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Escape from New York (1981)

R (US) | UK | English | 99 min

Directed by: John Carpenter

7.2

A classic science fiction action film directed by John Carpenter. The story is set in a dystopian future where Manhattan has been turned into a maximum-security prison. When the President of the United States crash-lands in the city, ex-soldier and notorious criminal Snake Plissken is given a near-impossible mission: rescue the President from the clutches of dangerous inmates within 24 hours. Its iconic characters, intense atmosphere, and imaginative world-building make it a must-see for anyone who appreciates dystopian storytelling and anti-hero protagonists.

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Cast & Crew

John Carpenter

Director

Kurt Russell

Snake Plissken

Lee Van Cleef

Hauk

Ernest Borgnine

Cabbie

Donald Pleasence

President

Isaac Hayes

The Duke

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ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK - Fight - Film Clip

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ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK - The Duke - Film Clip

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Escape From New York (2/2) Under Siege on Broadway (1981) HD

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Release Date

USA

(USA Film Festival)

1981-04-01

USA

(Victoria, Texas)

1981-05-22

Japan

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1981-05-23

Also Known As (A.K.A.)

Escape from New York

(Original title)

Escape de Nueva York

Argentina

Escape from New York

Australia

Parent Guide

Snake briefly fights off several attackers while trying to escape with the president. Non-violent.

Snake attacks Duke and briefly struggles with him at the end, hitting him in the stomach and face.

Several savages raid a building, and Snake shoots at them from the inside. He runs through the building, and when he shoots, some of them can be seen dying. Snake shoots one of their hands off when they stick their arm through a window.

Maggie shoots and kills several bad guys in a room. They can be seen getting shot, but no blood or gore is seen.

Snake shoots and kills several bad guys as they escape the fortress with the president.

Near the beginning, two attackers sneak up on Snake, but he knocks them both out quickly. The scene is quick, and not violent.

Two men are seen carrying a third man on a stretcher, and the man is bloody and several cuts. Not too violent, and quite brief.

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R violence type: blood and gore.

Several mines are placed across the bridge that Snake and his allies drive across to escape and several small explosions can be seen.

Snake fights Slag, a large bad guy, in an arena deathmatch. They both fight with weapons, and the final round ends when Snake buries a club with nails in it in the back of Slag's head, killing him. No blood or gore is seen.

A bad guy shoots Snake in the leg with a crossbow, and the throws a ninja star into the guy's forehead. Some blood is seen, but very little.

A helicopter shoots a rocket to blow up an escaping raft of inmates. Bloodless and non-graphic.

A cut off finger is shown to another person, mildly bloody but hokey-looking.

A large street gang violently attacks a vehicle. They throw objects at the car, Snake and Maggie, inside, each shoot one of them.

A dismembered head is seen on a pike as a car drives by, and some blood can be seen. Children can handle it.

During the building raid scene, Snake shoots a bad guy's hand, and it explodes (accompanied with a slightly comedic yelp). It's pretty gory, but brief.

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