Escape from New York (1981)

23/05/1981Science Fiction, Action1h 39m

Overview

In a world ravaged by crime, the entire island of Manhattan has been converted into a walled prison where brutal prisoners roam free. After the US president crash-lands inside, war hero Snake Plissken has 24 hours to bring him back.

John Carpenter

Director

John Carpenter

Screenplay

Reviews

Graviteer

A review by Graviteer

Written by Graviteer on December 6, 2014

"Too little of too much" would describe this movie well, which presented us a dystopian New York with development potential and characters whose background is shared, exposed with brief moments of characterization that made me feel like I was missing...

John Chard

A review by John Chard

9
Written by John Chard on February 10, 2019

A Snake, a Brain, a Cabbie, a Duke and the President Of The USA. It's 1997 and Manhattan Island is a walled off prison, during the flight of Air Force One the president's plane is taken over by a terrorist and the president ejects out in the safet...

Gimly

A review by Gimly

8
Written by Gimly on June 8, 2020

Nails the "post-apocalyptic except the world didn't end" vibe. _Final rating:★★★★ - Very strong appeal. A personal favourite._...

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