Escape from New York (1981)
John Carpenter takes on the role of writer, composer, and director in Escape from New York, a post-apocalyptic sci-fi film where a large portion of New York City is converted into the biggest prison in the world, with all criminals in the United States sentenced there. When the President is kidnapped and taken abruptly into the heart of the prison, the government will turn to former soldier turned convict Snake Plissken to rescue him within twenty-four hours in exchange for a full pardon of his crimes.
Escape From New York
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- Director
- John Carpenter
- Release Date
- July 10, 1981
- Studio(s)
- Embassy Pictures
- Distributor(s)
- Embassy Pictures
- Cast
- Isaac Hayes , Donald Pleasance , Kurt Russell , Lee Van Cleef , Harry Dean Stanton , Adrienne Barbeau
- Writers
- Nick Castle , John Carpenter
- Runtime
- 99 minutes
- Franchise(s)
- Escape from New York
- Sequel(s)
- Escape from LA
- Budget
- $6 million
Summary
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.
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