John Carpenter hates New York?
I heard that was his inspiration for making this movie, that he thinks NYC is a dump. Any reason in particular?
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I don't think Carpenter had any ill will toward New York, but the city did have a reputation for being pretty rough back then. Crime was out of control, Times Square was a cesspit, it had quite the bad rep. This is all from what I've read on the matter; I've no first-hand experience on this.
But here's the gist:
http://www.businessinsider.com/new-york-city-used-to-be-a-terrifying-place-photos-2013-7
Cleveland wasn't doing so hot back then, either. But between the two, if you're making a movie, NYC is much more iconic.
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Cool, thanks for the link, Fusion. Very interesting.
New York may have been a dump but it certainly had a lot of atmosphere and character, a good place to set movies in like The Warriors, Ghostbusters etc.
Cleveland wasn't doing so hot back then, either.
Haha, yeah. I remember on the site Uncyclopedia, their page on Cleveland used to have a picture of a mushroom cloud with the caption underneath it saying "As part of Cleveland's urban renewal program, they dropped a nuclear bomb on the city. No one noticed."
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"As part of Cleveland's urban renewal program, they dropped a nuclear bomb on the city. No one noticed." That's a good one.
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Haha, that's pretty funny.
I once went on vacation to New York and thought it was a really cool place. Mind you, I bet living there is a totally different proposition.
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