Stars: Isaac Hayes, Harry Dean Stanton, Donald Pleasence, Kurt Russell, Lee Van Cleef, Ernest Borgnine, Adrienne Barbeau, Season Hubley

Director: John Carpenter

Summary: Another John Carpenter cult classic, 'Escape From New York' was one of the best entries in the once popular post-apocalyptic genre which included 'Road Warrior' and 'The Terminator'. In 1997, the island of Manhattan has been turned into the world's largest maximum-security prison, a place where the worst of humanity is sent to rot. The U.S. Government finds itself in a major crisis when the president's plane crash-lands in New York only days before a vital peace summit between major warring nations is to take place. The president survives the crash, but is taken hostage by the denizens of Manhattan and held for ransom. Only war hero turned felon Snake Plissken can save the day, and he is offered a simple deal for his work: save the president and live, fail to save him and die. The one-eyed bandit sets to work, cutting a path of destruction to the president that has to be seen to be believed. Kurt Russell creates the indelible character of Snake Plissken as no other actor could have. Wisecracking and cool under the very worst of pressures, Snake is the ultimate bad good guy. Often copied, but never duplicated, 'Escape From New York' is full of the wit, energy and action that mark a John Carpenter picture.

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Reviewed by: philreyn
Posted on September 26, 2005 12:33 PM

John Carpenter I think peaked in the early eighties, and this along with 'The Thing' are at the top of the pile. It has just the right amount of suspense, humour and action. The follow up 'Escape from LA' is rubbish in comparison. Kurt Russell shows why he was Carpenters favorite lead, and the movie moves at a good pace once the plot has been unvieled. I would bet there will be a re-make of this sometime in the future, especially with film technology as it is, but it would have to good to even equal this.

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Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	High Definition Film Transfer, Audio Commentary By Director John Carpenter And Kurt Russell, Audio Commentary By Producer Debra Hill And Production Designer Joe Alves, Deleted Scene Original Opening Bank Robbery Sequence, Return To Escape From New York, Traile
Year:	1981
Release Date:	October 17, 2005
Runtime:	99 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	M P 334 D
Keywords:	Special, Action, New, General, York, Edition, Escape, From, Adventure, Rescheduled
Genre:	Action/Adventure