Scream Factory mounts an ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK (review)

Snake Plissken blasts his way back onto Blu-ray in this Scream Factory special edition.  When Air Force One is hijacked and the President's escape pod crashes in the middle of the Manhattan Island prison, outlaw Snake Plissken is sent in to rescue him and recover a valuable audio tape recording to avert nuclear war.  Kurt Russell, Adrienne Barbeau, Lee Van Cleef, Ernest Borgnine, Harry Dean Stanton, Tom Atkins, Charles Cyphers, and Isaac Hayes star in John Carpenter's action classic.

REVIEW LINK: Scream Factory/Shout! Factory (US) Region A Blu-ray (DVD Drive-in)

ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK Blu-ray specs:

• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 2.35:1 widescreen
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and 2.0 stereo
• Optional English subtitles
• Audio Commentary by actress Adrienne Barbeau and director of photography Dean Cundey
• Audio Commentary by director John Carpenter and actor Kurt Russell
• Audio Commentary by producer Debra Hill and production designer Joe Alves
• "Big Challenges in Little Manhattan: The Visual Effects of ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK"
• "Scoring the Escape: A Discussion with composer Alan Howarth"
• "On Set with John Carpenter: The Images of ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK"
• "I Am Taylor" an interview with actor Joe Unger
• "My Night on Set" interview with filmmaker David DeCoteau
• Deleted Scene: The Original Opening Bank Robbery Sequence (with optional audio commentary by
• John Carpenter and Kurt Russell)
• "Return to Escape from New York" featurette
• 2 Theatrical Trailers
• Movie Stills and Behind the Scenes Photos Gallery
• Posters and Lobby Cards Gallery
• Slipcover
• Reversible Cover

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