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Escape from New York (1981)
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In 1997, when the US President crashes into Manhattan, now a giant max. security prison, a convicted bank robber is sent in for a rescue. Director:John Carpenter |
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| Lee Van Cleef | ... | ||
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| Donald Pleasence | ... | ||
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Season Hubley | ... |
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Charles Cyphers | ... | |
| Joe Unger | ... |
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Frank Doubleday | ... | |
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John Strobel | ... | |
| John Cothran Jr. | ... |
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Garrett Bergfeld | ... |
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Storyline
In the future, crime is out of control and New York City is a maximum security prison. Grabbing a bargaining chip right out of the air, convicts bring down the President's plane in bad old Gotham. Gruff Snake Plissken, a one-eyed lone warrior new to prison life, is coerced into bringing the President, and his cargo, out of this land of undesirables. Written by Anthony Pereyra {hypersonic91@yahoo.com}
Plot Summary | Plot SynopsisTaglines:
1997. New York City is now a maximum security prison. Breaking out is impossible. Breaking in is insane. See more »Parents Guide:
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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
(USA) See more »Also Known As:
John Carpenter's Escape from New York See more »Box Office
Budget:
$6,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$4,162,000 (USA) (12 July 1981) (579 Screens)Gross:
$25,244,700 (USA)Company Credits
Production Co:
AVCO Embassy Pictures, International Film Investors, Goldcrest Films International See more »
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2.35 : 1
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Narrator: In 1988, the crime rate in the United States rises four hundred percent. The once great city of New York becomes the one maximum security prison for the entire country. A fifty-foot containment wall is erected along the New Jersey shoreline, across the Harlem River...
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The night street scenes were filmed in East St. Louis, Illinois, which had entire neighborhoods burned out in 1976 during a massive urban fire. Across the Mississippi River from the more prosperous St. Louis, Missouri, East St. Louis was filled with old buildings that look seedy and run-down. See more »Goofs
Audio/visual unsynchronized: Italian subtitles mistranslate "fission" as "fixation". See more »Quotes
[first lines]Narrator: In 1988, the crime rate in the United States rises four hundred percent. The once great city of New York becomes the one maximum security prison for the entire country. A fifty-foot containment wall is erected along the New Jersey shoreline, across the Harlem River...
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