45 Years Later, Escape From New York Predicted A Future We're Still Living In

Escape from New York was released on July 10, 1981, and in the 45 years since its release, it remains a cult favorite and one of the best dystopian action movies of all time. In those 45 years, the pulp science fiction action from that movie has looked more like a warning sign of what the world could one day turn into. The John Carpenter movie takes place in the futuristic dystopian world of 1997, with mass surveillance, a walled prison city, and citizens who no longer trust their leaders.