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| Title: | Escape from L.A. |
| Director: | John Carpenter |
| Writers: | John Carpenter; Debra Hill; Kurt Russell |
| Producers: | Debra Hill; Kurt Russell |
| Composer: | John Carpenter; Shirley Walker |
| Cinematography: | Gary B. Kibbe |
| Editors: | Edward A. Warschilka |
| Production | |
| Production company: | Paramount Pictures Rysher Entertainment |
| Distributed by: | Paramount Pictures |
| Released: | August 9th, 1996 |
| Rating: | R |
| Running time: | 101 min. |
| Country: | USA |
| Language: | English |
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| Previous: | Escape from New York |
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Escape from L.A. is an American independent feature film of the action and science fiction genres with an emphasis on the dystopic future subgemre. It was directed by John Carpenter with a screenplay written by Carpenter, Debra Hill and Kurt Russell, who also stars in the film in the role of Snake Plissken. It was produced by Rysher Entertainment and distributed through Paramount Pictures. It premiered theatrically in the United States and Canada on August 9th, 1996.
Plot[]
Cast[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Kurt Russell | Snake Plissken |
| A.J. Langer | Utopia |
| Steve Buscemi | Map to the Stars Eddie |
| George Corraface | Cuervo Jones |
| Stacy Keach | Commander Malloy |
| Michelle Forbes | Brazen |
| Pam Grier | Hershe Las Palmas |
| Jeff Imada | Saigon Shadow |
| Cliff Robertson | President Adam |
| Valeria Golino | Taslima |
| Peter Fonda | Pipeline |
| Ina Romeo | Hooker |
| Peter Jason | Duty sergeant |
| Jordan Baker | Police anchor |
| Caroleen Feeney | Woman on freeway |
| Paul Bartel | Congressman |
| Tom McNulty | Officer |
| Bruce Campbell | Surgeon General of Beverly Hills |
| Breckin Meyer | Surfer |
| Robert Carradine | Skinhead |
| Shelly Desai | Cloaked figure |
| Leland Orser | Test Tube |
| Kathleen Blanchard | Female narrator |
| William Luduena | Mescalito |
| Gabriel Castillo | Mescalito |
| William Peńa | Jacket Mescalito |
| David Perrone | US cleric justice |
Notes & Trivia[]
- This film is a direct sequel to Escape from New York.
Recommendations[]
- 1990: The Bronx Warriors
- Escape from New York
- Escape from the Bronx
- Predator 2
- Warriors of the Wasteland
External Links[]
- Escape from L.A. at AMG
- Escape from L.A. at TCM
- Escape from L.A. at IMDB
- Escape from L.A. at Wikipedia
- Escape from L.A. at Box Office Mojo
- Escape from L.A. at Themoviedb.org
References[]
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