Escape From New York

 Year 1997. The entire island of Manhattan – one large maximum security prison. For Many years is going Third world war. President was captured by a group of revolutionaries and imprisoned. War veteran, nicknamed Cobra Plissken must rescue the president from the zone of infinite cruelty, because it’s not too much time. If he does not save the president in time, then he will die himself. He received a deadly drug in his venes, and he will get the antidote by return.

John Carpenter, director of successful horror films like “Halloween” and “The Thing“, decides to show us what happens when a huge metropolis peopled the criminals and the people of the lower strata. Are you interested?

The plot revolves around an alternative history. In the 80s, the government populated the New York most dangerous murderers and other criminals. Can not get out of town because of the strict control of the government. Ironically, in New York, the president’s plane crashes. Of the head of government capture criminals. To rescue the President and of information, hidden in a case, the government sends a former soldier “Snake” Plissken. For everything in “Snake” exactly 24 hours, or it will die from the explosion mikrobomby planted in his body.

Interesting idea of the plot cleverly echoes the atmosphere of the film. Carpenter was able to recreate the screens in New York after settling them dangerous criminals. Gloomy streets, crazy killer, death, walk the streets, tight control of the military – all this creates an image of chaos and despair, now peculiar to New York to film.