Escape From New York
John Carpenter refused to sue over Metal Gear Solid’s Escape from New York references
Metal Gear Solid is “kind of a rip-off of Escape From New York”, but Hideo Kojima is too nice to sue.
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Kojima asked for John Carpenter's "blessing" to use Snake
John Carpenter gave Hideo Kojima permission to use Kurt Russell’s character in Escape from New York as an inspiration for Solid Snake.