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Escape from New York (1981)
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Escape from New York

1981Directed by John Carpenter1h 39m

1997. New York City is a walled, maximum security prison. Breaking out is impossible. Breaking in is insane.

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.

  • Action
  • Thriller
  • Science Fiction

Cast

  • Kurt Russell as Snake Plissken
  • Lee Van Cleef as Police Commissioner Bob Hauk
  • Ernest Borgnine as Cabbie
  • Donald Pleasence as President of the United States
  • Isaac Hayes as The Duke of New York
  • Season Hubley as Girl in Chock Full O'Nuts
  • Harry Dean Stanton as Harold 'Brain' Helman
  • Adrienne Barbeau as Maggie
  • Tom Atkins as Rehme
  • Charles Cyphers as Secretary of State
  • Frank Doubleday as Romero
  • John Strobel as Cronenberg
  • George Buck Flower as Drunk
  • John Cothran as Gypsy #1
  • Nancy Stephens as Stewardess
  • Steven Ford as Secret Service #2

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