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Escape from New York

  • 7.1 /10

  • 3391

  • 86%

Plot

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.

Cast

Kurt Russell as Snake Plissken
Kurt Russell

as Snake Plissken

Lee Van Cleef as Police Commissioner Bob Hauk
Lee Van Cleef

as Police Commissioner Bob Hauk

Ernest Borgnine as Cabbie
Ernest Borgnine

as Cabbie

Donald Pleasence as President of the United States
Donald Pleasence

as President of the United States

Isaac Hayes as The Duke of New York
Isaac Hayes

as The Duke of New York

Season Hubley as Girl in Chock Full O'Nuts
Season Hubley

as Girl in Chock Full O'Nuts

Harry Dean Stanton as Harold 'Brain' Helman
Harry Dean Stanton

as Harold 'Brain' Helman

Adrienne Barbeau as Maggie
Adrienne Barbeau

as Maggie

Tom Atkins as Rehme
Tom Atkins

as Rehme

Charles Cyphers as Secretary of State
Charles Cyphers

as Secretary of State

Movie Facts

Rated

  • R

Status

  • Released

Release Date

  • May 23, 1981

Production Companies

  • AVCO Embassy Pictures

  • Goldcrest

  • International Film Investors

  • City Films

  • Taurus Film

Production Countries

  • United Kingdom

  • Germany

  • United States of America

Spoken Language

  • English

Budget

  • $6,000,000.00

Revenue

  • $50,244,700.00

Runtime

  • 1.65 hrs

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Reviews

"Too little of too much" would describe this movie well, which presented us a dystopian New York with development potential and characters whose background is shared, exposed with brief moments of characterization that made me feel like I was missing this movie's predecessor. It didn't exist, and so the end result was of an expanded universe of unknown circumstances - except for the brief introdu…

A Snake, a Brain, a Cabbie, a Duke and the President Of The USA. It's 1997 and Manhattan Island is a walled off prison, during the flight of Air Force One the president's plane is taken over by a terrorist and the president ejects out in the safety pod. Sadly for him he lands right in the middle of Manhattan Island. When an armed unit lands inside the walls they are told that the president has…

Nails the "post-apocalyptic except the world didn't end" vibe. _Final rating:★★★★ - Very strong appeal. A personal favourite._

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