An Aesop: That Humans Are Bastards when they have power over many, no matter how much they try to whitewash over it.Ambiguously Gay: Romero, as seen from his painted fingernails and some camp body movements.The character is never identified by name within the film itself aside from the end credits. The screenplay also indicates that the gladiator Snake fights in the arena is named "Slag".The following scene (as Snake is shown his armaments) also indicates that he's dismissive of the Crazies in New York. He indicates this thought to himself during his initial conversation with Hauk. The original shooting script suggests that Snake has been personally asked by the government for a favor before, partially due to his reputation as a war hero.The book explains that the West Coast is a no-man's land, and the country's population is gradually being driven crazy by nerve gas as a result of World War III. The novel fleshes out the world that these characters exist in, at times presenting a future even bleaker than the one depicted in the film. The novel explains how Snake lost his eye during the Battle for Leningrad in World War III, how Hauk became warden of New York, and Hauk's quest to find his crazy son who lives somewhere in the prison. The novel provides motivation and backstory to Snake and Hauk - both disillusioned war veterans - deepening their relationship that was only hinted at it in the film. The novel is significant because it includes scenes that were cut out of the film, such as the Federal Reserve Depository robbery that results in Snake's incarceration. All There in the Manual: In 1981, Bantam Books published a movie tie-in novelization written by Mike McQuay that adopts a lean, humorous style reminiscent of the film. All Crimes Are Equal: In 1997, all crimes are punished by life on Manhattan Island, whether state or federal apparently, since the rule is once people enter they don't leave alive.Escape is essentially impossible, and once prisoners go in, they never come out. All bridges to the island are mined, and the entire island is surrounded by a wall, and the perimeter is patrolled by helicopters and monitored 24/7. The Alcatraz: New York Maximum Security Penitentiary, AKA Manhattan Island Prison.A.K.A.-47: The United States Police use M16's with their handguards removed, presumably to give the rifles an unfamiliar 'futuristic' look, rather than because the police like scorching their hands after a few bursts.Air Force One: A terrorist crashes it into New York, and the President survives only by getting into an Escape Pod.Turns out he was right to be untrusting, as the injection was actually an Explosive Leash. He flinches and growls "I don't like needles" before the physician Cronenberg injects him with a supposed anti-viral and bacterial serum. President: You're the Duke! (chuckles) You're A-Number One.
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