| Escape from the Bronx | |
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| Credits | |
| Title: | Escape from the Bronx |
| Director: | Enzo G. Castellari |
| Writers: | Enzo G. Castellari; Tito Carpi |
| Producers: | Fabrizio De Angelis |
| Composer: | Francesco De Masi |
| Cinematography: | Blasco Giurato |
| Editors: | Gianfranco Amicucci |
| Production | |
| Production company: | Fulvia Film |
| Distributed by: | New Line Cinema |
| Released: | August 15th, 1983 |
| Rating: | R |
| Running time: | 89 min. |
| Country: | Italy |
| Language: | English dubbed |
| Navigation | |
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| Next: | Endgame |
Escape from the Bronx is an Italian feature film of the action and dystopic future subgenres of science fiction. It was directed by Enzo G. Castellari with a script written by Castellari and Tito Carpi. It was produced by Fulvia Film and premiered in Italy on August 15th, 1983. The film stars Mark Gregory as Trash with Henry Silva as Floyd Wrangler, Valeria D'Obici as Moon Grey, Timothy Brent as Strike, Paolo Malco as Vice President Hoffman and Thomas Moore as President Henry Clark.
Cast[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Mark Gregory | Trash |
| Henry Silva | Floyd Wrangler |
| Valeria D'Obici | Moon Grey |
| Timothy Brent | Strike |
| Paolo Malco | Vice President Hoffman |
| Thomas Moore | President Henry Clark |
| Antonio Sabato | Dablone/Toblerone |
| Alessandro Prete | Junior |
| Massimo Vanni | Big Little Man |
| Andrea Coppola | Jay the photographer |
| Eva Czemerys | Trash's mother |
| Moana Pozzi | Juana |
| Romano Puppo | Trash's father |
| Carla Brait | Iron Men leader |
| Maurizio Fardo | Bald reporter |
| Thomas Felleghy | Elegant reporter |
| Salvatore Furnari | Unknown |
Notes & Trivia[]
- Escape from the Bronx was originally released by its Italian title Fuga dal Bronx.
- The tagline for this film is "The year is 2000. Two savage armies battle for supremacy over a shattered wasteland!"
- There are a total of seventeen credited cast members in this film.
- Studio shots for the movie were filmed at De Paolis Studios in Rome, Italy. Exterior shots for the movie were filmed in parts of The Bronx (duh), and Manhattan in New York City, New York. Notable areas and landmarks include Roosevelt Island, Grand Central Station, and the Queensboro Bridge.
- Escape from the Bronx had its first U.S. release on January 18th, 1985. The U.S. version was released under the title Escape 2000 and was heavily cut.
- This movie was lampooned in episode 7x05 of Mystery Science Theater 3000 in 1988.
- Escape from the Bronx was released on Blu-ray (with DVD 3-disk set combo) by Blue Underground on June 30th, 2015. The movie is also included on the "Post-Apocalyptic Collection" along with 1990: The Bronx Warriors and The New Barbarians.
- In the uncut version of the film, there is a total body count of 174.
- Director Enzo G. Castellari is also known for directing 1990: The Bronx Warriors and Warriors of the Wasteland.
- Actor Giancarlo Prete is credited as Timothy Brent in this film.
- Actor Ennio Girolami is credited as Thomas Moore in this film.
- Actor Tom Felleghy is credited as Thomas Felleghy in this film.
Recommendations[]
- 1990: The Bronx Warriors
- Death Race 2000
- Escape from L.A.
- Escape from New York
- Warriors of the Wasteland
External Links[]
- Escape from the Bronx at IMDB
- Escape from the Bronx at Trakt TV
- Escape from the Bronx at Wikipedia
- Escape from the Bronx at Letterboxd.com
- Escape from the Bronx at Themoviedb.org