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Movie Details

Original Title Escape from New York
Original Language EN
Budget $6,000,000
Revenue $50,244,700
Status Released
Popularity 3.9

Cast

Kurt Russell
Kurt Russell
Snake Plissken
Popularity: 3.1
Lee Van Cleef
Lee Van Cleef
Police Commissioner Bob Hauk
Popularity: 2.1
Ernest Borgnine
Ernest Borgnine
Cabbie
Popularity: 10.7
Donald Pleasence
Donald Pleasence
President of the United States
Popularity: 2.7
Isaac Hayes
Isaac Hayes
The Duke of New York
Popularity: 2.1
Season Hubley
Season Hubley
Girl in Chock Full O'Nuts
Popularity: 1.0
Harry Dean Stanton
Harry Dean Stanton
Harold 'Brain' Helman
Popularity: 2.3
Adrienne Barbeau
Adrienne Barbeau
Maggie
Popularity: 4.5
Tom Atkins
Tom Atkins
Rehme
Popularity: 1.7
Charles Cyphers
Charles Cyphers
Secretary of State
Popularity: 2.5
Frank Doubleday
Frank Doubleday
Romero
Popularity: 0.5
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John Strobel
Cronenberg
Popularity: 0.0

Key Crew

Screenplay Nick Castle, John Carpenter
Producer Larry Franco, Debra Hill
Editor Todd C. Ramsay
Director John Carpenter
Executive Producer Jake Eberts

Production

AVCO Embassy Pictures
US
Goldcrest
GB
International Film Investors
US
City Films
US
Taurus Film
DE

Videos & Trailers

ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK | A Video Essay by Billie Jean of Video Nasty Presents | [HD] with Subtitles
ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK | A Video Essay by Billie Jean of Video Nasty Presents | [HD] with Subtitles
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ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK - Maybe Later - Film Clip
ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK - Maybe Later - Film Clip
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ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK - The Duke - Film Clip
ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK - The Duke - Film Clip
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ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK - Fight - Film Clip
ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK - Fight - Film Clip
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Escape From New York (1981) Interview with Photographer Kim Gottlieb-Walker
Escape From New York (1981) Interview with Photographer Kim Gottlieb-Walker
Featurette
Escape From New York (1981) Unit Supervisor/Matte Artist Robert Skotak Talks Visual Effects HD
Escape From New York (1981) Unit Supervisor/Matte Artist Robert Skotak Talks Visual Effects HD
Featurette

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Keywords

new york city taxi martial arts street gang usa president war veteran kidnapping hostage liberation of prisoners gangster dystopia anti hero post-apocalyptic future wrestling villain attempt to escape rescue mission police operation cyberpunk urban setting

Reviews from TMDB

Graviteer
Dec 6, 2014

"Too little of too much" would describe this movie well, which presented us a dystopian New York with development potential and characters whose background is shared, exposed with brief moments of characterization that made me feel like I was missing this movie's predecessor. It didn't exist, and so ... Read more

John Chard 9/10
Feb 10, 2019

A Snake, a Brain, a Cabbie, a Duke and the President Of The USA. It's 1997 and Manhattan Island is a walled off prison, during the flight of Air Force One the president's plane is taken over by a terrorist and the president ejects out in the safety pod. Sadly for him he lands right in the middle ... Read more

Gimly 8/10
Jun 8, 2020

Nails the "post-apocalyptic except the world didn't end" vibe. _Final rating:★★★★ - Very strong appeal. A personal favourite._

Rating
7.1
/10

Based on 3,314 votes

Details
Release Date May 23, 1981
Runtime 1h 39m
Budget $6,000,000
Revenue $50,244,700
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 3.9
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