Rating: R
Genre:
Science Fiction
Release Date: 12/16/2003
SubTitles: English/French/Espanol
Dubbed: English/French
Sound: DD5.1/DD1
Run Time: 99 Minutes
Flags: Graphic Violence, Brief Nudity, Adult Situations, Not For Children, Adult Language
Distributor/Studio: MGM
The year is 1997. Manhattan Island is now a heavily guarded maximum-security prison, where the scum of the earth have converged. When
Air Force One crash-lands in Manhattan, the president (
Donald Pleasence) is held hostage by its denizens. One-eyed mercenary
Snake Plissken (
Kurt Russell) is strong-armed into rescuing the chief executive. He is aided, not always willingly, by a tough gal (
Adrienne Barbeau) and a manic cab driver (
Ernest Borgnine).
Escape from New York was followed by a sequel of sorts in 1996,
Escape From L.A., again starring
Kurt Russell.
~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide