Kurt Russell, Lee Van Cleef, Adrienne Barbeau
In the future, crime is out of control and New York City is a maximum security prison. Grabbing a bargaining chip right out of the air, convicts bring down the President's plane in bad old Gotham. Gru...( read more
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DVD Release Date: November 21, 2000
Stats: 3,294 reviews
John Carpenter was deservedly given a bigger budget and the outcome was awesome. This is a superior action film to anything that's been released since. An absolute original, quintessential Carpenter.
Absolute low budget gold from Carpenter. His best creation apart from 'Big Trouble'
I love Plissken, he's so fudging cool, a futuristic Clint Eastwood. The look is great and quite eerie in places, alittle violent and a good plot which could happen and the main theme by Carpenter...( read more)
Although not as fast-paced or well-lit as its sequel, Escape from LA, this movie works on the level that it is futuristic, without being TOO futuristic, and the main character is likeable, while being tough at the same time. Whether you like Kurt Russell or not, it seems that he ...( read more)
Bad ass Snake Plissken is the equivalent to the Man With No Name, except he doesn't get to score the chicks as well. Nevertheless, lots for folks to steal from for decades. Carpenter gets no real love for how far ahead of things he was and being able to bring it all together with...( read more)
As funkily dated as this movie seems -- and I think it seemed that way even when it came out -- it's still a very good action movie. Snake Plissken is an anti-hero for the 70s and for all time. Up the system!
Next to The Thing, this is my favorite John Carpenter film. It has one of the best storylines. Sectioning off Manhattan to prisoners was a bad mistake, but it's not a problem when you've got Snake Plissken. Kurt Russel was perfect as a heartless killing machine who only does what...( read more)
i had heard people going on about this film and was expecting, well something. i got nothing, this film was boring and nothing happened. i have absolutely no idea what people see in this film.
The year is 1997. New York is a maximum security prison where hardcore criminals are put for life. En route to an important conference, the President, on board Air Force One, is forced to eject in a pod when a terrorist takes over the controls and crashes the plane. Snake Plisske...( read more)
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