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Japanese movie poster for the 1981 film Escape from New York, which was titled New York 1997 in Japan. The poster highlights the film's premise that in the dystopian near future of 1997, Manhattan Island has been turned into a giant, walled maximum security prison.
Movie Information
Title (US): Escape from New York
Title (Japan): New York 1997
Release Date: July 10, 1981
Director/Writer: John Carpenter
Starring Cast: Kurt Russell as the iconic anti-hero Snake Plissken, along with Lee Van Cleef, Ernest Borgnine, Donald Pleasence, Isaac Hayes, Harry Dean Stanton, and Adrienne Barbeau.
Plot: The film follows Snake Plissken, a former special forces soldier turned criminal, who is given 24 hours to rescue the U.S. President after Air Force One crashes inside the prison island.
Cult Status: It became a cult classic and was followed by a sequel, Escape from L.A., in 1996. |
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