History WMG / EscapeFromNewYork

* Both works feature governments resorting to drastic measures to curb their spikes in crime rates; instead of turning an island in Britain (like the Isle of Man or one of the Channel Islands) into a prison colony, the British government attempts to brainwash its criminals.

For Assault on Precinct 13, it deals with youth crimes, in particular, gang activity. In the film, it seems as if gang activity is something that is slowly getting out of control, and even after the events of the film, there's still going to be more gang violence occurring. This could be the starting point of everything, as Escape From New York's opening narration explains that crime has increased to 400% in 1988 in the United States. Following what appears to be another World War, and after the gas attack that makes New York inhabitable (an explanation that comes from the novel adaptation of EFNY), the United Police Force is formed and New York is turned into a prison. The youth gangs of the 1970s slowly become massive gangs, with maybe even the Duke of New York starting out as a member (a man as powerful as the Duke has to start somewhere).

* Both works feature governments resorting to drastic measures to curb their spikes in crime rates; instead of turning an island in Britain (like the Isle of Man or one of the Channel Islands) into a prison colony, the British government attempts to brainwash its individuals.

*** Possibly during his military service the press coverage of one of Snake's missions implied that Snake was fatally wounded, or said that Snake was seriously wounded to the point where survival was considered unlikely, and the distorted version the headline that got through to the prisoners made them think that Snake had died.

It's a coverup for him trying to rob the Federal Reserve. Instead of telling the public that a decorated war hero turned traitor, they said he was KIA.
* ''Everybody'' in New York knows who Snake is already. It's doubtful they know about the Federal Reserve. It's more likely that [[NoodleIncident Kansas City]] is why everyone thinks Snake is dead.
** Possibly during his military service the press coverage of one of Snake's missions implied that Snake was fatally wounded, or seriously wounded to the point where survival was considered unlikely, and the distorted version the prisoners heard made them think that Snake had died.

After he was arrested, they gave him a choice: the army, or jail. He chose the army, participated in Special Ops, flew the gulffire over Leningrad, ended up becoming a criminal again...you get the idea.

* In the film, it's implied that New York has been a prison colony for about a decade, but Cabbie says he's been driving taxis for thirty years.

Now fast forward towards the end of ''Escape from L.A.'', [[spoiler: Snake Plisskin knocks the world out of commission for a while, but it eventually bounces back from it. The United Police Force is disbanded, the entire U.S. probably in shambles due to the revolution that took advantage of the blackout. Mars is eventually colonized, with a lot of people fleeing Earth to be able to get off of it for a better life. But unlike the male-lead countries on Earth, where major mistakes of the past were made by men, Mars opts for a Matriarchy instead, which works. Then the events of ''Ghosts of Mars'' occurs.]]

[[WMG: Snake Plissken is a decendant of [[Film/DollarsTrilogy The Man With No Name.]] ]]

[[WMG: The remake will have Snake as a woman, played by MichelleRodriguez]]