Escape from L.A. (Original title)John Carpenter's Escape from L.A. (Help search title)Escape from LA (Help search title)
Date: 1996 (Copyright)Country: USADirected by: John Carpenter
Synopsis: Action 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.
Genre: Science Fiction
Subject: Los Angeles
Releases
Date: 09 August 1996Country: USARelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - DeLuxe - Sound - DolbyRuntime: 102 mins Dialogue (original): English
Date: 20 September 1996Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - SoundRuntime: 100 mins 53 secs - Length: 9078 FeetDialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: United International Pictures (UK) Ltd
Date: 1996 (Copyright)Country: USADirected by: John Carpenter
Synopsis: Action 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.
Genre: Science Fiction
Subject: Los Angeles
Releases
Date: 09 August 1996Country: USARelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - DeLuxe - Sound - DolbyRuntime: 102 mins Dialogue (original): English
Date: 20 September 1996Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - SoundRuntime: 100 mins 53 secs - Length: 9078 FeetDialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: United International Pictures (UK) Ltd
Credits
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©: Paramount Pictures Corporation, a Debra Hill production: Debra Hill, Presents: Paramount Pictures, In association with: Rysher Entertainment, Produced by: Debra Hill, Kurt Russell, Unit Production Manager: David Witz, Production Supervisor: Alexandra Koch, Production Co-ordinator: Jeffrey Berk, Production Auditor: Ramona Waggoner, Kelley L. Baker, Location Manager: Kenneth D. Lavet, Location Manager: James M. McCabe, Location Manager: David Thornsberry, Location Manager: Don Garrison, Location Manager: Gregory Alpert, 1st Assistant Director: Christian P. Della Penna, 2nd Assistant Director: Martin Jedlicka, 2nd 2nd Assistant Director: Jason Roberts, Script Supervisor: Benu Bhandari, Casting by: Carrie Frazier, Casting Associate: Susan Booker, Voice Casting: Barbara Harris, Written by: John Carpenter, Written by: Debra Hill, Kurt Russell, Based on characters created by: John Carpenter, Nick Castle, Director of Photography: Gary B. Kibbe, Camera Operator: Jud Kehl, Camera Operator: Chris Squires, Camera Operator: Leo Napolitano, Wescam Operator: Steve Koster, 1st Assistant Photographer: W. Steven Peterson, 1st Assistant Photographer: Steve Ullman, Dominic Napolitano, 2nd Assistant Photographer: Brian Kibbe, 2nd Assistant Photographer: John Stradling, 2nd Assistant Photographer: Mark Coyne, Ron Peterson, Chief Lighting Technician: Norman L. Glasser, 1st Company Grip: Charles Saldana, 24 Frame Video Playback by: Video Image, Still Photographer: Robert Zuckerman, Supervisor of Visual Effects: Kimberly K. Nelson, Visual Effects Supervisor: Michael Lessa, Visual Effects by: Buena Vista Visual Effects Group, BVVE (Visual Effects Producer): Denise Davis, BVVE (Visual Effects Co-ordinator): Brian Keeney, BVVE (Visual Effects Editor): Juliette Yager, BVVE (Executive Producer): Harrison Ellenshaw, BVVE (CG Supervisor): David Jones, Valérie Delahaye, BVVE (CG Artwork): Aaron Campbell, BVVE (CG Artwork): Charles Colladay, BVVE (CG Artwork): Hei-Kyung Yoo, BVVE (CG Artwork): Lyndon Li, BVVE (CG Artwork): Carter Cohn, BVVE (CG Artwork): Michael Ramirez, Deborah Wiltman, BVVE (Lead Digital Compositor): Winston Quitasol, BVVE (Digital Compositing): Dorne Huebler, BVVE (Digital Compositing): Kevin Koneval, BVVE (Digital Compositing): Terry Moews, BVVE (Digital Compositing): January Nordman, BVVE (Digital Compositing): Tim Alexander, Beth Block, BVVE (Digital Art Department Supervisor): Allen Gonzales, BVVE (Addit'l Digital Matte Paintings): Robert Scifo, Craig Mullins, BVVE (Digital Department Manager): Craig Newman, BVVE (Digital Production Manager): Kathryn Liotta, Lydia Bottegoni, BVVE (Editorial Line-up): Dana Desselle, BVVE (Colour Timing/Scanning): Eric Peterson, BVVE (Visual Effects Dir of Photography): Les Bernstein, BVVE (Plate Photography): Mark Gutterud, Evan Nesbitt, Action Miniatures by: Stirber Visual Network Inc, SVN (Miniature Effects Supervisor): John K. Stirber, SVN (Model Crew Chief): David Freund, SVN (Model Crew Chief): Paula Schneider, David Schwartz, SVN (Car Model Crew Chief): Jeff Pyle, Sandy Stewart, SVN (Electronics): Steve Humphrey, SVN (Mechanical Crew Chief): Roy Goode, Lenny Dalrymple, SVN (Pyrotechnics): Roy Downey, SVN (Co-ordinator): Maureen O'Connor, SVN (Modeller): Duke Dixon, SVN (Modeller): Robert Morales, SVN (Modeller): Isaac Cohen, SVN (Modeller): Richard Lea, Joseph Enyart, Miniature Helicopter by: Larry Jolly Miniature Productions, LJMP (Miniature Helicopter by): Larry Jolly, LJMP (Miniature Helicopter by): Steve Addis, Robert Eickenhorst, Hang Glider Puppets by: The Character Shop, CS (Hang Glider Puppets by): Hiroshi Katagiri, CS (Hang Glider Puppets by): Tom Killeen, Jim Belohovek, Gunfire Animation/Compositing by: Available Light Inc, AL (Gunfire Animation/Compositing by): Beverly Bernacki, AL (Gunfire Animation/Compositing by): Bill Arance, AL (Gunfire Animation/Compositing by): Joseph Thomas, AL (Gunfire Animation/Compositing by): Karl Fornander, Mary Stockfisch, Special Effects Co-ordinator: Marty Bresin, Special Effects Supervisor: Dale Ettema, Special Effects Shop Foreperson: Mark Yuricich, Special Effects Foreperson: Robert Simokovic, Special Effects Team: Mike Brown, Special Effects Team: Michael D. Roundy, Special Effects Team: Dave Eland, Special Effects Team: Anthony Simonaitis, Special Effects Team: Marvin Felton, Special Effects Team: Frank Toro, Special Effects Team: Ricardo R. Figalan, Special Effects Team: Mike A. Van Arkel, Special Effects Team: David Jackson, Special Effects Team: Paul Vigil, Special Effects Team: Ian McArthur, Special Effects Team: Tom Van Badinski, Special Effects Team: Michael W. Menzel, Special Effects Team: Dean W. Welch, Special Effects Team: Jeff Pepiot, Special Effects Team: Bob Willard, Special Effects Team: Dave Peterson, Special Effects Team: Leonel Zapien, Special Effects Team: David Poole, Special Effects Team: Richard M. Zarro, Donald Puck, Computer Graphics by: Video Image, Film Editor: Edward A. Warschilka, Assistant Editor: Vaune Kirby Frechette, Assistant Editor: Richmond Riedel, Assistant Editor: Paul Murphy, Production Designed by: Lawrence G. Paull, Art Director: Bruce Crone, Assistant Art Director: William Hiney, Art Department Co-ordinator: Carol Kiefer, Set Designer: Nathan Crowley, Set Designer: Patrick M. Sullivan Jr, Set Designer: Richard Mays, Set Designer: Darrell L. Wight, Set Designer: Christopher S. Nushawg, Set Decorator: Kathe Klopp, Lead Person: Gary Kudroff, Luigi S. Mugavero, Set Dresser: Glenn 'Spanky' Roberts, Set Dresser: Robert Gray, Set Dresser: John Bevan Jr, Set Dresser: Kurt Hulett, Set Dresser: Robert Bleckman, Set Dresser: William S. Maxwell Iii, Set Dresser: Michael Casey, Set Dresser: Greg Moore, Set Dresser: Larry Cornick, Set Dresser: Nick Rymond, Set Dresser: Wayne Fisher, Illustrator: Tim Lawrence, Illustrator: Joseph Musso, Illustrator: Giacomo Ghaizza, Len Morganti, Property Master: Bill Macsems, Construction Co-ordinator: John Hoskins, Costume Designer: Robin Michel Bush, Assistant Costume Designer: Juan Lopez, Costume Supervisor: Robert L. Bush, Llandys Williams, Key Costumer: Glenn Bradley, Key Costumer: Barton Kent James, Key Costumer: Steve Sharp, Key Costumer: Carol Brown-james, John R. Linsmeier, Supervising Make-up Artist: Marvin G. Westmore, Mr [Kurt] Russell's Make-up Artist: G. Dennis Liddiard Jr, Key Make-up Artist: Kandace Westmore, Make-up Artist: Kaori Turner, Special Effects Make-up: Rick Baker, Hair Dept S'visor/Mr Russell's H'stylist: Susan Mills, Supervising Hairstylist: Linda Arnold-smyth, Key Hairstylist: Jill Crosby, Main/End Titles Designed by: Nina Saxon Film Design, Titles/Opticals: Pacific Title, Negative Cutter: Theresa Repola Mohammed, Colour Timer: Mike Milliken, Printed on: Eastman Kodak, Prints/Dailies by: DeLuxe, Filmed in: Panavision, Music Score Composed by: Shirley Walker, John Carpenter, Score Conducted by: Shirley Walker, Orchestrations by: Lolita Ritmanis, Michael McCuistion, Supervising Music Editor: Thomas Milano, Score Recorded/Mixed by: Robert Fernandez, Sound Design by: John Pospisil, Sound Mixer: Thomas Causey, Boom Operator: Joe Brennan, Re-recording Mixer: Steve Maslow, Re-recording Mixer: Ron Bartlett, Michael C. Caspar, Supervising Sound Editor: John Dunn, Supervising Dialogue Editor: David Williams, Dialogue Editor: Willy Allen, Sound Effects Editor: Donald Flick, Sound Effects Editor: David Whittaker, John Hulsman, Supervising ADR Editor: Robert Ulrich, ADR Editor: Zack Davis, Joe Dorn, ADR Mixer: Bob Baron, Foley Artist: Ken Dufva, Foley Artist: David Lee Fein, Foley Artist: Sarah Monat, Robin Harlan, Foley Mixer: Randy Singer, Supervising Foley Editor: Christopher Flick, Foley Editor: Scott Curtis, Foley Editor: Scott Jennings, Ted Caplan, Stunt Co-ordinator: Jeff Imada, Weapons Handler: Lance Larson, Unit Publicist: Patti Hawn, Studio: Universal Studios Hollywood
Cast
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Kurt Russell (Snake Plissken), Stacy Keach (Malloy), Steve Buscemi (Map to the Stars Eddie), Valeria Golino (Taslima), Peter Fonda (Pipeline), Pam Grier (Hershe), Michelle Forbes (Brazen), George Corraface (Cuervo Jones), Bruce Campbell (Surgeon General of Beverly Hills), A.J. Langer (Utopia), Leland Orser (Test Tube), Cliff Robertson (President), Jeff Imada (Saigon Shadow), Ina Romeo (blonde hooker), Peter Jason (duty sergeant), Jordan Baker (police anchor), Caroleen Feeney (woman on freeway), Paul Bartel (congressman), Tom McNulty (com officer), Breckin Meyer (surfer), Robert Carradine (skinhead), Shelly Desai (cloaked figure), Kathleen Blanchard (female narrator), William Luduena, Gabriel Castillo (mescalito), William Peña (jacket mescalito), David Perrone (US Cleric Justice)