Escape from New York
(1981)
May 23, 1981• 1h 39m
70%
TMDB ScoreOverview
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.
John Carpenter
Director
Top Billed Cast
KR
Kurt Russell
Snake Plissken
LVC
Lee Van Cleef
Police Commissioner Bob Hauk
EB
Ernest Borgnine
Cabbie
DP
Donald Pleasence
President of the United States
IH
Isaac Hayes
The Duke of New York
SH
Season Hubley
Girl in Chock Full O'Nuts
HDS
Harry Dean Stanton
Harold 'Brain' Helman
AB
Adrienne Barbeau
Maggie
TA
Tom Atkins
Rehme
CC
Charles Cyphers
Secretary of State
