Escape From New York Is Returning to VHS With Model New Art work

Phantom Metropolis Inventive has made a brand new poster for John Carpenter and Kurt Russell’s 1981 cult traditional.

Nothing fairly says 1997 New York Metropolis like a brand-new VHS. John Carpenter’s 1981 cult classic Escape From New York noticed Kurt Russell’s Snake Plissken drop into near-future New York City with a mission to avoid wasting the President. Most of us most likely first noticed the movie on the old school format, which simply so occurred to be prevalent across the time actuality caught as much as the film. Now, nearly 30 years later, Escape From New York is coming back to VHS, and it’s all kinds of superior.

This Thursday, Might 15, Vice Press is releasing two new VHS variations of Escape From New York. One is a 1,000-piece, restricted version slipcase that includes model new art work by Phantom Metropolis Inventive with a specifically designed tape. Then there’s a collector’s version that includes the unique theatrical poster on one facet, and Matt Ferguson’s latest work on the opposite.

Restricted version VHS with new Phantom Metropolis Inventive artwork. – Vice Press

Escape From Ny Vhs Collector — Double sided collector’s version. – Vice Press

And sure, the VHS really performs. Although, for these of us in the US, it’s sadly within the UK’s PAL format. So, in order for you one thing new from Snake’s world however not the VHS, Vice additionally has that model new Phantom Metropolis Inventive poster dropping by itself. There’s each a daily and variant 24 x 36 inch lithograph, every in editions of 250.

Escape From Ny Pcc Poster 1 — Escape From New York common by Phantom Metropolis Inventive. – Vice Press

Escape From Ny Pcc Poster 2 — Escape From New York variant by Phantom Metropolis Inventive. – Vice Press

Lastly, when you love Escape From New York however actually are solely drawn to that iconic unique picture by Barry E. Jackson, Vice Press has additionally labored with Matt Ferguson to totally restore and launch that. It’s a 27 x 40 lithograph in a restricted version of 250. Right here’s the long-lasting picture.

Escape From Ny Poster — The unique Escape From New York poster. – Vice Press

All of those go on sale at Vice Press at 2 p.m. ET (that’s 6 p.m. GMT) on Thursday, Might 15. Each variations of the VHS are £30, and the posters vary between £40 and £50.

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