When Rattlesnake hit the cinemas in 1981, the idea of sealing off an entire city and turning it into a futuristic end-time prison was still completely new. The dark, dystopian sci-fi spectacle starring Kurt Russell quickly became a groundbreaking classic and you can see it on TV today.
What is The Rattlesnake, our sci-fi TV tip for today, about?
In the future of 1997, Manhattan only as a maximum security prison completely sealed off from the outside worldThe entire island is surrounded by walls and mines and is guarded by ruthless police officers who are armed to the teeth. Once you go in, you can’t get out. There are no guards inside; the inmates are left to their own devices.
The US President’s plane crashes into this hell on earth after it is hijacked by terrorists. The President has to attend an important peace conference and the survival of humanity depends on him being found in time. So The police send the notorious criminal Snake Plissken
(Kurt Russell) into the open-air prison to save him. However, under extremely adverse conditions that could prove fatal for him.
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Kurt Russell in The Rattlesnake.
The Rattlesnake immediately became a groundbreaking cult film and has inspired countless other films
The brutal and dirty vision of the future by John Carpenter shines, of course, with the incredibly cool Snake Plissken. The taciturn antihero only opens his mouth for a casual saying and his past remains as much a mystery as his eye patch. No wonder: Kurt Russell is said to have been inspired by Clint Eastwood’s western acting.
The film also impresses with a for cutting dense atmosphere that is unparalleledThe synthesizer soundtrack, which was written by John Carpenter himself and directed the film, contributes significantly to this. Add to that some really bizarre characters and plenty of action and you have an almost perfect 80s sci-fi mix.
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TV or stream: When and where is The Rattlesnake coming out?
The cult film by John Carpenter with Kurt Russell will be released today, August 17th at 23:55 on RTL 2The spectacle then continues with advertising until 1:45 a.m., a repeat does not seem to be planned for the time being.
But as is often the case, you can also watch the whole thing online. The Rattlesnake cannot currently be watched with any streaming flat rate subscription, but you can rent or buy the film on VoD platforms such as Amazon Prime or Maxdome as well as Magenta TV.
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