John Carpenter's Escape From New York (1981) - VHS Trailer (HD) (1994)

Kurt Russell (Elvis, The Thing) stars in a high-velocity sci-fi action-thriller from director John Carpenter (Halloween) (co-written with Nick Castle, The Last Starfighter) that sets the screen ablaze with heart-stopping suspense, outrageous stunts and imaginative special effects. Bristling with riveting chases and hard-hitting fight sequences, Escape From New York is your passport to nonstop excitement!

In a world ravaged by crime, the entire island of Manhattan has been converted into a prison which houses the world's most brutal inmates. And when the President of the United States (Donald Pleasence) crash lands inside, only one man can bring him back: Snake Plissken (Russell), a notorious outlaw and former Special Forces war hero who, in exchange for a full pardon, descends into the decayed city and wages a blistering war against the captors. But time is short: in 24 hours, an explosive charge planted inside Snake's body will end the mission - and his life - unless he succeeds!

[WayneBarroncffcs]

LOVE this movie.
I can still remember watching it as a major release to HBO (Home Box Office).
I watched it with my mom and sister, and this movie has stuck with me ever since.

[JimmyEagle]

2020 here. How dare you MiSLaBeL this as "fiction"!

[EmmanuelGoldsteinINGSOC]

Is this a documentary? Feels like a contemporary documentary...

[phillipsmith]

I love this NYC documentary. The criminals truly run the this once great cities.

[ediddy]

You can easily replace escape from NY to escape from Seattle.

[JustMeNoOther]

Escape from NY, LA, WA, MS, MI, FL, AL, MN, TX, 2023

[andyberridge]

Escape from new york, Big trouble in little china, The Fog, classic movies.

[MrWhitewolf]

You could make this movie now in the modern age but it would be called " Escape from Portland Oregon "

[themad]

the explosive classic of Carpenter in all its glory, unforgettable sample of the dystopian genre, full of adrenaline a non stop action, !THIS IS SO MYTHIC¡.

[derrickbonner]

Don't forget about Jamie Lee Curtis' voiceover

[revolution]

1:13-Adrianne Barbeau, my two favorite NY Disco bouncers.

[truegrit]

I LOVED the chandeliers on the Pimp car - HA!

[eurekasevenwave]

Does anyone know if the music in this trailer was ever released officially, or at least without the dialogue?

[sirkurtisjeffreyjayluethkl]

SECURE AND CONTAIN AND SECURE AND CONTAIN

[malinalungu]

Alright, here's the story on how i watched this movie

It was back in June, apparently i planned onto going into the Cinema to watch Top Gun Maverick, but sadly, my Mother killed the chance onto going into the Cinema, instead, she tried to force us to watch a movie with stolen footage from an AE85 driver, so yeah, apparently, i begged my mom to watch Escape from New York until she finally stopped the Movie and decided to get my dad's turn onto putting Escape from New York, pretty much i'll never forgive my Mother for ruining the 2 year wait for a movie since March 2020

[jermainelindo]

future of energy understanding n.5000 yr

[Sisko]

No need for New York Just look at democrat cities today it's basically the Purge in some cities

[felixicon]

Did this dude say we'd like to have a police state(?)

[ivanpb]

This is Snake. Kept you waiting, huh?

[ciaran]

I heard they're making a part two. It's called, Escape From Chicago. They're just going to piece together hours of CCTV & phone footage. It's gonna be terrifying!