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Escape from New York
Escape from New York
Overview:
In a world ravaged by crime, the entire island of Manhattan has been converted into a walled prison where brutal prisoners roam. After the US president crash-lands inside, war hero Snake Plissken has 24 hours to bring him back.
Release:
1981 / 05 / 23
Rating:
7.068
Genres & Subgenres:
Sci-Fi
Action
Tags:
Kurt Russell
as
Snake Plissken
Lee Van Cleef
as
Police Commissioner Bob Hauk
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
Harry Dean Stanton
as
Harold 'Brain' Helman
Tom Atkins
as
Rehme
Charles Cyphers
as
Secretary of State
John Cothran
as
Gypsy #1
Steven Ford
as
Secret Service #2
Jamie Lee Curtis
as
Narrator / Prison Recording Voice (uncredited)
Nick Castle
as
Pianist
Joe Unger
as
Taylor