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Escape from New York

(John Carpenter, 1981)

Preceded by Black Panther Fable (Kieran Murphy, 2020)

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Jul 15, 2021 9:15 PM
South Drive-in Theatre
3050 S High St, Columbus, OH 43207

Free for all audiences
Gate opens 8:30 PM
Program starts approx. 9:15 PM

We strive to host inclusive, accessible events that enable all individuals, including individuals with disabilities, to engage fully. If you have questions about accessibility or require an accommodation such as captioning or ASL interpretation to participate in this event, please contact Accessibility Manager Helyn Marshall at accessibility@wexarts.org or via telephone at (614) 688–3890. Requests made by two weeks in advance will generally allow us to provide seamless access, but the Wexner Center for the Arts will make every effort to meet requests made after this date.

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Join us at the South Drive-In Theatre for John Carpenter’s 1981 dystopian cult classic—plus a locally made short film featured at Ohio Shorts.

Escape from New York looks ahead to (gulp) 1997 when a crime-ridden U.S. of A. has converted the island of Manhattan into one big maximum-security prison. When Air Force One crashes onto the heavily fortified island, imprisoned master criminal Snake Plissken (Kurt Russell) is given 24 hours to rescue the president, earning a pardon for himself if successful. The film’s memorable cast includes Lee Van Cleef, Isaac Hayes, Ernest Borgnine, Harry Dean Stanton, Adrienne Barbeau, and Donald Pleasence as The President! Carpenter composed and performed the film’s signature score. (99 mins., 4K DCP)

Kieran Murphy’s Black Panther Fable (2020) finds the Marvel hero T'Challa in a moment of danger. Will he make it out alive? Murphy’s earlier short film John Wick was shown in Ohio Shorts 2020’s Youth Division. (1:35 mins., DCP)

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Know before you go

The South Drive-In Theatre is located at 3050 South High Street, on Columbus’s South Side. For more information about what to expect at the venue including concessions and COVID-19 policies, visit www.drive-inmovies.com.

A seated, shirtless bald man in an antique jacket (Isaac Hayes) handles a modified pistol while two people on the same bench look on
A man in a while shirt and a briefcase handcuffed to his left hand is roped to a wall just beneath a series of bullet holes
A man with an eyepatch handles a modified gun while someone looks on from the back of the same room
A man with an eyepatch stares ahead in a dimly lit space
A man in an eyepatch smoking a cigarette looks skeptically at the camera
A woman on a bridge points a large handgun at the camera
The theatrical poster for Escape from New York featuring the title in a futuristic red type and cityscape with the fallen head of the Statue of Liberty
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FILM/VIDEO PROGRAMS MADE POSSIBLE BY
Cardinal Health
Kaufman Development

ADDITIONAL SUPPORT PROVIDED BY
Rohauer Collection Foundation

WEXNER CENTER PROGRAMS MADE POSSIBLE BY
The Wexner Family
Greater Columbus Arts Council
Mary and C. Robert Kidder
L Brands Foundation
American Electric Power Foundation
The Columbus Foundation
Ohio Arts Council
Bill and Sheila Lambert
Adam Flatto
Huntington
Institute of Museum and Library Services
Nationwide Foundation
Vorys, Sater, Seymour, and Pease
Arlene and Michael Weiss

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Past Film/Video

Escape from New York

Jul 15, 2021 9:15 PM EST
South Drive-in Theatre
3050 S High St, Columbus, OH 43207

Free for all audiences
Gate opens 8:30 PM
Program starts approx. 9:15 PM

We strive to host inclusive, accessible events that enable all individuals, including individuals with disabilities, to engage fully. If you have questions about accessibility or require an accommodation such as captioning or ASL interpretation to participate in this event, please contact Accessibility Manager Helyn Marshall at accessibility@wexarts.org or via telephone at (614) 688–3890. Requests made by two weeks in advance will generally allow us to provide seamless access, but the Wexner Center for the Arts will make every effort to meet requests made after this date.

Become a Member