Escape from New York - crew, film crew
The entire team, the film crew of the film "Escape from New York"
Escape from New York (1981)
Timing:
1:39 (99 min)
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Film crew
Director
Producer
Larry J. Franco
Producer
Executive Producer
Casting
Pegi Brotman
Casting
Editor
Todd C. Ramsay
Editor
Special Effects Supervisor
Roy Arbogast
Special Effects Supervisor
Costume Design
Stephen Loomis
Costume Design
Stunts
Harvey Parry
Stunts
Mike H. McGaughy
Stunts
James Winburn
Stunts
Tony Brubaker
Stunts
Glory Fioramonti
Stunts
Eddie Hice
Stunts
Bill Hart
Stunts
Buff Brady
Stunts
Jack Verbois
Stunts
Kent Hays
Stunts
John Moio
Stunts
Fred Lerner
Stunts
Mike Johnson
Stunts
Jack Tyree
Stunts
William T. Lane
Stunts
Mags Kavanaugh
Stunts
Jesse Wayne
Stunts
Production Design
Stunt Coordinator
Set Decoration
Cloudia Rebar
Set Decoration
Makeup Artist
Benjamin Douglas
Makeup Artist
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Bill Varney
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Steve Maslow
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Gregg Landaker
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Original Music Composer
Alan Howarth
Original Music Composer
Associate Producer
Second Assistant Director
Jeffrey Chernov
Second Assistant Director
Stunt Double
Jesse Wayne
Stunt Double
Director of Photography
Assistant Art Director
Chris Horner
Assistant Art Director
Property Master
Mike May
Property Master
Script Supervisor
Louise Jaffe
Script Supervisor
Hairstylist
Frankie Bergman
Hairstylist
Special Effects Coordinator
Roy Arbogast
Special Effects Coordinator
Sound Mixer
Thomas Causey
Sound Mixer
First Assistant Director
Larry J. Franco
First Assistant Director
Thanks
Production Manager
Alan Levine
Production Manager
Boom Operator
Joseph F. Brennan
Boom Operator
Carl Fischer
Boom Operator
Graphic Designer
Arthur Gelb
Graphic Designer
Screenplay
Propmaker
Joseph C. Fama
Propmaker
Michael W. Moore
Propmaker
Andrew Overholtzer
Propmaker
Dialogue Editor
Steve Rice
Dialogue Editor
Assistant Editor
Randy D. Thornton
Assistant Editor
Foley Editor
Nicholas James
Foley Editor
Location Manager
Assistant Property Master
Eugene Booth
Assistant Property Master
Leadman
Don Sutton
Leadman
Assistant Location Manager
Frank Capra III
Assistant Location Manager
Carpenter
Sol Aquino
Carpenter
Construction Foreman
Marvin Salsberg
Construction Foreman
Painter
Ed Zingel
Painter
Special Effects
Gary Zink
Special Effects
Kevin Pike
Special Effects
Eddie Surkin
Special Effects
Pat Patterson
Special Effects
Brian Bevis
Special Effects
Makeup Supervisor
Ken Chase
Makeup Supervisor
Second Unit Director of Photography
Jim Lucas
Second Unit Director of Photography
Standby Painter
Serge Genitempo
Standby Painter
Visual Effects
John C. Wash
Visual Effects
Assistant Sound Editor
David Ritscher
Assistant Sound Editor
Visual Effects Art Director
Matte Painter
Robert Skotak
Matte Painter
Jena Holman
Matte Painter
Swing
Lee B. Drygas
Swing
Sound Editor
Warren Hamilton Jr.
Sound Editor
David Lewis Yewdall
Sound Editor
Sound Effects
Alan Howarth
Sound Effects
What's left behind the scenes
- The studio wanted Tommy Lee Jones to play Snake Plissken.
- The computer model of New York that Snake sees on the monitor in the glider is actually not computer graphics. At the time of filming, such computer effects were too expensive. Therefore, to create the illusion of a computer model, the special effects team built a model of the city, painted it black, attached a strip of white color to the miniature buildings, and filmed the result of their work with a film camera.
- The name of the main character, Snake Plissken, was changed to Hyena when the film was shown in Italy; in Korea, the character played by Kurt Russell is called Cobra.
- The scenes on the streets of New York were filmed in St. Louis after a devastating fire that occurred in the city.
- The only scene filmed in New York is one of the characters walking with the Statue of Liberty in the background.
- The shot of the helicopter flying over Central Park was filmed in San Fernando. The building models in the background were made by future filmmaker James Cameron.
- Donald Pleasence came up with a backstory for his character explaining why the President speaks with a British accent. However, Carpenter did not use his idea.
- The end credits state that Joe Anger played Taylor. However, this character does not appear in the film itself. His scenes (the bank robbery) were cut from the film, but his name remained in the closing credits.
- The Duke of New York’s car is a 1977 Cadillac Fleetwood.
- Before meeting Plissken, almost every character in the film believed him to be dead. The same joke was used in "Big Jack" (1971).
- When Snake first meets Cabbie, "Everyone's Coming To New York" is playing.
- John Carpenter has an acquaintance who knew a guy in Cleveland named Snake Plissken, who everyone believed was dead. Carpenter borrowed the name and also added comments from the characters to the film about the supposedly deceased Snake.
- The studio also considered Charles Bronson for the role of Plissken. However, John Carpenter was against this choice, as he believed Bronson was too old for the part.
- The main character of the "Metal Gear Solid" video game series, Solid Snake, was created based on Snake Plissken. Hideo Kojima, the creator of "MGS," personally confirmed that "Escape from New York" is one of his favorite films, and Solid Snake was created based on Plissken.
- Jamie Lee Curtis reads the voice-over at the beginning of the film, but her name is not mentioned in the credits.
- Some music from 'Escape from...' was borrowed for 'Planet Terror' (2007).
- John Carpenter wrote the screenplay for 'Escape from New York' in 1976, following the Watergate scandal. According to the director, the script he wrote was 'brutal, frightening, and unusual,' and therefore no studio wanted to undertake its adaptation. Carpenter was inspired by the then-popular film 'Death Wish.' He liked the depiction of New York as a kind of jungle and wanted to create his own science fiction film based on a similar principle.
- Kurt Russell followed a strict diet and exercise regimen to build muscle mass. Even between takes, Russell tried not to break character, but he preferred to remove the eye patch at those times, as prolonged wear negatively affected his vision.
- Recreating the setting – the semi-destroyed New York – became a problem for Carpenter, as the film's budget was low. The director and production designer Joe Alves decided not to film in real New York, because depicting it as a ruined city was too difficult. Carpenter suggested filming on a studio lot, but Alves wanted to film on real streets and rejected the director's idea. Assistant producer Barry Bernardi, at the behest of Carpenter and Alves, went on a trip across the country to find 'the worst city in America.' Bernardi suggested filming in East St. Louis.
- Carpenter and the film crew agreed with the city government of East St. Louis that the electricity would be turned off during nighttime filming. Filming took place from August to November 1980. Carpenter recalled that for about two and a half months he didn't see daylight at all, because the crew finished filming at 6 a.m., and he went to sleep at 7 a.m. and woke up around 6 p.m.
- Clint Eastwood, Nick Nolte, Jeff Bridges, and Chuck Norris also auditioned for the role of Snake Plissken.
- The main character of the “Metal Gear Solid” computer game series, Solid Snake, was created based on Snake Plissken. Hideo Kojima, the creator of “MGS,” personally confirmed that “Escape from New York” is one of his favorite films, and Solid Snake was created based on Plissken.
- John Carpenter wrote the screenplay for "Escape from New York" in 1976, following the Watergate scandal. According to the director, the screenplay he wrote was "brutal, scary, and unusual," and therefore no studio wanted to undertake its adaptation. Carpenter was inspired by the popular film "Death Wish" at the time. He liked the depiction of New York as a kind of jungle and wanted to create his own science fiction film based on a similar principle.
- Recreating the setting – a semi-destroyed New York – became a problem for Carpenter, as the film's budget was low. The director and production designer Joe Alves decided not to film in real New York, because depicting it as a ruined city was too difficult. Carpenter suggested filming on a studio lot, but Alves wanted to film on real streets and rejected the director's idea. Assistant producer Barry Bernardi, at the behest of Carpenter and Alves, went on a trip across the country to find "the worst city in America." Bernardi suggested filming in East St. Louis.
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