Ep. 472: Escape from New York (1981)

Hello pals, and welcome back to the GenreCast! It's been 10 years of serving up trash, and we're (mostly) celebrating all month long with the movies we've talked about the most without ever having done on the show. But first, we're going full circle back to John Carpenter, who we discussed way back on episode one, as we discuss Escape from New York. The dystopian action adventure starring Kurt Russel is an iconic entry in both men's filmography, but how does it hold up in 2022? We talk John Carpenter as auteur, men as islands, action stars, and much, much more as we unpack Escape from New York and celebrate 10 Years of Trash!

TIMESTAMPS

00:30 - Introductions and Synopsis

04:37 - Quick Escape from New York Reviews

23:19 - Expanding the Syllabus

36:45 - Analysis

59:12 - Shelf or Trash

1:00:35 - Wrap Up and Next Week's Film