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Escape from L.A.

"Snake is back."

1996-08-09 Action 1hr 41m

Into 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.

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Storyline

Into 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
    1996-08-09
  • Revenue
    $42,277,365
  • Budget
    $50,000,000
  • Runtime
    1hr 41m
  • Genre
    Action, Adventure, Science Fiction, Thriller
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    English
  • imdb-logo
    5.7
  • Production
    Paramount Pictures, Rysher Entertainment

Crew

John Carpenter
Director
John Carpenter
Screenplay
Debra Hill
Producer
Keywords:
prison martial arts showdown usa president war veteran dystopia anti hero post-apocalyptic future earthquake attempt to escape sequel los angeles, california frantic reluctant hero

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Cast

Kurt Russell

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Stacy Keach

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Malloy
Steve Buscemi

Steve Buscemi
Eddie
A. J. Langer

A. J. Langer
Utopia
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Jeff Imada

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James Lew

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Peter Jason

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Jordan Baker

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Caroleen Feeney

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Shelly Desai

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Julien Cesario

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Cliff Robertson

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Thomas Rosales Jr.

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John Koyama

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Hershe Gang Member (uncredited)
Leo Lee

Leo Lee
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Stuart Quan

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Wyatt Russell

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Jamie Lee Curtis

Jamie Lee Curtis
Female Narrator (uncredited)

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Movie Reviews

Reviews for Escape from L.A.
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A Review by JPV852 6

Written by JPV852 on 2020-05-28

90s cheese not quite as good as 80s cheese, but still an entertaining enough action-thriller, though some moments were laughable and not in ... read more

90s cheese not quite as good as 80s cheese, but still an entertaining enough action-thriller, though some moments were laughable and not in a good way (Snake riding surfing a wave isn't all that bad ass), plus the effects work was rather poor. I don't have a great fondness for Escape from New York, however it was far superior. **3.0/5**

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A Review by Geronimo1967 5

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2022-07-06

So Los Angeles has become a glorified open-air prison (who'd have thought?) and "Snake" (Kurt Russell) is invited to do his "Mad Max" thing ... read more

So Los Angeles has become a glorified open-air prison (who'd have thought?) and "Snake" (Kurt Russell) is invited to do his "Mad Max" thing and go in, at considerable peril to himself, and fetch a gadget that could enable the US President (Cliff Robertson) - or anyone else with the codes, for that matter - to use a satellite in the best traditions of "Diamonds are Forever" (1971) and destroy parts or all of the world. The twist, well it turns out that it's "Utopia" (A.J. Langer), who just happens to be the president's disgruntled daughter, who is the one who took the device into the lawless wasteland in the first place and enforcer "Malloy" (Stacey Keach) is determined to get it back, regardless of whether or not she comes back with it. It's a derivative mess, this film. It's rooted in so many other stories that are much better executed; there is simply no menace or jeopardy at all, and John Carpenter seems unsure whether he wants an all-out action film or a semi-comedy. Russell is always at his more entertaining with the latter, here he just comes across as a man with a mission who is no more interested in the plot than I was. Steve Buscemi doesn't really add much either as the duplicitous "Eddie" and I am sure I spotted Peter Fonda in here too - a payday for a few actors who ought to have known better. The effects and pyrotechnics are adequate but the nadir in a basketball court surrounded by gun-toting assassins who could't hit a cow on the tit with a tin cup just put the icing on this really undercooked muffin.

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A Review by JPV852

90s cheese not quite as good as 80s cheese, but still an entertaining enough action-thriller, though some moments were laughable and not in a good way (Snake riding surfing a wave isn't all that bad ass), plus the effects work was rather p...

reviewer avatar

A Review by JPV852 6

Written by JPV852 on 2020-05-28

90s cheese not quite as good as 80s cheese, but still an entertaining enough action-thriller, though some moments were laughable and not in a good way (Snake riding surfing a wave isn't all that bad ...

read more
reviewer avatar

A Review by Geronimo1967 5

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2022-07-06

So Los Angeles has become a glorified open-air prison (who'd have thought?) and "Snake" (Kurt Russell) is invited to do his "Mad Max" thing and go in, at considerable peril to himself, and fetch a gad...

read more