| Escape from New York | |
|---|---|
 1997. New York City is now a maximum security prison. Breaking out is impossible. Breaking in is insane. | |
| Directed By | John Carpenter |
| Written By | John Carpenter, Nick Castle |
| Cast | Kurt Russell, Lee Van Cleef, Isaac Hayes, Ernest Borgnine |
| Produced By | Larry J. Franco, Debra Hill |
| Cinematography By | Dean Cundey, Jim Lucas |
| Film Editing By | Todd Ramsay |
| Music By | John Carpenter, Alan Howarth |
| Studio | AVCO Embassy Pictures, Goldcrest Films |
| Distributed By | AVCO Embassy Pictures, Barber International |
| Country | United States, United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Release Date | July 10, 1981 |
| Runtime | 99 Minutes |
| Rating | R |
| Budget | $6,000,000 |
| Gross | $25,244,700 |
Plot
The Year is 1997. The crime rate in the United States has risen to 400 %. Manhattan island has been transformed into a walled maximum security prison. All the bridges and rivers leading out of the prison have been rigged with mines. When Air Force one while arriving to a summit meeting is taken over by terrorists, the president is forced to make and escape but is taken hostage by the inmates. A former war hero turned convict is offered freedom if he can rescue the president by 24 hours.
Cast
- Kurt Russell as Snake Plissken
- Lee Van Cleef as Bob Hauk
- Ernest Borgnine as Cabbie
- Donald Pleasence as President of the United States
- Isaac Hayes as The Duke of New York City
- Harry Dean Stanton as Harold "Brain" Hellman
- Adrienne Barbeau as Maggie
- Tom Atkins as Rehme
- Charles Cyphers as The Secretary of State
- Frank Doubleday as Romero
- John Strobel as Cronenberg
- Season Hubley as The Girl in the Chock Full o' Nuts
- Ox Baker as Slag
- Debra Hill as Computer (voice)