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This week, a more in-depth breakdown of John Carpenter's Snake Plissken sequel Escape From L.A., featuring returning guest CoolRogRox -- who previously joined us way back when to talk Escape From New York. A huge fan of the original film since its debut, Rog shares with us his thoughts on the non-blockbuster follow-up that piles on the campy moments and over-the-top FX sequences in an attempt to outdo its cult-classic predecessor. Our discussion stretches from Star Wars prequel trilogy comparisons to the eternal coolness of Bruce Campbell and Peter Fonda to the symbolic implications of Snake Plissken's last American Spirit cigarette. Plus, some consideration of how Escape From L.A. incorporates 90s culture in so many fascinating ways, from its satirical targets to its musical choices to its fixation on "extreme sports" -- and so much more! And, finally, after the guys have worked their way through an episodic, frantic plot that starts with a catastrophic earthquake and concludes with the end of the world as we know it, they give some final thoughts on whether this movie deserves a better reputation and why Carpenter himself thinks it's a better movie than his beloved original.