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RaulMonkey Regales All With Bizarre Tales From Coleman Luck's Rejected ESCAPE FROM L.A. Script!!

Sweet by CarmillaVonDoom	Sep 28th, 2007 10:12:23 AM
I thought Snake Plissken was dead.
aha... by d a v 3 y	Sep 28th, 2007 10:15:30 AM

I thought you were dead? by TheBoomKing	Sep 28th, 2007 10:23:11 AM
EFNY is one of my favorites and EFLA was OK. I would love to have a look at this myself. I hope this gets published and we all get a chance to experience this version of Snake.
Snake rocks by ye olde shiza	Sep 28th, 2007 10:25:33 AM
Girl: You a cop or something? Snake: I'm an asshole. One of the best lines of dialogue in the past 30 years, bar none.
First, Clones. by VirgilHilts	Sep 28th, 2007 10:25:36 AM
yup.
nope. by VirgilHilts	Sep 28th, 2007 10:25:54 AM
um.
souns batshit insane, but the whole snake clone was... by Datascream	Sep 28th, 2007 10:30:41 AM
lame. Still, it was better then the predictable "Snake pulls out a gun from his shoe" moment and catches the clone by surprise, regardless of the clone knowing that would happen. So I guess you can't have everything.
Now you can say: "I bought that for a dollar!" by Stalin vs Predator	Sep 28th, 2007 10:32:53 AM
I haven't started reading the article yet, and I doubt the script sold for that much, but I remember when the news about the auction was posted. All right, let's start reading what it was all about...
Some striking similarities with Metal Gear by SpencerTrilby	Sep 28th, 2007 10:33:08 AM
The genetically-engineered soldiers, the old teammates turned nutjobs... It's really weird, considering that Kojima probably NEVER heard about this. Anyway RaulMonkey, I'd like to thank you and offer you a virtual Duff for this spectacular display of geek generosity. Kudos mate!
Weird... I just bought Escape from LA yesterday by Logo Lou	Sep 28th, 2007 10:35:36 AM
Wal-Mart $5.00 DVD bin.
mmm........ now, about that remake... i mean by Seph_J	Sep 28th, 2007 10:40:39 AM
its nice to talk about shit films that never got made.... but we should all be far more concerned with the shit remake that IS getting made!
That clone idea licks BALLS by Steve Rogers	Sep 28th, 2007 10:41:34 AM
It's fucking horrible and would've killed the movie stone-dead for everyone in the theatre the second that it happened. Mind you, Snake surfing on that terrible wave with Peter Fonda pretty much killed EFLA for me anyway... at least we still got that kick ass basketball sequence!!
Wow, Sounds more like William Borroughs wrote it. by C.K. Lamoo	Sep 28th, 2007 10:50:03 AM
While vacationing with Ken Kesey and Timothy Leary.
Ummm...nebulous blob of jizz?? by BetaRayBill07	Sep 28th, 2007 11:01:20 AM
Let's hope the Universal House of Pancakes is in no way a subsidiary of the First Interstate Sperm Bank of America..blech....
Please, tell me where this guy buys his weed, by Smerdyakov	Sep 28th, 2007 11:13:35 AM
Is it they same place the writer of "Monkeybone" goes?
What's So Bad About Escape From L.A.? by MasterBateman	Sep 28th, 2007 11:26:52 AM
Ok, so the plot is a little bit of a retread, but Pam Grier's creepy tranny voice made up for all of that at the end. Not to mention the great turns from Bruce Campbell and Steve Buscemi. The bad cgi adds something to the b-movie atmosphere and as far as mytopian sci-fi flicks go, Escape from LA is the best that I can remember from the past 10 years. (Sorry, but Children of Men was boring as shit. Who's with me??)
Speaking of remakes/sequels/etc.... by TELF	Sep 28th, 2007 11:27:27 AM
that cunt Will Smith is re-making the Karate Kid with his son. Just read it on Dark Horizons. I'm angry now.
Wow, THANKS RAULMONKEY!! by Gilkuliehe	Sep 28th, 2007 11:33:19 AM
Nobody has said it yet (ungrateful bastards) but I really appreciate what you've done. You deserve some sort of a generosity medal or something. How much did you have to spend? Just curious. Oh and about the script I really liked it. The whole Snake-being-a-clone thing would've been frustrating but at least it was ballsy and original. Oh and Vern, when you're done with the moving drop us an opinion on this, will ya? (Thanks again, man)
Electrified nunchaku by TheNorthlander	Sep 28th, 2007 11:42:28 AM
That's the coolest thing I've heard of ever. And it's called Nunchaku, not Nunchucks, Nun-chucks, Numchucks or karate sticks. If you want, Er Ji Gun works.
Now submit it to SimplyScripts :o) by Stalin vs Predator	Sep 28th, 2007 11:58:09 AM
(Well, I guess if I bought it as a collector's item, I might not do that, either. But when I had scripts that I could share, I did submit them to SS.)
And Gilkuliehe is right... by TELF	Sep 28th, 2007 12:11:19 PM
Thanks Raulmonkey - supercool of you. Fuckin' Will Smith man...
If Rejected Scripts R News, Buzz Is Your Man! by Buzz Maverik	Sep 28th, 2007 12:13:14 PM
EXT. I-10 -- Day Snake's beige Toyota Camry is one of thousands of cars. If they move at all, the average commute speed is less than 11 mph. INT. SNAKE'S CAMRY -- DAY Snake's lone eyeball stares into his paper Starbucks cup. SNAKE:Every day, I tell 'em: Venti dark roast black. Everyday, they ask me if I want room for cream. HOWARD STERN (from the radio): Those strippuh's are hot, let me tell you.
Metal Gear Solid rip-off--wait a minute!... by Guy Who Got A Headache And Accidentally Saves The World	Sep 28th, 2007 12:15:24 PM
HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE
I'm with you Master Bateman by Guy Who Got A Headache And Accidentally Saves The World	Sep 28th, 2007 12:19:50 PM
Escape From LA is totally under appreciated.
A clone of Snake? No way. by Wed Vid Guy	Sep 28th, 2007 12:30:10 PM
A clone of Snake? No way. That really sucked. No wonder that script got rejected.
Sounds pretty damn good until the ending. by Elgyn6655321	Sep 28th, 2007 12:38:08 PM
I would`ve liked this a whole hell of a lot better than the EFLA we really did eventually get.....which was more a goofy remake than a sequel. But that whole clone idea just sucks.
First Rejected Scripts, Next Reports On Ideas ... by Buzz Maverik	Sep 28th, 2007 12:46:17 PM
...some guy had. Here's one from Todd in Santa Monica: "They should have Snake travel back through time because he carjacks the DeLorean from Michael J. Fox and Doc Brown. Snake ends up in ancient Rome where he teams up with Russell Crowe to fight some evil, zombie gladiators. I call it ESCAPE BACK TO THE FUTURE FROM ANCIENT ROME." Good one, Todd! This next one is from some guy at Tommy's Burgers who dropped his chili fries while trying to get into the car: "Okay, okay. They got Snake Russell and he's fighting these guys and he's just kicking their asses and this chick chains him up in her bed but he breaks the chains and does it with her anyway..." Cool News, my friends. Cool News indeed.
Movie Fans Will Love A Snake Clone... by Buzz Maverik	Sep 28th, 2007 12:48:36 PM
...just look how much comic book fans embraced the Spider-man clone!
Buzz M. by Gilkuliehe	Sep 28th, 2007 01:15:10 PM
Quit being an asshole. A lot of us enjoyed this piece. And it is cool, indeed. It's not news but who cares. Oh right, you do. Asshole.
Snake cry???? by brock landers baby	Sep 28th, 2007 01:17:09 PM
No way.
I LOOKED AT KURT RUSSELL AND HE WAS LAUGHING, SO THERE by Pound Sand	Sep 28th, 2007 01:30:44 PM
I guess that makes the rejection a little easier to swallow.
RaulMonkey...you're my new hero! by Massawyrm 1	Sep 28th, 2007 01:34:20 PM
Seriously, dude. Great read. You've answered some longtime what ifs...? for a number of us and should be commended for the level of geekiness displayed in this selfless, if not gratuitous, act of dorkdom. You are certainly one of us, bro.
I Have The Script For BIGGER TROUBLE IN SMALLER CHINA by Buzz Maverik	Sep 28th, 2007 02:02:12 PM
Which is actually a prequel in which we get to meet Jack Burton's ex-wife and see Eddie interview for the maitre d' position at Wang Chi's restraunt (although Eddie has a great resume, using Lo Pan as a reference gets him in trouble).
Then There's THE SECOND THING... by Buzz Maverik	Sep 28th, 2007 02:06:19 PM
...in which MacReady is unthawed and no one believes him and he glowers at them until the intestines start flying.
That was great. Thanks for the read. by SkeletonParty	Sep 28th, 2007 02:06:36 PM
I like it.
Two words that doomed this... by EriamJH	Sep 28th, 2007 02:19:24 PM
"Prequel" and "Clones." However, it does sound a tad more interesting than how EFLA turned out. (TURD!) What did Roger Ebert say about John Carpenter? He somehow gets an A-list budget to put together a B-movie.
spoilers for a movie that was released in the '80s by ironic_name	Sep 28th, 2007 02:19:27 PM
handle electric nun chucks very carefully.
THE DAY BEFORE HALLOWEEN by Buzz Maverik	Sep 28th, 2007 02:25:51 PM
Michael's Mom takes him to Montgy Wards to pick out a costume. On the way home, they stop at the A&P and buy a monster bag of candy corn. Michael eats some. Then, Mrs. Meyer's makes meatloaf for dinner, which Michael can only eat after all the onions are picked out and flicked at the cat. His sister's boyfriend calls during the meal and she's not allowed to take the call. She pouts. Then, the family watches FULL HOUSE and FAMILY MATTERS on TGIF, which nobody can stand but Mom wants 'em to see clean, wholesome programming. Michael brushes his teeth and goes to bed.
or 90's by ironic_name	Sep 28th, 2007 02:33:53 PM
a russian hero, who kills snake, that would be a cool movie.
that is the weirdest, dumbest fucking movie i everheard by HamiltonGeyser	Sep 28th, 2007 03:39:05 PM
looks like EFLA was fucked from the start
Nunchaku et al. by RaulMonkey	Sep 28th, 2007 03:59:55 PM
My pleasure, everybody. Re: the electric nunchaku, I'm not sure how Johnny Lorder was able to handle them and not get shocked, while Snake got a nasty jolt when he tried to block them. My guess would be that the weapon was attuned to Lorder's genetic signature, so it'd shock everybody except him. This Lorder-clone was surely given the weapon by Turnwheel, who was an expert in genetic science, so he probably could have developed something like that.
Buzz Maverik and RaulMonkey by BGDAWES	Sep 28th, 2007 05:13:13 PM
Buzz Maverik - Your posts are flipping HILARIOUS!!! Made me laugh out loud at work. RaulMonkey - Outstanding submission to AICN, really enjoyed reading the article during lunch. And in my meaningless opinion I don't see Buzz Maverik's posts as insulting to your contribution so keep them coming - from both of you.
What a pile of... by JackPumpkinhead	Sep 28th, 2007 05:32:03 PM
...compost. Thank heavens we got the excellent "Escape from LA" that we did get. And is anyone wondering why Coleman Luck's IMDB credits look they way they do? (Okay, so Shane Salerno does get work, even though his ideas make Coleman's look like Paul Schrader's. Salerno must have really soft lips...)
Rejected Teleplay: JESSE, ELVIS' DEAD TWIN by Buzz Maverik	Sep 28th, 2007 06:23:12 PM
This would have been a very interesting project, with Carpenter and Russell reteaming on a sequel of sorts to their first project together, the TV biopic ELVIS. Basically, what the writer intended to do was have Russell play Elvis' real life twin brother who died at birth, and insert him as sort of a Greek chorus into the existing movie. Jesse would comment on things in Elvis' life from beyond the grave. Like:"Drugs and fatty foods are really bad for ya, bro." And:"Her hair's a little tall for my tastes but yer the one who's alive..." My personal favorite line:"Ann-Margret? Nice goin'!"
Fascinating, thanks for sharing those details. by Daddylonghead	Sep 28th, 2007 07:10:36 PM
I have no intelligent questions. Except, why is THEY LIVE so underrated??
PLANT!!! by Stuntcock Mike	Sep 28th, 2007 07:47:06 PM
Blech, shoulda left it alone after NY
Jesus! Jizz-float?! Electrified nunchucks?! by Stuntcock Mike	Sep 28th, 2007 07:51:24 PM
I retract the previous post.
That would've been much better... by Childe Roland	Sep 28th, 2007 08:02:23 PM
...than what we ended up with. And one Snake clone means there could be more. Escape From Any City U.S.A. - the Series, coming right up. Ah...if only Russell were still a young man.
This script could be the third "Escape"... by MrMysteryGuest	Sep 28th, 2007 10:01:19 PM
...and the only way that ending could work if the original Snake suffers a mortal injury and grabs the clone when he falls in. Snake's consciousness is transferred into the clone and he's healthy again! And he really escapes from whatever town is in the third movie! :)
a clone? by PeteBogs	Sep 28th, 2007 10:31:17 PM
Snake in EFNY was the real thing... I hate this kind of revisionist logic... like Anakin having built C3PO...
Sociopathic? No. by pip1345	Sep 28th, 2007 11:08:56 PM
Snake is not a sociopath. Don't use words you don't understand. For your sake more than anyone else's.
"Not so much" by alex_cutter	Sep 29th, 2007 12:34:03 AM
Can we retire this phrase?
Thanks, RaulMonkey by criticalbliss	Sep 29th, 2007 01:23:59 AM
Great review. Interesting and ballsy approach I admire from the writer, from what I see. I miss "good" Carpenter, who made some incredible films (The Thing). Having written scripts myself, I wonder why this writer sold it off. But most scripts don't see the light of day, and half of those that do, are butchered in the process. I'm surprised a market hasn't grown for unmade scripts in terms of film geeks (like all of us). Great stuff in terms of nostalgia, though. Thanks again.
"He needed to weep blood." by godoffireinhell	Sep 29th, 2007 01:28:09 AM
And to think that this script preceeded the annoying emo movement by many, many years! Impressive to say the least.
Snake Plissken didn't lose his eye over a woman... by Monkey_King	Sep 29th, 2007 04:48:00 AM
he lost it from the gas that claimed his parents and created the Crazies. It's in the EFNY novelization, plus more about Bob Hauk's son.
There's an When was this written? by TheNorthlander	Sep 29th, 2007 05:33:16 AM
There's an Aeon Flux episode that ends the same way.
Hmm... by Darth Scourge	Sep 29th, 2007 07:13:53 AM
Hmm... the script seems to have a few pretty cool ideas, but the demise of Snake at the end and the clone "replacement" is just going too far. (And so is remaking EFNY. This remake craze surely must end at some point.)
That was an awesome read - Thanks Real Monkey by theycallmemrglass	Sep 29th, 2007 07:40:28 AM
Just reading your Q&A felt like I'm watching a classic Snake Plissken movie. The story sounds so appropriately funky and dark. Why cant we have this made? Who cares if Kurt looks older - He is still the Snake F*&^ing Plissken.
Can we retire this phrase? by ironic_name	Sep 29th, 2007 10:26:00 AM
no t so much.
Wasn't there a part 3 that supposed to be.... by Wed Vid Guy	Sep 29th, 2007 10:50:20 AM
Escape from Earth? Escape from LA was a turd but that ending ALMOST redeemed the whole enterprise. Would love to see the follow up.
hated the ending of LA by ironic_name	Sep 29th, 2007 11:13:53 AM
escape from earth? yikes, could be cool, but most likely ghosts of mars with eyepatches.
electric nunchuks by ironic_name	Sep 29th, 2007 11:18:08 AM
rubber gloves. shove your genetics up your butt hole.
Memories-of-Murder - I get your point by theycallmemrglass	Sep 29th, 2007 11:39:31 AM
LA was nothing like NY either but I dug it because it was a Plissken vehicle thoughout - everyon loves a different aspect of a Snake movie - for me it is about Snake dealing with whatever crap he's landed in so I dont care what the background is and how well it is done (ok I do care but you get my drift). As long as Snake is Snake and the story serves a good vehicle for him then I like to see it. And the crap he seems to be landed in here is well funky - almost Zombies broadcasting tv shows - female lead is a brainfuck who gets killed off halfway and true to Snake form doesnt give a shit...yeah man, I like this script!
Cast idea for remake..... by BGDAWES	Sep 29th, 2007 12:19:58 PM
The remake ought to be directed by Eli Roth and also star Dane Cook as Snake Plisken...now that'd be a movie. Cook's got such great range...
when does Escape From Branson, MI come out? by HamiltonGeyser	Sep 29th, 2007 01:43:29 PM
cant wait
Escape from New Orleans by liljuniorbrown	Sep 29th, 2007 02:51:00 PM
Topical, but it would have been cool to do that one like ten years ago. I want to see Snake down here in the deep south kicking ass and taking names.Thanks for the script write up my man, sounds kind of crazy at the end with Snake being a clone. I would like to see Kurt Russell as Snake in Russia but I guess in todays climate that won't happen. Sun Tan lotion as the down fall of L.A, wow.
I am not a clone! by President Plissken	Sep 29th, 2007 03:41:43 PM
False!False!False!
Ah Coleman Luck... by Paul T. Ryan	Sep 29th, 2007 07:20:38 PM
The guy who ruined MANTIS and created the awful UPN clunker, The Burning Zone... What a career!
Be nice to Coleman by TheNorthlander	Sep 29th, 2007 07:57:50 PM
He's got one of the awsomest names working in Hollywood today. Also, I really like that Aeon Flux clone ending.
You lost me at "Ball of jizz" by BenBraddock	Sep 30th, 2007 04:54:05 AM
Someone should tell Hollywood - clones don't work!! I hate the whole clone concept, it's becoming another lazy screenwriter's "twist" cliché. Last time it worked was in "Boys from Brazil".. Having said that, this sounded good up until the parade float. Thanks for posting, Raul Monkey
Clone...uhhh...no. by nicegoogly	Sep 30th, 2007 10:59:04 AM
The clones of his buddies is interesting so we have someone on par with Snakes abilities to fight him. But the clone ending used to explain how he first "meets" Hauk in EFNY because the clone does not remember him does not make sense (if I read the above correctly). According to the ideas in the script, clones have the all of his memories, so he will remember who hauk is, plus he is yelling at Hauk in the helicopter about the deal they had. I do not recall Snake being "genetically" superior in EFNY, just a real bad ass. I know we need to suspend disbelief, but when does an inflicted injury during life get passed on genetically vis a vis a cloning. Science Fiction is great, but give it some logic and don't defy the logic you have established in your film so far. Hard to tell if it was any better than what was actually filmed since this never saw the light of day.
Thanks, RM! That was cool. by Rakafraker	Sep 30th, 2007 01:37:16 PM
BUT for the whole clone thing to work for me, would be for the clone's eye to be injured while fighting, Snake being mortally wounded, the clone realizing that he IS Snake and must go on, and the perception of the public (who evidently have a birds-eye view of the action via the televised event) must think that both Snake AND the clone, are dead. Maybe too obvious, but I get hung-up on little details like that. Otherwise, I didn't mind many of the twists, and the concept still feels like it could be in the Escape from... universe.
remember guys that details like those by TheNorthlander	Sep 30th, 2007 03:38:25 PM
are often fixed in rewrites, and if they'd decided to go with this script the filmed version would have been slightly different.
Escape from Antartica! by Maniaq	Sep 30th, 2007 04:39:47 PM
you know you want it
Young Snake Plissken Chronicles! by Maniaq	Sep 30th, 2007 04:41:02 PM
starring Shia Lebouf with an eye patch! you know you want it
weird... Snake "The Other" Plisskin by lynxpro	Sep 30th, 2007 07:07:53 PM
So the real Snake throws himself into a "Loom" and his genetic material gets spun off into the clones. That sounds just as bad of a concept as what happened in the Doctor Who novels during the show's long hiatus. Its like a combo of that and the Clone Spider-Man storyline that nearly killed Marvel Comics.
Float Wars... by lynxpro	Sep 30th, 2007 07:10:41 PM
Stuff like that used to happen in Boston before the Irish took over. T'was called "Pope's Day" which was an anti-Catholic adaptation of Guy Fawkes Day where different parts of the town made floats and the rival parts of town would try to destroy them while burning effigies of the Pope. They had all the fun back in the Colonial Era.
Josh Holloway as Snake Jr. by lynxpro	Sep 30th, 2007 07:33:26 PM
You know it makes sense...
Sigh.... by Lornsorrow	Sep 30th, 2007 09:42:21 PM
Well, in some ways I can say I like it better than the film version of ESCAPE FROM L.A., but it still has many of the same problems that I find with the L.A. story, which is that its WAY OVER THE FUCKING TOP. To much going on. I would have been more interested if L.A. had been closer to 28 Days Later with Snake in it. The beauty of ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK is that it is so grim and real. Just a bunch of messed up people trapped on Manhattan Island, struggling to survive and vying for power. Animal like posturing. The sense that this could all really happen. What would you do if your were walking down those streets at night, trapped there, having to deal with the run down, screwed up shit. With the L.A., its always been LETS GET WAY OVER THE TOP. It shouldn't have been. For me, it should have been more like what would happen with all the gangs and other crap here (I live in L.A., Antelope Valley actually which is part of L.A.), if the whole place broke off as an island. It would certainly have its own quirkyness sure, but not so over the top. Not if people were cut off and starving to death and ravaging the streets for food, etc. More like the "crazies" in New York. As for the ending of the script. No fucking thanks. I already have an old comic book with snake defeating a clone of himself. That is enough for me with that idea, its not something realistic enough for me to see on film. Give us ESCAPE FROM EARTH!!! "HOWEVER, the clone Snake conceit is a complete stinker. I can see why Luck brought that to the equation, and appreciate the mind-fuck he was going for with it, but it feels decidedly un EFLA/EFNY to me. A big part of Plissken's appeal is that, well, he simply is what he is...there's no joy in defusing that (in my mind, at least)."
Correction by Lornsorrow	Sep 30th, 2007 10:09:17 PM
The in the comic I mentioned, it is not a clone, but a robot. Its an old one time issue MARVEL comic book (Dated JAN 97) entitled THE ADVENTURES OF SNAKE PLISSKEN, with, interestingly enough, Snake defeating a robot that is programed to think like Snake and that was programed so well the robot says "I AM YOU". Snake says "I don't see the resemblance" "for one thing, you talk to much" and he blows the robot away. As its shorting out, it asks "why" and snake answers "I don't need the competition." and walks away. That is enough for me with that basic idea.
Way to go Raul! by WONKABAR	Oct 1st, 2007 01:34:24 PM
Cheerio
Cash, I'm gonna put brown sugar in your ass!!! by Mellowdoux	Oct 6th, 2007 11:39:38 AM
Certainly sounds a lot better the the EFLA we saw.
Josh Holloway should be Snake Plissken by thenamesplissken	Mar 22nd, 2009 07:04:12 PM
Every time I watch the Devil's rejects I say to myself that Rob Zombie should be the guy that remakes Escape from New York. I like his film style as it has allot of that good old' 70's grit, dark humor and just enough dark side to pull off an effective remake. Off the topic of EFNY for a second, when I saw Watchmen I was floored to see the World Trade Center standing tall where it used to be in the NYC skyline. Granted it was an alternate 1985 and they had to be there to complete the feel of New York in that time. My point here is when I saw those two towers staring out at me from the screen I felt very happy to see them there, not offended in the least. It was like seeing an old friend and it just about brought a proud tear to my eye. With this being said the WTC should be put back into the remake of Escape. There are tons of reference photo's and the inside and outside can be masterfully recreated and matted onto green screen. Imagine Snake running outside the Trade Center looking the way it should have all along. Not some crappy building in LA pretending to be the WTC. Get my point? Back to Mr. Zombie. If you are listening, you have to be the guy that remakes Escape from New York. Who will play "Snake Plissken" you ask? Well let me tell you. Josh Holloway from Lost is the obvious and only choice. This guy is perfect for the role and I don't want to hear otherwise. No Butler, or wrestler look a like wanna be just Holloway hands down. "The Duke" should be played by Ving Rhames he would be a very badass Duke. Already the two opposing characters are creating havoc just thinking how awesome they will look on film. William Forsyth should without a doubt be "Bob Hauk"talk about a real mother for the police commissioner. He won't take any shit from Snake. "The President" should be played by Terry O' Quinn another great actor who just happens to be on Lost with Josh Holloway. O'Quinn can play a president who fought in a war himself and can take care of himself, might come in handy during the escape don't you think. Fighting side by side with Plissken would be an inevitable change from the clownish portrayal by Donald "Halloween" Pleasance. Still love ya Donald R.I.P. Dr. Loomis. Sid Haig would bring a very interesting quality to the character of "Cabbie", and Haig having played all kinds of sicko's would bring a level of believability to the character and he would look great behind the wheel of a checkered cab. Bill Moseley would be an excellent "Brain" He would give Snake back some shit if he gave it to him. I would like to see a world where although Snake is a real bad hombre, that he just can't walse in and take over the joint. It shouldn't be a cake walk where he could just walk down the middle of the street at night no less assembling his Mac 10 and nothing happens to him. It has to be a struggle till the end. Moseley will add that dimension to Brain, he just doesn't figure out things for "The Duke" like making gas and reading maps, there is a reason why him and Snake weren't boy scouts on the outside and that should come forth. As far as the rest of the cast which includes "Maggie" I like Selma Blair, or Vanessa Ferlito. Ferlito has that dirty little sex appeal quality that made her really hot in "Death Proof" at least to me. And Blair is a lot less streetwise but would pull it off I believe, especially after portraying Stevie Wayne in the remake of "The Fog" The movie itself was horrible, but she was quite good. Maggie is a strong female character not just the boobs that The Duke gave to brain to squeeze. "See what I mean?" I also think that Danny Trejo should play one of the main Gypsy hoods, or be in the film as one of the Duke’s heavies for sure. Romero is up in the air, but I think that John Leguizamo can pull it off nicely. Slag should be played by Kane of the WWE. That's about it people. So Mr. Zombie you have to remake Escape from New York. Nuff said....

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