This cult classic from John Carpenter gave the world the iconic character of Snake Plissken (what a name!). After working together on the TV movie Elvis, Escape From New York was the first theatrical release for the Carpenter/Kurt Russell partnership. Together, they made several more movies, including the classic The Thing plus, regrettably, the lamentable…
The Thing
John Carpenter’s The Thing is one of those movies whose reputation has grown over the years. It got some stinky reviews when it came out and under-performed at the time, but it has since been reappraised and had a second life on DVD as a horror classic. Carpenter subsequently made some pretty rubbish movies (hello…