Description (continued...) worst of humanity is sent to rot. The U.S. Government finds itself in a major crisis when the president's plane crash lands in New York only days before a vital peace summit between major warring nations is to take place. The president survives the crash, but is taken hostage by the denizens of Manhattan and held for ransom. Only war hero turned felon Snake Plissken can save the day, and he is offered a simple deal for his work: save the president and live, fail to save him and die. The one-eyed bandit sets to work, cutting a path of destruction to the president that has to be seen to be believed. Kurt Russell creates the indelible character of Snake Plissken as no other actor could have. Wisecracking and cool under the very worst of pressures, Snake is the ultimate bad good guy. Often copied, but never duplicated, ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK is full of the wit, energy and action that marks a John Carpenter picture. Country of Origin: USA Reviews "...Looks better and better as time passes..." - Recommended Premiere | 09/01/1994 | p.116 "...A solidly satisfying actioner....[A] proper urgent mood..." Variety | 06/17/1981 "...Brutal, very fine-looking....Carpenter's most ambitous, most riveting film to date..." New York Times | 07/10/1981 | p.C6 "...ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK featured a supporting cast of cult appeal and successfully launched Kurt Russell as a rugged action hero..." Total Film | 07/01/2000 | p.108 "The premise, characters and theme all resonate..." Sight and Sound | 01/01/2006 | p.89 Ranked #7 in Uncut's Best DVDs Of 2005 -- "John Carpenter's dystopian, kick-ass, junk-punk flick of 1977..." Uncut | 01/01/2006 | p.84-85 Full Cast and Crew Director: John Carpenter Starring: Kurt Russell, Lee Van Cleef, Ernest Borgnine, Donald Pleasence, Isaac Hayes, Season Hubley, Harry Dean Stanton, Adrienne Barbeau Screenwriter: John Carpenter, Nick Castle Producer: Debra Hill, Larry J. Franco Director of Photography: James Cameron Release Information ExtraInfo: Special Edition Color: Color Runtime: 99 min. Dubbed Language: French Original Language: English Subtitled Language: English Subtitled Language: French Subtitled Language: Spanish © MGM Home Entertainment DVD Features Region 1 2-Disc Digipak Widescreen - 2.35 Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 - English, Monaural - French Bonus Materials: Special Edition of John Carpenter's "Snake Plissken Chronicles" Comic Disc One Additional Release Material: Audio Commentaries - 1. John Carpenter - Director, Kurt Russell - Star, 2. Debra Hill - Producer, Joe Alves - Production Designer Disc Two Additional Release Material: Deleted Opening Sequence, Featurettes - 1. "Return to ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK", 2. "Making of John Carpenter's Snake Plissken Comic", Trailers Text/Image Galleries: Photo Gallery Production Notes Theatrical release: May 4, 1981. Tommy Lee Jones was orginially slated to play Snake Plissken rather than Kurt Russell. Director John Carpenter changed his own, and the studio's, mind at the last minute. A restored version of the film shows Snake Plissken robbing a super high-security bank, complete with towering guard robots, as the opening sequence. The scene was removed because Carpenter didn't like the way the guard robots moved.
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