Escape from New York

1981 · directed by John Carpenter

Rating

75/100

Hit

no

In a world ravaged by crime, the entire island of Manhattan has been converted into a walled prison where brutal prisoners roam free. After the US president crash-lands inside, war hero Snake Plissken has 24 hours to bring him back.

Escape from New York (1981), directed by John Carpenter, rates 75/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Kurt Russell
• Lee Van Cleef
• Ernest Borgnine
• Donald Pleasence
• Isaac Hayes
• Season Hubley
• Harry Dean Stanton
• Adrienne Barbeau
• Tom Atkins
• Charles Cyphers

Crew

• Dean Cundey — Director of Photography
• Todd C. Ramsay — Editor
• Alan Howarth — Original Music Composer
• John Carpenter — Original Music Composer
• John Carpenter — Screenplay
• Nick Castle — Screenplay

More from John Carpenter

1. Halloween (1978) — 84/100 · hit
2. The Thing (1982) — 80/100 · hit
3. Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) — 80/100 · hit
4. Someone's Watching Me! (1978) — 74/100 · TV film, not counted
5. Cigarette Burns (2005) — 74/100 · TV film, not counted
6. They Live (1988) — 72/100

How these numbers work: Methodology