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 | 18.627 |
Directed By
John Carpenter
Crew
Debra Hill
Cloudia Rebar
Nick Castle
Stephen Loomis
Larry Franco
John Carpenter
John Carpenter
Alan Howarth
Joe Alves
John Carpenter
Todd C. Ramsay
Dean Cundey
Ken Chase
Serge Genitempo
Don Sutton
Carl Fischer
David Ritscher
Larry Franco
Lee B. Drygas
Nicholas James
Benjamin Douglas
Jeffrey Chernov
Michael W. Moore
Jake Eberts
Barry Bernardi
Jim Lucas
Alan Levine
Frankie Bergman
Mike May
Gregg Landaker
David Lewis Yewdall
Mark Mangini
Roy Arbogast
Steve Rice
Kevin Pike
Eddie Surkin
Bill Varney
Arthur Gelb
Chris Horner
Ed Zingel
Sol Aquino
Joseph F. Brennan
Steve Maslow
Warren Hamilton Jr.
Joseph C. Fama
Marvin Salsberg
Brian Bevis
Gary Zink
Pat Patterson
Eugene Booth
Thomas Causey
Mike Johnson
David Cronenberg
Roydon Clark
Buff Brady
Mags Kavanaugh
Fred Lerner
Glory Fioramonti
Bill Hart
Kent Hays
Harvey Parry
Jack Tyree
Jack Verbois
John Moio
George Sawaya
George P. Wilbur
Jesse Wayne
William T. Lane
Ted White
Mike H. McGaughy
Tony Randel
James Winburn
Dick Warlock
Jesse Wayne
James Cameron
Alan Howarth
Jena Holman
Robert Skotak
Roy Arbogast
John C. Wash
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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