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Escape from L.A.
Sign in to saveAlso known as John Carpenter's Escape From L.A.
1996 film by John Carpenter
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5.9Into the 9.6-quaked Los Angeles of 2013 comes Snake Plissken. His job: wade through L.A.'s ruined landmarks to retrieve a doomsday device.
Released: 1996-08-09101 minDir: John CarpenterAction, Thriller, Science FictionBudget: $50.0MBox office: $42.3MPart of: Escape From ... Collection
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Cast
- Kurt Russell as Snake Plissken
- Stacy Keach as Malloy
- Steve Buscemi as Eddie
- A. J. Langer as Utopia
- Bruce Campbell as Surgeon General of Beverly Hills
- Pam Grier as Hershe Las Palamas
Themes
- prison
- martial arts
- showdown
- usa president
- war veteran
- dystopia
- anti hero
- post-apocalyptic future
- earthquake
- attempt to escape
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Ratings
IMDb
5.7/10
85,418 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
56%
Metacritic
54/100
- Year
- 1996
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Genres
- Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 3 nominations total
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Official website
Escape from L.A. – The Official John Carpenter
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