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Escape from L.A.

Escape from L.A.

Aug 9, 1996
96 min
ActionAdventureScience FictionThriller
5.9/ 10
1,527 votes

Overview

Into the 9.6-quaked Los Angeles of 2013 comes Snake Plissken. His job: wade through L.A.'s ruined landmarks to retrieve a doomsday device.

Ratings & Reviews

See what critics and audiences think

TMDB
5.9/10
1,527 votes
IMDB
5.7/10
84,159 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
55%
Tomatometer
Metacritic
M
54/100
Metascore

Media

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Performance & Recognition

Financial performance and accolades

Box Office & Budget

Budget$50,000,000Production cost
Box Office$42,277,365Worldwide gross
Profit-$7,722,635Loss
ROI
-15.4%Return on investment
US Box Office$25,477,365Domestic earnings

Awards & Nominations

3 nominations total

Details

Production information

"Snake is back."

Status

Released

Original Language

en

Budget

$50,000,000

Revenue

$42,277,365

Production Companies

Escape From ... CollectionParamount PicturesRysher Entertainment

Cast & Crew

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