Another John Carpenter cult classic, 'Escape From New York' was one of the best entries in the once popular post-apocalyptic genre which included 'Road Warrior' and 'The Terminator'. In 1997, the island of Manhattan has been turned into the world's largest maximum-security prison, a place where the worst of humanity is sent to .. Read more
| Starring | Isaac Hayes, Harry Dean Stanton, Donald Pleasence, Kurt Russell |
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| Director | John Carpenter |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Thriller |
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Another John Carpenter cult classic, 'Escape From New York' was one of the best entries in the once popular post-apocalyptic genre which included 'Road Warrior' and 'The Terminator'. In 1997, the island of Manhattan has been turned into the world's largest maximum-security prison, a place where the worst of humanity is sent to rot. The U.S. Government finds itself in a major crisis when the president's plane crash-lands in New York only days before a vital peace summit between major warring nations is to take place. The president survives the crash, but is taken hostage by the denizens of Manhattan and held for ransom. Only war hero turned felon Snake Plissken can save the day, and he is offered a simple deal for his work: save the president and live, fail to save him and die. The one-eyed bandit sets to work, cutting a path of destruction to the president that has to be seen to be believed. Kurt Russell creates the indelible character of Snake Plissken as no other actor could have. Wisecracking and cool under the very worst of pressures, Snake is the ultimate bad good guy. Often copied, but never duplicated, 'Escape From New York' is full of the wit, energy and action that mark a John Carpenter picture.
| Starring | Isaac Hayes, Harry Dean Stanton, Donald Pleasence, Kurt Russell, Lee Van Cleef, Ernest Borgnine, Adrienne Barbeau, Season Hubley |
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| Director | John Carpenter |
| Studio | ELEVATION |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 39 mins Blu-ray: 1 hr 35 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Thriller |
| Language | DVD: English Blu-ray: English |
| Released | Production year: 1981 To Rent: DVD: 17 Oct 2005 Blu-ray: 04 Aug 2008 |
Inventive but too complex melodrama with unattractive detail; its director's biggest production but not his most rewarding.
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Total 80's
80's film totally, down to the music and look of the film. pretty kick ass and the insperation for the metal gear solid games
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LA was betters
I know this was the first one of the two but somehow I think the sequal was better. Kurt Russel is brilliant in these films but the technology in New York ... read more »
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Great Easy Watching Film
Set in the future 1997! Watching it post 1997 is funny how much further the technology actually came on. Goose bumps arrive when you see the twin towers. Good ... read more »
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Escape from NY
Mad, cheesy, ridiculous nonsense but one of the coolest films ever made, and Kurt Russell is simply awesome as the hardnut hero. On a par with 'The Warriors... read more »
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The director of recent release Die Hard 4.0 is set to remake the classic action film Escape From New York, it has emerged. Len Wiseman will revamp the 1981 movie, which saw an eye-patched Kurt Russell attempt to rescue the kidnapped US president from inside the maximum security prison that used to be Manhattan. The central role is now to be played by Gerard Butler, who audiences recently saw in the epic 300. And Wiseman should bring some style to the Escape From New York remake, having... Read more
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