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In a world ravaged by crime, the entire island of Manhattan has been converted into a walled prison where brutal prisoners roam free. After the US president crash-lands inside, war hero Snake Plissken has 24 hours to bring him back.
Theatrical
Jul 10, 1981
Box Office
$50.2M
Budget
$6.0M
Return
8.4x
DVD / Blu-ray
Nov 21, 2000
Theaters
34
Director
Writers
Producers
Music
Studio
AVCO Embassy Pictures, Goldcrest, International Film Investors, City Films, Taurus Film
Keywords
new york city
taxi
street gang
martial arts
usa president
war veteran
hostage
kidnapping
liberation of prisoners
anti hero
gangster
villain
post-apocalyptic future
dystopia
police operation
attempt to escape
wrestling
rescue mission
cyberpunk
urban setting
aggressive
thoughtful
reluctant hero
suspenseful
Quotes
See all →New York: A Prison Without Escape
Taglines
New York City has become the only maximum security prison for the entire country. Once you go in, you don't come out... until today.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
New York City: A Prison of Despair
Taglines
1997. New York City is now a maximum security prison. Breaking out is impossible. Breaking in is insane.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Escape From ... Collection
A John Carpenter action film series following the main protagonist Snake Plissken, a former Special Forces operative turned criminal who is called upon to breach dangerous environments for search-and-...
Cast
Full credits →K
Kurt Russell
Snake Plissken
L
Lee Van Cleef
Police Commissioner Bob Hauk
E
Ernest Borgnine
Cabbie
D
Donald Pleasence
President of the United States
I
Isaac Hayes
The Duke of New York
S
Season Hubley
Girl in Chock Full O'Nuts
H
Harry Dean Stanton
Harold 'Brain' Helman
A
Adrienne Barbeau
Maggie
T
Tom Atkins
Rehme
C
Charles Cyphers
Secretary of State
F
Frank Doubleday
Romero
G
George Buck Flower
Drunk
J
John Cothran
Gypsy #1
N
Nancy Stephens
Stewardess
S
Steven Ford
Secret Service #2
J
John Carpenter
Secret Service #2 / Helicopter Pilot / Violin Player
Jamie Lee Curtis
Narrator / Prison Recording Voice (uncredited)
N
Nick Castle
Pianist
D
Debra Hill
Computer (voice)
O
Ox Baker
Slag
