Escape from New York (1981)
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $6,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $50,244,700.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 3.9222 |
Directed By
John Carpenter
Crew
Nick Castle
Larry Franco
Debra Hill
Alan Howarth
Todd C. Ramsay
Joe Alves
Cloudia Rebar
Stephen Loomis
Dean Cundey
John Carpenter
John Carpenter
John Carpenter
Barry Bernardi
Jake Eberts
Jim Lucas
Frankie Bergman
Ken Chase
Benjamin Douglas
Alan Levine
Jeffrey Chernov
Larry Franco
Eugene Booth
Lee B. Drygas
Joseph C. Fama
Arthur Gelb
Serge Genitempo
Chris Horner
Mike May
Marvin Salsberg
Don Sutton
Ed Zingel
Sol Aquino
Michael W. Moore
Joseph F. Brennan
Thomas Causey
Carl Fischer
Warren Hamilton Jr.
Gregg Landaker
Steve Maslow
David Ritscher
Bill Varney
David Lewis Yewdall
Nicholas James
Mark Mangini
Steve Rice
Roy Arbogast
Pat Patterson
Eddie Surkin
Gary Zink
Brian Bevis
Kevin Pike
Mike Johnson
David Cronenberg
Roydon Clark
Buff Brady
Glory Fioramonti
Bill Hart
Kent Hays
Fred Lerner
Mags Kavanaugh
William T. Lane
Mike H. McGaughy
John Moio
Harvey Parry
Jack Tyree
George Sawaya
Jesse Wayne
Ted White
George P. Wilbur
Jack Verbois
Tony Randel
James Winburn
Dick Warlock
Jesse Wayne
Roy Arbogast
James Cameron
Jena Holman
Robert Skotak
John C. Wash
Alan Howarth
Bob Minor
Eddie Hice
Loren Janes
Andrew Overholtzer
Tony Brubaker
Sandra Lee Gimpel
James Cameron
Dick Warlock
TOP CAST
Kurt Russell
Snake Plissken
Lee Van Cleef
Police Commissioner Bob Hauk
Ernest Borgnine
Cabbie
Donald Pleasence
President of the United States
Isaac Hayes
The Duke of New York
Season Hubley
Girl in Chock Full O'Nuts
Harry Dean Stanton
Harold 'Brain' Helman
Adrienne Barbeau
Maggie
Tom Atkins
Rehme
Charles Cyphers
Secretary of State
Frank Doubleday
Romero
John Strobel
Cronenberg
George Buck Flower
Drunk
John Cothran
Gypsy #1
Nancy Stephens
Stewardess
Steven Ford
Secret Service #2
John Carpenter
Secret Service #2 / Helicopter Pilot / Violin Player
Jamie Lee Curtis
Narrator / Prison Recording Voice (uncredited)
Nick Castle
Pianist
Debra Hill
Computer (voice)
Ox Baker
Slag
Joe Unger
Taylor
Garrett Bergfeld
Gypsy #2
Wally Taylor
Controller
Rodger Bumpass
Dancer
John Diehl
Punk
Ronald E. House
Dancer
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