John Carpenter Retrospective: Episode 07 - Escape From New York (1981)

John Carpenter Retrospective: Episode 07 - Escape From New York (1981) "1997. New York City is now a maximum security prison. Breaking out is impossible. Breaking in is insane." Welcome back for another episode of The Liberal Dead's John Carpenter Retrospective Podcast Series! In this episode, Jeff (@Jeff_FOTD) and Shawn (@TheLiberalDead) tackle Carpenter's 1981 Action/Sci-Fi classic, Escape From New York. Discussion includes thoughts on the film, its history, and its place in the Director's career and popular culture. If streaming isn't your thing, you may Download the MP3 Directly here or Subscribe Via iTunes. Also, iTunes listeners: Please take a moment to leave us a rating/review, and we will share it on an upcoming podcast! If you are looking to pick up the film, you can help support the show by Purchasing or Renting the film from Amazon. And, as always, if you want to drop us a line to let us know what you think of this episode, or you just want to give us feedback on the podcast in general. please send an email to podcast (at) liberaldead (dot) com. Warning! This podcast contains major spoilers for the film...Watch before you listen!