Escape from New York

Escape from New York (1981)

"New York is a disease. Meet the cure."
TMDb Score
71
R 1 hr 39 minApr 1st, 1981Science Fiction, Action

In 1997, the island of Manhattan has been walled off and turned into a giant maximum security prison within which the country's worst criminals are left to form their own anarchic society. However, when the President of the United States crash lands on the island, the authorities turn to a former soldier and current convict to rescue him.

Director
John Carpenter
Starring
Kurt Russellas Snake Plissken
Lee Van Cleefas Police Commissioner Bob Hauk
Donald Pleasenceas President of the United States

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Cast & Crew

Kurt Russell
as Snake Plissken
Lee Van Cleef
as Police Commissioner Bob Hauk
Donald Pleasence
as President of the United States
Adrienne Barbeau
as Maggie

Movie Details

Original Language:English
Production Companies:AVCO Embassy Pictures, Goldcrest, International Film Investors
Escape from New York on the Web:Official Website
Movie Tags:hostagedystopiacyberpunkgangsterkidnappingtaxi

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