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Purgatory: Entering John Carpenter's 'Escape From New York'
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Purgatory: Entering John Carpenter's 'Escape From New York'

2018
Directed byDaniel Griffith
0h 53m

A brand new retrospective documentary produced by Ballyhoo Motion Pictures and featuring interviews with writer Nick Castle, cinematographer Dean Cundey, composer Alan Howarth, production designer Joe Alves, special visual effects artist/model maker Gene Rizzardi, production assistant David De Coteau, photographer Kim Gottleib-Walker, Carpenter biographer John Muir, visual effects historian Justin Humphreys, and music historian Daniel Schweiger.

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Alan HowarthSelf
Joe AlvesSelf
Gene RizzardiSelf
David DeCoteauSelf
Kim GottliebSelf
John MuirSelf
Justin HumphreysSelf
Daniel SchweigerSelf
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STATUSReleased
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2.0

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