Kurt Russell is Snake Plissken
Kurt Russell is Snake Plissken
Escape from New York

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The name Snake Plissken (Kurt Russel) was actually taken from a real person. When writing the screenplay John Carpenter struggled over assigning a memorable name to his main character. Girl in ‘Chock Full O’Nuts’: You’re a cop! Snake Plissken: I’m an asshole… A friend of a friend suggested using the name of someone he knew…

Kurt Russell is Snake Plissken

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