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Escape from New York
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Escape from New York is a 1981 American action, thriller, and science fiction film directed by John Carpenter. The screenplay was written by Carpenter and Nick Castle, with production handled by Debra Hill and Larry J. Franco. The cast includes Ernest Borgnine, Kurt Russell, Lee Van Cleef, and Isaac Hayes. Dean Cundey served as director of photography, while Joe Alves was the production designer. The film was produced by Goldcrest Films and distributed by Embassy Pictures and Netflix.
Set in 1997, the narrative takes place in New York City, Missouri, and Los Angeles. The story involves themes of a failed state, global catastrophic risk, kidnapping, and search and rescue. The film has a runtime of 99 minutes and was originally released in English. It received an R rating.
The film had a budget of 6,000,000 and generated a box office revenue of 50,244,700. It received a Metascore of 76 and an Rotten Tomatoes rating of 85%. On IMDb, it holds a rating of 7.1 based on 173,284 votes. The film received six award nominations.
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7.0In 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.
Cast
- Kurt Russell as Snake Plissken
- Lee Van Cleef as Police Commissioner Bob Hauk
- Ernest Borgnine as Cabbie
- Donald Pleasence as President of the United States
- Isaac Hayes as The Duke of New York
- Season Hubley as Girl in Chock Full O'Nuts
Themes
- new york city
- taxi
- martial arts
- street gang
- usa president
- war veteran
- kidnapping
- hostage
- liberation of prisoners
- gangster
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Ratings
IMDb
7.1/10
171,215 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
85%
Metacritic
76/100
- Year
- 1981
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Genres
- Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 6 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- John Carpenter
- Written by
- John Carpenter Nick Castle
- Produced by
- Larry Franco Debra Hill
- Starring
- Kurt Russell Lee Van Cleef Ernest Borgnine Donald Pleasence Isaac Hayes Harry Dean Stanton Adrienne Barbeau
- Cinematography
- Dean Cundey
- Edited by
- Todd Ramsay
- Music by
- John Carpenter Alan Howarth
- Production companies
- AVCO Embassy Pictures International Film Investors Goldcrest Films International City Films
- Distributed by
- AVCO Embassy Pictures
- Release date
- July 10, 1981 ( 1981-07-10 )
- Running time
- 99 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $6 million
- Box office
- $50 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Followed by
- Escape from L.A.
- Main subject
- societal collapse
- Director
- John Carpenter
- Screenwriter
- Nick Castle
- Cast member
- Nick Castle
- Composer
- John Carpenter
- Producer
- Larry J. Franco
- Cinematographer
- Dean Cundey
- Narrative location
- Los Angeles
- Duration
- 98
- FilmAffinity ID
- 409098
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1981-00-00
- title
- Escape from New York
- production designer
- Joe Alves
- distributed by
- Netflix
- box office
- 25274965
- set in period
- 1997
- inspired by
- Death Wish
- review score
- 7.1/10
- capital cost
- 6000000
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Encyclopedic overview
Escape from New York is a 1981 American independent science fiction action film co-written, co-scored, and directed by John Carpenter. It stars Kurt Russell, Lee Van Cleef, Ernest Borgnine, Donald Pleasence, Isaac Hayes, Harry Dean Stanton, and Adrienne Barbeau.
The film is set in 1997 and concerns a future crime-ridden dystopian United States, which has converted Manhattan Island in New York City into the country's sole maximum security prison. Air Force One is hijacked by anti-government insurgents who deliberately crash it into the walled-off borough. Snake Plissken (Russell), a Special Forces operative turned federal prisoner, is given 24 hours to rescue the President of the United States.
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