Nothing quite say 1997 New York City like a brand - new VHS.John Carpenter ’s 1981 cult classicEscape From New Yorksaw Kurt Russell ’s Snake Plisskendrop into near - future New York Citywith a mission to save the President . Most of us credibly first saw the filmon the one-time schooltime format , which just so happened to be dominant around the time reality caught up to the movie . Now , almost 30 years afterwards , break away From New Yorkiscoming back to VHS , and it ’s all sort of amazing .
This Thursday , May 15 , Vice Press is put out two new VHS versions ofEscape From New York . One is a 1,000 - slice , circumscribed variation slipcase featuring brand newfangled art by Phantom City Creative with a specially designed tape . Then there ’s a collector ’s edition featuring the original theatrical poster on one side , and Matt Ferguson ’s recent work on the other .
And yes , the VHS actually encounter . Though , for those of us in the United States , it ’s unfortunately in the UK ’s PAL format . So , if you want something new from Snake ’s world but not the VHS , Vice also has that brand fresh Phantom City Creative posting dropping on its own . There ’s both a regular and variant 24 x 36 inch lithograph , each in editions of 250 .
You can’t escape this new VHS and artwork for Escape From New York.Image: Vice Press/Phantom City Creative
last , if you loveEscape From New Yorkbut really are only draw to that iconic original image by Barry E. Jackson , Vice Press has also worked with Matt Ferguson to fully restore and release that . It ’s a 27 x 40 lithograph machine in a limited variant of 250 . Here ’s the iconic image .
All of these go on sale atVice Pressat 2 p.m. ET ( that ’s 6 p.m. GMT ) on Thursday , May 15 . Both versions of the VHS are £ 30 , and the posters browse between £ 40 and £ 50 .
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Limited edition VHS with new Phantom City Creative art. – Vice Press
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Double sided collector’s edition. – Vice Press
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