Snake plissken tshirts on redbubble are expertly printed on ethically sourced, sweatshopfree apparel and available in a huge range of styles, colors and sizes. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. So what if snake is an ornery old man, a semi mythic outlaw of the past to some, the man who flipped the switch. But only one man knows where the duke can be found, and thats brain harry dean stanton. Picking up right where john carpenters escape from new york ended, we find snake plissken stuck in new jersey with his new found freedom on the line. Classic horror film board classic horror in other media toys and collectibles snake plissken action figure.
The good, the bad and the ugly 1966, the thing 1982, heat 1995, brawl in cell block 99 2017. I decided to sort of do a slightly humorous, slightly violent film about new york as a prison in the future. One of these 3 actors could be the escape from new york remakes snake plissken. Its not from john carpenter and ive seen better comic book art, but its another plissken tale. One of these 3 actors could be the escape from new york.
Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. But this time, the hell into which he must descend in order to rescue the president is far worse than any cityturnedprison. The issues of this series do not have published individual titles assigned to them. Escape from new york stylized onscreen as john carpenters escape from new york is a 1981 american science fiction action film cowritten, coscored and directed by john carpenter. Congressional medal of honor and carpenter is wrong. His film comments on how the new york of 1981 has isolated itself to. Escape from new york remake will be very different from. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Search, discover and share your favorite snake plissken gifs. There were 3 amazing snake plissken projects that were. In addition to plissken designs, you can explore the marketplace for snake plissken, escape from new york, and snake designs sold by independent artists. Coming from the folks at neca this figure stands just a bit under 8 inches and has a. The job involves snakes partnership with a man named marrs who ends up double crossing him. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search.
Snake plissken timeline timeline for snake plissken and. Snake plissken awoke from an anesthetic haze to the familiar pain of a 24hour time bomb implanted in his neck. Snake plissken costume escape from new york zipper tank. Born today most popular celebs most popular celebs celebrity news. Winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events.
As far as me playing snake in films well i got my first go at it with chris. Ramborambo series vs snake plisskanescape from series they get their standard load out and are in an abandoned version of radiator springs cars with small to medium weapons scattered around and 2 truck mounted machine guns turrets on either side of the small town. Snake cannot be the youngest man ever decorated because that honor is already taken historically by a 14 year old drummer boy in i irc the civil war or the spanish american war. Snake tries to shoot him during a speech at a rally in times square, but the. Army lieutenant, serving under special forces unit black light stated by hauk in escape from new york, with two purple hearts, and the youngest man to be decorated by the u. Picking up right where john carpenters escape from new york ended, we find snake plissken stuck in new jersey with his new found freedom on the line when his path crosses that of armando barone, the crime kingpin of the garden state. In honor of its 35th anniversary, here are a dozen facts about snake plissken. Snake has a tattoo of a snake on his stomach, possibly as a reference to the man with no name. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. A cult classic, it was successful enough to get a sequel escape from l. In the spirit of the film s 35th anniversary, here are some facts you may not know about the creation of snake plissken and the effort to bring him to life on the big screen for his escape from. President for bravery during campaigns in leningrad and siberia in world war iii against the former soviet alliances and eurasian united war union. See more ideas about snake plissken, john carpenter, snake.
Grenades, survival knife, and a manportable machine gun, as well as a backpack large enough to hold all this crap. When we first meet snake plissken kurt russell, hes already a notorious. Snake learns the new duke of new york is the former president of the united states and that he has been having guns, construction equipment, and other supplies dropped into the island prison for a personal takeover. Kurt russell turned snake plissken into an action movie favourite, describing. Man of honor video 2005 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Escape from new york is a 1981 american science fiction action film cowritten, coscored and. After his little trouble in the big apple, and a full presidential pardon, snake plissken is ready for some real action. I borrowed the title of the series to use as the overall title of the snake plissken stories studied here on popapostle. Snake learns the new duke of new york is the former president of the united states. Though the film takes place in new york city, director john carpenter.
Kurt russell revisits escape from new york at ew capetown film festival entertainment weekly. Bob snake plissken is the main protagonist from the films escape from new york and. Snake is considered a war criminal, hes the one who dares to stand against the system. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. The original escape from new york follows kurt russells iconic character snake plissken. Enter our antihero snake plissken kurt russell, an eyepatched. John howard carpenter was born in carthage, new york, to mother milton jean carter and father howard ralph carpenter. There were three amazing snake plissken projects that were canceled by james plafke jul 2nd, 2012, 4.
Escape from new york is a 1981 scifi movie with a cyberpunk atmosphere. Snake plissken is back, courtesy of a modern remake with director robert rodriguez aiming to be behind the camera. Escape from new york remake writer wants kurt russells son as snake plissken breck eisner. Man of honor escape from new york documentary with interviews to john carpenter and debra hill. I cant believe theyve lost another air force one and i have to rescue the president again. Back then there was little material in that vein, and the film was drawing its themes from many fanfavourite works of. Theres nothing in it for him except for the satisfaction that hes done a good job.
It is set in an apocalyptic future where manhattan. It stars kurt russell, lee van cleef, donald pleasence, ernest borgnine, isaac hayes, adrienne barbeau, and harry dean stanton the film s storyline, set in the nearfuture world of 1997, concerns a crimeridden. In the escape universe snake is the most dangerous man alive. But he has soured on the world and the government, becoming his own man a thief. The lone wolf, a man with a strong character and specific sense of humor, he became. Inspired designs on tshirts, posters, stickers, home decor, and more by independent artists and designers from around the world. Romero, the righthand man of the duke of new york, the overall crime boss, warns that the duke has the. Will timothy olyphant be snake plissken in escape from new. This is a cool bit of comic fluff from that universe that tells another tale of snake plissken.
Nerd culture is the product of a late capitalist conspiracy, designed to infantalize the consumer as a means of nonaggressive control. As with other john carpenter scifi films, escape was an important movie for generation x nerds. All orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours. His family moved to bowling green, kentucky, where his father, a professor, was head of the music department at western kentucky university. In honor of kurt russells 64th birthday, lets look at some of snake plisskens classic lines that can make anyone feel like a total badass. To recreate kurt russells iconic walk into the processing area was a total and complete honor for me. This week i finally received the snake plissken action figure i preordered last fall. Slim fit, order a size up if youd like it less fitting. Snake plissken action figure classic horror film board. In the 80s, no one could make a bmovie quite like john carpenter. Snake plissken chronicles was a 4issue comic book miniseries published by crossgen in 2003. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options.
Mar 29, 2016 snake plissken costume escape from new york zipper tank top shirt 80s movie costumes stay safe and healthy. Played with gruff, imaginative authority by kurt russell in the role that would forever free him from his past as a disney child star in john carpenters 1981 cult classic escape from new york a film so good that luc besson plagiarised it yes, its official for the 2012 thriller, lockout, plissken is a bad man in an even worse. Exsoldier and current federal prisoner snake plissken russell is given just 24 hours to go in and rescue the. But hes getting old, getting slow, still full of piss and vinegar, still kicking ass, because hes fucking snake plissken, but hes not a young man any more. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Snake is at the mercy of the former president he betrayed.