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Page 16 of 20 1981 1997 : Escape from New York
In 1981, Bantam Books published a movie tie-in novel written by Mike McQuay that adopts a lean, humorous style reminiscent of the film. The novel is significant in that it includes scenes that were cut out of the film, like the Federal Reserve Despository robbery that results in Snake's incarceration. The novel also provides motivation and backstory to both Snake and Hauk — both disillusioned war veterans — deepening their relationship that was only hinted at it in the final film. The novel explains how Snake lost his eye during the Battle for Leningrad in World War III and how Hauk became warden of New York and of his quest to find his crazy son who lives somewhere in the prison. The novel also fleshes out the world that these characters exist in, at times presenting a future even bleaker than the one depicted in the movie.
The west coast is a no-man's land and the country's population is gradually being driven crazy by nerve gas as a result of World War III.
Das Boot [..]In 1982, DAS BOOT took moviegoers on an unprecedented journey. Audiences set out to sea with the patrol of U-96 - one of the famed German U-boats that prowled the North Atlantic challenging the British Navy at every turn - and faced an astonishing series of life-and-death struggles as the scared, exhausted and desperately courageous crew blasted away in battle, dove to untested depths, and were evading depth charges in an all-out effort not so much to win the war as to return home to their families and loved ones. Over the next 15 years, DAS BOOT remained on many "top films of all time" lists and has been cited by many filmmakers, including Steven Spielberg, as a primary influence on the intensity, technological superiority and visceral excitement of the contemporary action-adventure film. So why try to make a classic better? In this case, the answer is because it was clearly possible due in part to the unusual way in which the motion picture was originally shot. Back in the early 1980s, director Wolfgang Petersen wrote and filmed DAS BOOT with two aims in mind: to create a major motion picture for international release and to simultaneously create a six-hour epic for German television.[...]
Mad Max II
The Japanese manga/anime Hokuto no Ken (Fist of the North Star) is influenced by the Mad Max series, especially Mad Max 2.
The first few plotlines with their post-apocalyptic setting, with vicious motorized gangs terrorizing settler groups. Kenshiro's garb and appearance may be modeled on Mel Gibson's character. The fictional military force Barjack in the Battle Angel Alita manga uses vehicles armed and modified that appear to have been inspired by the vehicles used in The Road Warrior.
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