Directed by:
John CarpenterCinematography:
Dean CundeyCast:
Kurt Russell, Lee Van Cleef, Ernest Borgnine, Donald Pleasence, Isaac Hayes, Season Hubley, Tom Atkins, Charles Cyphers, Harry Dean Stanton, Adrienne Barbeau (more)Plots(1)
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. In this maximum security prison-city, escape has been made impossible - every bridge is mined and walled, the surrounding waters are filled with deadly electricity and the Statue of Liberty has become just another guard tower from which officers in infra-red goggles blast, on sight, any prisoners desperate enough to try to get out. Radar scanners revolve and helicopters circle the island of Manhattan endlessly. Other than the monthly food drops made by air into Central Park these outcasts are left completely on their own to prey on each other. Into this living hell one master criminal, Snake Plissken (Kurt Russell), is sent alone on a mission as dangerous as the criminals within its walls; he must rescue the President of the United States whose plane crashes in New York City on its way to a world summit conference; the President is carrying papers that are crucial to the survival of the United States. (StudioCanal UK)
(more)Cast
Kurt Russell
USA
Best movies:
Forrest Gump (1994)
The Thing (1982)
Interstate 60: Episodes of the Road (2002)
Lee Van Cleef
USA
Best movies:
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
For a Few Dollars More (1965)
High Noon (1952)
Ernest Borgnine
USA
Best movies:
Gattaca (1997)
The Dirty Dozen (1967)
Jesus of Nazareth (1977) (TV movie)
Donald Pleasence
UK
Best movies:
The Great Escape (1963)
Watch Out, We're Mad (1974)
Jesus of Nazareth (1977) (TV movie)
Isaac Hayes
USA
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South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999)
Truck Turner (1974)
Season Hubley
USA
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Elvis: The Movie (1979) (TV movie)
Tom Atkins
USA
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Charles Cyphers
USA
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Coming Home (1978)
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Harry Dean Stanton
USA
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Adrienne Barbeau
USA
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John Diehl
USA
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Rodger Bumpass
USA
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Toy Story 2 (1999)
The Iron Giant (1999)
John Carpenter
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John Cothran Jr.
USA
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Yes Man (2008)
George 'Buck' Flower
USA
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Steven Ford
USA
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Wally Taylor
USA
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Joe Unger
USA
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Carmen Filpi
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Bob Minor
USA
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