Story Line
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.
“1997. New York City is a walled, maximum security prison. Breaking out is impossible. Breaking in is insane.”
Top Cast
Kurt Russell
Snake Plissken
Lee Van Cleef
Police Commissioner Bob Hauk
Ernest Borgnine
Cabbie
Donald Pleasence
President of the United States
Isaac Hayes
The Duke of New York
Season Hubley
Girl in Chock Full O'Nuts
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Rating
7.0/ 10
Release Date
1981-05-23
Runtime
1h 39m
Genres
ActionThrillerScience Fiction
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User Reviews (3)
Graviteer
No rating•12/6/2014
"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...
John Chard
9/10
•2/10/2019A 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 safet...
Gimly
8/10
•6/8/2020Nails the "post-apocalyptic except the world didn't end" vibe.
_Final rating:★★★★ - Very strong appeal. A personal favourite._