John Carpenter’s ESCAPE FROM L.A. Collector’s Edition Blu-Ray Announced
John Carpenter’s 1996 Escape from New York sequel Escape from L.A. saw the return of Kurt Russell as the indestructible Snake Plissken. And today we hear that the flick is coming soon to Blu-ray from Scream Factory in an all-new definitive edition!
This is being presented as a Collector’s Edition release and will come guaranteed with a slipcover in its first three months of release. The newly commissioned artwork you see pictured below comes to us from artist Hugh Fleming. This art will be front-facing and the reverse side of the wrap will feature the original theatrical artwork.
New extras will be announced on a later date but you can expect it to be loaded. Also, they are working on trying to secure a new transfer of the film, so keep your fingers crossed!
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Escape from L.A. takes place in 2013 and centers on the United States president (Cliff Robertson) exiling all citizens who don’t conform to his hyper-conservative views to Los Angeles, which became an island after a huge earthquake. But, when the president’s daughter nabs the detonator to her dad’s apocalyptic weapon and sneaks into L.A. to be with the rebel leader she loves, the government taps commando-turned-crook Snake Plissken (Kurt Russell) to retrieve the young woman. And, if he doesn’t succeed quickly, he’ll be executed.
Pre-order from Scream Factory and the first 700 orders will receive an exclusive limited-edition 18 x 24 rolled poster of the exclusive new illustration. The national street date is April 28, 2020.
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