John Carptter had to fight Corn Russell escape from New York

Pissken snake, Bads wearing Eyeping in the middle John Carment in 1981 Dysopian “Escape from New York”, It is supposed to be – in the spiritual sense – the same character as Cleint Eastwood of Sergio Lyon man with no three -name. And if Taciturn’s behavior, nihilistic point, and growth sound does not give up, Carpeting also enacted a snake multiple scenes versus Lee Van Cleef, the regular star of Eastwood in the same trilogy. In a strange piece of casting, though, Court Russell plays the snake. In 1981, Russell, as a movie star, was still famous for him His career in his childhood with DisneyWhere he made lightweight, ridiculous and family -friendly films. His first movie for Currowns was the 1980 Robert Zimikis comedy, “Uscape from New York”.

After that, Russell will build a profession that plays a wide range of roles, including, among other things, the heroes of the movement and the Pudas. In fact, the man now had many violent films and dozens of highly octane under his belt. But in 1980, he corresponded to a difficult sale as a star. In fact, John Carptter had to fight the executives of AVCO Embassy, ​​the studio behind the movie, to get a messenger on the screen. Russell and Carpetter had already worked together in a TV movie in 1979 “Elvis”, where Russell played the role of the wonderful king, but neither of them was especially fond of the project. Perhaps “John Carptter” may be Carptter’s films, and Russell was not very happy with the results.

Enjoyable trivial: Courtsel is the only actor who acted with Elvis (in “What happened in the World Exhibition”), and Elvis (in “Elvis” played, and played in Elvis Suicide (“3000 miles to Gracland”).

Once again in 2013, Russell spoke at the Cape Town Film FestivalIt is remembered that Carpetter had to ask Russssell specifically the role of Pissken. AVCO Charles Bronson wanted in this role.

Russell said that Elvis was not exactly a dream project for him. He did not want to do that, but he understood that he would be good to show his career in a “prestige” TV. Russell said that Carbnes had been brought to “Elvis” after he had already committed, so it was events that the actor and director met. They liked to work together, with Russell saying that “we learned a language very quickly with each other.” The husband decided to work on another project together as soon as possible. “Let’s do this again, but with something completely for us,” Russell recalls.

After Russell took a quick trip to Australia (traveled a lot to work), he called the carpenter, and they were on the same page. Carpenter found “escape from New York”, and the husband moved quickly to make it. This was a joint project through and lessons. Russell knew that no one other than a carpenter had thought of throwing him in a role like Snake Plissken, which put him in a unique position. Russell also remembers:

I said, “I know what I would like to do with you. He said, “I got it. So I read it and said, this is exactly What do I want to do. It is something I know I can do. (F) I know that no one will think of me except for you, John. (Studio) Charlie Bronson wanted to do so, and John fought for me. Several times in my life, I got a reading of something – ‘grave-stone It was so – and I just said, “I would like to do it.”

“Tombstone”, of course, was successful in the western 1993 where Russell played Wyatt Earp.

Russell and Carpenter will once again work on “The Thing” in 1982, “a big problem in Little China” in 1986, And “escape from Los Angeles” in 1996. It was creatively profitable. It is good that Bronson has never been contacted.