The Loft Movie Theatre is proud to present a one-night special screening of John Carpenter’s 1981 dystopian action classic, Escape From New York.

In the grim future of 1997, Manhattan has been transformed into a maximum-security mega-prison. When the U.S. president’s plane is hijacked and crashes into the city, ex-soldier and convicted criminal Snake Plissken (Kurt Russell) faces a dangerous proposal - to rescue the president in exchange for his freedom.

With just 24 hours to complete his mission before he is left to die within the prison walls, Snake must navigate a chaotic underworld of eccentric characters, dangerous gangs, and power-hungry criminals.

With a great cast including Lee Van Cleef, Ernest Borgnine, Donald Pleasence, Isaac Hayes, Adrienne Barbeau and Harry Dean Stanton, a gritty atmosphere, tense action, and Carpenter’s iconic minimal synth soundtrack, Escape from New York is a cult sci-fi spectacle not to be missed on the big screen!

Through the haze of the years, a poet remembers the women he loved. But when it comes to matters of the heart, nothing is as it seems. Particularly when the devil himself is involved…  

Journeying back to his school days, Hoffmann relives his childhood romance with Olympia, a model student in every sense. Doomed love follows him into adulthood, where the dancer, Antonia, is taken from him too soon. Meanwhile, the sensual courtesan Giulietta has her own secret agenda. As memory and fantasy becomes increasingly blurred, will Hoffmann find the enigmatic Stella before it is too late?