Snake Plissken
Search results
Escape from New York is a 1981 American science fiction action film co-written, co-scored and directed by John Carpenter, and starring Kurt Russell, Lee Van Cleef, Ernest Borgnine, Donald Pleasence, Isaac Hayes, Adrienne Barbeau and Harry Dean Stanton.
Jul 10, 1981 · Escape from New York: Directed by John Carpenter. With Kurt Russell, Lee Van Cleef, Ernest Borgnine, Donald Pleasence. 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.
- (159K)
- Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
- John Carpenter
- 1981-07-10
"Escape From New York" official live video, directed by John Carpenter. 'Anthology: Movie Themes 1974-1998' is out now on Sacred Bones Records: http://hyperu...
- 3 min
- 1.4M
- Sacred Bones Records
- The eyepatch was Russell's idea. A large part of what makes the Snake Plissken character so memorable is his distinctive wardrobe. His overall look is designed to be as cool and intimidating as possible, with the most striking individual component being his eyepatch.
- The project started out as a book adaptation. "New York" was an original screenplay with no prior source material, but the project originated in an unusual way.
- The NYC cityscape was made out of cardboard. "Escape from New York" was an extremely ambitious film considering its sparse budget. Shots involving the macro view of the city skyline were a particular challenge, requiring complex miniatures.
- The movie was inspired by Death Wish. On face value, the dark sci-fi thrills of "Escape from New York" have very little in common with the 1974 Charles Bronson vigilante flick "Death Wish."
Jul 10, 1981 · Release Date: July 10, 1981. Running Time: 99 minutes. ITUNES AMAZON. FILM SYNOPSIS. It is 1997 and a nearly destroyed New York City has become a walled prison for over 3 million convicted criminals who have lost, but survived, a brutal war against the United States Police Force.
- 99 min
Jan 29, 2021 · That’s the hook that made all of us want to go for a thrill ride with Kurt in John Carpenter’s newest adventure in 1981, ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK, a radically different film from his previous big-screen entries, 1978’s game-changing indie film HALLOWEEN and his 1980 horror follow-up, THE FOG.
Directed by John Carpenter. New York is a disease. Meet the cure. In 1997, the island of Manhattan has been walled off and turned into a giant maximum security prison within which the country’s worst criminals are left to form their own anarchic society.
