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Escape from New York (1981)

23/05/1981 (GB)Science Fiction, Action1h 39m
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1997. New York City is a walled, maximum security prison. Breaking out is impossible. Breaking in is insane.

Overview

In a world ravaged by crime, the entire island of Manhattan has been converted into a walled prison where brutal prisoners roam free. After the US president crash-lands inside, war hero Snake Plissken has 24 hours to bring him back.

    Top Billed Cast

    1. Kurt Russell

      Kurt Russell

      Snake Plissken

    2. Lee Van Cleef

      Lee Van Cleef

      Police Commissioner Bob Hauk

    3. Ernest Borgnine

      Ernest Borgnine

      Cabbie

    4. Donald Pleasence

      Donald Pleasence

      President of the United States

    5. Isaac Hayes

      Isaac Hayes

      The Duke of New York

    6. Season Hubley

      Season Hubley

      Girl in Chock Full O'Nuts

    7. Harry Dean Stanton

      Harry Dean Stanton

      Harold 'Brain' Helman

    8. Adrienne Barbeau

      Adrienne Barbeau

      Maggie

    9. Tom Atkins

      Tom Atkins

      Rehme

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    A review by Graviteer

    Written by Graviteer on 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 the end result was of an expanded universe of unknown circumstances - except for the brief introduction we got in the opening credits - where the events barely told the story during the time it was running. But where this movie failed in terms of script, it almost made up with atmosphere and music....

    StatusReleased

    Original LanguageEnglish

    Budget$6,000,000.00

    Revenue$50,244,700.00

    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
    • reluctant hero