Escape From New York (1981)

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R | 1 hr 39 mins | Action, Adventure, Thriller, Sci-fi | Released: 1/1/1981

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Synopsis:

A hardened criminal is offered a pardon if he rescues the president from convicts in the prison city of Manhattan.

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
1/1/1981

Director	Credit
John Carpenter	Director
Cast	Credit
Kurt Russell	Snake Plissken
Lee Van Cleef	Bob Hauk
Ernest Borgnine	Cabbie
Donald Pleasence	President of the United States
Season Hubley	Girl in Chock Full O'Nuts
Isaac Hayes	Duke of New York
Adrienne Barbeau	Maggie
Tom Atkins	Rehme
Charles Cyphers	Secretary of State
Harry Dean Stanton	Harold Helman--The
Joe Unger	Taylor
Frank Doubleday	Romero
Jon Strobel	Cronenberg
John Cothran Jr	1st Gypsy
Garrett Bergfeld	2nd Gypsy
Richard Cosentino	Gypsy Guard
Robert John Metcalf	3rd Gypsy
Joel Bennett	4th Gypsy
Vic Bullock	1st Indian
Clem Fox	2nd Indian
Tobar Mayo	3rd Indian
Nancy Stephens	Stewardess
Steven M Gagnon	1st Secret Service Man
Steven Ford	2nd Secret Service Man
Michael Taylor	3rd Secret Service Man
Lonnie Wun	Red Bandana Gypsy
Dale House	1st Helicopter Pilot
David Patrick	2nd Helicopter Pilot
Bob Minor	Duty Sergeant
Wally Taylor	Controller
James O'Hagen	Computer Operator
James Emery	Trooper
Tom Lillard	Police Sergeant
Borah Silver	Theatre Manager
Tony Papenfuss	Theatre Assistant
John Diehl	Punk
Carmen Filpi	Bum
George Flower ('Buck')	Drunk
Al Cerullo	4th Helicopter Pilot
Ox Baker	Slag
Lowmoan Spectacular	Dancer
Ronald E House	Dancer
Alan Shearman	Dancer
Joseph A Perrotti	Dancer
Rodger Bumpass	Dancer
Ron Vernan	Dancer
Production Credits	Credit
Barry Bernardi	Associate Producer
Larry J Franco	Producer
Debra Hill	Producer
Production Companies	Credit
Avco Embassy Film	Production Company
International Film Investors	Production Company
Goldcrest Film Finance	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
Barber Rose International Films Ltd	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Avco Embassy Film	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
New Line Home Entertainment	Domestic Video Distributor
Writer	Credit
Louise Jaffe	Other Writer - screenplay supervisor
Nick Castle	Screenplay
John Carpenter	Screenplay
Accounting	Credit
Jack Buckley	Production Accountant
Sara Nelson	Production Accountant
Art Department	Credit
Joe Alves	Production Designer
Joe Benet	Set Dresser
Don Sutton	Lead Person - leadman
Chris Horner	Assistant Art Director - art direction assistant
Lee Drygas	Swing Gang
Robert R Benton	Set Dresser
Casting	Credit
Pegi Brotman	Casting Associate - casting assistant
Pegi Brotman	Casting
Craft Services	Credit
Louis Chirco	Craft Service
Film Camera	Credit
Raymond Stella	Camera Operator
Dean Cundey	Director of Photography
Kim Gottlieb	Photography - stills
Clyde E Bryan	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera
Steven Caldwell	Camera Assistant
Jim Coe	Photography - stills
Randy Frakes	Camera Assistant
Jim Lucas	Camera Operator - camera operator 2nd unit (2nd Unit)
Douglas Olivares	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera
Steve Tate	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera
Frank Ruttencutter	Camera Operator - camera operator 2nd unit (2nd Unit)
James Cameron	Photography - special visual effects photography
Dr Ken Jones	Camera Operator - elicon camera operator
George Mooradian	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera 2nd unit (2nd Unit)
George D Dodge	Photography - special visual effects photography
Jack Gary	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera 2nd unit (2nd Unit)
Julia Gibson	Camera Operator - elicon camera operator
Dennis Skotak	Photography - special visual effects photography
Austin McKinney	Photography - special visual effects photography
Steven Elliott	Camera Operator - elicon camera operator
Music	Credit
John Carpenter	Music
Alan Howarth	Music
Physical Effects	Credit
Dick Warlock	Stunt Coordinator
Production Management	Credit
Chip Fowler	Production Coordinator - production office coordinator
Barry Bernardi	Location Manager
Frank Capra III	Location Assistant - location manager assistant
Larry J Franco	Assistant Director
Alan Levine	Production Manager
Louise Jaffe	Script Supervisor
Charles Skouras III	Production Manager
Jeffrey Chernov	Assistant Director
Publicity	Credit
Kelli Garris	Publicity - publicist
Public Relations	Credit
Pickwick Maslansky & Konigsberg	Publicity publicity
Sound	Credit
Joseph Brennan	Boom Operator
Tommy Causey	Sound Mixer
David Lewis Yewdall	Sound Editor
Alan Howarth	Sound - special synthesizer sound
John Mosley	Sound - sound recording
Carl Fischer	Boom Operator
Warren Hamilton Jr	Sound Editor
Bill Varney	Sound - sound rerecording
Steve Rice	Sound Editor
David Ritscher	Sound Editor - sound editor assistant
Gregg Landaker	Sound - sound rerecording
Steve Maslow	Sound - sound rerecording
Visual Effects	Credit
James Cameron	Matte Painter - matte art
Roy Arbogast	Special Effects Supervisor
Aaron Lipstadt	Visual Effects - associate producer special visual effects
Pat Patterson	Special Effects
Steven Elliott	Rotoscope Animator - rotoscope
Brian Chin	Miniatures - miniature
Arthur Gelb	Graphics - graphics design
Jena Holman	Matte Painter - matte artist
Dan Smith	Rotoscope Animator - rotoscope
Eddie Surkin	Special Effects
Robert Skotak	Matte Painter - matte artist
Gary Zink	Special Effects
Mary Ann Fisher	Special Effects - production liaison special visual effects
Steven Caldwell	Special Effects - special visual effects
Randy Frakes	Special Effects - special visual effects
Charles Skouras III	Special Effects - special visual effects
David Lewis Yewdall	Special Effects - special visual effects
Warren Hamilton Jr	Special Effects - special visual effects
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
Ken Chase	Makeup Supervisor
Ben Douglas	Makeup
Frankie Bergman	Hair - hairstyles
Melvin Sawicki	Costumes
Stephen Loomis	Costume Designer
Katrina Bronson	Costumes

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