Escape from New York (1981)

Maggie's Last Stand

When Brain (Harry Dean Stanton) is killed, Maggie (Adrienne Barbeau) shoots at The Duke (Isaac Hayes), but is hit and killed by his car.

Directed by John Carpenter.

Released in 1981 by MGM.

related tags 

  • character-type: Anti-Hero
  • character-type: Tough Guy
  • character-type: Bad Guy
  • character-type: Tough Woman
  • action: Explode
  • action: Run
  • action: Shoot
  • action: Kill
  • action: Crash
  • editors-choice: Weapons
  • editors-choice: Tuff Chicks
  • primary-genre: Sci-Fi and Fantasy
  • primary-genre: Thrillers
  • primary-genre: Action and Adventure
  • secondary-genre: Action Thrillers
  • secondary-genre: Action & Adventure
  • secondary-genre: Action Sci-Fi & Fantasy
  • mood: Violent
  • mood: Emotional
  • mood: Dark
  • prop: Car
  • prop: Gun
  • setting: Bridge
  • theme: Sacrifice
  • theme: Life and Death
  • theme: Survival
  • theme: Violence
  • theme: Loss
  • actor: Kurt Russell
  • actor: Harry Dean Stanton
  • actor: Adrienne Barbeau
  • actor: Isaac Hayes
  • actor: Donald Pleasence
  • director: John Carpenter
  • producer: Larry J. Franco
  • producer: Barry Bernardi
  • producer: Debra Hill
  • cinematographer: Dean Cundey
  • composer: John Carpenter
  • composer: Alan Howarth
  • editor: Todd C. Ramsay
  • costume-designer: Stephen Loomis
  • production-designer: Joe Alves
  • role-name: Maggie
  • role-name: Brain
  • role-name: Snake Plissken
  • role-name: The Duke
  • role-name: President
  • screenwriter: Nick Castle
  • screenwriter: John Carpenter
  • year: 1981
  • studio: MGM