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159 reactions from 4 sources (Bluesky, Mastodon, TMDB reviews, Lemmy) · newest Oct 20, 2026 · last updated Oct 21, 2026 · How this works
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Escape from L.A. is a 1996 action thriller science fiction film, directed by John Carpenter, starring Kurt Russell, Stacy Keach and Steve Buscemi.
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60 of 159 · most liked firstjust watched Escape from L.A. and it kicks ass and also it's so funny that Snake plays basketball, surfs, and rides a glider in the movie like he's fucking Shadow the Hedgehog or something
positive · AI labelView post →I knew that John Carpenter Letterboxd account was fake once I saw Escape from L.A. rated lower than Escape from New York (Carpenter has said a few times he considers the sequel to be the superior film). Anyway, his response to this is, as usual, succinct and perfect.
neutral · AI labelView post →Tonight's film Escape from L.A. (1996)
neutral · AI labelView post →The Ocean almost got blacklisted after WATERWORLD's disastrous box office and critical flop. Thankfully, intrepid location scouts were able to convince Universal that The Ocean was a high point of the film and a year later it made an unforgettable appearance in ESCAPE FROM L.A.
neutral · AI labelView post →JOHN CARPENTER’s post-apocalyptic action Movie opened 30yrs ago today. ESCAPE FROM L.A. (1996) Starring KURT RUSSELL supported by a great Cast including Stacy Keach, Steve Buscemi & Peter Fonda it bombed at the box office but stands up very well.
neutral · AI labelView post →Picking a random film from my collection to show off for no real reason! Day #329 "Escape from L.A." (John Carpenter/1996) Carpenter's super campy and super fun sequel to Escape from New York. Great cast having a blast with this one. Don't listen to the haters, check it out for yourself!
positive · AI labelView post →So, I just finished watching Escape from L.A. This is the most 80's movie made in the mid 90 and I kinda love it? Talk about a movie way ahead of its time. Also, you cannot convince this isn't the inspiration for the plot of Arkham City.
positive · AI labelView post →I seem to recall @greatdismal.bsky.social saying it influenced his writing? (I always thought Corto's story in "Neuromancer" was Plissken's "flew the Gullfire" in the movie.) I had a blast writing Plissken for my never-happened "Escape From L.A." sequel.
neutral · AI labelView post →After a break for lunch, solo movie binge day continues with my first rewatch of ESCAPE FROM L.A (1996) since the 90's.
neutral · AI labelView post →So. I’m watching #EscapeFromLA on accident for the very first time in my life… and OMG please SEND HELP #movie #movies
negative · AI labelView post →Why does everyone in the Trump/MAGA camp bear a striking resemblance to The Surgeon General in the movie “Escape From L.A.”? It’s really creepy.
neutral · AI labelView post →A corrupt president hiding behind Christianity to make '‘being Muslim a crime in South Dakota’? Turning the USA into an 'island of the damned'? It's not as good as the original, but John Carpenter's Escape from L.A. sure nailed where we were all going...3 out of 5. film-authority.com/2026/04/16/e...
neutral · AI labelView post →You know what? Escape From L.A. is a good movie, I don't care what anybody else says.
positive · AI labelView post →"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
negative · AI labelView post →Ten days late but happy 30th to JOHN CARPENTER'S ESCAPE FROM L.A., a movie I give a second chance to every few years. The one and only Bryant Frazer covered it for us. filmfreakcentral.net/2022/02/esca...
neutral · AI labelView post →It's shame that the musical score for Escape From L.A. is better than the actual film
negative · AI labelView post →But IF the extent of your argument is "Army of The Dead?" ...AOTD isn't even as good as "Escape From L.A.," and "Escape From L.A." was only just okay. "Doomsday" (Neil Marshall's movie) was better than both of them (but not better than EFNY) bsky.app/profile/durg...
neutral · AI labelView post →#NowWatching Escape From L.A (1996 John Carpenter) I remember seeing this at the theater and thinking it was awesome. First time since then, so prove me wrong movie!
positive · AI labelView post →Ten 2024 Horror Books to Read This Halloween and Beyond. It’s been another massive year for horror, whether we’re talking about film, TV, or books. On that note, the literary world is teeming with spine-tingling graphic novels, nonfiction books, and unsettling novels to keep you busy this Halloween season and beyond. books mentioned in the article: - Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees by Patrick Horvath - David Cronenberg: Clinical Trials by Violet Lucca - Horror Movie: A Novel by Paul…
neutral · AI labelView post →TRIVIA: ‘Escape From L.A.’ was written by John Carpenter, Debra Hill, and Kurt Russell. This is Russell’s only official film writing credit. (IMDB) 🖤
neutral · AI labelView post →JOHN CARPENTER’s post-apocalyptic action Movie opened 30yrs ago today. ESCAPE FROM L.A. (1996) Starring KURT RUSSELL supported by a great Cast including Stacy Keach, Steve Buscemi & Peter Fonda it bombed at the box office but stands up very well.
neutral · AI labelView post →DOUBLE DRAGON (1994, Amazon, #film) A 90's kidz karate videogame adaptation that *profoundly* overdelivers at every turn. Insane cast, supreme mattes, bonkers sets... It's ESCAPE FROM L.A. + GODSPELL + THE 3 NINJAS + SUPERFIGHTS + DEMOLITION MAN... Absolutely essential!!!! h/t: @cayce.bsky.social
neutral · AI labelView post →Escape from L.A. (1996) Also, Pam Grier is always awesome to see. I wish she had her own Carpenter movie where she was the lead. (Uh, and I dont have this shine for Ghosts of Mars, before you ask. Blech.) #filmsky #moviesky
positive · AI labelView post →The actors from the movie Escape from L.A. look better than these people. Who is telling them this is an attractive look?
neutral · AI labelView post →Watched 1996’s Escape From L.A. and I think the setup of a post-constitutional president-for-life who denaturalizes citizens and deports them to an off-shore prison colony means that, despite its reputation as the lesser Snake Plisskin film, it’s probably worth revisiting 30 years later.
positive · AI labelView post →Pitch Black was never just a monster movie—it was a noir-tinged survival tale where Riddick thrived as the enigmatic outlaw, not the protagonist.Like Han Solo before Empire or Snake Plissken before Escape from L.A.,he worked best as a chaotic force within someone else’s story.The sequels forgot that
neutral · AI labelView post →Films Released On This Day in #Horror History 1932 The Thirteenth Guest 1959 The Bat 1967 A Taste of Blood 1968 Majin filmed in 1966 as Daimajin 1980 Anthropophagus aka The Grim Reaper 1989 The Abyss 1996 Escape from L.A. 2005 Vampire Assassin (Source: Horror Society) #OTD #FilmSky #MovieSky
neutral · AI labelView post →NETFLIX: THE FLOOD (2025) *** - a good watch. A think piece, not too deep, but it does bring you along nicely once the twist is revealed. The ending is instrumental in tying this all together. I count this alongside ANIARA’s and ESCAPE FROM L.A.’s endings as an example of how an ending makes a film.
neutral · AI labelView post →this weekend's b movies: The Dip Run- horrible movie by dip (tobacco) influencers Escape from L.A. Fated to My Forbidden Alpha- entirely vertical video series of shorts "movie" with ABO tropes Stalked by My Doctor- fucking HARROWING Evil Eric Roberts lifetime movie
neutral · AI labelView post →Snake is back! Tonight’s film: Escape from L.A. (1996) Directed by John Carpenter #EscapeFromLA #JohnCarpenter #KurtRussell #NowWatching #Filmsky #Moviesky
neutral · AI labelView post →Metal Gear Solid I mean Escape from L.A. (Yes of course I like the dumbest Escape From movie. Do you even have to ask?)
positive · AI labelView post →While I agree for the most part, I think Escape From L.A. deserves a mention in this category. (And The Blood of Heroes a.k.a. Salute Of The Jugger is the best sports movie ever made.) #HATM
neutral · AI labelView post →Escape from L.A. is a goofy, uneven, sometime laughably horrible looking sequel to a cult classic, but GOD-DAMN if it doesn't have one of the best and most relevant endings to any film I've ever seen. Carpenter just knew the darkness inside America's soul.
neutral · AI labelView post →Spell your name with movie titles 📽 Difficult mode: Only movies in my physical collection. Desperado Excision Rabid Grannies Escape from L.A. Kikujiro Step Brothers Mallrats Ice Age Tampopo Heavy Metal
neutral · AI labelView post →ESCAPE FROM L.A. was the first Carpenter film I saw in a theater, so I’ll always have a soft spot for it. (I eventually caught NEW YORK at an Exhumed Films screening to complete the diptych.)
positive · AI labelView post →Every movie Kurt Russell did with John Carpenter from Elvis to Escape From L.A. we're all awesome.
neutral · AI labelView post →Happy Birthday to actor/producer Kurt Russell, born on March 17, 1951, in Springfield, Massachusetts! Favorite movies include the futuristic action film Escape from New York (1981) & the 1996 sequel Escape from L.A., The Thing (1982), Quentin Tarantino's Death Proof (2007), and Bone Tomahawk (2015).
neutral · AI labelView post →Every time I see one of those plastic faced bimbos the wealthy have hanging on their “ wallets “ reminds me of the creatures in the Valley of The Plastic Surgeons in the movie “ Escape From L.A. “…….Snake Pliskin ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
neutral · AI labelView post →you’ll never convince me that Escape From New York is a better film than Escape From L.A.
positive · AI labelView post →It was so weird watching some Ensign Ro episodes, then watching Escape From L.A. for the first time.
neutral · AI labelView post →About to make a film so bad that makes people apologize to the actual classic: Escape from L.A
neutral · AI labelView post →Watching the spoof of the first movie Escape From L.A. (1996) Sillier. But i love it
positive · AI labelView post →At the beginning of Escape from L.A. (1996), Kurt Russell wears his costume from the original film. It still fit after 15 years. #TheGoreYouKnow #MutantFam @themutantfam.bsky.social
neutral · AI labelView post →#214 - Escape From L.A. (1996) ★★★½ Review: boxd.it/fgERTn
positive · AI labelView post →Messy, ridiculous and easy to enjoy if you're on its wavelength. My ★★★½ review of Escape from L.A. on Letterboxd boxd.it/eCu1DR #filmsky
positive · AI labelView post →Post a poster you used to have in your room, apartment, or house. I miss that standee! Had several Escape From New York posters too. EFNY is my all time favorite movie. #snakeplissken #escapefromla #johncarpenter #kurtrussell
neutral · AI labelView post →I watched Escape from L.A. I am very disappointed in “film buffs” who don’t understand it. The film is about how ridiculous L.A. is and the various subcultures. The surfer in this scene is like real surfers who have actually tried to surf a Tsunami. youtu.be/a3HOCIXroqQ?...
positive · AI labelView post →I just imagine John Carpenter, pissed off at this point: “Just like Escape From L.A., which was the exact same goddamn movie- it’s Snake’s son. Played by Russell’s son, who’s older than his dad was playing Snake by now. You know what? I don’t care. It’s Paddington now. Voiced by him. Fuck off.”
neutral · AI labelView post →Double Dragon (1994) Before our Oscars special we do sort of the opposite, this insanely 1990s video game movie that often feels as if that live action Mario movie, the old Mortal Kombat movie, Escape from L.A., all put in a blender with too many M&Ms. Plus Alyssa Milano. #Filmsky 📽️
neutral · AI labelView post →Besson lost me the moment John Carpenter won a judgment against him for plagiarizing Escape from New York and Escape from L.A. for Besson's Lockout movie. I don't tolerate plagiarism of ANY kind.
neutral · AI labelView post →I am watching Escape from L.A.; 1981 movie set in 2013. (1st time!) I’m convinced tRump is modeling his dictatorship after this movie.🍿 😬😯👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼
neutral · AI labelView post →Did #TACOTrump just watch the John Carpenter film "Escape from L.A." on cable TV at Mar-a-Lago? #NoKings
neutral · AI labelView post →I watched ESCAPE FROM L.A. first, so I enjoyed it more (terribly nineties CG and all). Film dudebros would give me shit for a personal preference, so I took great joy in pointing out that L.A. was Carpenter's favourite of the two.
positive · AI labelView post →"The more things change the less they do" is a really cool phrase it's so sad it comes from a shitty movie (Escape from L.A.) and is used in a transphobic context.
neutral · AI labelView post →Somewhere in L.A. is an aspiring director thinking this is the best chance ever to film a disaster move and call it "Escape from L.A." #lafires #darkhumor
neutral · AI labelView post →They remind me of those monstrocities in that "Escape From L.A." movie.
neutral · AI labelView post →Yeah only my third time ever seeing Escape From L.A. and since it is a John Carpenter film there are stories of studio interference. In this case a budget slash which didn’t allow certain effects shots to be finished, but it is still an enjoyable film and ahead of its time in some surprising ways.
positive · AI labelView post →So sometimes I think about how Stanley Kubrick always used plain white text without embellishment for all his opening credits because he believed that ostentatious credits distracted from the movie quality... and then I think about the opening of Escape from LA youtu.be/JuQM7e5L8Hw?...
neutral · AI labelView post →ESCAPE FROM L.A. (1996, Apple, #film) A 90's action romp-a-rama that hits all the same beats from ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK in an even shaggier and goofier mannier. Gobs of blanks, stunts, propane explosions, transphobias (Pam Grier in a heinous paleo-RuPaul wig/drop) and a tsunami of silliness. Eh!
negative · AI labelView post →Science Fiction I liked from 1996: Star Trek: First Contact The Arrival Mars Attacks! Suroh: Alien Hitchhiker Dark Skies Escape from L.A. Independence Day MST3K: The Movie The Nutty Professor
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