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Jul 10, 1981 · A classic action movie starring Kurt Russell as Snake Plissken, a convict who must rescue the president from Manhattan, a maximum security prison. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more.
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Escape from New York. Escape from New York is a 1981 American 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 . The film's storyline, set in the near-future world of 1997, concerns a ...
- $6 million
- John Carpenter, Alan Howarth
- July 10, 1981 (United States)
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- 1981
- R
- John Carpenter
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A dystopian action film set in 1997, where Manhattan is a maximum security prison and the president's plane is hijacked and crashes inside. A convicted bank robber and ex-soldier, Snake Plissken, is offered his freedom if he can rescue the president in less than 24 hours.
Movie Info. 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. When Air ...
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- Action, Adventure, Sci-fi
- R
John Carpenter. Director, Screenplay. Nick Castle. Screenplay. In a world ravaged by crime, the entire island of Manhattan has been converted into a walled prison where brutal prisoners roam. After the US president crash-lands inside, war hero Snake Plissken has 24 hours to bring him back.
