Escape from New York

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

Sinopse

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.

7.1
1981
Released
1h 39m

Status

Released

Original Language

Budget

$6,000,000.00

Revenue

$50,244,700.00

Keywords

#new york city
#taxi
#martial arts
#street gang
#usa president
#war veteran
#kidnapping
#hostage
#liberation of prisoners
#gangster
#dystopia
#anti hero
#post-apocalyptic future
#wrestling
#villain
#attempt to escape
#rescue mission
#police operation
#cyberpunk
#urban setting
#reluctant hero

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Reviews

@Ruuzover 5 years ago

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

@John Chardalmost 7 years ago

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 safety pod. Sadly for him he lands right in the middle of Manhattan Island. When an armed unit lands inside the walls they are told that the president has

@Graviteerabout 11 years ago

"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 this movie's predecessor. It didn't exist, and so the end result was of an expanded universe of unknown circumstances - except for the brief introduc