Purgatory: Entering John Carpenter's 'Escape From New York'
A brand new retrospective documentary produced by Ballyhoo Motion Pictures and featuring interviews with writer Nick Castle, cinematographer Dean Cundey, composer Alan Howarth, production designer Joe Alves, special visual effects artist/model maker Gene Rizzardi, production assistant David De Coteau, photographer Kim Gottleib-Walker, Carpenter biographer John Muir, visual effects historian Justin Humphreys, and music historian Daniel Schweiger.
Top Cast

Nick Castle
as Self
Self

Dean Cundey
as Self
Self

Alan Howarth
as Self
Self
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