Escape from New York (1981)
Kernel Score: 79% · 3,447 ratings
Genres: Science Fiction, Action
Released: 1981-05-23
Runtime: 99 minutes
Overview
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.
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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
- Harry Dean Stanton as Harold 'Brain' Helman
- Adrienne Barbeau as Maggie
- Tom Atkins as Rehme
- Charles Cyphers as Secretary of State