Escape from New Yorkdirected by John Carpenter | |
| List(s): | "Movie One" |
|---|---|
| Category: |
"Action/Adventure" |
| Year of Release: | 1981 |
| Date Added: | 01/31/2015 |
| Date Watched: | 02/01/2015 |
| Description: | In a dystopian future (1997), Manhattan has been turned into a maximum security prison. There are no guards inside, and the army patrols the perimeter. The President Donald Pleasence) is on the way to a superpower summit when his plane is hijacked and crash landed in the prison. The prisoners, led by the Duke (Isaac Hayes) want to exchange him for amnesty. Security chief Hauk (Lee Van Cleef) makes a deal with newly-arrived prisoner Snake Plissken (Kurt Russell) — get the President out within 24 hours and receive a pardon. Snake, with help from Cabbie (Ernest Borgnine), Brain and Brain's girl Maggie, finds the President and gets him to safety. Cabbie, Brain and Maggie all die, and when the President expresses no remorse, Snake gives him a cassette with big band music instead of the one the President was carrying, with secret nuclear plans. |
| My Rating: | 5 |
Reviewed by Roger on 2015-02-01 20:14:48
