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John Carpenter talks tsunami surfing, West Coast sci-fi, and ‘Escape From L.A.’
John Carpenter talks tsunami surfing, West Coast sci-fi, and 'Escape From L.A.',There just aren’t a lot of characters as tough as Kurt Russell’s Lieutenant S.D. Bob "Snake" Plissken, as the world found out in John Carpenter’s 1981 classic, Escape From New York. But, fans would have to wait another 15 years before they’d learn that Snake isn’t just tough, but he’s also got game... and he can surf!

John Carpenter talks tsunami surfing, West Coast sci-fi, and ‘Escape From L.A.’

There just aren’t a lot of characters as tough as Kurt Russell’s Lieutenant S.D. Bob "Snake" Plissken, as the world found out in John Carpenter’s 1981 classic, Escape From New York. But, fans would have to wait another 15 years before they’d learn that Snake isn’t just tough, but he’s also got game… and he can surf!