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User Rating:
5.2/10   21,469 votes
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
John Carpenter (characters) and
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Release Date:
9 August 1996 (USA) more
Tagline:
Plan your escape this Summer more
Plot:
Snake Plissken is once again called in by the United States government to recover a potential doomsday device from Los Angeles, now an autonomous island where undesirables are deported. full summary | full synopsis
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2 nominations more
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one of the most audacious films of the 90's more (184 total)

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Also Known As:
John Carpenter's Escape from L.A. (USA) (complete title)
Flucht aus L.A. (Austria) (Germany) [de]
Los Angeles 2013 (Canada: French title) (France) [fr]
Útek z L.A. (Czech Republic) [cs]
2013: rescate en L.A. (Spain) [es]
Apodrasi apo to Los Angeles (Greece) [el]
Bekstvo iz Los Andjelesa (Serbia) [sr]
Escape de Los Angeles (Venezuela) [es]
Flykten från L.A. (Sweden) [sv]
Fuga da Los Angeles (Italy) [it]
Fuga de Los Angeles (Portugal) [pt]
Ha-Briha M'Los Angeles (Israel: Hebrew title) [iw]
John Carpenter's Flucht aus L.A. (Germany) (complete title) [de]
Los Angeles'tan kaçis (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Menekülés Los Angelesböl (Hungary) [hu]
Pako L.A.:sta (Finland) [fi]
Pobeg iz Los Angelesa (Slovenia) [sl]
Ucieczka z Los Angeles (Poland) [pl]
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Rated R for violence and some language.
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101 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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During the climactic battle scene, when Steve Buscemi's character is hanging off the helicopter, several stores are visible in the matte shot behind him. One of the prominent buildings is clearly marked "Miniatures", a reference to the filmmaking technique. more
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Continuity: The size of the dot that Map of the Stars Eddie paints on the disk changes. more
Quotes:
Snake Plissken: [to the President] I can see you're real concerned about your daughter. more
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37 out of 61 people found the following review useful.
one of the most audacious films of the 90's, 27 August 2004
10/10
Author: chambara8112 from Europe

At first i love both Escape films but this film is the real proof what Carpenter movies are really about and that's the story. It reminds me the fact that those who constantly complains about EFLA didn't get even Escape From New York – this visual style, atmosphere and other great surrounding stuff, as everyone praising these days, doesn't make a good movie, it was, is and will be the story, and as for the richness of this Escape From L.A. is definitely far better including that it's the most personal Carpenter movie ever that is kind of philosophy on the freedom and also today's real problem in modern America. For these elements it‘s unforgettable and only waiting for its time to be reevaluated again.

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