John Carpenter wrote this about the time he made 'Escape from New York'. In interviews he confessed he has never seen the final film.
Linda Hamilton despised working with Tommy Lee Jones. Jones had been struggling with alcoholism at the time.
The stunt driver of the Black Moon had virtually no idea where he was going as he was in a semi-recumbent position whilst driving. His windshield was also made of Plexiglass that reflected every single surface, obscuring his vision even more.
The Black Moon was based on a Canadian car prototype design called the Wingho Concordia II which was first unveiled to the public in 1980. Only one of these were ever actually built so the car seen in the film is a copy cast from molds.