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. 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 | 20.719 |
Directed By
John Carpenter
Crew
Stephen Loomis
Alan Howarth
John Carpenter
Dean Cundey
Debra Hill
John Carpenter
Nick Castle
Todd C. Ramsay
Joe Alves
Cloudia Rebar
Larry Franco
John Carpenter
Serge Genitempo
Don Sutton
Jake Eberts
Marvin Salsberg
Carl Fischer
Barry Bernardi
Ed Zingel
Arthur Gelb
Thomas Causey
Bill Varney
Jim Lucas
Frankie Bergman
Alan Levine
Warren Hamilton Jr.
David Lewis Yewdall
Ken Chase
Benjamin Douglas
Eugene Booth
Joseph C. Fama
Jeffrey Chernov
Steve Maslow
Pat Patterson
Roy Arbogast
Larry Franco
Steve Rice
Mark Mangini
Eddie Surkin
Gary Zink
Brian Bevis
Mike May
Sol Aquino
Gregg Landaker
David Ritscher
Lee B. Drygas
Chris Horner
Michael W. Moore
Joseph F. Brennan
Nicholas James
Kevin Pike
Mike Johnson
David Cronenberg
Buff Brady
Fred Lerner
Glory Fioramonti
Roydon Clark
Kent Hays
Mags Kavanaugh
Jack Tyree
Mike H. McGaughy
William T. Lane
Ted White
George P. Wilbur
Bill Hart
Harvey Parry
Jack Verbois
George Sawaya
John Moio
Jesse Wayne
Tony Randel
James Winburn
Jesse Wayne
Dick Warlock
Alan Howarth
James Cameron
Roy Arbogast
John C. Wash
Jena Holman
Robert Skotak
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
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