Escape from New York

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Escape from New York

(1981)

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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 to rescue him.

Featured Crew

John Carpenter

Director, Screenplay
Nick Castle

Screenplay

Top Billed Cast

Kurt Russell

Snake Plissken
Lee Van Cleef

Police Commissioner Bob Hauk
Donald Pleasence

President of the United States
Adrienne Barbeau

Maggie
Harry Dean Stanton

Harold 'Brain' Helman

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A review by John Chard

9.0

Written by John Chard on February 10, 2019

A Snake, a Brain, a Cabbie, a Duke and the President Of The USA.

It's 1997 and Manhattan Island is a walled off prison, during the flight of Air Force One the president's plane is taken over by a terrorist and the president ejects out in the safety pod. Sadly for him he lands right in the middle of Manhattan Island. When an armed unit lands inside the walls they are told that the president has been taken hostage and they must get out of their prison ASAP. At a loss what to do, the authorities decide to send one man in alone, ex war hero turned criminal, Snake Plissken, not only does he have... read the rest.

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July 10, 1981

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Theatrical

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Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian 21 or older. The parent/guardian is required to stay with the child under 17 through the entire movie, even if the parent gives the child/teenager permission to see the film alone. These films may contain strong profanity, graphic sexuality, nudity, strong violence, horror, gore, and strong drug use. A movie rated R for profanity often has more severe or frequent language than the PG-13 rating would permit. An R-rated movie may have more blood, gore, drug use, nudity, or graphic sexuality than a PG-13 movie would admit.