Film

Escape from New York

Name: Escape from New York
Director: John Carpenter
Released: 1981
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Kurt Russell, Lee Van Cleef, Donald Pleasence, Adrienne Barbeau, Harry Dean Stanton

1981 · 99 min · ★ 7.1 · Dir. John Carpenter

1997. New York City Is Now a Maximum Security Prison. Breaking Out is Impossible. Breaking In is Insane.

In the future, crime is out of control and New York City's Manhattan is a maximum security prison. Grabbing a bargaining chip right out of the air, convicts bring down the President's plane in bad old Gotham. Gruff Snake Plissken, a one-eyed lone warrior new to prison life, is coerced into bringing the President, and his cargo, out of this land of undesirables.