Synopsis:

In the future, New York City is a maximum security penitentiary. Air Force One, while en route to a summit meeting, is sabotaged and crash lands in Manhattan. Snake Plissken, a former war hero must save the President, who is being held hostage by the savage inmates and he has only twenty-four hours to do it.

Release Date: Jul 10, 1981
MPAA Rating: R

Cast and Crew:

Starring: Adrienne Barbeau  Kurt Russell  Lee Van Cleef  Ernest Borgnine  Donald Pleasance  Isaac Hayes  Season Hubley  Harry Dean Stanton 

Director:   John Carpenter 

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Escape from New York

• Nov 21, 2000
• Retail: $14.98
• Amazon: $7.99

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DVD Features:

Disc One - Feature Film:
Brand New High Definition Film Transfer
New 5.1 Audio
2 Feature-Length Audio Commentaries
Disc Two - Bonus Features:
Deleted Opening Sequence
"Return to Escape From New York" Featurette
Making of John Carpenter's Snake Plissken Chronicles Comic
Interactive Menu Features, Photo Gallery, Trailers and Much More!