Escape from New York: Difference between revisions

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* [[I'm a Humanitarian]]: The "Crazies".

* [[Inexplicably Awesome]]: The movie tells us that Snake is an ex black ops soldier twice decorated who turned his back on his country and tried to rob the Federal Reserve. No reasons for Snake's choices that led him down that path are ever presented.

* [[Insistent Terminology]] / [[Do Not Call Me Paul]]: In both ''[[Escape from New York]]'' and ''[[Escape From L.A.]]'', the U.S. government is on a [[Last-Name Basis]] with protagonist Snake Plissken, to which he consistently replies, "Call me Snake." However, during the respective climaxes of both movies, when one of the government's men finally does call him Snake, he reverses his previous attitude with the reply, "The name's Plissken".

* [[Insistent Terminology]] / [[Do Not Call Me "Paul"]]: In both ''[[Escape from New York]]'' and ''[[Escape From L.A.]]'', the U.S. government is on a [[Last-Name Basis]] with protagonist Snake Plissken, to which he consistently replies, "Call me Snake." However, during the respective climaxes of both movies, when one of the government's men finally does call him Snake, he reverses his previous attitude with the reply, "The name's Plissken".

** Also, Brain really doesn't care to be called "Harold".

* [[Insufferable Genius]]: Brain. It's a minor miracle he's still alive in Manhattan since everyone ''hates'' him save Maggie and Cabbie.