Escape
From New York - Special Edition (1981) 2 DVD's - Widescreen
- 5.1 Retail
Escape From New York - Special Edition
(1981) 2 DVD's - Widescreen - 5.1 Retail
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In
the year 1997, a decayed New York City has become a
maximum security prison that houses thousands of
hardened criminals. It is in this urban hellhole that
the president's plane has crashed, and he has been taken
hostage by some of the prison's most vicious convicts.
Snake Plissken, a one-eyed, decorated
war hero turned felon, is given the option of rescuing
the president in exchange for a reduced prison sentence.
However, he has only 24 hours to complete his
assignment...
Another John Carpenter cult classic, ESCAPE FROM NEW
YORK was one of the best entries in the once popular
post-apocalyptic genre which included ROAD WARRIOR and
THE TERMINATOR. In 1997, the island of Manhattan has
been turned into the world's largest maximum security
prison, a place where the worst of humanity is sent to
rot. The U.S. Government finds itself in a major crisis
when the president's plane crash lands in New York only
days before a vital peace summit between major warring
nations is to take place. The president survives the
crash, but is taken hostage by the denizens of Manhattan
and held for ransom. Only war hero turned felon Snake
Plissken can save the day, and he is offered a simple
deal for his work: save the president and live, fail to
save him and die. The one-eyed bandit sets to work,
cutting a path of destruction to the president that has
to be seen to be believed. Kurt Russell creates the
indelible character of Snake Plissken as no other actor
could have. Wisecracking and cool under the very worst
of pressures, Snake is the ultimate bad good guy. Often
copied, but never duplicated, ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK is
full of the wit, energy and action that marks a John
Carpenter picture.
Tommy Lee Jones
was originally slated to play Snake Plissken rather than
Kurt Russell. Director John Carpenter changed his own,
and the studio's, mind at the last minute.
A restored version of the film shows Snake Plissken
robbing a super high-security bank, complete with
towering guard robots, as the opening sequence. The
scene was removed because Carpenter didn't like the way
the guard robots moved!!
Features/Specifications
Attractive Retail Box
Genre:
Science-Fiction/Fantasy, Adventure, Cult Film,
Futuristic, Prison/Prisoners, Post-Apocalypse,
Science-Fiction, Thriller, Recommended, Escape, Big
City
Rating: R (MPAA)
Starring:
Adrienne Barbeau, Ernest Borgnine, Ermes Effron
Borgnine, Isaac Hayes, Season Hubley, Donald
Pleasence, Kurt Russell, Harry Dean Stanton, Lee Van
Cleef
Directed By:
John Carpenter, John T. Chance
Release Information:
Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Theatrical Release Date: July 10,
1981
DVD Release Date: December 16, 2003
Run Time: 99 minutes
Production Company: MGM
Package Type: Keep Case
DVD Features:
DVD Encoding:
Region 1 (U.S.
and Canada only). This DVD will probably NOT
be viewable in other countries.
Aspect Ratio(s):
Widescreen anamorphic - 2.35:1
Available Audio Tracks:
English (Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround)
French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono)
Available Subtitles: English,
French and Spanish
Language:
English
Dubbed:
French
Bonus Features:
New High Definition Film Transfer
New 5.1 Surround Audio
Deleted Scene: Original Opening
Never-Before-Seen 10-minute Bank Robbery Scene with
Commentary by John Carpenter and Kurt Russell
"Return to
Escape from New
York" Featurette
Two (2) Feature-Length Audio Commentaries
Liner Notes by John Carpenter
"Making of John Carpenter's
"Snake Plissken Chronicles" Gallery
Exclusive Comic Book
Photo Gallery Trailers
And Much More!
Commentary by Director John
Carpenter and Kurt Russell