Escape from New York 1981 Movie

IMDB Rating 7.2  (126K)
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. More details

Directors

John Carpenter

Cast

Kurt RussellLee Van CleefErnest BorgnineDonald Pleasence

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actionadventuresci-finew york citymanhattan new york cityviolencebloodbattlecrossbowskyscraperpolicestatue of liberty new york cityurban decaymurdertattoomapbriefcasesunglassesbaseball batfuturewarrioreye patchcity name in titleaction herocigarette smokingelectronic music scoreplace name in titleheroone daypistoltough guyairplane crashcombatexplosiongunfighttaxiexploding carwar herochasecar chasestatue of libertyone eyed manrace against timepunched in the facebrawlfistfightcentral park manhattan new york cityambushwisecrack humorrooftopfoot chaseraperaftone against manyfilm starts with texthelicopterdystopiaassassination attemptprisonbladeconvictattack on presidentaudio cassetteairforce oneself sacrificedeserted cityfuture shockrescuerescue missionworld trade center manhattan new york citymartial artslonershowdownroadblockrevolverescapepunched in the stomachkicking in a doorknocked out with a gun buttmusclemantaxi driverpresumed deadpolice commissionerrooftop chasecontrol centerhit by a caranti hero1990syear 1997u.s. presidentdystopian societyheld hostageone man armygang violencehostagehand to hand combatsevered headmixed martial artsautomatic weaponfight to the deathvillaindark herowrestlinggangtwin towersdarknesspresidentfightafrican americanisolationwearing sunglasses insidewearing sunglasses indoorsfightingwigblond wigman wears sunglassescityurban settingfour word titlecar crashman wears an eyepatchman wears a wigtrain stationunited states of americausaautomobilecarairplanevehiclemotor vehiclemotor carweaponbeatinggungun violencepost apocalypseescape from prisonaeroplaneabandoned cityend of the worldmurdererbrooklyn new york citysevered fingerknife throwingknife in the headinjectionshootoutshot to deathshot in the legshot in the cheststabbingnew yorkoutlawleg woundbreaking through a wallstabbed in the cheststabbed in the headstabbed in the foreheadsix shootersilencerstraight razornecklace bomblandminehijackingcassette tapetracking devicemolotov cocktailhead on a stakeclimbing up a wallclimbing through a windowchained to a wallpolitical leadertarget shootingcrime bossfamous scoremusic score composed by directormachine gunheld at gunpointescape poddouble crossdeath of loved onebridgefalling through the floorpardonm 16strongmanslum lordhell on earthmaniacpunk rockermatte paintingrailroadrailroad hand carmodern gladiatormedium breastsc cupmoustachemustachemoustached mantattooed trashtattooed criminalaudienceblingblack mantorchrinkpointing a gun at someonegoateebalconycopclimbing stairspunkspearpoliticiancurly hairrackbald mandisembodied headdeep cleavagedecapitated headsiren the alarmfirearmsadistic psychopathgrindhouse filmdrive in classicterrorgood versus evilbad guyeast coastpsychopathcannibalsurvivalsurvival horrorlow budget filmspeechfuzzpigbaconclubpsychotronic filmcult filmsnakefirst partcult director1980smale protagonistcult classictrain20th centurygun fubare chested malehairy chestcabbieamerican cinemamidnight movieb movieblockbustercult favoritesmash hitblondelibraryuzirivergliderquick drawtitle in titlestick fighttied to a chairrecipient of several purple heartstheaterco written by directorcult male characterindependent filmsurprise ending
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