Escape from New York

Escape from New York

Credits
Title:	Escape from New York
Director:	John Carpenter
Writers:	John Carpenter; Nick Castle
Producers:	Debra Hill; Larry Franco; Barry Bernardi
Composer:	John Carpenter; Alan Howarth
Cinematography:	Dean Cundey
Editors:	Todd Ramsay
Production
Production company:	City Films
Distributed by:	AVCO Embassy Pictures Goldcrest Films International International Film Investors
Released:	July 10th, 1981
Rating:	R
Running time:	99 min.
Country:	USA
Language:	English
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Escape from New York 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 and Nick Castle. It was produced by City Films and presented by AVCO Embassy Pictures, International Film Investors, and Goldcrest Films International. It premiered at the USA Film Festival on April 1st, 1981. It was screened in St. Louis, Missouri on June 26th, 1981. It opened to nationwide release in the United States on July 10th, 1981. The film stars Kurt Russell as Snake Plissken - a former solider & prisoner who is tasked with entering Manhattan Island, which has been converted into a supermax prison, to rescue the President of the United States, played by Donald Pleasence. The film also stars Lee Van Cleef as police commissioner Bob Hauk, Tom Atkins as Captain Rehme, Adrienne Barbeau as Maggie, Charles Cyphers as the Secretary of State, and Harry Dean Stanton as Harold "Brain" Hellman.

Cast[]

The tagline for this film is "The world's greatest leader is a hostage in the most dangerous place on Earth. Now only the deadliest man alive can save him."
There are a total of forty-seven credited cast members in this film.
Actor John Cothran, who plays a Gyspy, is credited as John Cothran, Jr. in this film.
Actor Vicangelo Bulluck, who plays the First Indian, is credited as Vic Bullock in this film. This is his only known acting work.
Actor Steven M. Gagnon, who plays a Secret Service agent, is credited as Steven Gagon in this film.
Principal filming on Escape from New York]] began on August 4th, 1980. Filming concluded in November, 1980.
Escape from New York was in release for a total of 129 weeks (905 days). This includes theatrical re-releases.
Escape from New York was released in the United States only. It had a total gross of $25,244,626.
The events of this film take place in the then-future year of 1997. Ironically, this is same year that the film Predator 2 takes place, albeit in Los Angeles. Nice to know that things are just as shitty on the west coast as they are on the east coast. While Snake Plisskin will never have to deal with a Predator, he will eventually find himself in a situation where he will have to escape from L.A..
Joe Unger's scenes were deleted from the final cut of this film.
Although there is a great deal of promotional material which showcases the destruction of the Statue of Liberty, no such scene actually takes place in the movie.