---
title: 'Escape from New York (1981)'
type: 'film'
director: 'John Carpenter'
released: '1981-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 98
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Action'
  - 'Science Fiction'
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/escape-from-new-york-1981'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082340/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Escape from New York (1981)

1981 · R · 98 min · Action, Science Fiction, Thriller · United States


## Synopsis

Escape from New York is a 1981 American independent science fiction action film co-written, co-scored, and directed by John Carpenter. It stars Kurt Russell, Lee Van Cleef, Ernest Borgnine, Donald Pleasence, Isaac Hayes, Harry Dean Stanton, and Adrienne Barbeau.

## Credits

- **Producer:** [Debra Hill](https://cinepixo.com/people/debra-hill), [Larry J. Franco](https://cinepixo.com/people/larry-j-franco)
- **Director:** [John Carpenter](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-carpenter)
- **Screenplay:** [John Carpenter](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-carpenter), [Nick Castle](https://cinepixo.com/people/nick-castle)
- **Original Music Composer:** [John Carpenter](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-carpenter)
- **Director of Photography:** [Dean Cundey](https://cinepixo.com/people/dean-cundey)
- **Editor:** [Todd Ramsay](https://cinepixo.com/people/todd-ramsay)

## Cast

- [Lee Van Cleef](https://cinepixo.com/people/lee-van-cleef)
- [Season Hubley](https://cinepixo.com/people/season-hubley)
- [Steven Ford](https://cinepixo.com/people/steven-ford)
- [John Diehl](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-diehl)
- [Debra Hill](https://cinepixo.com/people/debra-hill)
- [Frank Doubleday](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-doubleday)
- [John Carpenter](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-carpenter)
- [Isaac Hayes](https://cinepixo.com/people/isaac-hayes)
- [George Buck Flower](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-buck-flower)
- [Harry Dean Stanton](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-dean-stanton)
- [Ernest Borgnine](https://cinepixo.com/people/ernest-borgnine)
- [Kurt Russell](https://cinepixo.com/people/kurt-russell) as Snake Plissken
- [Rodger Bumpass](https://cinepixo.com/people/rodger-bumpass)
- [Adrienne Barbeau](https://cinepixo.com/people/adrienne-barbeau)
- [Tom Atkins](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-atkins)

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Official site: https://www.mgm.com/#/our-titles/608/ESCAPE-FROM-NEW-YORK,-JOHN-CARPENTER%E2%80%99S
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/escape-from-new-york-1981
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