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girafa t1_iu7p3uk wrote

John Carpenter successfully sued the producers of Lockout for ripping off the premise of Escape from New York.

> Carpenter, speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, said one of the rights holders to his 1981 film "wanted to also go after the video game Metal Gear Solid, which is kind of a rip-off of Escape From New York, too," Carpenter said.

> No such legal action was taken. Why? "I know the director of those games, and he's a nice guy," Carpenter told THR. "Or at least he's nice to me."

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Many-Outside-7594 t1_iu8si19 wrote

I didn't know this!

It was pretty blatant that they stole the Escape from Earth concept and only slightly retooled it.

Although I did still enjoy the movie.

Where were you on the night of September 27th?

>!It was coupon night and I was trampolining your wife.!<

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