Escape from New York

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Theatrical Release Date:

07/10/1981

DVD Release Date:

11/21/2000

Run Time:

99min.

Starring:

Kurt Russell , Lee Van Cleef , Ernest Borgnine , Donald Pleasence , Isaac Hayes

Director(s):

John Carpenter

Distributor(s):

AVCO Embassy Picture

MPAA Rating:

Genre(s):

Action,Crime and Mystery,Thriller

Plot: The year is 1997. Manhattan Island is now a heavily guarded maximum-security prison, where the scum of the earth have converged. When Air Force One crash-lands in Manhattan, the president (Donald Pleasence) is held hostage by its denizens. Read More

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