Escape from L.A.

19961996
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1h 41m

Kurt Russell in Escape from L.A. (1996)

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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.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.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)
- Debra Hill
Stars

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Awards
- 3 nominations

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Director
- John Carpenter
Writers
- John Carpenter(characters)
- Nick Castle(characters)
- Debra Hill
All cast & crew
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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. —Anthony Pereyra {hypersonic91@yahoo.com}

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Taglines
- Plan your escape this Summer
Genres
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated R for violence and some language
Parents guide

Trivia
According to an interview with John Carpenter, Kurt Russell not only came up with, but wrote the entire ending of the movie.

Goofs
The wristwatch counter shows 6 hours 59 minutes. Then he is told he has seven and a half hours left.

Quotes
Snake Plissken: Got a smoke?
Malloy: The United States is a no-smoking nation. No smoking, no drinking, no drugs. No women - unless of course you're married. No guns, no foul language... no red meat.
Snake Plissken: [sarcastic] Land of the free.

Connections
Featured in At the Movies: Jack/Aladdin and the King of Thieves/Escape from L.A./Basquiat/The Pompatus of Love (1996)

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

Top review

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.

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Release date
- August 9, 1996 (United States)
Country of origin
- United States
Languages
- English
- Spanish
Also known as
- John Carpenter's Escape from L.A.
Filming locations
- Long Beach, California, USA
Production companies
- Paramount Pictures
- Rysher Entertainment
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Budget
- $50,000,000 (estimated)
Gross US & Canada
- $25,477,365
Opening weekend US & Canada
- $8,912,557
- Aug 11, 1996
Gross worldwide
- $25,477,365

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Runtime
1 hour 41 minutes
Color
- Color
Sound mix
- Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1

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