Escape from New York is a 1981 American independent science fiction action film co-written, co-scored, and directed by John Carpenter. It stars Kurt Russell, Lee Van Cleef, Ernest Borgnine, …

Escape from New York: Directed by John Carpenter. With Kurt Russell, Lee Van Cleef, Ernest Borgnine, Donald Pleasence. In a dystopian 1997, a soldier-turned-bank robber is tasked with …

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In a bleak, alternate future, Manhattan Island has become the nation's only maximum security prison. When Air Force One crash lands in the prison, the government sends in a disposable …

In the near future, criminal and war hero Snake must rescue the President from New York City -- which has been turned into a maximum-security prison. Watch trailers & learn more.

A thrilling landmark film that jolts along at a breakneck pace, Escape From New York leapt to cult status with high-octane action, edge-of-your-seat suspense and the mind-blowing vision of …

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 …

Jul 10, 1981 · 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 …

Escape from New York, a gripping dystopian action thriller set in 1997, follows Snake Plissken, a notorious ex-soldier forced to rescue the President from a maximum security prison …