Damnation Alley (1977)

why was albany, ny chosen as the last possible remnant of civilization in the movie damnation alley?

in 1977 someone decided to make a movie titled damnation alley staring jan-michael vincent. the movie is set in post world war three, in a nuclear holocaust. the band of ragtag survivors found a signal emitting from albany, ny, possibly the last place remaining on earth, and the plot of the entire movie revolves around their odyssey to traverse the scorched earth to get to albany. the thing that bothers me the most is why was albany, ny chosen as humankind’s last bastion in a dystopian future. haven’t these survivors suffered enough?

Having only seen the movie when it first came out, I have to rely on spotty memory, but is it possible Albany was spared from the missiles because there was no strategic value in bombing it? Or maybe (tongue in cheek) the enemy thought it was already destroyed?

Damnation Alley 1977 part 1

Damnation Alley [VHS] A low-wattage cult hit among post-apocalypse movie fans, Jack Smight's Damnation Alley arrives on DVD in a deluxe presentation that underscores its troubled production, as well as its modest charms. Based very loosely on the 1967 novel of the same name by Roger Zelazny (who loathed the movie version), the film stars George Peppard and Jan-Michael Vincent as Air Force officers crisscrossing the rui...

Damnation Alley $12.62 Apocalyptic sci-fi thriller follows a group of survivors and their souped-up, armor-plated land cruiser across a radiation-ravaged post-WWIII America, where they face menaces ranging from violent marauders to giant scorpions and "killer cockroaches." George Peppard, Jan-Michael Vincent, Paul Winfield, Dominique Sanda, and Jackie Earle Haley star; based on Roger Zelazny's novel. 91 min. Widescreen ...

Damnation Alley [Blu-Ray] $17.98 Apocalyptic sci-fi thriller follows a group of survivors and their souped-up, armor-plated land cruiser across a radiation-ravaged post-WWIII America, where they face menaces ranging from violent marauders to giant scorpions and "killer cockroaches." George Peppard, Jan-Michael Vincent, Paul Winfield, Dominique Sanda, and Jackie Earle Haley star; based on Roger Zelazny's novel. 91 min. Widescreen ...