Film

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

2018 · 53m · Documentary

IMDb

7.2

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.

Nick Castle

Self

Dean Cundey

Self

Alan Howarth

Self

Joe Alves

Self

Gene Rizzardi

Self

David DeCoteau

Self

Kim Gottlieb

Self

John Muir

Self

Justin Humphreys

Self

Daniel Schweiger

Self

• Daniel GriffithDirector

Release date

November 26, 2018

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

53m

Rated

15

Genres

Documentary

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