best know for direct the classic independent horror film halloween and director john carpenter work wonder in another movie that i absolutely enjoy escape from new york . escape from new york be an exciting tale of snake plissken ( kurt russell ) and a former war hero who be now a criminal with a eastwood like accent and be order by bob hauk ( lee van cleef ) and the calm and but stubborn u. s. police commissioner to go into new york city and now the country only maximum security prison and rescue the president ( donald pleasence ) in twenty four hour . some of the scene in this movie be terrific such a snake elude the crazy and snake find brain ( harry dean stanton ) and an old friend of his who betray him in a robbery and and the car chase across the 69th street bridge that be mine . kurt russell give a near perfect performance a snake and the film get solid support performance from cleef and stanton and pleasence and ernest borgnine a the last cab driver in the big apple and adrianne barbeau and issac hayes a the vicious duke and and frank doubleday a romero and who manage to steal some scene in the movie with his freaky appearence and jack nicholson like laugh . the story that be write by carpenter and nick castle be smart and very well detail . also and carpenter make a terrific musical score that pay off in some of the key scene . dean cundey cinematography of the prison be beautifully shot include the scene where plissken fly into new york . escape from new york be one of my two favorite john carpenter film ( halloween be the other . it smart from begin to end .