Escape from New York (1981)

I Heard You Were Dead

The Duke (Isaac Hayes) captures Snake (Kurt Russell) while trying to rescue the President (Donald Pleasence).

Directed by John Carpenter.

Released in 1981 by MGM.

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  • primary-genre: Sci-Fi and Fantasy
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  • mood: Suspenseful
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  • prop: Arrow
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  • setting: Train Station
  • theme: Risk
  • actor: Frank Doubleday
  • 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
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  • role-name: Snake Plissken
  • role-name: The Duke
  • role-name: President
  • screenwriter: Nick Castle
  • screenwriter: John Carpenter
  • year: 1981
  • studio: MGM