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Escape From New York(1981)

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Set in the future, Manhattan becomes a prison and an ex-bank robber is in charge of rescuing the president.

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Cast & Crew

John Carpenter Director
Kurt Russell Snake Plissken
Lee Van Cleef Bob Hauk
Ernest Borgnine Cabbie
Donald Pleasence President Of The United States
Isaac Hayes Duke Of New York
Season Hubley Girl In Chock Full O'Nuts
Harry Dean Stanton Harold Helman--The
Adrienne Barbeau Maggie
Tom Atkins Rehme
Charles Cyphers Secretary Of State
Joe Unger Taylor
Frank Doubleday Romero
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MPAA Ratings:  R Premiere Info: 
Release Date:  1981 Production Date: 
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Sound:  Production Co:  .....Production Company, International Film Investors .....Production Company, Goldcrest Films International .....Production Company, Cloudia .....Production Company, .....Production Company, Motion Graphics .....Production Company, Pacific Title & Art Studio .....Production Company, .....Foreign Theatrical Distributor, .....Domestic Theatrical Distributor, New Line Home Entertainment .....Domestic Video Distributor, Pickwick Maslansky & Konigsberg Inc .....Public Relations
Duration(mins):  Country:  United States (USA)
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  • Escape from New York

    Dashiell B. 2013-01-13

    A known enthusiast for B-movies, director Carpenter made a true cult classic. Russell, sporting an eyepatch & a one-dimensional personality is a model... MORE>

  • Kurt Saves the Day...

    nshepard 2012-04-02

    Mostly filmed in the oppressive St. Louis heat wave of 1980(allot of night scenes) John Carpenter creates a very atmospheric moody film, where the... MORE>

  • John Carpenter at his best

    BigReview 2011-01-24

    The first four notes of the opening title sequence are every bit as memorable as Carpenter's theme from Halloween (which is also great). That... MORE>

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