REscape from New York

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IMDB (161,667 votes)

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500M
500M
Play Time: 99 mins
Science Fiction, Action
Escape from New York

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.

Status: Released (1981-05-23)
Awards:6 nominations
BoxOffice:$25,244,626
Screen:John Carpenter, Nick Castle
Productions: AVCO Embassy Pictures, Goldcrest, International Film Investors, City Films
Production Countries: United Kingdom, United States of America
Spoken Languages: English
Escape from New York
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Graviteer

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"Too little of too much" would describe this movie well, which presented us a dystopian New York with development potential and characters whose background is shared, exposed with brief moments of characterization that made me feel like I was missing this movie's predecessor. It didn ....

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John Chard

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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 righ ....

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Gimly

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Nails the "post-apocalyptic except the world didn't end" vibe. _Final rating:★★★★ - Very strong appeal. A personal favourite._

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