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- BFI identifier454396
- Date1996 (Copyright)
- Production countryUSA
- Production company
- SynopsisAction sequel set in 2013. Part of Los Angeles has broken off from the mainland after an earthquake and is now used to keep 'undesirable' people away from the public who themselves are controlled by an extreme right-wing US president. The President's daughter rebels against him and plans to lead an uprising. Former war hero Snake Plissken is called in by the government to eliminate her. (Synopsis)
- Work historyOnscreen title "John Carpenter's Escape from L.A."
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- CreditsDirected by: John Carpenter
©: Paramount Pictures Corporation
a Debra Hill production: Debra Hill
view all - CastKurt Russell (Snake Plissken)
Stacy Keach (Malloy)
Steve Buscemi (Map to the Stars Eddie)
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Escape from L.A. (Original)
John Carpenter's Escape from L.A. (Help search)
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Fiction- Collections
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view all - ArticlesStarBurst n218 October 1996 - Credits, ReviewEmpire n89 November 1996 - InterviewFilm West n26 Autumn 1996 - ReviewStarBurst n217 September 1996 - Interviewview all
- Escape from L.A.
Work - 454396 - 1996 (Copyright)
USA - Film - Fiction
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