Escape from New York (1981)

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Wikidata Q403033, film, IMDb tt0082340, TMDB 1103: matched by corpus:resolve, told apart by episode credits Kurt Russell as actor (‘Miracle’ With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan); 3 more episodes agree.

What a model would be handed about it, for corpus:ask.

In the store as #202, Escape from New York (1981).

Who talked about it

The Rewatchables

Came from

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Led to

What the speakers say drew on it, marked the same way.

No line says another film or person drew on it.

Connected to

Kurt Russell: 2 lines career ×2

  1. career (filmography): Kurt Russell → Escape from New York. Even Snake Plissken is charismatic, unlike Herb Brooks who never breaks.
    “they're all pretty charismatic characters, even if they're like snake Pliskin.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Miracle’ With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan · 0:17:01 · Chris Ryan (0.60 sure it was them)

After Hours: 1 line craft ×1

  1. craft (mood): After Hours → Escape from New York. Bill's lost-at-3am Meatpacking night felt like Escape from New York.
    “oh, it becomes escape from New York.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘After Hours’ with Bill Simmons and Sean Fennessey · 0:05:04 · Bill Simmons (0.70 sure it was them)

Harold Faltermeyer: 1 line craft ×1

  1. craft (score echo): Harold Faltermeyer → Escape from New York. The Faltermeyer opening has hints of 48 Hrs., Escape from New York, Miami Vice, and Fletch.
    “Little Escape from New York?”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Beverly Hills Cop II’ With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan · 0:39:48 · Bill Simmons (0.40 sure it was them)

Thief: 1 line theme ×1

  1. theme (theme): Thief → Escape from New York. 1981 produced films that couldn't be made now.
    “I wrote down 8 movies that I just don't think would ever happen now.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Thief’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 0:06:18 · Bill Simmons (0.50 sure it was them)

Where it came up

What was said about it, by kind

career (2)

  1. career (filmography): Kurt Russell → Escape from New York. Even Snake Plissken is charismatic, unlike Herb Brooks who never breaks.
    “they're all pretty charismatic characters, even if they're like snake Pliskin.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Miracle’ With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan · 0:17:01 · Chris Ryan (0.60 sure it was them)
  2. career (career): Kurt Russell → Escape from New York. Escape was a cult movie that only later got big.
    “Escape from New York was a cult movie that only later became a really big thing.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Tombstone’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 0:46:18 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)

craft (2)

  1. craft (mood): After Hours → Escape from New York. Bill's lost-at-3am Meatpacking night felt like Escape from New York.
    “oh, it becomes escape from New York.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘After Hours’ with Bill Simmons and Sean Fennessey · 0:05:04 · Bill Simmons (0.70 sure it was them)
  2. craft (score echo): Harold Faltermeyer → Escape from New York. The Faltermeyer opening has hints of 48 Hrs., Escape from New York, Miami Vice, and Fletch.
    “Little Escape from New York?”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Beverly Hills Cop II’ With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan · 0:39:48 · Bill Simmons (0.40 sure it was them)

theme (1)

  1. theme (theme): Thief → Escape from New York. 1981 produced films that couldn't be made now.
    “I wrote down 8 movies that I just don't think would ever happen now.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Thief’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 0:06:18 · Bill Simmons (0.50 sure it was them)

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