Madison Public Library
The MAD Movie-A-Thon-O-Rama
Thursday, September 28, 2023 6 p.m. – 7:45 p.m.
In the future world of 1997, New York City is a maximum security prison. When Air Force One goes down in the middle of the prison, career criminal Snake Plissken is given 22 hours to retrieve him. New York is a nightmare world where some criminals live in the subway tunnels under the city, while The Duke of New York leads his above ground army against the prison's warden. John Carpenter's futuristic western features Kurt Russell, Lee Van Cleef, Ernest Borgnine, Donald Pleasence, Isaac Hayes, Adrienne Barbeau, Harry Dean Stanton and Tom Atkins. Includes graphic violence, adult language and situations and a giant snake tattoo on Kurt Russell's chest. The auditorium opens at 6:00pm and the movie begins at 6:30pm, with a short talk about the film at 6:15pm. Food and drink are allowed in the auditorium during the movie, and encouraged.
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