Episode 268: Escape from New York (1981)

from The Test of Time · host Alan Noah and James Brief

In the future year 1997, the island of Manhattan has been turned into a prison. When the President is held hostage inside the city, it's up to one man to go in and rescue him: Snake Plissken. Listen as we talk about Walt Disney's last words, confusing a coffee shop with a gay bar, and the possible discovery of an Ernest Borgnine fart. Then we find out if Escape from New York stands the Test of Time.

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