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Escape from New York

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    Condemned criminal Snake Plissken is dispatched to the island of Manhattan -- now a quarantined danger zone -- to rescue a female U.S. Senator in danger.Condemned criminal Snake Plissken is dispatched to the island of Manhattan -- now a quarantined danger zone -- to rescue a female U.S. Senator in danger.Condemned criminal Snake Plissken is dispatched to the island of Manhattan -- now a quarantined danger zone -- to rescue a female U.S. Senator in danger.

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      • Leigh Whannell
    • Writers
      • Neil Cross(screenplay)
      • Allan Loeb(earlier script)
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      • Leigh Whannell
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      • Neil Cross(screenplay)
      • Allan Loeb(earlier script)
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    Condemned criminal Snake Plissken is dispatched to the island of Manhattan -- now a quarantined danger zone -- to rescue a female U.S. Senator in danger.
    dystopiafuturecriminalnew york citymanhattan new york city7 more
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      • New York City is now a maximum security prison. Breaking out is impossible. Breaking in is insane.
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      John Carpenter who directed the original film is serving as an executive producer on this film.
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      Remake of Pako New Yorkista (1981)

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      • United States
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      • Fuga de Nova York
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      • The Picture Company
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