John Carpenter's Escape From New York (1981) - Official Trailer #1 - Kurt Russell (HD)

A thrilling landmark film that jolts along at a breakneck pace, Escape From New York leapt to cult status with high-octane action, edge-of-your-seat suspense and the mind-blowing vision of lone warrior Snake Plissken (Kurt Russell) battling his way out of a post-apocalyptic Manhattan!

In a world ravaged by crime, the entire island of Manhattan has been converted into a walled prison where brutal prisoners roam. But when the US president (Donald Pleasence) crash-lands inside, only one man can bring him back: notorious outlaw and former Special Forces war hero Snake Plissken (Russell). But time is short. In 24 hours, an explosive device implanted in his neck will end Snake's mission – and his life – unless he succeeds!

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[flipnap]

never thought id see the day, that modern NY is actually worse than this movie. Also nice to remember trailers from back in the day when they didnt literally give you every single plot and every single act of the movie in the trailer.

[CinephileSanityTV]

Anyone else ever notice any blurriness near the edges on this transfer? Mostly going vertical near the top of the print... And the scene when the president is being rescued... Total blurriness! Can't even tell if it's actually Donald Pleasance. Hate to complain and i love this movie and everything that SF does but... This is one title that deserves a replacement disc!

[mrhungerpastor]

This movie should be shown to the Prime Minister of Israel: there's no need to bomb the world's largest open-air prison to the ground to free the hostages.