From Harker Press, the publisher who brought you Taking Shape and The Soul of Wes Craven, comes the Escape Artists duology, a two-book collection that’s NOW AVAILABLE!
Join Escape from New York and Escape from L.A. historian Andreas Johansson for an unprecedented deep dive into the making of these two John Carpenter cult classics.
Exhaustively researched, these volumes contain over 120 interviews with cast and crew along with more than 130 rare photographs and illustrations, many never before seen.
In Escape Artists Vol. 1: Escape from New York Interviews, “Join production historian Andreas Johansson and over sixty cast and crew for a journey back to the most dangerous place on Earth where breaking out is impossible and breaking in is insane. Contained within this book are untold stories from the making of John Carpenter’s cult classic Escape From New York. Explore virtually every aspect of production through in-depth interviews and vintage articles. The book also features over fifty rare behind the scenes photos, some never before seen.”
And in Escape Artists Vol. 2: Escape from L.A. Interviews, “Join production historian Andreas Johansson and over sixty cast and crew for a journey back to a lawless future L.A. where nobody gets out alive. Contained within this book are untold stories from the making of John Carpenter’s subversive cult sequel Escape From L.A. Explore virtually every aspect of production through in-depth interviews and vintage articles. The book also features over eighty rare behind the scenes photos, some never before seen.”
The two volumes feature:
- New info on the abandoned 1987 prequel script!
- Vintage articles on the making of the films!
- A previously unpublished Kurt Russell interview!
- Scoops on deleted scenes and plots, filmed and unfilmed!
- Stories on how cast/crew got along… or didn’t get along!
- Pictures and stories of celebrity set visits!
- Exhaustive background on filming locations!
- Untold special effects tricks, techniques, and secrets!
- Casting insights including alternate actor considerations!
- Harrowing stories of stunts, crashes, and explosions!
- Tales from pre-production involving props, sets, and wardrobe!
- Insights from the film’s multiple poster artists!
- The story of one writer’s wild heist effort to pen the sequel!
- Anecdotes from parties, premieres, and promo tours!
Grab Escape Artists: Volume 1 and Escape Artists: Volume 2 on Amazon today.
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