Kurt Russell
Snake Plissken
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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.
- John Carpenter
- 421
- 1 min
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.
- $6 million
- John Carpenter, Alan Howarth
- July 10, 1981 (United States)
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.
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 Force One...
- (3.5K)
- John Carpenter
- R
- Kurt Russell
Currently you are able to watch "Escape from New York" streaming on Criterion Channel or for free with ads on Freevee. It is also possible to rent "Escape from New York" on Amazon Video, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Vudu, Microsoft Store online and to download it on AMC on Demand.
- 1981
- R
- John Carpenter
Escape From New York 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. 7,328 IMDb 7.1 1 h 39 min 1981
