First up is Escape from New York. In 1997, the island of Manhattan has been walled off and turned into a giant maximum security prison within which the country’s worst criminals are left to form their own anarchic society. However, when the President of the United States crash lands on the island, the authorities turn to a former soldier and current convict to rescue him.

Next is the titular sequel, Escape from L.A. This time, a cataclysmic earthquake hits Los Angeles, turning it into an island. The president views the quake as a sign from above, expels Los Angeles from the country and makes it a penal colony for those found guilty of moral crimes. When his daughter, part of a resistance movement, steals the control unit for a doomsday weapon, Snake again gets tapped to save the day.

We’ll start at 9PM EST on Hextube, right here: https://live.hexbear.net/c/movies

Be there, comrades!

Letterboxd:

Escape from New York: https://letterboxd.com/film/escape-from-new-york/

Escape from L.A.: https://letterboxd.com/film/escape-from-la/

Doesthedogdie links

Escape from New York: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/21563

Escape from L.A.: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/20424

CWs for Escape from New York

Unconscious woman is stripped

Woman hit by car and killed

John Fetterman gets domed with a spiked bat

CWs for Escape from L.A.

Some body horror / botched plastic surgery

Trans character is dead named repeatedly

Dead soldier is shown crucified

Guy decapitated off screen

Che Guevara portrayed as a villain

Links to movies:

Escape from New York: https://vimeo.com/899375987

Escape from L.A.: https://vimeo.com/899382667