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Escape from L.A.

Escape from L.A.

Snake is back.

19965.91h 41m

Overview

Into the 9.6-quaked Los Angeles of 2013 comes Snake Plissken. His job: wade through L.A.'s ruined landmarks to retrieve a doomsday device.

Directed by John Carpenter
Written by John Carpenter, Debra Hill, Kurt Russell
Produced by Kurt Russell, Debra Hill
Box OfficeBudget: $50.0MRevenue: $42.3M

Top Cast

Kurt Russell

Kurt Russell

Snake Plissken

Stacy Keach

Stacy Keach

Malloy

Steve Buscemi

Steve Buscemi

Eddie

A. J. Langer

A. J. Langer

Utopia

Bruce Campbell

Bruce Campbell

Surgeon General of Beverly Hills

Pam Grier

Pam Grier

Hershe Las Palamas

Peter Fonda

Peter Fonda

Pipeline

Georges Corraface

Georges Corraface

Cuervo Jones

Robert Carradine

Robert Carradine

Skinhead

Michelle Forbes

Michelle Forbes

Brazen

Themes & Keywords

prisonmartial artsshowdownusa presidentwar veterandystopiaanti heropost-apocalyptic futureearthquakeattempt to escapesequellos angeles, californiafranticreluctant hero

About Escape from L.A.

Escape from L.A. is a action, science fiction, thriller film released in 1996 exploring themes of prison, martial arts, showdown, usa president, war veteran, dystopia. Directed by John Carpenter, it stars Kurt Russell, Stacy Keach, Steve Buscemi. Into the 9.6-quaked Los Angeles of 2013 comes Snake Plissken. His job: wade through L.A.'s ruined landmarks to retrieve a doomsday device.

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