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Escape from New York

Escape from New York

■ Basic Data

ItemContent
Year1981
CountryUnited States
DirectorJohn Carpenter
CastKurt Russell, Lee Van Cleef, Ernest Borgnine
GenreScience Fiction / Action

■ Title Language Table

LanguageTextRomanization
EnglishEscape from New York
Español1997: Rescate en Nueva York1997 Rescate en Nueva York
FrançaisNew York 1997New York 1997
DeutschDie KlapperschlangeDie Klapperschlange
PortuguêsFuga de Nova YorkFuga de Nova York
Italiano1997: Fuga da New York1997 Fuga da New York
РусскийПобег из Нью-ЙоркаPobeg iz Nyu-Yorka
中文(简体)纽约大逃亡
中文(繁體)紐約大逃亡
한국어뉴욕 탈출Nyuyok Talchul
ไทยแหกนรกนิวยอร์กHaek Narok New York
Tiếng ViệtThoát Khỏi New YorkThoat Khoi New York
Bahasa IndonesiaEscape from New YorkEscape from New York
日本語ニューヨーク1997Nyuyoku Sen Kyuhyaku Kyujunana

■ One-Line Definition

👉 A work that depicts a structure in which individual autonomy and institutional control collide within societal collapse.


■ Synopsis

A former soldier is sent into a prison-city to retrieve a hostage vital to the government.


■ RECIPE Tags

#Freedom
#Authority
#Survival
#AntiHero
#Control


■ Primary Axis

  • Entry: Survival
     Reason: Existence depends upon navigating a hostile system.
     Related Film: Mad Max 2
  • Middle: Institutional Control
     Reason: Power treats individuals as expendable instruments.
     Related Film: Brazil
  • Core: Individual Autonomy
     Reason: Personal freedom stands above political agendas.
     Related Film: One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

■ Secondary Axes

  • Anti-Heroism
     Related Film: Taxi Driver
  • Societal Decay
     Related Film: A Clockwork Orange

■ Person

  • Director: John Carpenter
  • Cast: Kurt Russell, Lee Van Cleef, Ernest Borgnine

■ Structural Tags

#MissionStructure
#ContainmentStructure
#EscapeStructure


■ Attribute Tags

#ScienceFictionFilm
#AmericanFilm
#DystopianFilm

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