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Escape from New York (1981)

1997. New York City is now a maximum security prison. Breaking out is impossible. Breaking in is insane.

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In 1997, the island of Manhattan has been walled off and turned into a giant maximum security prison within which the country's worst criminals are left to form their own anarchic society. However, when the President of the United States crash lands on the island, the authorities turn to a former soldier and current convict, Snake Plissken, to rescue him.

Genres

Science Fiction   Action  

Casting x1

Kurt Russell
as Snake Plissken

Kurt Russell
as Snake Plissken

Lee Van Cleef
as Police Commissioner Bob Hauk

Lee Van Cleef
as Police Commissioner Bob Hauk

Ernest Borgnine
as Cabbie

Ernest Borgnine
as Cabbie


Donald Pleasence
as President of the United States

Donald Pleasence
as President of the United States

Isaac Hayes
as The Duke of New York

Isaac Hayes
as The Duke of New York

Season Hubley
as Girl in Chock Full O'Nuts

Season Hubley
as Girl in Chock Full O'Nuts


Harry Dean Stanton
as Harold 'Brain' Helman

Harry Dean Stanton
as Harold 'Brain' Helman

Adrienne Barbeau
as Maggie

Adrienne Barbeau
as Maggie

Tom Atkins
as Rehme

Tom Atkins
as Rehme


Charles Cyphers
as Secretary of State

Charles Cyphers
as Secretary of State

Frank Doubleday
as Romero

Frank Doubleday
as Romero

John Strobel
as Cronenberg

John Strobel
as Cronenberg


George Buck Flower
as Drunk

George Buck Flower
as Drunk

John Cothran
as Gypsy #1

John Cothran
as Gypsy #1

Nancy Stephens
as Stewardess

Nancy Stephens
as Stewardess


Steven Ford
as Secret Service #2

Steven Ford
as Secret Service #2

John Carpenter
as Secret Service #2 / Helicopter Pilot / Violin Player

John Carpenter
as Secret Service #2 / Helicopter Pilot / Violin Player

Jamie Lee Curtis
as Narrator / Prison Recording Voice (uncredited)

Jamie Lee Curtis
as Narrator / Prison Recording Voice (uncredited)


Nick Castle
as Pianist

Nick Castle
as Pianist

Debra Hill
as Computer (voice)

Debra Hill
as Computer (voice)

Ox Baker
as Slag

Ox Baker
as Slag


Joe Unger
as Taylor

Joe Unger
as Taylor

Garrett Bergfeld
as Gypsy #2

Garrett Bergfeld
as Gypsy #2

Wally Taylor
as Controller

Wally Taylor
as Controller


Rodger Bumpass
as Dancer

Rodger Bumpass
as Dancer

John Diehl
as Punk

John Diehl
as Punk