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Plot: In the future, crime is out of control and New York City is a maximum security prison. Grabbing a bargaining chip right out of the air, convicts bring down the President's plane in bad old Gotham. Gru...( read more read more... )ff Snake Plissken, a one-eyed warrior new to prison life, is coerced into bringing the President, and his cargo, out of this land of undesirables. Kurt Russell put his Disney days behind him as the nicest bad guy in the picture. All comic-book sensibilities and macho posturing, this is one of writer-director John Carpenter's better brainless escapes. There are snappy one-liners and explosive action scenes. However, the film lacks tension and some believability even within the realm of SF fantasy. Even when it fails to gel, though, it always manages to amuse, thanks in great part to a varied and unusual supporting cast (watch for Ernest Borgnine as a cabdriver). Followed in 1996 by Carpenter's overdone and campy Escape from L.A. --Rochelle O'Gorman

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  • Want To See
    MCT:
    May 31, 2008
    Interested
  • 3.5 Stars
    MCT:
    December 31, 2006
    Pretty good Flick.
  • 4.0 Stars
    MCT:
    November 24, 2008
    This is one of its own, nothing can compare to it, it has its own genre of awesomeness lol "call me snake" =P
  • 3.0 Stars
    MCT:
    November 9, 2008
    I'm suprised this movie hasn't been remade yet. It's a great storyline and even though I don't usually prefer modern CG spectacles, I think the impact of this movie was a bit limited by its lack of modern effects. It seems ripe for the remaking.
  • 4.0 Stars
    MCT:
    November 1, 2008
    Bad ass Snake Plissken is the equivalent to the Man With No Name, except he doesn't get to score the chicks as well. Nevertheless, lots for folks to steal from for decades. Carpenter gets no real love for how far ahead of things he was and being able to bring it all together with a shoe string budget.

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  • Rated: (R)
  • Directed by: John Carpenter
  • Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy
  • Released: January 1, 1981
  • DVD Released: November 21, 2000

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