Escape From New York (1981) - MOVIE REACTION - First Time Watching
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- 🖤WELCOME back to my channel!🖤 Today, I am watching Escape From New York (1981)! You guys know how much I love 80's movies, John Carpenter, and Kurt Russell so no doubt I'm going to enjoy this movie! Grab your chicki nuggies and choccy milk because we're jumping in! 💦
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Just when you thought Laurenn's level of awesomeness couldn't be topped, she references Metal Gear. You're badass.
Kurt Russell is probably my favorite living actor. He never fails to entertain. Even if the movie stinks, he makes it better.
All he has to do is that laugh and I enjoy any movie just a little bit more.
AGREED PATRICK ❤
The guy is a true legend.
He's the only actor to appear in both MCUs.👍
The birth of an action movie icon
I wonder if there's a backstory for each of the major characters here, because there's _so_ much we don't know. I would also like to know how the USA went from being the land of the free to a pseudo-fascist nightmare as well as how New York went down the toilet to the point where it became the country's only prison.
@Robert Douglass I remember some expanded media in the early 2000's about Snake Plizkin in a comic series and there was a sequel Escape from LA in 97, but that's all I know. Maybe there's more out there because you're right. There's so much back story there when we come into this movie that would be fascinating to expand on.
The actor who played "the cabbie" was a very respected character actor named Ernest Borgnine who starred in like 100 films like The Vikings, The Wild Bunch, Ice Station Zebra, The Dirty Dozen, Flight of the Phoenix, Emperor of the North, From here to Eternity, Marty, The Poseidon Adventure, Super Snooper, Willard, Jesus of Nazareth, Bad day at black rock, The Black hole, When Time ran out, etc.
I remember him most from the main cast of the show "Airwolf".
Thanks for going over his extensive film portfolio, in fact Mr. Borgnine won an Oscar for the film "Marty"
Also starred in the TV Series, AIRWOLF!!!
Denslow in BASEketball and the voice of Mermaid Man on Spongebob!
Also in Live and Let Die, as Blofeld
Fun fact:
Cabbie wasn't an inmate. He was just a cabbie who decided to not leave the island.
Agreed 😊
Really??
@@thinkbolt
Ok. It's not confirmed, but everyone else was so miserable and cabbie was just living there, driving his hack around Manhattan like he'd been doing it for years. And the island as a prison was only 4 years in or something. If it was me, I'd choose to stay free inside a prison, especially if it was my home first. Just my observation and analysis of the characters.
@@thinkbolt he said he had been running that cab for years longer than the prison was there.
John and Kurt are definitely buds. Their audio commentaries for their movies are mostly them shooting the 💩 and occasionally going 'Hey, that was a fun scene'.
You should listen to the commentary from Big Trouble in Little China. LOL
Kurt Russell is my all-time favorite actor. His characters are timeless, and he's just "the man" plain and simple. We were all hoping that Kurt's son, Wyatt Russell would be the new Snake Plissken for the rumored reboot, but I hear that it is dead in the water at this time; and YES you are correct, Snake Plissken was the inspiration for Solid Snake/Big Boss. As a matter of fact, in MGS2:SOL Snake uses the code name Iroquois (Snake) Plissken.
And MGS2 is set in New York, where the President (with the suitcase hand-cuff to himself) is held hostage by the terrorists.
The 1980s belonged to Carpenter and Russell.
Fun fact.
The narrator lady and the info voice in the prison is Jamie Lee Curtis.
She isn't credited but did it after working on Halloween.
Cabbie Ernest Borgnine won an Academy Award for the movie Marty.
One of his most famous roles is in the Poseidon Adventure.
This is a foundational movie for Gen X dystopian scifi fans. Saw it on cable when I was 11 or 12 and it informed my expectations for the genre. Just a wildly imaginative scenario.
Your not the only one who saw this on TV at a young age back in the day, this Gen Z has no idea what’s coming.
@@NightWolfXVI
Some gen z ers
have an idea.........
Fun Fact: This was shot in East St. Louis, IL. The city was in rough shape by 1980 and required little extra set dressing for the exteriors.
Actually, they cleaned up the town a little bit for the movie. Lol.
@@TommygunNG Yes, I remember that now that you mentioned it! 😅
@@DoktorStrangelove
Lollll !!!!
The great Earnest Borgnine , one of the best actors this country ever produced, in fact this movie full of some classics, thanks again
Fun Fact: Jamie Lee Curtis does the narration at the beginning of this film. She, like Kurt Russell, has worked with John Carpenter quite a few times. Including Escape she was in Halloween and The Fog respectively and has worked with Carpenter on the more recent Halloween films where he serves as a producer.
Weather you like or dislike his movies, Carpenter is always constant with successful movies, I liked his stuff !
Escape From New York, The Thing and Big Trouble In Little China are still among my all time favourite movies. This was made in the days of practical effects, miniature models and matte paintings and it is awesome. The voice over at the start of the movie was provided by another long time John Carpenter collaborator, Jamie Lee Curtis.
Jamie Lee Curtis, one of the original Scream Queens and initially famous for her role of Laurie Strode in the Halloween franchise, originally created by John Carpenter.
So many great character actors populate John Carpenter films. Oscar winner Ernest Borgnine, Harry Dean Stanton, Lee Van Cleef, Adrienne Barbeau, Donald Pleasance, and Isaac Hayes just bolster the most iconic character Kurt Russell ever created. Glad you enjoyed the turn-your-brain-off fun of the 80s.
God, I loved Adrienne Barbeau, she was beautiful and played a good part.
Doesn't Donald Pleasant have a daughter called Rita Tushinam?
If you like ‘80s movies I recommend “Repo Man”. Very quirky and memorably funny. Harry Dean Stanton is a main character- “Brain” in this one.
Ordinary people! Don't you just hate'em?!
Harry Dean was also good in "Twister".
HDS was outstanding in 3 of my favorite films of the era: Alien (79), Escape (81) and Repo Man (84). He was irreplaceable.
@@Al_NERi Red Dawn
"Avennnnge me!"
The novelization based on the Screenplay explains everything:
WWIII broke out in 1985, as Russia launched a sneak attack against the US, destroying every city on the East coast, except for New York and Washington. In 1988, the crime rate in thr US rises 400%, then in 1991, New York was turned into a maximum security prison. Snake Plissken, a Special Forces operative, goes on several rescue missions and is declared a hero, but all rhis changed after the Russians launched a deadly nerve gas, killing his friends and family in the Midwest, and the effects of the gas causes him to lose an eye. In 1991, he becomes a famous outlaw and the rest is history.
In fact, when Solid snake is undercover in MGS 2 he introduced himself as 'Iroquois Plissken'
The Kojima equivalent of saying Alucard with a wink
Hideo Kojima who created metal gear was inspired by a lot of 80s classic movies. In Metal Gear Solid 2 Snake uses the codename "plisken" for a while
He spells it wrong too?
We watched this the night the VCR tape came out back in the early 80s. Spent the entire weekend just playing it over and over. Just terrific film that inspires me to this day. (And speaking of inspiration, yes, Snake was a direct inspiration for _Metal Solid Gear_ - so much so that the film company was going to sue for infringement. But Carpenter said, "Don't. I know him and Kojima is a nice guy." Talk about class act XD )
Snake!… SNAAAAKE!!!
And John Carpenter is not only a film director but he's a composer who does his own music scores for his films, he even directed Christine as well. He got passed up for Firestarter, but he ended up doing the remake as well as the score.
Hi Laurenn "Snake" Plissken!🙂The sequel "Escape from L.A." (1996) which came out 15 years later did not get rated as high as this one. Adrienne Barbeau was also in John Carpenter's "The Fog". Yes, Harry Dean Stanton was in "Christine" amd "Alien". He also had a cameo in "The Avengers" as the security guard that finds The Hulk/Bruce when he crashes into the ground naked. Ernest Borgnine (Cabbie) is also in the film "The Poseidon Adventure" (1972) which has an all star cast. The president is Donald Pleasence probably best known as Dr. Loomis from the Halloween films. Nice reactions to a classic 80s film, Laurenn!!!🎬👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
As far as many knowing who Snake was and thinking he was dead, John Wayne had a movie “Big Jake” where throughout the movie a lot of characters especially bad guys would comment they thought he was dead when he told them who he was, I’m thinking this is a nod to that classic especially because the plot of it was Big Jake was sent to rescue his grandson by his estranged wife from the bad guys who were holding him for ransom, great western
You're right, they say that so many times. I would love to know who told everyone on the planet that Snake Plissken was dead. Probably the President after Snake became an outlaw.
I never put that together, but yeah it does seem very similar.
Great reaction as always. This is one of my favorite John Carpenter movies. He and Kurt did a couple more movies together. The sequel, Escape From L.A., and their first film together, Elvis, a tv movie where Kurt played Elvis Presley. The actress that played Maggie, Adrienne Barbeau, was married to John Carpenter when they did this movie and The Fog. (Definitely watch that one.) Can't wait to see what you watch next! Yay!
John Carpenter's first film with Kurt Russell was 1979's made-for-tv movie Elvis where he met his 1st wife 11:25 Season Hubley. Wyatt Russell is his son from Goldie Hawn.
Yes thats Harry Dean Stanton from Christine, Alien and tons of other films. Escape from New York is an all time legendary classic. I would love you to react to another Carpenter movie, The Fog. My favourite horror film and another Carpenter classic. Great reaction.
(They Live) should be your next John Carpenter 80s movie.
"I have come here to chew bubble gum and to kick ass, and I'm all out of bubble bum".
Another 80s classic. Thank you for providing me with some entertainment on this fine day!
Carpenter and Russell could do no wrong. Their first film together was movie TV "Elvis: The Movie". It was the first biopic on the legend. If you ever come across a DVD of EFNY, pick it up, it has a great commentary with Carpenter and Russell. The sequel, "Escape From LA" is good but I thought it repeated too many story beats from the first film....FYI, did you recognize who the opening narration was? Jamie Lee Curtis
Escape From LA is highly underrated in my opinion (as is Ghosts Of Mars - which was supposed to Escape 3/Escape From Earth but due to Escape From LA underperforming, Carpenter changed some of the characters around)....also Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi ripped off the ending of Escape From LA....
7:05 Yes, in fact, the character, Snake, from Metal Gear Solid was highly inspired by Kurt Russel's Snake from Escape from New York. I'm glad you've noticed the similarities!
My first introduction to Curt Russell was in a Disney movie from either the late 60s or early 70s called The "Computer who wore tennis shoes".
John Carpenter was on absolute FIRE from the late 70's and into the 80's...kinda lost some steam in the 90's but can't win 'em all
Seen an interview with Kurt Russell about Escape From L.A. He said after filming the first scene, he felt like he had finished filming Escape From New York, had a long weekend, and started filming Escape From L.A. That's how comfortable he was working with John Carpenter.
The voice of the narrator during the opening credits, and the voice heard when Snake is being taken to the debarkation area at the Liberty Island Security Control is the voice of Jamie Lee Curtis in an uncredited role.
I wonder how many movies she did with Donald Pleasance
The fact that you know enough about the name Snake to fade in an image of Big Boss, and then to state that she played it long ago just made my night!
Great choice Lauren! I love all of Carpenter's films even Ghosts of Mars :)
Ghosts of Mars is easily his weakest due to the studio interference. I do feel Starman is Carpenter's most underrated.
Hell yeah. 'Ghosts' was a great action romp. One of Jason Statham's early roles and had Natasha Henstridge as the lead too! What's not to love there?
"Escape From New York" stands apart. Classic cast for classic flick. Donald Pleasance, Lee Van Cleef, Ernist Borgnine, Harry Dean Stanton, Adrienne Barbeau, Kurt Russell, and Isaac Hayes, with voice over by Jamie Lee Curtis. I saw this in the theater back in 1981 when I was thirteen. I've been a fan ever since. It was a summertime action flick starring the kid from those goofy Disney movies. Dexter Riley, whiz kid spin off of a sequel to Flubber. Kurt Russell was also great in the 1980 comedy satire "Used Cars".
Used cars highly underrated and overlooked movie
You were on the money about Harry Dean Stanton. Also in Cool Hand Luke, Pretty in Pink, Kelly's Heroes, and The Green Mile to name a few. This is one of the better dystopian movies of the eighties inspired by the shadow of nuclear Armageddon that hung over that decade. It was probably the worst bit about growing up in the eighties. Being a child and living with the fear of being turned into a crispy critter. On that note glad you liked the movie. 😂
Great observations about Harry. In my opinion, his best acting work was Paris, Texas.
Kelly’s Heroes would be a good reaction vid for her.
You're correct, Lauren, Solid Snake is based on Snake Plissken.
There's a sequel, Escape from L.A, which also starred Kurt Russell & directed by John Carpenter, but it's basically the same movie as the 1st movie & it has some pretty bad early 90's cgi effects.
Snake Plissken is my favorite character of all time. A true badass !!!
Kurt Russell has THE best hair in the film world! Another great reaction, love that you love 80's movies
Hi kiddo. Thanks for being here and sharing this. ✌
Edit: yes, solid snake was definitely inspired by snake plisskin. Hideo kojima is a huge fan of the movie.
The birth of Metal Gear Solid is base on Escape From New York (1981) I think Hideo Kojima tried to call John Carpenter back in the early 90s about making a game of that movie but his Manager refuse to talk to the young Kojima, so with Kojima’s leadership and Konami developers decided to make Metal Gear Solid without John Carpenter name attach.
Cabbie was lovable. His death def adds to the emotional weight of the movie.
15:47 this scene with the station wagon reminds me of the Griswolds in "Vacation", when Clark missed the exit, and the family ended up in the wrong neighborhood, no the other wrong neighborhood.
Snake Plissken is, in fact, a bad enough dude to rescue the president
Kurt Russell was an actor that often starred as action hero but was under rated; but I think that he was a natural in this kind of film. Another Kurt Russell really good action film is the one called Soldier which is a science fiction movie.
I was a month shy of turning 14 when this came out and it made me a instant Carpenter/Russell fan for life. The sequel is more of a remake than a sequel and it’s not as good but still fun.
7:13 it's true, Hideo Kojima was inspired by John Carpenter's Escape From New York, and the Snake Plissken character to create the Metal Gear series since 1987. Even in the game Metal Gear Solid , references in this film are depicted in the game from 1998, especially him being injected with a bio-weapon without his consent and under false pretenses.
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 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 only reason to watch "Escape from LA" is to say you have. Besides doing this for a living.
SPECIAL NOTE, Try John Carpenter's "Christine". Stephen King adaptation.
Harry Dean Stanton is in it.
She mentioned him being in Christine (and Alien) in this video, so she already has seen it.
@@Cau_No She should do Witness. It's killer good, and certainly won't disappoint.
@@williamjones6031 Do you mean the 1985 one with Harrison Ford? That's a good movie, havent seen any reaction to it.
I just don't understand why you are mentioning it in this context, it has no connection to this thread.
In this case I'd rather recommend "Assault on Precinct 13" (the original), one of my favourite John Carpenter flicks.
@@Cau_No I'm mentioning it to get more people to review it. BTW there are two reviews if you want to check them out.
@@williamjones6031 Then better not hide it in an unrelated thread.
It's hard to find and even worse when not stated which version is meant - there are a bunch of movies around with the title "Witness". I understood which one was meant, but someone who hasn't seen it yet cannot tell.
Great reaction, Laurenn, I really enjoyed watching your reaction to this.
Yes, the Metal Gear Solid character was based on him, there is another film with 'Snake' in it, 'Escape from L.A.' which is well worth a watch either as a reaction or on your own time.
To answer your question yes, Kojima was a huge fan of the movie and Pliskin (snake) is based off of the character.
Woah. A blast from the past! I loved this movie and must've watched it dozens of times. When they released the sequel "Escape From L.A." (1996) I wasn't sure but they did a great job and although being a wee bit lighter in tone, it was arguably better that the original!
Cool reaction again LL, you have great taste in movies, I'm hoping you get to the sequel some time soon. See you next time 😎😍
It's about time! LOL
Fun fact, John Carpenter and Kurt Russell have stated they would love to bring Snake Plissken back. Unfortunately Escape From LA didn't do so well and Carpenter was burned out from shooting Ghosts of Mars. Because of health reasons, that is why Carpenter retired retired from filmmaking to focus more on his music.
4:58 Love it! Snake Plissken’s character influenced Hideo Kojima when he he created Solid Snake.
It's hard to think that 20 years from this movie that those buildings would be gone and New York would be a completely different city.
Your movie reaction is pretty much my first time watching the movie. It's not entirely what I expected. It gave me some Metal Gear vibes, especially with Kurt Russell's character, but it also had Mad Max vibes in some places. Great reaction, Laurenn
The developer of Metal Gear Solid was influenced by EFNY.
MGS was influenced by this movie. That's why Metal Gear's main character is called Snake, too.
AS ahs been said, the developer of metal gear solid were heavily influenced by EFNY.
Another Carpenter/Russel classic
You can't forget that "Captain Ron" also sports the eye patch. Coincidence? I think not.
If you haven't seen the Clint Eastwood (Man with No Name) Sergio Leone trilogy, Kurt Russell is doing an imitation of that Clint Eastwood character in this movie.
I'm so happy you have finally watched this movie. I was 3 when this came out but I have memories of watching from when I was at least 6-7. My parents didn't really filter what we watched back then. It's still one of my favorite movies. John Carpenter's score is excellent, Kurt Russell is his usual badass self, Adrienne Barbeau is sexy as hell, and Isaac Hayes is one bad mother.... I have the special edition DVD with commentary from Russell and Carpenter. It's cool to hear them reflect on the movie as you watch it. It's about as cool as watching you react to it. Today, you're A no.1.
Kurt Russell is a legend of action and a certified stuntman, John carpenter is a legend of directing and a certified scifi writer, the combination is the best.
Per John Carpenter, in the gladiator scene, Ox Baker came close to really bashing Kurt Russell in the ring until Kurt popped him in the groin and told him to dial it down.
yay you guessed that snake in metal gear is based on this snake🥰 metal gear solid is my favorite game. in metal gear solid 2 snake even pretends his name is iriqois plisken. also side note solid snakes colonel is based on rambos colonel because metal gears creator hideo kojima loves movies.
The guy who did the matte paintings and shot the model of New York footage, as well as the "computer screen" New York glider footage would go on to be a big name director as well. James Cameron.
Great reaction as always! The sequel to this, Escape from LA is a fun watch. Also you should check out They Live by John Carpenter. I think you would enjoy it if you haven’t already.
Not sure if anyone has mentioned it ?? but the bad guy of of this movie is ''Isaac Hayes (the duke) and was the voice for south park's ''CHEF'' ...... and also the actor who played the ''president '' in this movie was ''DR LOOMIS'' in the first ''HALLOWEEN'' movie
Harry Dean Stanton's crowning achievement in film is Paris, Texas.
Cabby is played by Ernest Borgnine and the original voice of Mermaid Man
First Metal Gear game was from 1987.. Metal Gear Solid was the 3rd game...and yeah. Solid Snake was a lift from here. Kojima is a movie geek. Also, on the original NES box art for Metal Gear 1, Solid Snake, sans eyepatch.... is just Michael Behin as Reese from Terminator in his Future War gear.
27:05 there is actually a rough cut of a sequence that was edited from the original film in which Snake gets captured for his part in robbing the Federal reserve Bank. It's somewhere on UA-cam that you can find.
25:54 The way Snake takes that last drag on the cigarette and tosses it is too fucking cool!
One of my favorite movies! It's a real oddball, even for a John Carpenter film. Very minimalist. And yes, much of it is EXPLORATION! Like a video game!
The guy Kurt fought is named OX Baker he was a Professional Wrestler
No prequel unfortunately, but a sequel did come out in 1996. Escape from LA.
The actor who plays " Brain " was in " ALIEN ".
Harry Dean Stanton was also in Repo Man which was one of the most awesome movies of all time!
If no one has mentioned it the president was played by Donald Pleasant the doctor in Halloween.
Great reaction loved it.
I love both escape from movies. Kurt is just awesome as Snake.
Some factoids:
*The intro narration is from Jamie Lee Curtis.
*Ernest Borgnine (Cabbie) later voiced Mermaid Man in SpongeBob.
*The cover of the original Metal Gear (the precursor to Metal Gear Solid) copied/ripped off Michael Biehn from The Terminator ('80s video games were notorious for copying poses and likenesses from movie posters at the time, most notably Metal Gear and Contra also ripped off Arnie from Predator and Stallone's Rambo, as well as the aliens from Alien.)
27:00 There are deleted scenes from the movie that explain what you want to know. I haven't seen the sequel to this movie, so I can't tell you anything about it. But I've heard it's not as good.
Brain was in Christine and Maggie was in The Fog.
John Carpenter liked to stick with certain actors and actresses just like Tim Burton.
Hell, he married Maggie...
@@21stcenturyhiphop really?
I did not know that.
She was pretty small in this but she was good as the DJ in The Fog.
Thank you for more movie trivia 😁
@@waynekent7068 Yeah he was married to Adrienne Barbeau for awhile.
17:35 the soul legend and the voice of chef from South Park until they killed him off, Isaac Hayes.
Yes, Kojima had said he based Solid Snake off Snake Pliskin.
Maggie was also in a Stephen King movie called " Creepshow ". Among many other films .
There's only one shot from New York City at the very beginning with the Statue of Liberty. Everything else was filmed in east St Louis.
Soldier 1998 Kurt Russell
This movie is a John Carpenter/Kurt Russell classic that has stood the test of time love your reaction to this.
Ahh Christine. Also directed by Carpenter!
It boggles my brain that John Carpenter made so many great movies such as this one, The Thing, Big Trouble in Little China and many more but they never did well at the box office, other than Halloween. He's never made a bad movie (although some are obviously better than others) but at least they've all developed a cult following and grown in appreciation, even by critics, over the years.
Primary filming of "Escape from New York" occurred over a period of about three months from roughly August to November of 1981. I was born and raised in the Lou but somehow this fact completely escaped me. I didn't know a thing about it until the following spring when an issue of Starlog covered the filming. For many years I kept my eyes open for the locations they used. I never saw a single one except of course for the Fox Theater which before it was restored was used as the entrance to the theater where Snake meets Cabbie. Long story short after fifteen years as a courier I got new info on specific locations and using GOOGLEMAPS and my BLU-RAY I found the primary locations. I'd spent 13 years on the graveyard shift with one company before switching to a different company and going to days. I'd been driving days for 2 years and didn't realize that I'd been delivering to a couple of buildings that were shown prominently onscreen. I took my camera with me to work the following week and when I got in the area I photographed them. I posted them on Facebook. They've changed over the years, but they are still very recognizable. But only if you are actively looking. I'd been going to these places and although seeing them from the same angle as the camera filmed them, I just did not see them. And as to "Escape from L.A.", skip it. It's not a sequel, it's a re-make and an inferior one. Major things that happened in the original happened in the 2nd, there was nothing really original in it. It was really nothing but trash, a complete waste of film. If you want more of Snake, hit your local comic-book shop and ask them about "The Snake Plissken Adventures" (I think that was the name of it).
The Cabbie is Ernest Borgnine, He was an award winning actor from film and TV up to his death about 10 years ago.
Thanks for yet another great reaction. Now that you've watched this one I'd say the sequel "Escape from L.A." (1996) is worth a watch too. Either way keep it up, you're doing a great job. 👍
Hello lovely Lauren!! Been a few months (since you reacted to Saving Private Ryan) since I watched you react. Only coz you've been reacting to stuff I don't dig.
However, this is great!!!
Lonely old Gramps and I get such a warm feeling watching with you ❤❤❤
As always love your reactions Lauren!
yes, this film is in fact why Solid Snake wears and eye patch and is called Snake. also why in solid 2, Snake used the cover alias "plisken".
Also, Snake does have a bit of a rep. when he was special forces, he was a legend. youngest man ever to win the CMH, this world's Punisher or John Wick... then he turned mercenary/bankrobber/gunfighter and became an even bigger legend.
To be more specific, the Snake from Metal Gear Solid (and Metal Gear/Metal Gear 2 and Metal Gear Solid 2/4) is Solid Snake, and he doesn't have an eyepatch. The one he wears in MGS4 isn't actually an eyepatch, but a monocular scope. The snake from MGS3 is Naked Snake, AKA Big Boss, and has the eyepatch over his right eye, while Solidus Snake from MGS2 eventually has an eyepatch over his left eye.
And then there's Liquid Snake, but he's not exactly crucial to the conversation here.
And yes, Hideo Kojima got the name (and somewhat the likeness) from this movie. The first game in the series is from 1987 and plays more like a stealth version of the original Legend of Zelda. MGS is the third canonical game in the series, followed by MGS2, MGS3, MGS Portable Ops (kind of), MGS4, MGS Peace Walker, and finally MGS5 Ground Zeroes/Phantom Pain.
The more you know.
Yes Lauren, Escape from New York was the direct inspiration for the Metal Gear/Metal Gear Solid series. The similarities are no coincidence. Solid Snake was indeed named after Snake Plissken, the name "Iroquois Plisken" is used in Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, and the games share a similar premise to this movie - a grizzled lone soldier sent into enemy territory to achieve an impossible task.
Within the EFNY lore, Snake Plissken is a former Special Forces soldier and World War 3 hero. However, he suffered a betrayal during a mission in Leningrad, in which he lost his eye and was left for dead. However, he'd survive and become an infamous outlaw, pulling off heists and evading capture. That's why Snake is so well known and why so many people think he's dead. There's actually a deleted opening scene where Snake is caught trying to rob Fort Knox.
I was 13 years old when I watched it in theater . Awesome times for 80’s movies