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John Carpenter's Escape From L.A.

1996, Movie, R, 102 mins

JOHN CARPENTER'S ESCAPE FROM L.A.
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A poisoned love letter to Los Angeles, this sequel to Carpenter's 1981 cult hit ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK is more accurately characterized as a remake. It not only recycles the first film's premise -- a major city has become a maximum-security prison -- but also resurrects characters, plot points, sight gags, low-rent special effects and running jokes. It's the year 2013, and an earthquake has separated Los Angeles from mainland America. The mainland is a prosperous, straightlace... read more leave a comment
Year: 1996
Rated R

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Cast
Kurt Russell: Snake Plissken
A.J. Langer: Utopia
Steve Buscemi: Map to the Stars Eddie
George Corraface: Cuervo Jones
Stacy Keach: Malloy
Michelle Forbes: Brazen

 

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Question: Is the new movie The Fog a remake of an old black-and-white film?


Answer: The Fog (2005) is a remake, but the original is John Carpenter's 1980 The Fog, which is most definitely in color: The neon pea-green fog is vividly etched in the memories of all of us who traipsed out to theaters to see it, hoping for another Halloween (1978). Carpenter himself was involved with the remake, which defied all expectations of taking the No. 1 box-office slot on its opening weekend, but it's still a pretty soggy excuse for a horror film.

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