Escape from New York

  (1981)
Soaring crime rates prompt the United States to turn New York City into a maximum-security prison -- which is precisely where the U.S. president (Donald Pleasence) lands when he's forced to bail out of Air Force One in director John Carpenter's action classic. Condemned criminal and former war hero Snake Plissken (Kurt Russell) rescues the commander-in-chief, but on one condition: The President must promise to grant Plissken his freedom.
Cast: Kurt Russell, Adrienne Barbeau
Director: John Carpenter
Genre:  Action & Adventure
Format:  DVD, Blu-ray and streaming
Rated RRestricted. Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian.
Escape from New York
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