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Escape from New York Cast & Crew

"1997. New York City is a walled, maximum security prison. Breaking out is impossible. Breaking in is insane."

R 1981 · 1h 39m

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Starring Cast

Key crew

Director

John Carpenter

Screenplay

Nick Castle , John Carpenter

Producers

Larry Franco , Debra Hill

Music

Alan Howarth , John Carpenter

Cinematography

Dean Cundey

Editor

Todd C. Ramsay

Production design

Joe Alves

Costume design

Stephen Loomis

Casting

Pegi Brotman

Full cast

45 cast members

Police Commissioner Bob Hauk

Ernest Borgnine

Donald Pleasence

President of the United States

The Duke of New York

Girl in Chock Full O'Nuts

Harry Dean Stanton

Harold 'Brain' Helman

Adrienne Barbeau

Charles Cyphers

Secretary of State

Frank Doubleday

John Strobel

Cronenberg

George Buck Flower

Secret Service #2

Secret Service #2 / Helicopter Pilot / Violin Player

Jamie Lee Curtis

Narrator / Prison Recording Voice (uncredited)

Computer (voice)

Garrett Bergfeld

Gypsy #2

Ronald E. House

Richard Cosentino

Gypsy Guard

Steven M. Gagnon

Secret Service #1

Michael Taylor

Secret Service #3

Lonnie Wun

Red Bandana Gypsy

Helicopter Pilot #1

James O'Hagen

Computer Operator

Police Sergeant

Theatre manager

Theatre Assistant

Helicopter Pilot #3

Helicopter Pilot #4

Crew by department

92 crew members

Directing

Chris Horner

Assistant Art Director

Director of Photography

First Assistant Director

Jeffrey Chernov

Second Assistant Director

Second Unit Director of Photography

Writing

Production

Location Manager

Production Manager

Associate Producer

Frank Capra III

Assistant Location Manager

Editing

Randy D. Thornton

Assistant Editor

Sound

David Lewis Yewdall

Warren Hamilton Jr.

Joseph F. Brennan

Dialogue Editor

Dialogue Editor

David Ritscher

Assistant Sound Editor

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Music

Original Music Composer

Original Music Composer

Art

Property Master

Graphic Designer

Production Design

Marvin Salsberg

Construction Foreman

Assistant Property Master

Visual Effects

Brian Bevis

Special Effects

Special Effects

Special Effects

Special Effects

Pat Patterson

Special Effects

Special Effects Supervisor

Visual Effects Art Director

Special Effects Coordinator

Special Effects Coordinator

Costume & Makeup

Frankie Bergman

Benjamin Douglas

Makeup Artist

Makeup Supervisor

Casting

Pegi Brotman

Casting

Other

David Cronenberg

George P. Wilbur

Glory Fioramonti

Mike H. McGaughy

Sandra Lee Gimpel

William T. Lane

Don Sutton

Leadman

Ed Zingel

Painter

Andrew Overholtzer

Michael W. Moore

Sol Aquino

Carpenter

Jena Holman

Matte Painter

Serge Genitempo

Standby Painter

Stunt Coordinator

Script Supervisor

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