Escape from New York
1981 film by John Carpenter
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Summary
Escape from New York is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18,624 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Director: John Carpenter[3]
- Screenwriter: John Carpenter[4], Nick Castle[5]
- Composer: John Carpenter[6]
- Genre: action film[7], thriller film[8], science fiction film[9], post-apocalyptic film[10], prison film[11], dystopian film[12]
- Followed by: Escape from L.A.[13]
- Cast member: Ernest Borgnine[14], Kurt Russell[15], Lee Van Cleef[16], Isaac Hayes[17], Adrienne Barbeau[18], Harry Dean Stanton[19], Donald Pleasence[20], Frank Doubleday[21], Tom Atkins[22], Season Hubley[23], Charles Cyphers[24], George Buck Flower[25], Jamie Lee Curtis[26], John Diehl[27]
- Producer: Debra Hill[28], Larry J. Franco[29]
- Production company: Goldcrest Films[30], International Film Investors[31]
- Director of photography: Dean Cundey[32]
- Original language of film or TV show: English[33]
- Distribution format: video on demand[34]
- Review score: 7.2/10[35], 86%[36], 76/100[37], 7.1/10[38]
- Color: color[39]
- Country of origin: United States[40]
- Publication date: July 10, 1981[41], July 27, 1981[42], September 24, 1981[43], September 3, 1981[44], 1981[45]
- Distributed by: Embassy Pictures[46], Netflix[47]
- Narrative location: New York City[48], Missouri[49], Los Angeles[50]
- Official website: https://www.mgm.com/#/our-titles/608/ESCAPE-FROM-NEW-YORK,-JOHN-CARPENTER%E2%80%99S[51]
- Main subject: failed state[52], global catastrophic risk[53], kidnapping[54], search and rescue[55], societal collapse[56]
- Inspired by: Planet of the Damned[57], Death Wish[58]
- Film editor: Todd Ramsay[59]
- Title: Escape from New York[60]
- MPA film rating: R[61]
Why It Matters
Escape from New York has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[62] It is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[63]