TCM Party airs Escape From New York tonight

There's many reasons why we used this imagery for Beatdown City Survivors. Besides Escape from New York being *dope* and highly inspirational, I thought showing the statue's head as a rotting husk is a great way to represent the death of liberty, which Beatdown City Survivors leans into, hard.

#ComingUpOnTCM ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK (1981) Kurt Russell, Lee Van Cleef, Ernest Borgnine Dir.: John Carpenter 7:00 PM PT When the President is trapped in New York City, which has been turned into a prison, an ex-soldier must rescue him. 1h 39m | Action | TV-MA #TCM #TCMParty

Having John Carpenter films now appearing semi-regularly on TCM makes me strangely happy. Love it. #EscapeFromNewYork #TCMParty

ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK (1981) — 10:00 pm ET — 1h 39m (TCM Primetime: New York of Tomorrow) Kurt Russell, Lee Van Cleef, Ernest Borgnine; directed by John Carpenter When the President is trapped inside a nightmarish future Manhattan, it's up tough Snake Plissken to rescue him. #TCM #TCMParty

1980-The Fog 1981-Escape From New York 1982-The Thing 1983-Christine 1984-Starman 1986-Big Trouble In Little China 1987-Prince of Darkness 1988-They Live John Carpenter in the 80s was something to witness. #TCMParty

"Escape from New York" was made for $6 million and has excellent visual effects for that budget. "Escape from L.A." inexplicably cost $50 million and has some of the worst visual effects I have ever seen in a film. #EscapeFromNewYork #TCMParty

#JulyMovieChallenge by @omacolt.bsky.social #Filmsky July 4 – The Statue of Liberty ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK boxd.it/294k

#TCMParty Remember, #EscapeFromNewYork came out less than six years after the infamous Daily News headline "FORD TO CITY: DROP DEAD"

Turns out, Escape from New York makes for a pretty great 4th of July movie!

Reboot Escape from New York but cast Keri Russell as Snake Plissken

I've never seen #EscapefromNewYork before, so I'm here for it. #TCMParty

Here for it. Seen it a zillion times. On VCR. #EscapeFromNewYork #TCMParty

In 1988, In 1988, crime rate in the United States rises four hundred percent as the Donald assume control of The Trump Organization. #EscapeFromNewYork #TCMParty

Power's out, watching neighbors' presumably illegal fireworks, listening to the Escape from New York theme in my earbuds.

absolutely obsessed and somehow? i’ve never seen escape from new york? or LA? so there’s a double feature in the near future