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| Review Summary |
The President's plane is shot down over the city of New York (now a massive prison) and Snake Plissken is sent in to rescue him. If he succeeds, he will be granted his freedom.
Daniel Shaw, Resident Scholar
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Manhattan is a walled maximum security prison. The President's plane crashes inside, and a criminal (Snake Plissken) is given the choice of making a rescue, or being interned in Manhattan for life.
Benjamin Thompson, Resident Scholar
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Snake Plisken, a former Green Beret, now accused felon, is sentenced to life imprisonment on New York's Manhattan Island Maximum Security Prison. His only way out? Strike a deal with the cops to go in and rescue the President (who had been kidnapped earlier). Find him, and it's a full pardon. Fail, and a bomb implanted in his arteries go off.
angry drunk, Resident Scholar
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New York City has been turned into a prison and Snake Plisscan must go inside to rescue the President, who is being held captive by the Duke of New York (the same actor who plays "Chef" on Southpark).
steve, Resident Scholar
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Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 40%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzle - 60%
**Fantasy or Science Fiction?**
- science fiction story
Spying - Investigations
Yes
What is main char. doing?
- rescue mission/escape from confinement
Repressive Society
Yes
Repression:
- locks you away
- kills without good reason
Who's being repressed/enslaved?
- humans are slaves
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- accused criminal
Age:
- 20's-30's
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Body type
- average (man)
Unclothed?
- Chest
Events of movie makes character more...
- cynical
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor?
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- Very athletic
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
How much in movie?
- 40%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- dictator
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 40%
Hair color
- bald
Hair style
- (man) bald
Body type
- average (man)
unclothed?
- chest
Ethnicity
- Black
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average Intelligence
Physical condition
- average physique
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Setting
Earth setting:
- 20th century (1970's to Present)
Takes place on Earth?
Yes
Big cities?
Yes
Kind of city
- Dirty, crime-ridden (like NY)
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- explicit references to deaths
Any profanity?
- Some foul language
Kinds of F/X
- exploding bombs
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