Apex Mountain
Ox Baker and dystopian New York movies
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- Kurt Russell is debated between this breakout and later peaks around Tango & Cash, Backdraft, Tombstone, and other roles. — Bill Simmons
- Escape from New York is treated as the moment Russell became the guy even if it was not his biggest-star phase. — Chris Ryan
- Making Escape from L.A. is floated as a possible Russell apex because he had enough power to revive the character. — Bill Simmons
- Ox Baker receives a yes. — Bill Simmons
- Adrian Barbeau is rejected in favor of her years on Maude. — Bill Simmons
- John Carpenter receives Halloween as his apex. — Bill Simmons
- The year 1997 is rejected as a cultural apex. — Bill Simmons
- Dystopian New York films receive a clear apex verdict here. — Bill Simmons