Crucial Podcast

The Matt and Tubes pull out the tape and limp away from John Carpenter's 1981 semi-dystopian action adventure "Escape From New York!   Kurt Russell stars as Snake Plisskin, a mercenary coerced into leading a solo rescue mission in a future Manhattan that has been converted into an island wide prison. With a unique cast, an unusual pace, and a shoe string budget, can John Carpenter provide another Crucial classic?   The film features performances by Kurt Russell, Lee Van Cleef, Ernest Borgnine, Donald Pleasence, Isaac Hayes, Harry Dean Stanton, and Adrienne Barbeau.