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

Nov 26, 2018 · 53m
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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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Nick Castle
Self
Dean Cundey
Self
Alan Howarth
Self
Joe Alves
Self
Gene Rizzardi
Self
David DeCoteau
Self
Kim Gottlieb
Self
John Muir
Self
Directed by Daniel Griffith

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Released
Original language
EN
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Ballyhoo Motion Pictures
Country
US

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