In the future, crime is out of control and New York City's Manhattan is a maximum security prison. Grabbing a bargaining chip right out of the air, convicts bring down the President's plane in bad old Gotham. Gruff Snake Plissken, a one-eyed lone warrior new to prison life, is coerced into bringing the President, and his cargo, out of this land of undesirables.
Presented in partnership with ASU's Center for Science and the Imagination; History of the Future presents thought-provoking films from decades past (1980s to the 2010s). With introductions from scholars and films about the future, which question how accurate those visions of the future turned out to be. Learn more at csi.asu.edu
