Escape from L.A. (1996)

Snake Plissken is once again called in by the United States government to recover a potential doomsday device from Los Angeles, now an autonomous island where undesirables are deported.

Director:

John Carpenter

Writers:

John Carpenter (characters), Nick Castle (characters)

Stars:

Kurt Russell, Steve Buscemi, Stacy Keach

3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Kurt Russell	...	Snake Plissken
Steve Buscemi	...	Map to the Stars Eddie
Peter Fonda	...	Pipeline
Cliff Robertson	...	President
Valeria Golino	...	Taslima
Stacy Keach	...	Cmdr. Malloy
Pam Grier	...	Hershe Las Palmas
Bruce Campbell	...	Surgeon General of Beverly Hills
Georges Corraface	...	Cuervo Jones (as George Corraface)
Michelle Forbes	...	Brazen
A.J. Langer	...	Utopia
Ina Romeo	...	Hooker
Peter Jason	...	Duty Sergeant
Jordan Baker	...	Police Anchor
Caroleen Feeney	...	Woman on Freeway

Storyline

The year is 2013 and Snake Plissken is back but this time it's L.A., which through the agency of earthquakes has become an island of the damned. But something has gone wrong in this new moral order, because the President's daughter has absconded to L.A. with a detonation device, and Snake is commandeered to retrieve it. But just below the surface there is a coiled Snake ready to strike.

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Plot Keywords:

earthquake | dystopia | machismo | electromagnetic pulse | political corruption | 

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Taglines:

Snake Is Back.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence and some language

Did You Know?

Trivia

Sometimes Kurt Russell wore a slightly transparent eye patch to avoid getting headaches.

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Goofs

A gun cannot simply be converted to fire blanks by swapping out a magazine of live rounds with one loaded with blanks; the gun will not cycle. It would require a military blank adapter (which would be very noticeable to Snake) or extensive modifications to the internal mechanisms that would make firing live rounds destroy the gun. Also, firing blanks from an unplugged barrel at such close range is still dangerous, and would cause serious harm or even death to his intended victims.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Female Narrator: In the late 20th century, hostile forces inside the United States grow strong. The city of Los Angeles is ravaged by crime and immorality. To protect and defend its citizens, the United States Police Force is formed. A presidential candidate predicts a millennium earthquake will destroy L.A. in divine retribution.
President: Like the mighty fist of God, Armageddon will descend upon the city of Los Angeles - the city of sin, the city of Gomorrah, the city of Sodom - and waters will rise and ...
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Connections

Featured in The Angry Video Game Nerd: Bad Final Fight Games (2020)

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Soundtracks

'Escape from New York' - Main Title
by John Carpenter & Alan Howarth

User Reviews

Best Ending Ever ! ! !

So, recently if seen this amazing movie again, sitting on my couch and listening to this incredible genius made music. I really don't know, why most of the people prefer Escape from N.Y. When I first saw N.Y. it really didn't get me. But one must be said for sure: ESCAPE FROM L.A. DO HAVE THE BEST ENDING I'VE EVER SEEN IN A MOVIE MADE UNTIL NOW! So all of you, who haven't seen it yet, go get it!

PS: Sorry, if there are some gramatical errors, but my English isn't that good.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 August 1996 (USA)

Also Known As:

John Carpenter's Escape from L.A.

Filming Locations:

Schlitterbahn Waterpark New Braunfels - 400 N Liberty Avenue, New Braunfels, Texas, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$50,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$8,912,557, 11 August 1996

Gross USA:

$25,477,365

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$25,477,365

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures, Rysher Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

101 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1