Escape From New York
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- Release Date
- May 23, 1981
- Director
- John Carpenter
- Cast
- Kurt Russell , Lee Van Cleef , Ernest Borgnine , Donald Pleasence , Isaac Hayes , Season Hubley
- Runtime
- 99
- Main Genre
- Action
- Writers
- John Carpenter , Nick Castle
- Tagline
- 1997. New York City is now a maximum security prison. Breaking out is impossible. Breaking in is insane.
Summary
In 1997, the island of Manhattan has been turned into the world's largest maximum security prison, a place where the worst of humanity is sent to rot. The U.S. Government finds itself in a major crisis when the president's plane crash lands in New York only days before a vital peace summit between major warring nations is to take place. The president survives the crash, but is taken hostage by the denizens of Manhattan and held for ransom. Only war hero turned felon Snake Plissken can save the day, and he is offered a simple deal for his work: save the president and live, fail to save him and die. The one-eyed bandit sets to work, cutting a path of destruction to the president that has to be seen to be believed. Kurt Russell creates the indelible character of Snake Plissken as no other actor could have. Wisecracking and cool under the very worst of pressures, Snake is the ultimate bad good guy.
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