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St. Louis To Stand In For Manhattan In Movie [St. Louis Post-Dispatch/Jun 15/1980/US] By Linda Eardley
A Major Picture [The Clinton Daily Democrat/Jun 20/1980/US]
Movie Firm Wants To Use Old Madison Bridge For A New Film [Granite City Press-Record/Jul 10/1980/US] By Mick Strange
Strike May Stop Filming Here [St. Louis Post-Dispatch/Jul 31/1980/US]
Why St. Louis? Well, It's Cheaper [St. Louis Post-Dispatch/Aug 03/1980/US] By Joe Pollack
Film Strike Chokes Off City Backlot Business [New York Daily News/Aug 06/1980/US] By Bruce Smith
Everyone Wants To Get In The Act [St. Louis Post-Dispatch/Aug 07/1980/US] By Jeff Meyers
'Crashed' Plane On Vacant City Lot Is Nothing But A Movie's 'Prop' Jet [St. Louis Post-Dispatch/Aug 08/1980/US] By Juli Cragg
Movie Sets Readied For Filming [Granite City Press-Record/Aug 14/1980/US]
'Escape' Hollywood Style [Granite City Press-Record/Aug 24/1980/US]
The Crazies: Anything To Get In Pictures [St. Louis Post-Dispatch/Aug 24/1980/US] By Jeff Meyers
Wrecked Like New York [St. Louis Post-Dispatch/Aug 27/1980/US] By Fred Blumenthal
Old Bridge Used For Filming 'Escape' [Granite City Press-Record/Aug 28/1980/US]
$500 Reward [St. Louis Post-Dispatch/Sep 07/1980/US]
Just For Variety [Daily Variety/Sep 25/1980/US] By Army Archard
'Escape' Gives Us Liberty [New York Times/Oct 04/1980/US] By Dan Yakir
A Grim Vision Of 1997 New York [Regina Leader-Post/Oct 09/1980/US] By Bob Thomas
'Escape From N.Y.' Has All-Night Finale At Statue Of Liberty [Daily Variety/Oct 15/1980/US]
Carpenter, Hill Plan 'Clue' After N.Y. 'Escape' [The Hollywood Reporter/Oct 23/1980/US] By Sharon Lee Dobuler
On Location [The Hollywood Reporter/Oct 24/1980/US] By Robert Osborne
Carpenter Gets Much From Little [The Los Angeles Times/Nov 16/1980/US] By Donald Chase
Premiere Films Chosen For Festival [The Shreveport Journal/Mar 18/1981/US]
Drive-In Part Of Premiere [The Hanford Sentinel/May 23/1981/US]
How About The Big Apple As Our National Slammer? [Detroit Free Press/May 29/1981/US] By Jim Fitzgerald
New Glick Takes Polish Off Big Apple [New York Daily News/Jun 05/1981/US] By Don Singleton
'Escape' Gets A Ticket [New York Daily News/Jun 13/1981/US] By Claudia Cohen
New Role Gives Kurt Russell New Look [Newport Daily Press/Jun 14/1981/US] By Henry Edgar
Money Fight In Filming [St. Louis Post-Dispatch/Jun 28/1981/US] By Joe Pollack
Isaac Hayes Learned 'Thinking Mean' In The Ghetto [St. Louis Post-Dispatch/Jul 05/1981/US] By Dick Richmond
How Low Can You Go? [And Beyond] Anti-Hero [The Philadelphia Inquirer/Jul 05/1981/US] By Desmond Ryan
'Escapes' Producer Hill Emphasizes "Pre-planning" As Key To Success [The Film Journal/Vol 84/Issue 12/Jul 06/1981/US] By C.B.
A Matter Of Survival [St. Louis Post-Dispatch/Jul 08/1981/US] By Jeff Meyers
Isaac Hayes: Beyond Black Tights And Chains [The Pittsburgh Press/Jul 09/1981/US] By Jim Davidson
Hayes' Flight Takes Him Home [Detroit Free Press/Jul 10/1981/US] By Danton Wilson
Futuristic 'Escape'-Ism Captures NY [The Herald-News/Jul 10/1981/US] By Tom Sullivan
Her Obvious Assets Pay Off [The Record/Jul 10/1981/US] By Lou Lumenick
Kurt Russell's 'Escape' To Stardom [The Morning News/Jul 12/1981/US] By Harry F. Themal
Kurt Russell Makes His Escape From Walt Disney Movies [Detroit Free Press/Jul 16/1981/US] By Jack Mathews
Russell's 'Escape From New York' [The Daily Advertiser/Jul 21/1981/US] By Bob Thomas
Easier Than Baseball [The Paducah Sun/Jul 22/1981/US] By Richard Freedman
Isaac Hayes: The Composer, Performer Really Wants To Do Movies [The Evening Sun/Jul 23/1981/US] By Lou Cedrone
Kurt Russell: Lean, Mean In A New Thriller [Chicago Tribune/Jul 26/1981/US] By Larry Kart
Debra Over Filmland Barrier With Thriller [The Indianapolis News/Aug 01/1981/US] By David Mannweiler
Star Is Critic Of All Screen Violence [The Desert Sun/Aug 07/1981/US] By Nancy Anderson
The Carpenter-Hill Team - Less Is Definitely More [The Salt Lake Tribune/Aug 09/1981/US] By Terry Orme
Convict Runs Away While The Guard Watches 'Escape From New York' [Times-Advocate/Aug 09/1981/US]
In Hollywood, Detroit Is Not A Sore Subject [Detroit Free Press/Aug 11/1981/US]
Mob Terrorizes Patrons At Carson Drive-In Movie [San Pedro News-Pilot/Aug 18/1981/US] By Bob Jones
Hayes Pleased With "Escape" [The Atlanta Constitution/Aug 24/1981/US] By Joseph Litch
Work Is Her Escape [Nanaimo Daily News/Aug 25/1981/US] By Gregg Kilday
Between Takes [The Morning Call/Sep 12/1981/US] By Dale Schneck
Film Fear: Three Directors Darkly: John Carpenter [Prevue 43/Vol 2/Issue 3/Nov-Dec/1980/US]
High Adventures In The Future [Starlog/Issue 41/Dec/1980/US] By Steve Swires
Escape From New York [Cinefantastique/Vol 10/Issue 4/Apr/1981/US] By George Turner
Escape From New York [Rod Serling's The Twilight Zone Magazine/Vol 1/Issue 1/Apr/1981/US]
On The Set With 'Escape From New York' [Starlog/Issue 45/Apr/1981/US] By Samuel J. Maronie
Escape From New York/The Making Of Escape [Prevue 45/Vol 2/Issue 5/May/1981/US] By Ken Bruzenak
From 'Forbidden Planet' To 'Escape From New York' [Starlog/Issue 46/May/1981/US] By Samuel J. Maronie
Escape From New York [Millimeter/Vol 9/Issue 6/Jun/1981/US] By Three Tylor
Escape From New York [International Photographer/Vol 53/Issue 7/Jul/1981/US]
A Snake's Progress [SoHo News/Vol 8/Issue 42/Jul 15-21/1981/US] By Seth Cagin
Starlog Interview: John Carpenter [Starlog/Issue 48/Jul/1981/US] By Steve Swires
Escape From New York [Marquee/Vol 1/Issue 1/Aug/1981/US] By Larry Lankford
Interview: Kurt Russell [Movie Guide/Vol 1/Issue 2/Aug/1981/US] By Dan Fieldstad
Escape From New York [Movie News/Vol 17/Issue 4/Aug-Sep/1981/AU]
Interview: Kurt Russell [Rona Barrett's Hollywood/Vol 12/Issue 11/Aug/1981/US] By Arthur Stern
A Starburst Interview With John Carpenter Part 1 [Starburst/36/Vol 3/Issue 12/Aug/1981/UK] By Tony Crawley
Escape From New York [Starburst Poster Magazine/Vol 1/Issue 2/1981/UK] By Phil Edwards
The Stars Of 'Escape From New York' Kurt Russell & Adrienne Barbeau [Starlog/Issue 49/Aug/1981/US] By Steve Swires
One-Eyed Snake [US/Issue 112/Aug 04/1981/US] By Dan Yakir
John Carpenter's Escape From New York [Chillers/Vol 2/Issue 9/Sep/1981/US]
Corman's Cut-Rate FX [Cinefantastique/Vol 11/Issue 3/Sep/1981/US] By Bob Villard
Kurt Russell Rides A New Wave In 'Escape' Film [Circus Magazine/Issue 259/Sep 30/1981/US] By Richard Hogan
Escape From New York [Continental Film and Video Review/347/Vol 26/Issue 11/Sep/1981/UK]
Panatar Lenses And Computerized Fire Effects In Escape From New York [Filmmakers/Vol 14/Issue 13/Sep/1981/US] By Donald Chase
A Starburst Interview With John Carpenter Part 2 [Starburst/37/Vol 4/Issue 1/Sep/1981/UK] By Tony Crawley
Escape From New York [Films Illustrated/Vol 11/Issue 121/Oct/1981/UK]
Escape From New York [Fantastic Films/Issue 26/Nov/1981/US] By Blake Mitchell & Jim Ferguson
Escape From New York [Future Life/Issue 30/Nov/1981/US] By Ed Naha
Escape From New York [Miriad/Issue 5/Autumn/1981/US] By Kevin Davies
John Carpenter And His Escape From New York [Cinema Odyssey/Vol 1/Issue 1/US] By C.J. Henderson
Escape From New York [Movie/Issue 4/1981/AU]
Escape From New York By Nazir A. Ali/Soundtracking On E.F.N.Y. By Jason Sidwell [The John Carpenter File!/Issue 5/1988/UK] [Fanzine]
Jeff Sillifant On E.F.N.Y. [The John Carpenter File!/Issue 10/1990/UK] [Fanzine]
Retrospectre: Escape From New York/EFNY Author Mike McQuay On A Guy Named Snake [Pharr Out!/Issue 1/1994/US] By Kim August
Filming The Original [Cinefantastique/Vol 28/Issue 2/Sep/1996/US] By Michael Beeler
Snake Charmers [Empire/Issue 287/May/2013/UK] By Chris Hewitt
Escape From New York: An Interview With John Carpenter [Famous Monsters Of Filmland/Issue 287/Sep-Oct/2016/US] By David Weiner [Available in Escape Artists Vol. 1: Escape From New York Interviews]
Interview With John Carpenter: On The Tools Of His Trade [Barnes & Nobel/Dec 09/2003]
John Carpenter Tribute At The Aero Theater: 'Escape From New York' & 'Escape From L.A.'
[Associated Content/Jun 16/2008] By Ben Kenber
An Interview With Kim Gottlieb-Walker [I Heard You Were Dead: Snake Plissken Fan Site/Jul/2008] By Kim August
Barbeau Talks 'Escape From New York' [TimesOnline/Nov 11/2011] By Scott Tady
VFX Veteran John Wash Details His Early Computer Animation Work On 'Halloween III' And Beyond
John Carpenter And Kurt Russell Reunited - Exclusive: On 'The Thing', Snake And More [Empire Online/Mar 26/2013] By Chris Hewitt
Kurt Russell Talks About Shooting 'Escape From New York' At The EW CapeTown Film Fest; Plus His Thoughts On The Remake
[Collider/May 05/2013] By Michelle Carlbert
John Carpenter Talks About 'Escape From New York' Then And Now [The Wall Street Journal/Jul 14/2013] By Bruce Bennett
The Story Behind The Soundtrack For 'Escape From New York' [Dazed Digital/Oct 30/2015] By Alex Denney [Available in Escape Artists Vol. 1: Escape From New York Interviews]
"Snake Doesn't Want To Hang Out With You." [SnakePlissken.De/Jun 08/2016] By Alexander Büttner & Kai-Oliver Derks
Kurt Russell Remembers The Two Movie Roles That Changed His Life: Elvis And Snake Plissken [Closer Weekly/Apr 15/2019] By Ed Gross
Dean Cundey ASC: Restoring 'Escape From New York' [British Cinematographer/Sep 18/2019] By Kevin Hilton
'Escape From New York' Star Adrienne Barbeau On Playing A Kick-Ass Action Hero And How Teenage J.J. Abrams Changed The Ending [Variety/Jul 09/2021] By Matthew Chernov