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Escape from New York

IMDb ID: tt0082340 · Year: 1981 · Rating: 7.1 (163,891 votes)

Genres: Action · Adventure · Sci-Fi

In 1997, when the U.S. president crashes into Manhattan, now a giant maximum security prison, a convicted bank robber is sent in to rescue him.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate Titles1997: Escape de Nueva YorkContent RatingRRelease Date1981-07-10Runtime99 minutesMetascore76IMDb Popularity1907User Reviews443Critic Reviews271Countries / RegionsUnited Kingdom
United StatesLanguagesEnglishKeywordsnew york city
violence
skyscraper
taxi
one against manyFilming LocationsFox Theater - 527 N. Grand Boulevard, St. Louis, Missouri, USAProduction CompaniesAVCO Embassy Pictures
International Film Investors
Goldcrest Films InternationalOfficial SitesOfficial site - https://theofficialjohncarpenter.com/escape-from-new-york/IMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082340/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/00/tt0082340.jpgUpdated At2025-02-14T03:14:14

Stars

[Stars Group]
Actor: Kurt Russell | Character: Not specified
Actor: Lee Van Cleef | Character: Not specified
Actor: Ernest Borgnine | Character: Not specified

Directors

[Directors Group]
Director: John Carpenter | Role: Director

Writers

[Writers Group]
Writer: John Carpenter | Role: Writer
Writer: Nick Castle | Role: Writer

Full Cast & Crew

[Directors Group]
Director: John Carpenter | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Writer: John Carpenter | Role: Writer
Writer: Nick Castle | Role: Writer

[Cast Group]
Actor: Kurt Russell | Character: Not specified
Actor: Lee Van Cleef | Character: Not specified
Actor: Ernest Borgnine | Character: Not specified