| Escape from New York (1981)
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| Front Cover |
Actor |
Back Cover |
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| Tom Atkins |
Rehme
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| Adrienne Barbeau |
Maggie
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| Ernest Borgnine |
Cabbie
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| Charles Cyphers |
Secretary of State
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| Harry Dean Stanton |
Brain
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| Isaac Hayes |
The Duke of New York
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| Season Hubley |
Girl in Chock Full O'Nuts
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| Donald Pleasence |
President of the United States
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| Kurt Russell |
Snake Plissken
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| Lee Van Cleef |
Bob Hauk
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| Movie Details |
| Genre |
Action; Adventure; Science-Fiction; Thriller |
| Director |
John Carpenter |
| Producer |
Larry Franco; Debra Hill |
| Writer |
John Carpenter; Nick Castle |
| Studio |
MGM / UA |
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| Language |
English |
| Audience Rating |
R (Restricted) |
| Running Time |
99 mins |
| Country |
USA |
| Color |
Color |
| IMDb Rating |
6.8 |
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| Plot |
1997. New York city is now a maximum security prison. Breaking out is impossible. Breaking in is insane.
The year is 1997: Manhattan Island is now a heavily guarded maximum-security prison, where the scum of the earth have converged. When Air Force One crash-lands in Manhattan, the President (Donald Pleasence) is held hostage by its denizens. One-eyed mercenary Snake Plissken (Kurt Russell) is strong-armed into rescuing the Chief Executive. He is aided, not always willingly, by a tough gal (Adrienne Barbeau) and a manic cab driver (Ernest Borgnine). Too long for its own good (especially in its expanded video version), Escape from New York is an otherwise excellent chunk of non-think entertainment. It was followed by a sequel of sorts in 1996, Escape From LA, again starring Kurt Russell. — Hal Erickson |
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| Product Details |
| Edition |
(Special Edition) |
| Format |
DVD |
| Region |
Region 1 |
| Screen Ratio |
Widescreen 1.78:1 Color |
| Layers |
Single Side, Single Layer |
| UPC (Barcode) |
027616899514 |
| Release Date |
12/16/2003 |
| Subtitles |
English; French; Spanish |
| Packaging |
Custom Case |
| Audio Tracks |
ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1 [CC]
FRENCH: Dolby Digital Mono |
| Nr of Disks/Tapes |
2 |
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Extra Features
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| Color Closed-captioned Widescreen Dolby Special Edition |
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