Featuring an atmospherically grimy futuristic metropolis, Escape from New York is a strange, entertaining jumble of thrilling action and oddball weirdness.
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Movie Info
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Director -
John Carpenter -
Producer -
Larry J. Franco , Debra Hill -
Screenwriter -
Nick Castle , John Carpenter -
Distributor -
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer , Embassy Pictures , AVCO Embassy Pictures , MGM/UA Home Entertainment Inc. -
Production Co -
AVCO Embassy Pictures , Goldcrest Films International , International Film Investors -
Rating -
R -
Genre -
Action , Adventure , Sci-Fi -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Jul 10, 1981, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
May 23, 2016 -
Runtime -
1h 39m -
Sound Mix -
Surround