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Escape from New York (1981)


Escape from New York (1981)

Escape from New York (1981)

Escape from New York (1981)

Escape from New York (1981)

Escape from New York (1981)

Escape from New York (1981)

Escape from New York (1981)

Escape from New York (1981)

Escape from New York (1981)

In 1997, a major war between the United States and the Soviet Union is concluding, and the entire island of Manhattan has been converted into a giant maximum security prison. When Air Force One is hijacked and crashes into the island, the president (Donald Pleasence) is taken hostage by a group of inmates. Snake Plissken (Kurt Russell), a former Special Forces soldier turned criminal, is recruited to retrieve the president in exchange for his own freedom.

Release date: July 10, 1981 (USA)
Director: John Carpenter
Featured song: Bandstand Boogie
Screenplay: John Carpenter, Nick Castle

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