Carpenter's vision of the future may still be far off, but this very fun flick holds up pretty well. A slick action anti-hero, a very Carpenter score and a cleverly intriguing story make Escape From New York well work the lock up.
This review of Escape from New York (1981) was written by Jay B on 01 Feb 2013.
Escape from New York has generally received positive reviews.
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