Escape from New York
Summary: In 1997, when the U.S. president crashes into Manhattan, now a giant maximum security prison, a convicted bank robber is sent in to rescue him.
Runtime: 1 h 39 min
MPAA: R
Country: United States
Language: English
Movie budget: $ 6,000,000
Domestic: $ 25,244,626
International: $ 30,339
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1980s1990s20th centuryabandoned cityaction heroafrican americanairforce oneairplaneairplane crashambushamerican cinemaanti heroassassination attemptattack on presidentaudienceaudio cassetteautomatic weaponautomobilebad guybalconybald manbaseball batbattlebeatingblack manbladeblingblond wigblondebloodbrawlbreaking through a wallbridgebriefcasebrooklyn new york citycabbiecannibalcarcar chasecar crashcassette tapecentral park manhattan new york citychained to a wallchasecigarette smokingcitycity name in titleclimbing stairsclimbing through a windowclimbing up a wallclubco written by directorcombatcontrol centerconvictcrime bosscrossbowcult classiccult directorcult filmcult male characterdark herodarknessdeath of loved onedecapitated headdeserted citydisembodied headdouble crossdrive in classicdystopiadystopian sci fidystopian societyeast coastelectronic music scoreend of the worldescapeescape from prisonescape podexploding carexplosioneyepatchfalling through the floorfamous scorefightfight to the deathfightingfilm starts with textfirearmfirst partfistfightfoot chasefour word titlefuturefuture shockganggang violenceglidergoateegood versus evilgrindhouse filmgungun fugun violencegunfighthand to hand combathead on a stakeheld at gunpointheld hostagehelicopterhell on earthherohijackinghit by a carhostageindependent filminjectionisolationkicking in a doorknife in the headknife throwingknocked out with a gun buttlandmineleg woundlibrarylonerlow budget filmm 16machine gunmale protagonistman wears a wigman wears an eyepatchman wears sunglassesmanhattan new york citymaniacmapmartial artsmatte paintingmidnight moviemixed martial artsmodern gladiatormolotov cocktailmotor carmotor vehiclemurdermusclemanmusic score composed by directormustachemustached mannecklace bombnew yorknew york cityone against manyone day timespanone eyed manone man armyoutlawpardonpistolplace name in titlepointing a gun at someonepolicepolice commissionerpolice officerpolitical leaderpoliticianpost apocalypsepostmodernpresidentpresident of the united statespresumed deadprisonpsychopathpsychotronic filmpunched in the facepunched in the stomachpunkpunk rockerquick drawrace against timeraftrailroadrailroad hand carraperecipient of several purple heartsrescuerescue missionrevolverrinkriverroadblockrooftoprooftop chasesadistic psychopathself sacrificesevered fingersevered headshootoutshot in the chestshot in the legshot to deathshowdownsilencersirensix shooterskyscraperslum lordsmash hitsnakespearspeechstabbed in the cheststabbed in the foreheadstabbed in the headstabbingstatuestatue of liberty new york citystick fightstraight razorstrongmansunglassessurprise endingsurvivalsurvival horrortarget shootingtattootattooed criminaltaxitaxi driverterrortheatertied to a chairtimeframe 1980stimeframe 1990stimeframe 20th centurytorchtough guytracking devicetraintrain stationtwin towersunited states of americaurban adventureurban decayurban settingusauzivehiclevillainviolencewar herowarriorweaponwearing sunglasses indoorswigwisecrack humorworld trade center manhattan new york citywrestlingyear 1997
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