Escape from New York (1981)

You're A-Number-One!

The President (Donald Pleasence) kills the Duke (Isaac Hayes), saving Snake (Kurt Russell) from getting shot.

Directed by John Carpenter.

Released in 1981 by MGM.

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  • character-type: Tough Guy
  • character-type: Anti-Hero
  • character-type: President
  • character-type: Thug
  • character-type: Bad Guy
  • action: Escape
  • action: Punch
  • action: Shoot
  • action: Kill
  • action: Fight
  • primary-genre: Sci-Fi and Fantasy
  • primary-genre: Thrillers
  • primary-genre: Action and Adventure
  • secondary-genre: Action & Adventure
  • secondary-genre: Action Thrillers
  • secondary-genre: Action Sci-Fi & Fantasy
  • mood: Exciting
  • mood: Violent
  • mood: Suspenseful
  • mood: Dark
  • prop: Machine Gun
  • prop: Gun
  • setting: New York
  • theme: Revenge
  • theme: Survival
  • theme: Life and Death
  • actor: Donald Pleasence
  • actor: Isaac Hayes
  • actor: Kurt Russell
  • director: John Carpenter
  • producer: Debra Hill
  • producer: Larry J. Franco
  • producer: Barry Bernardi
  • cinematographer: Dean Cundey
  • composer: John Carpenter
  • composer: Alan Howarth
  • editor: Todd C. Ramsay
  • costume-designer: Stephen Loomis
  • production-designer: Joe Alves
  • role-name: Snake Plissken
  • role-name: The Duke
  • role-name: President
  • screenwriter: John Carpenter
  • screenwriter: Nick Castle
  • year: 1981
  • studio: MGM