Film record

Escape from New York

1981Feature film99 minVerification: Verified

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Production countries
United States
Languages
English
Genres
thriller film · science fiction film · action film · dystopian film · post-apocalyptic film · prison film

Credits

Art department

Joe Alves — Production design

Cinematography

Dean Cundey — Cinematography

Direction

John Carpenter — Directing

Editing

Todd Ramsay — Editing

Music

John Carpenter — Music composition

Cast

Ernest Borgnine — Acting
Kurt Russell — Acting
Lee Van Cleef — Acting
Isaac Hayes — Acting
Adrienne Barbeau — Acting
Harry Dean Stanton — Acting
Donald Pleasence — Acting
Frank Doubleday — Acting
Tom Atkins — Acting
Season Hubley — Acting
Charles Cyphers — Acting
George Buck Flower — Acting
Jamie Lee Curtis — Acting
John Diehl — Acting
Rodger Bumpass — Acting
John Carpenter — Acting
Steven Ford — Acting
Debra Hill — Acting
Nick Castle — Acting

Production

Debra Hill — Production
Larry J. Franco — Production

Writing

John Carpenter — Screenwriting
Nick Castle — Screenwriting
Documented participation

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Distribution

Netflix

International
Verified

Versions and cuts

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Releases by territory

United States · Original release
10 Jul 1981Checked 15 Sep 2026
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