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

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.

Cast

Nick Castle

as Self

Dean Cundey

as Self

Alan Howarth

as Self

Joe Alves

as Self

Gene Rizzardi

as Self

David DeCoteau

as Self

Kim Gottlieb

as Self

John Muir

as Self

Justin Humphreys

as Self

Daniel Schweiger

as Self

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