new wave in ‘ESCAPE’ film (Circus Magazine/1980/US) By Richard Hogan
9: High Adventures in the Future (Starlog/Issue 41/Dec/1980/US) By Steve Swire (Pages: 28-30)
10: Coming (Cinefantastique/Vol 10/Issue 4/Apr/1981/US) By George Turner (Page: 12)
11: On the Set With 'Escape From New York' (Starlog/Issue 45/Apr/1981/US) By Sam Maronie (Pages: 28-30)
12: Escape From New York (Prevue 45/Vol 2/Issue 5/May/1981/US) By Ken Bruzenak (Pages: 33-37)
13: The Making of Escape (Prevue 45/Vol 2/Issue 5/May/1981/US) By Ken Bruzenak (Page: 38)
14: From 'Forbidden Planet to 'Escape From New York' (Starlog/Issue 46/May/1981/US) By Sam Maronie (Pages: 48-51)
15: Escape From New York (S'evader de New York) (Cine Revue/Issue 25/Jun 18/1981/BG) By F. Dhont & Joan Mac Trevor (Pages: 18-21)
16: Starlog Interview: John Carpenter (Starlog/Issue 48/Jul/1981/US) By Steve Swires (Pages: 73-76)
17: A Starburst Interview with John Carpenter Part 1 (Starburst/36/Vol 3/Issue 12/Aug/1981/UK) (Pages: 32-37) (Part 2: 24)
18: The Official Poster Magazine of the Movie (Starburst Poster Magazine/Vol 1/Issue 2/1981/UK) (Biographies of the stars, special effects secrets and behind the scenes pictures and a 24 x 35 poster) Text By Phil Edwards
19: The Stars of 'Escape From New York' Kurt Russell & Adrienne Barbeau (Starlog/Issue 49/Aug/1981/US) By Steve Swires (Pages: 17-19, 61)
20: One-Eyed Snake (US/Issue 112/Aug 4/1981/US) By Dan Yakir (Pages: 22-23)
21: John Carpenter's Escape From New York (Synopsis) (Chillers/Vol 2/Issue 9/Sep/1981/US) (Pages: 30-33)
22: Die Klapperschlange (Cinema/Issue 40/Sep/1981/DE) (Pages: 102-105) (Add: 35)
23: Panatar Lenses and Computerized Fire Effects in Escape From New York (Filmmakers/Vol 14/Issue 13/Sep/1981/US) By Donald Chase (Pages: 26-30)
24: A Starburst Interview with John Carpenter Part 2 (Starburst/37/Vol 4/Issue 1/Sep/1981/UK) (Pages: 46-50) (Part 1: 17)
25: Escape From New York Preview (Films Illustrated/Vol 11/Issue 121/Oct/1981/UK) (Pages: 20-21)
(Back)26: Escape From New York (Fantastic Films/Issue 26/Nov/1981/US) By Blake Mitchell and Jim Ferguson (Pages: 56-59, 62)
27: Escape From New York (Future Life/Issue 30/Nov/1981/US) By Ed Naha (Pages: 45-49)
28: 1997: Fuga Da New York (Cineforum/Issue 209/1981/IT) By Gualtiero De Marinis (Pages: 63-68)
29: John Carpenter and his Escape From New York (Cinema Odyssey/Vol 1/Issue 1/US) By C.J. Henderson (Pages: 48-50)
30: Escape from New York (L'Ecran Fantastique/Issue 17/1981/FR) By Jean-Marc & Randy Lofficier (Pages: 16-25, 58)
31: Time to ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK Retrospectre (Snake 94) (pdf) (Pharr Out!/Issue 1/1994/US) By Kim August
32: Filming the Original (Cinefantastique/Vol 28/Issue 2/Sep/1996/US) By Michael Beeler (Pages: 24-25)
33: Hideo Kojima at the Movies: Escape From New York (Official Playstation 2 Magazine/05/12/2002) By Hideo Kojima
34: Interview John Carpenter On the Tools of His Trade (Barnes & Nobel/Dec/2003)
35: Scene Anatomy 101: Escape From New York (411mania.com/Jun/2007) By George H. Sirois
36: John Carpenter Tribute at the Aero Theater: "Escape from New York" & "Escape from L.A. (Associated Content/Jun/2008) By Ben Kenber
37: KGW Chat, Kim Gottlieb-Walker Interview (pdf) (Still Photographer of EFNY) I Heard You Were Dead: Snake Plissken fan site (Jul/2008) By Kim August
38: Survival of the Streets - Snake Plissken, the Cro-Mags, and the Persistence of Megatoilet Nostalgia (Vice/2009) By 39: A Snake in the Grass: Escape From New York Noir Fusion (Sinamatic salve-ation: 02/18/2011) By sinaphile
40: Escape from New York - John Carpenter - 1981 (Randomaniac: 05/04/2011) By Randomaniac
41: The Future Noir of Escape From New York (Culturedeluxe: 05/13/2011) By Tim Pelan
Escape From L.A.
1: Apocalypse 2013 (LA Times/Feb 4/1996) By Patrick Goldstein
2: LA Story - Interview With John Carpenter (SFX/Issue 18/Mar/1996/UK) (Pages: 50-55)
3: For Russell, No Escape From His First Action Role (USA Today/Apr 6/1996/US) By Tom Green
4: "Escape From L.A." (Fangoria/Issue 153/Jun/1996/US) By Anthony C. Ferrante (Page: 9)
5: Role Haunts Russell (The Calgary Sunday Sun/Jul 28/1996/CA) By Louis B. Hobson
6: Escape From L.A. (Cinefantastique/Vol 27/Issue 11-12/Jul/1996/US) By Michael Beeler (Pages: 8-9)
7: Fires...Floods...Riots...Earthquakes...John Carpenter! (DGA/Jul & Aug, 1996/US) By Ted Elrick
8: Escape From L.A. (Cinefantastique/Vol 28/Issue 1/Aug/1996/US) By Michael Beeler (Pages: 32-33)
(Back)9: Urban Renewal (Cinescape/Vol 2/Issue 11/Aug/1996/US) By Dean Lamanna (Pages: 46-52)
10: Riding the Wave (Cinescape/Vol 2/Issue 11/Aug/1996/US) By Ron Magid (Page: 51)
11: The Getaway (Entertainment Weekly/Issue 340/Aug/1996/US) By Tom Russo (Pages: 40-42)
12: To Live and Die in Escape From L.A. (Fangoria/Issue 155/Aug/1996/US) By Anthony C. Ferrante (Pages: 20-22, 24-25, 68)
13: Rick Baker Cuts Up (Fangoria/Issue 155/Aug/1996/US) By Anthony C. Ferrante (Page: 23)
14: In ‘ESCAPE,’ Carpenter Sets His Rebellious Nature Free (USA Today/Aug 12/1996/US) By Elizabeth Snead
15: The Last Bad Boy (Sci-Fi Entertainment/Vol 3/Issue 2/Aug/1996/US) By Lisa Stone Maccarillo (Pages: 62-67)
16: Snake's Newest Escape (Starlog Yearbook/Vol 14/Aug/1996/US) By Marc Shapiro (Page: 17)
17: Escape Artists (American Cinematographer/Vol 77/Issue 9/Sep/1996/US) By Michael X. Fererro (Pages: 76-81)
18: Effecting a new Escape (American Cinematographer/Vol 77/Issue 9/Sep/1996/US) By Ron Magid (Pages: 80-86)
19: Escape From L.A./Director John Carpenter/Costume Design/Production Design/Filming the Original/Trashing Los Angeles (Cinefantastique/Vol 28/Issue 2/Sep/1996/US) By Michael Beeler) (Pages: 17-23, 26-27, 68)
20: Hasta La Buena Vista (Cinefex 67/Sep/1996/US) By Mark Cotta Vaz (Pages: 23-24, 134)
21: Coming Back to Escape (Fangoria/156/Sep/1996/US) By Anthony C. Ferrante (Pages: 20-25)
22: Escape From L.A. (Infinity/Issue 2/Sep/1996/UK) (Pages: 25-27)
23: The Great Escape (Melody Maker/Sep 28/1996/UK) By Allan Jones (Pages: 26-27)
24: Getaway Out West (New Musical Express/Sep/1996/UK) By Tommy Udo
25: Escape Clause (Sci-Fi Universe/Vol 3/Issue 1/Sep/1996/US) By Robert Meyer Burnett (Page: 38)
26: Levelling the Left Coast (Sci-Fi Universe/Vol 3/Issue 1/Sep/1996/US) By Andrew O. Thompson (Page: 63)
27: Bad Man's World (Starlog/Issue 230/Sep/1996/US) By Marc Shapiro (Pages: 47-53)
28: Back in Snake's Skin (Fangoria/Issue 157/Oct/1996/US) By Anthony C. Ferrante (Pages: 71-73, 82)
29: Los Angeles 2013 (Impact/Issue 64/Oct/1996/FR) By Marc Toullec & Sandra Vo-Anh (Pages: 22-27)
30: Escape From L.A. (MovieStar/Issue 21/Oct/1996/DE) By Uwe Raum-Deinzer (Pages: 10-13)
31: Flucht aus L.A. (Cinema/Issue 11/Nov/1996/DE) By Heiko Rosner (Pages: 78-81)
32: Snake Charmer (Empire/Issue 89/Nov/1996/UK) By Ian Nathan (Pages: 90-94. 96)
33: Escape From L.A. (Impact/Issue 11/Nov/1996/UK) By Michael Stradford (Pages: 23-25)
34: Flucht Aus L.A. (MovieStar/Issue 22-23/Nov-Dec/1996/DE) By Markus Tschiedert (Pages: 32-35) (Add: 31)
35: Snake Eye (Starlog/Issue 232/Nov/1996/US) By Ian Spelling (Pages: 52-55)
36: John Carpenters Escape From L.A. (Spaceview/Issue 6/Nov/DE) By Jeff Beck (Pages: 12-17)
37: Escape with Kurt Russell and John Carpenter (Smoke/Issue 9/Fall/1996/US) By Dennis Hunt
38: John Carpenter AOL Chat (scifidominion.ning.com/1996)
39: Anno 2013: Fuga Da Los Angeles (Cinema SFX/Issue 10/Feb/1997/IT) By R.Z. (Pages: 40-41)
40: Short interview with Kurt Russell (Neon/Issue 5/May/1997/UK) By Anwar Brett (Page: 100)
41: Point Blank (Total Film/Issue 5/May/1997/UK)
42: Seeing With Snake Eyes (Talking Pictures/Issue 18/Spring/1997/UK) By Carol Allen
43: John Carpenter Interview (dougiethompson.com)
44: "Frightening Similarity Between W. Bush & the President in Escape From L.A." (pdf) By David McMillan, Lynn Schroehmann, Gwen Stanzel & Tom Gathe (Dec/2004)
45: John Carpenter Tribute at the Aero Theater: "Escape from New York" & "Escape from L.A. (Associated Content/Jun/2008) By Ben Kenber
Misc
1: Analysis of the Main Character in Escape from New York, LA (Associated Content/Dec/2007) By T39
2: Is the Snake Plissken From "Escape From L.A." More Cruel Than the Snake Plissken From "Escape From New York"? By Mohammad A. Khan
3: Snake Plissken Should Not Die With Kurt Russell (pdf) By Mohammad A. Khan
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