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

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Nick Castle
Nick Castle

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Dean Cundey
Dean Cundey

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Alan Howarth
Alan Howarth

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Joe Alves
Joe Alves

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Gene Rizzardi
Gene Rizzardi

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David DeCoteau
David DeCoteau

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Kim Gottlieb
Kim Gottlieb

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John Muir
John Muir

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Justin Humphreys
Justin Humphreys

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Daniel Schweiger
Daniel Schweiger

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

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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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    2018-11-26

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