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.| Status: | Released (1981-05-23) |
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| Awards: | 6 nominations total |
| BoxOffice: | $25,244,626 |
| Screen: | John Carpenter, Nick Castle |
| Productions: | AVCO Embassy Pictures, Goldcrest, International Film Investors, City Films, Taurus Film |
| Production Countries: | United Kingdom, Germany, United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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Casts
- 6856: Kurt Russell - Snake Plissken
- 4078: Lee Van Cleef - Police Commissioner Bob Hauk
- 7502: Ernest Borgnine - Cabbie
- 9221: Donald Pleasence - President of the United States
- 6542: Isaac Hayes - The Duke of New York
- 47456: Season Hubley - Girl in Chock Full O'Nuts
- 5048: Harry Dean Stanton - Harold 'Brain' Helman
Crews
- 11780: Stephen Loomis - Costume Design - Costume & Make-Up
- 15445: Alan Howarth - Original Music Composer - Sound
- 11770: John Carpenter - Original Music Composer - Sound
- 1060: Dean Cundey - Director of Photography - Camera
- 2161: Debra Hill - Producer - Production
- 11770: John Carpenter - Screenplay - Writing
- 14692: Nick Castle - Screenplay - Writing
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Reviews
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 ....
Continue reading ->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 ....
Continue reading ->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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