Release CalendarTop 250 MoviesMost Popular MoviesBrowse Movies by GenreTop Box OfficeShowtimes & TicketsMovie NewsIndia Movie Spotlight
    What's on TV & StreamingTop 250 TV ShowsMost Popular TV ShowsBrowse TV Shows by GenreTV News
    What to WatchLatest TrailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb SpotlightFamily Entertainment GuideIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsCannes Film FestivalStar WarsAsian Pacific American Heritage MonthSummer Watch GuideSTARmeter AwardsAwards CentralFestival CentralAll Events
    Born TodayMost Popular CelebsCelebrity News
    Help CenterContributor ZonePolls
For Industry Professionals
  • Language
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Watchlist
Sign In
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Use app
Back
  • Cast & crew
  • User reviews
  • Trivia
  • FAQ
IMDbPro
Kurt Russell in Escape from L.A. (1996)

Connections

Escape from L.A.

Edit

Featured in

    • "Siskel & Ebert" Jack/Aladdin and the King of Thieves/Escape from L.A./Basquiat/The Pompatus of Love (TV Episode 1996)

      Reviewed.
    • "Siskel & Ebert" The First Wives Club/Big Night/Surviving Picasso/Last Man Standing/Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills (TV Episode 1996)

      Clip shown during the segment "The Revolving Thumb" about Steve Buscemi.
    • Los Angeles Plays Itself (2003)

      Excerpts appear in the film.
    • John Carpenter: Fear Is Just the Beginning... The Man and His Movies (Video 2004)

      Clips shown
    • Hollywood Burn (2006)

      Clips are shown

Follows

    • Escape from New York (1981)

Referenced in

    • Duke Nukem 3D (Video Game 1996)

      Duke says, "I guess he didn't escape from L.A."
    • "Siskel & Ebert" Tin Cup/House Arrest/Killer: A Journal of Murder/Alaska/Butterfly Kiss (TV Episode 1996)

      A still is shown for the "In Current Release" bumper. Thumb down from Siskel; thumbs up from Ebert.
    • "Melrose Place" Escape from L.A. (TV Episode 1997)

      Title reference
    • Columbo: A Trace of Murder (TV Movie 1997)

      Barney has an Escape From LA calendar.
    • The Postman (1997)

      A similiar-themed apocalyptic movie released around the same time that takes place in the year 2013.

References

    • The Omega Man (1971)

    • Jaws (1975)

      In an homage to the famed studio tour where Jaws pops out of the water, a shark tries to bite the mini-sub just as it passes the sign for Universal Studios.
    • Taxi (TV Series 1978–1983)

    • Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985)

    • Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)

      Benny, the cab driver, is named after a cartoon taxi cab of the same name.

Spoofed in

    • Die Hard with a Sponsor (Short 2007)

      One of the characters in Die Hard with a Sponsor is a spoof of Snake Plissken.
    • "Camp Camp" Scout's Dishonor (TV Episode 2016)

      The character Billy Nikssilp is a parody of Snake Plissken
    • Rina Ellis Saves the World: A XXX 90's Parody (Video 2017)

      Snake Plissken appears in the movie

Contribute to this page

Suggest an edit or add missing content
Kurt Russell in Escape from L.A. (1996)
Top Gap
By what name was Escape from L.A. (1996) officially released in India in English?
Answer
  • See more gaps
  • Learn more about contributing
Edit page

More from this title

More to explore

Recently viewed

Please enable browser cookies to use this feature. Learn more.
Get the IMDb app
Sign in for more accessSign in for more access
Follow IMDb on social
Get the IMDb app
For Android and iOS
Get the IMDb app
  • Help
  • Site Index
  • IMDbPro
  • Box Office Mojo
  • License IMDb Data
  • Press Room
  • Advertising
  • Jobs
  • Conditions of Use
  • Privacy Policy
  • Your Ads Privacy Choices
IMDb, an Amazon company

© 1990-2025 by IMDb.com, Inc.