Literally The Perfect Movie With Only One Eyeball - Escape from New York (1981)

Tons of Explosions, 4 Main Characters, 7 Eyeballs amongst them.
Starring: Kurt Russell, Lee Van Cleef, Ernest Borgnine,
Director: John Carpenter,
Writer: John Carpenter, Nick Castle
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[@Towersheep]

Fun Fact: Dick Warlock was not only Kurt Russel's stunt double, he also played Michael "The Shape" Myers in Halloween II

[@sasavulic1236]

EPICK NAME

[@thepopemichael]

I was about to "um actually" over Dick Warlock. Dude is famous in his own right.

[@joechill9964]

Dick warlock 😅😂😂😂

[@gregofcanada4494]

Carpenter / Russell is the best Director / Actor teams in Hollywood. Their commentaries on their movies are hilarious.

[@rickastley2308]

Adrienne Barbeau's left and right is a good duo too.

[@mattrobson3603]

@@rickastley2308 Did you hear the Movie Trailer Guy's voice going 'Beeewwwbs'? Because I did.

[@kingbaby8761]

Proof that liberals and conservatives can get along.

[@HILAL19564]

One of the but my favorite is Eastwood and Leone with enio morricone as composer. De Niro and Scorsese are up there too.

[@RunDub]

The Solid Snake reference is top tier.

[@RedEyeReviews]

Top tier references for top tier subscribers!

[@SnakePliskin86]

Loved it as well!!

[@skidmoda]

Funny how art imitates life...feel John Carpenter has a crystal ball. Escape from New York and Escape from Los Angeles are reality now.

[@lesbokilla7]

You know that's right things are so absurd now

[@MikeQuintana-hk8zt]

One difference is that Biden uses illegals to murder his own citizens!

[@mattrobson3603]

1: You didn't mention one of my favorite pieces of trivia about this movie, that the 'CGI' vector display of New York was done with model buildings and fluorescent tape. 2: There's a bunch of great names in that list like Ox Baker and Lowmoan Spectacular.

[@dustinhogle3844]

That CGI was done with the help of JAMES CAMERON

[@donlarocque5157]

The guy beating on the cockpit door is Gerald Fords son.

[@grapeshot]

I will always remember those chandeliers on the hood of the Duke's Cadillac.

[@oliverkloshophdndrecords50]

Watching again because I love Escape From New York, and I love you, RedEye! Still one of my top favorite channels on all of KZbin. Much love and most respect, fammo.

[@RedEyeReviews]

I appreciate you Oliver!

[@AbbyNormL]

I really like the futuristic rifles guards are carrying. They modernized the M16 by removing the foregrip and heat shield from around the barrel. You save 3 ounces of weight but sear the skin from your hands if you shoot the gun.

[@wimvanderstraeten6521]

People who like this movie should check out Doomsday (2008). It's basically Escape from New York meets Mad Max with a touch of 28 Days Later.

[@j.tgrooms]

From Snake to RJ McCready to Wyatt Earp. Kurt is a legend

[@parkplaceninja]

Jack Burton is the best

[@soulknife20]

Jack Burton is the best. Second is Wyatt Earp. In my opinion anyways

[@ChrisSmith-5655]

Y'all are definitely forgetting about TODD and The Commander.

[@redneckreviews3016]

What about the son of Elvis? And Elvis himself

[@Vcansado]

Don't forget Captain Ron boss!

[@marzinjedi6437]

If Earnest Borgnine is in a movie or tv show or anything it would be a good watch ! A quote my dad used to say every time he saw the name !

[@modithorson7484]

There are very few director/actor teams that can even come close to Carpenter/Russell. Every thing they did together is gold.

[@wet-read]

Russell was apparently supposed to be in They Live. I'm glad we got Roddy Piper instead. He was fabulous in that role!

[@grapeshot]

I remember back when this first shown on HBO and I went over my aunts house to watch it. That was back when HBO would only play R-rated movies after 9 p.m..

[@worsethanhitlerpt.2539]

I had the VHS tape this was the bleakest blackest coolest movie when I was a kid and still is

[@4no3bo3dy]

I dressed up as an eye-patched Pirate one Halloween, and rode bikes with friends all night. I nearly killed myself at least a half dozen times bc of my lack of depth perception in the dark.

[@liamwynne566]

Still baffles me that there's not a modern videogame based on this film

[@horrorfanandy4647]

I know! You’d think at the very least some greedy company would have had the bright idea to create some kind of Battle Royale style mode. I already have the premise: Prison is getting overpopulated and they need to clear it out, be the last prisoner standing, and you’re pardoned of all crimes committed in the United States. The US Police Force slowly releases a toxic gas that engulfs the ruins of New York City, forcing prisoners closer and closer together. Just the basic premise adapted to the world of the film. I mean, that’s not what I’d want, I’d prefer a single player adaptation of the film, but it would work nonetheless!

[@liamwynne566]

@@horrorfanandy4647 great idea; money in the bank

[@janlassen6101]

Saw it first time when it was released in the theaters...I will never forget it.

[@PobortzaPl]

Why I like RedEye Review? Because of lines like these two: "We meet our man, Snake. And he is solid"

[@VonWenk]

I got to see this on a big screen about seven years ago at An Evening with John Carpenter at the Masonic Temple in Detroit. I was much more impressed than when I'd rented it years before on VHS. The part that stuck with me is how the camera was following along as Brain and his girlfriend were approaching the guards holding the president.

[@dennis_burgess]

I live in the area. Why didn’t you tell me????

[@evanabbott2737]

@@dennis_burgess shoutout from Royal Oak!😁

[@bradsullivan2298]

80's movie magic!

[@noirlavender6409]

Thank you. I wish we had more Steven Seagal who's the greatest actor, director, writer, dancer, shooter, teacher, professor and actress of all time

[@sebastianwendl603]

All hail to our lord and savior, Sensej Seagull

[@Flint-Dibble-the-Don]

Not a Space Ice fan I presume.

[@istayanonymous9070]

Runner, as well. 🏃‍♂️

[@noirlavender6409]

@@Flint-Dibble-the-Don He's the man who introduced myself to our new Mesiah, Lord Steven. Nothing is more important to Sensei Seagal than his students

[@Flint-Dibble-the-Don]

@@noirlavender6409 Other than killing innocent people or having a stip club scene in his movie.

[@georgehenry76]

I always love the UZI with the sniper scope 😂

[@judsongaiden9878]

MAC-10 (or Ingram M-10). An Uzi would have been a step up. And that scope is of department store quality. AND it's mounted on top of the sound suppressor! 🤣 And, as per typical, the collapsible stock is left in its storage position for no reason. Oh, and there's a trashy sling that flops around, creating an extra distraction/snag point. El Mariachi used that same gun (sans Walmart scope).

[@mackderpants]

Those It’s Always Sunny clips were fantastic. Well done sir. I think you’re definitely getting better all the time.

[@billhobbs7077]

Adrienne Barbeau and the twins are my favorite 70's trio right behind Rush and ZZ Top

[@chriswilson3126]

Another one of my all time fave movies! Great as per usual Red Eye

[@willh1933]

Grew up watching Kurt Russell from Disney days to this and more. He was also a very good baseball player and had some pro offers.

[@jimmyhass4900]

I love this movie! I love everything John Carpenter and Kurt Russell did together! And almost everything they did separately. But we don't dwell on the negative. But this movie, The Thing, and Big Trouble In Little China make up 3 of my top 5 movies ever made.

[@tahustvedt]

Amazing movie. I've always liked it.

[@michaelwilliamson7590]

Walt Disney's last words were......." Kurt Russell!"

[@EleaticStranger]

I watched the new-ish 4K Shout Factory release last night and it blew me away. I love this film and it looks gorgeous.

[@soulknife20]

Can we give a shout out to this amazing cast? Lee Van Cleef, Isaac Hayes, Donald Pleasence, Adrianne Barbeau, Ernest Borgnine and Tom "Thrill Me" Atkins.

[@tomsherwood4650]

Did they know this is a prophetic documentary?

[@KidFresh71]

Great easter egg that the initial narration is provided by Jamie Lee Curtis! Those are the juicy factoids that we come to Red Eye Reviews for - good stuff.

[@C12AZY3Y3S]

More cult classics, less Seagal. Keep up the good work!

[@grapeshot]

I remember the movie poster and it showed Statue of Liberty's head torn off. But we never see that in the movie and wouldn't see it until Cloverfield came out.

[@curtbizz9610]

The girl who gets pulled under the floor in the coffee shoppe was Russell's wife at the time, Season Hubley, icymi.

[@williamjones6031]

1. Snake is in trouble throughout the entire movie. 2. A British President? 3. Manhattan is a very expensive real estate for a prison. 4. Everyone who says, "I heard/thought you were dead" dies. 5. The eye patch is Russell's idea.😎 6. I loved, loved, loved Harry Dean Stanton😁😇 7. This was filmed entirely at night in an area of St Louis before it was refurbished. 8. The woman in the Chock-full-O-nuts is Season Hubley. Russell's squeeze before he met Goldie. 9. The only reason to watch "Escape from LA" is to say you have. Besides doing this for a living.

[@jonathantillian6528]

Not to be that guy but... Snake has two eyes and he can see out of both. His right eye was affected by nerve gas when his gasmask broke after crashing his gullfire and is super sensitive to light.

[@andrewshelton1983]

Absolutely one of my all time favorites

[@Makoto03]

Great review. Escape from New York is amazing. Kurt Russel was perfect in the role and i love the music from John Carpenter. Also when i play the Metal Gear Solid games, i can't help but feel Solid Snake take some inspiration from Snake Plissken. :)

[@dustinhogle3844]

The Director of METAL GEAR was inspired by Snake Plissken.

[@c0nn0r0hagan]

Also in metal gear solid 2 solid snake used the fake name iroquois pliskin

[@thomaslavertue1675]

Snake Plissken will always be the best anti-hero!!! Love John Carpenter movies!!! Love Kurt Russell!!!

[@AprehamLincoln]

I'm leaving a comment just to drive engagement. Redeye deserves a big ol' audience.

[@nouprajy]

Can't wait for L.A, it's such a fresh new formula

[@axelwulf6220]

This is a what a successful actor looks like Started on Gilligan's Island, appeared in Pat Boone, was a Disney Get Boy, starred in a number of movies afterwards Guy's been an actor his whole life

[@josephyu1527]

I’m old enough that I actually remember seeing him in early Disney movies like The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes.

[@lukewright9031]

The President and the snake 😂😂😂 Another fun fact; James Cameron was one of the VFX artists who worked on this movie

[@samanthagreen9639]

I fell in love with RedEye after desperately searching for someone to joyfully, fan gush with smartass but honest loving tribute to the ONLY movies I watch now by using my DVD player like a time machine- I rewatch & ENJOY the classics of MY youth- the 1970s and 1980s. THANK YOU for great, entertaining and informative videos about ART & CINEMA that has never received the RESPECT and GLORY that it deserves. But if that were the case, then the films would be MAINSTREAM and LOSE ALL their Class, Fun, Intelligence and HUGE CREATIVE LOW-HANGING BALLS! Long Live Old School cheesy, bloody, sexy, cool, gritty, cheap, heartfelt, counterculture, rebellious, tongue-in-cheek, loud & proud, in your face movie making for CREATORS and MOVIE FANS who understand that films shouldn't be about awards, CGI, product placement advertising, blockbusting or self-important grandstanding crap! I LOVE RETRO CINEMA WHERE THE "MOVIE MAGIC" is clearly man-made and done with HUMAN INGENUITY, SLY WITTY EFFICIENCY, GUTS & GLAMOUR, SYMBOLISM and of course.......TASK THE VIEWERS TO USE THEIR OWN IMAGINATIONS TO HELP IMBUE THE STORYTELLING WITH LIFE. I am so DONE with OBVIOUS, OVER THE TOP, COMPUTER GENERATED MASS HYSTERIA. Movies SUCK NOW because CGI is being used REGULARLY to create settings, costumes, stunts/actions and WORST OF ALL- human actors. What happened to using young and old actors or make-up to show age or passage of time in films? Now they manipulate actor's faces or CUT & PASTE SCREEN SHOTS over actors. Yet movies are still super expensive to make while using LESS actual people to create the films? Seems like hagga to me, LOL 😆😜😁 Anyway, I'm a loyal subscriber!!!!! Keep 'em coming! Rollerball starring James Caan is my dream RedEye review..........it COULD happen.

[@HILAL19564]

That gremlin that counted down looks like the horror version of Peter pan 😂

[@Buford_T_Justice1]

For me it’s a tie between Snake Plisken and Jack Burton as my favorite Kurt Russel characters. But Adriene Barbeau’s boobs were my two favorite characters in Escape From New York.

[@willcunt2670]

When I was younger I thought that human troll doll was Klaus kinski. Oh redeye one of these days you need to introduce your audience to Klaus kinski

[@Star_cab]

A little correction the people coming up from the sewer are gathering to perform a thriller video.

[@SupraRy]

I've stolen many of chipotle smoked tobasco bottles from chipotle in my day lol. My ex wife used to do it for me when she would be the one picking up the food too 😊

[@RedEyeReviews]

I do it out of principle at this point lol. Increase the price of extra meat? Guess I'm taking your green sauce

[@SupraRy]

@@RedEyeReviews lmao I'm with ya

[@punchfisttop]

My fav Carpenter film! Love you Redeye!

[@dennisjohns624]

13:36 was so funny dude. You won my sub LMAO my stomach hurts!!!

[@MrKDon-rz1ef]

the one eye probably symbolizes the third eye

[@pghudd]

I always thought the guy who counts down from 20 was Peter pan gone bad 😂😂

[@brycestrife5605]

Yes this movie is cheesy. Yes this movie is badass. Love what you do buddy, thanks for all the great videos ❤

[@wet-read]

It makes me want to try to open locked doors poorly.

[@nemurenuyorumoonlight8778]

1:55 We meet our man Snake, and he is Solid. Never change RedEye.

[@johnj.2486]

I never cared much for Kurt Russell till I saw this flick. Great acting job. Same persona was used in another good Russell film, "The Thing"

[@davidfausel9029]

Freckle fart 69? Damn red eye -That's just good solid comedy lol. 👍

[@Uneedskill]

It really is one of the best action movies ever. Kurt Russel knew how to make a good action movie.

[@jacobwebb2623]

Great movie, AWESOME review!🤣🤣🤣

Kurt Russell is the Best. ❤

[@prostreetbeetdhd4586]

I didn't know the "I like Turtles" kid was in the movie in semi adult form.

[@blakebeynon-mills4624]

I love this movie and I’m recently started watching your channel so this is great

[@stevesmith7839]

Lee Van Cliffe as the gay warden was amazing. You didn't mention Isaac Hayes as The Duke!

[@godmaentertainment4375]

A modest hit, witch inspired many want to bees and rip off cross overs. EFNY is inspired by many other movies from Planet of the apes, night of the living dead, death wish, dirty harry, super fly, and you might want to check out The ultimate warrior.. EFLA is fun, but many were disappointed cuz it was a satire/remake of the original. Who remembers "Trash" ?

[@jaspal666]

Dick Warlock, last I saw he was retired in a small town in Tennessee. I saw a signed Michael Myers pic at Pop’s Restaurant in Kingsport, TN. 😂😂😂

[@helpdeskjnp]

Interesting observation, the Liberty Island Security Enforcement acronym is LISE, like the word “lice”… Which they do seem like scurrying around the statue…

[@simonark1176]

Red eye, you're killing me man 😂😂😂 Yes, i want you to be famous too!!

[@tylerlacor8116]

I admit it… I stole a bottle of tabasco from chipotle in 2007 lol

[@TheRealCaptainFreedom]

In an alternate universe they went with Clint Eastwood and later Kurt Russell played Solid Snake.

[@techpriest4787]

Hey look. Another documentation to come true.

[@Swampdonkey796]

Gotta love the mac-10( I think?) with the big ass silencer and hunting scope on it 😂

[@jacobwebb2623]

YES! AWESOME, AWESOME MOVIE!!!!!

[@Fun_With_Google_Translate]

@13:36 I'm surprised you didn't insert the Dolph Lundgren quote, "If he dies, he dies".

[@BlackheartCharlie]

Hmmmm, I'm trying to remember that other Kurt Russell movie where's he's a badass character and has only one eye... It had something to do with a boat.... Was more lighthearted than Escape From NY... ;-)

[@jamesburchill7522]

The finest baseball player in El Paso history 😅

[@creatrixZBD]

Free right here on yt. Bless the uploader

[@jankarieben1071]

@Redeye idk if you know this, but Pliskin IS the inspiration for solid snake.

[@BAKEDPOTATOLARDYASS]

Just watched this at the cinema last week 🍿 🎥🍿

[@tomdadada]

The action in this film isnt much to write home about, but the atmosphere Carpenter built up is so dense - that took my whole attention till the end. And i am glad that this was a standalone film, not a friggin franchise ( i dont want a Snake Plissken-bedsheet , and i do ignore "Escape from LA"). This movie stands out to me, just as the first two Mad Max-movies did. The holy trinity of apocalyptic movies.

[@Humongous420]

The ONLY KZbinr I will pause Jerry Springer for! REDEYE! REDEYE! REDEYE!!

[@BudStudmuffin]

Criminally under-subbed

[@RedEyeReviews]

Thanks friend!

[@inferno0020]

thank you for sharing!

[@peterhausen3185]

The Mac 10 with a silencer and backwards scope.. What's there not to love about this movie!!

[@bobjohnson1633]

Stupid people thought it was very realistic

[@damienalexishammons2963]

I got a chance to see this at Circle Cinema in 2014.

[@ramiyohay7286]

Damn , the gremlin looks like a young Steve Buscemi

[@tumbler9025]

Did you know the girl in the dinner that was pulled through the floor was actually Kurt's wife at the time .

[@tonyr2920]

Red, you missed a great opportunity into insert will Ferrell in blades of glory laughing like a maniac while he ice performs for children to compare to the maniac laugh in this movie lol

[@Tim_the_Enchanter]

Nobody meets The Duke. Not nobody!. Not nohow!

[@Nico18_]

1:56 Kojima: yes

[@tonytoes0]

Stopping @06:18 tell me there is going to be a Mermaid Man Joke, bonus if there is a McHale's Navy joke now to play on

[@les4767]

NOPE!....."True Grit"(1969)-Another literally perfect movie with only one eyeball...and John Wayne's only Academy Award.

[@michaelwilliamson7590]

13:31 to 13:42 thats the "I like turtles" kid all grown up.

[@wagonet]

Awesome video 👏

[@ryanroznowski2263]

Brava good sir for reminding us of more 90s badassery

[@Vast3.14]

I enjoy this review where he's stoked about the picture

[@manfredkandlbinder3752]

Your voice reminds me of some radio stations in GTA Vice City.

[@germantoenglish898]

I just checked out the cast on IMDB and they list the one guy as Dancer #5, his name is Rodger Bumpass, go figure.

[@Hyperdogproductions]

From one sexy panda to another: that was fun!

[@sauter1]

Hahahaha! When the girl dies at the end, my first reaction was also "Awwww damn, such a waste of a gorgeous rack!!" LOL. My oh my was she a hottie. She was actually John Carpenter's wife or squeeze at the time, I believe.