Escape from New York (1981)
Genre Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Movie Release Date 1981
Country USA
Language English
Audience Rating R
Running Time 99 mins
Format VHS
Color Color
IMDb Rating 7.0
Cast
Kurt Russell Snake Plissken
Lee Van Cleef Police Commissioner Bob Hauk
Ernest Borgnine Cabbie
Donald Pleasence President of the United States
Isaac Hayes The Duke of New York
Season Hubley Girl in Chock Full O'Nuts
Harry Dean Stanton Harold 'Brain' Helman
Adrienne Barbeau Maggie
Tom Atkins Rehme
Charles Cyphers Secretary of State
Crew
Director John Carpenter
Writer John Carpenter
Writer Nick Castle
Producer Barry Bernardi
Producer Larry J. Franco
Tagline
The world's greatest leader is a hostage in the most dangerous place on Earth. Now only the deadliest man alive can save him.
Plot
The year is 1998. Due to huge crime rates, the United States turns its once great city of New York into a maximum security prison where hardcore criminals are put for life. All the bridges leading into the city are mined, a large wall is built along the shoreline and a large police force army is based there to stop or kill any attempted escapees. En route to a conference, the President, on board Air Force One, is forced to eject in a pod when a female terrorist takes over the controls and crashes the plane into a building. A new prisoner, ex-soldier Snake Plissken is offered his freedom if he goes in, frees the President and finds a tape with important information for the conference. Snake agrees but to ensure his co-operation he is injected with a small but powerful explosive that will only be destroyed if his mission is successful. Snake must set out into the decaying city, filled with immoral criminals, and he must succeed - for his own life.
Personal Details
Rating
Seen It Yes
Collection Status In Collection
Links IMDB
Edition Details
Format VHS
Tape Number 69
Position 2/6
Tape Speed Low
TV System PAL
No. of Disks/Tapes 1
Screen Ratio Fullscreen (4:3)
Subtitles Scandinavian (from TV)
Audio Tracks ENGLISH: Mono