Purgatory: Entering John Carpenter's 'Escape From New York' (2018)
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.
Director: Daniel Griffith
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Nick Castle as Self |
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Dean Cundey as Self |
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Alan Howarth as Self |
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Joe Alves as Self |
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Gene Rizzardi as Self |
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David DeCoteau as Self |
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Kim Gottlieb as Self |
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John Muir as Self |
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Justin Humphreys as Self |
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Daniel Schweiger as Self |
| Directing | Daniel Griffith | Director |