Escape From New York (1981)

Mad About Movies by Mad About Movies

Jul 17, 202600:06:11TV & Film

Is Snake Plissken Kurt Russell's peak? Let's throw it back to a cult classic John Carpenter action movie and see what, if anything, holds up about this one 45 years later.

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