Quick Facts
DirectorJohn Carpenter
Runtime1h 41m · R
GenresAction · Science-fiction · Thriller
Release1996-08-09
Film
Escape from L.A.
1996· R· 1h 41m· Action· Science-fiction· Thriller
“Snake is back.”
John Carpenter's "Escape from L.A." transposes Snake Plissken into a dystopian 2013 Los Angeles, where the city lies in ruins following a cataclysmic earthquake. Amid this fractured landscape, Plissken must navigate treacherous terrain to recover a doomsday device, a mission that tests both his resilience and the city's precarious existence.
1996-08-09
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Key Crew
DirectorJohn Carpenter
ScreenplayDebra Hill
ProducerDebra Hill
Director of PhotographyGary B. Kibbe
Original Music ComposerJohn Carpenter
EditorEdward A. Warschilka
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Details
Released1996-08-09
Runtime1h 41m · R
StatusReleased
StudiosParamount Pictures · Rysher Entertainment
Budget$50M
Box office$42M
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesUnited States of America
Rating5.9/10 · 1628 votes
Original languageen
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