Escape from New York (1981)

Don't Call Me, Harold

A bitter Snake (Kurt Russell) reacquaints himself with an old friend Brain (Harry Dean Stanton), and demands to know where the President is.

Directed by John Carpenter.

Released in 1981 by MGM.

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  • action: Threaten
  • editors-choice: Tuff Guys
  • primary-genre: Sci-Fi and Fantasy
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  • mood: Tuff
  • mood: Dark
  • prop: Gun
  • setting: Library
  • setting: New York
  • theme: Betrayal
  • theme: Trust
  • actor: Kurt Russell
  • actor: Harry Dean Stanton
  • actor: Adrienne Barbeau
  • actor: Ernest Borgnine
  • director: John Carpenter
  • producer: Larry J. Franco
  • producer: Barry Bernardi
  • producer: Debra Hill
  • cinematographer: Dean Cundey
  • composer: John Carpenter
  • composer: Alan Howarth
  • editor: Todd C. Ramsay
  • costume-designer: Stephen Loomis
  • production-designer: Joe Alves
  • role-name: Maggie
  • role-name: Brain
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  • screenwriter: Nick Castle
  • screenwriter: John Carpenter
  • year: 1981
  • studio: MGM