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Jul 10, 1981 · A dystopian sci-fi action movie starring Kurt Russell as Snake Plissken, a convict who rescues the President from Manhattan, a maximum security prison. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, soundtracks, and more.
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- Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
- John Carpenter
- 1981-07-10
Escape from New York is a 1981 American independent science fiction action film co-written, co-scored and directed by John Carpenter, and starring Kurt Russell, Lee Van Cleef, Ernest Borgnine, Donald Pleasence, Isaac Hayes, Adrienne Barbeau and Harry Dean Stanton.
Apr 6, 2015 · Watch the official trailer for John Carpenter's sci-fi action film Escape From New York, starring Kurt Russell as Snake Plissken. The film depicts a dystopian future where Manhattan is a walled prison and the president is kidnapped.
- 2 min
- 471.9K
- Shout! Studios
In 1997, when the U.S. president crashes into Manhattan, now a giant maximum security prison, a convicted bank robber is sent in to rescue him.
A dystopian action film set in 1997, where Manhattan is a maximum security prison and the president is kidnapped by a terrorist. A former soldier and bank robber, Snake Plissken, is offered his freedom if he can rescue the president in less than 24 hours.
Escape From New York. In 1997, a major war between the United States and the Soviet Union is concluding, and the entire island of Manhattan has been converted into a giant maximum security prison.
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- Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
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Find out who starred in and worked behind the scenes of the sci-fi action movie Escape from New York, directed by John Carpenter and written by John Carpenter and Nick Castle. See the full list of actors, producers, composers, cinematographers, editors, and more.
