Escape from New York

Manhattan island, a dark future, a surveillance helicopter overhead. A walled prison, inmates roaming, the president stranded inside. Carpenter directs with a keen sense of pulp efficiency.

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John Carpenter directed Escape from New York in 1981. See John Carpenter's full filmography, where to start with John Carpenter, or where to go after you've seen everything by John Carpenter.

Escape from New York was released in 1981 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 99 minutes.