Escape from New York

1997. New York City is a walled, maximum security prison. Breaking out is impossible. Breaking in is insane.

99 mins
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.

Kurt Russell

Snake Plissken

Lee Van Cleef

Police Commissioner Bob Hauk

Donald Pleasence

President of the United States

Isaac Hayes

The Duke of New York

Season Hubley

Girl in Chock Full O'Nuts

Harry Dean Stanton

Harold 'Brain' Helman

Charles Cyphers

Secretary of State

John Strobel

Cronenberg

John Cothran

Gypsy #1

Nancy Stephens

Stewardess

Steven Ford

Secret Service #2

John Carpenter

Secret Service #2 / Helicopter Pilot / Violin Player

Jamie Lee Curtis

Narrator / Prison Recording Voice (uncredited)

Debra Hill

Computer (voice)

Joe Unger

Taylor

Wally Taylor

Controller

Stephen Loomis

Costume Design

Alan Howarth

Original Music Composer

John Carpenter

Original Music Composer

Dean Cundey

Director of Photography

Debra Hill

Producer

John Carpenter

Screenplay

Nick Castle

Screenplay

Joe Alves

Production Design

Cloudia Rebar

Set Decoration

Larry Franco

Producer

Serge Genitempo

Standby Painter

Don Sutton

Leadman

Jake Eberts

Executive Producer

Marvin Salsberg

Construction Foreman

Carl Fischer

Boom Operator

Barry Bernardi

Associate Producer

Ed Zingel

Painter

Arthur Gelb

Graphic Designer

Thomas Causey

Sound Mixer

Bill Varney

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Jim Lucas

Second Unit Director of Photography

Frankie Bergman

Hairstylist

Alan Levine

Production Manager

Ken Chase

Makeup Supervisor

Benjamin Douglas

Makeup Artist

Eugene Booth

Assistant Property Master

Jeffrey Chernov

Second Assistant Director

Steve Maslow

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Pat Patterson

Special Effects

Roy Arbogast

Special Effects Supervisor

Larry Franco

First Assistant Director

Steve Rice

Dialogue Editor

Mark Mangini

Dialogue Editor

Eddie Surkin

Special Effects

Gary Zink

Special Effects

Brian Bevis

Special Effects

Mike May

Property Master

Sol Aquino

Carpenter

Gregg Landaker

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

David Ritscher

Assistant Sound Editor

Chris Horner

Assistant Art Director

Joseph F. Brennan

Boom Operator

Nicholas James

Foley Editor

Kevin Pike

Special Effects

Kent Hays

Stunts

Ted White

Stunts

Bill Hart

Stunts

John Moio

Stunts

Jesse Wayne

Stunt Double

Tony Randel

Special Effects Coordinator

Alan Howarth

Sound Effects

James Cameron

Matte Painter

Roy Arbogast

Special Effects Coordinator

John C. Wash

Visual Effects

Jena Holman

Matte Painter

Robert Skotak

Matte Painter

Bob Minor

Stunts

James Cameron

Visual Effects Art Director

Dick Warlock

Stunt Coordinator

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