Escape from New York

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Episode 256 of the Hey You Guys Podcast is here, and this week, Liam and Rob take a long overdue back at John Carpenter's, 1981 politically charged, sci-fi action movie, Escape from New York....well, I say action movie, but honestly, the action here is both limited, and for the most part, not all that great. That's just fine though, because when you have visuals like this, an unforgettable score and a truly exceptional cast, you can kinda get away with it. Oh, and did we mention that it's also home to arguably the coolest character in cinema history? Sure, his hair is luxurious to a fault, his firearm is truly ludicrous and his vest is almost certainly made of lycra, but somehow (perhaps it's the eyepatch), Kurt Russel pulls it off and delivers one of the most iconic performances of the 80s.