CinemaOSMovie · 2018 · 0h 53m

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

20%(1)IMDbDocumentary

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.

Directed byDaniel Griffith

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Released
Runtime
0h 53m
Language
EN
Released
November 26, 2018
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Ballyhoo Motion Pictures

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Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Nick Castle

Nick Castle

Self

Dean Cundey

Dean Cundey

Self

Alan Howarth

Alan Howarth

Self

Joe Alves

Joe Alves

Self

Gene Rizzardi

Self

David DeCoteau

David DeCoteau

Self

Kim Gottlieb

Self

John Muir

Self

Justin Humphreys

Self

Daniel Schweiger

Self

Creative team
Directed by
Daniel Griffith

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