Escape From L.A.
August 1996
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Desson Thomson
Enjoyable in a playful way
Jeff Millar
The special effects vary from OK to lame to very lame.
Peter Stack
Dark, percussive and perversely fun.
Christopher Harris
Escape from L.A. is too preposterous to be a good film. But in keeping with its title, it does provide a couple of hours of entertaining escapism.
Kevin Thomas
Buscemi, Fonda, Robertson, Grier and many others get to make vivid impressions, but of course it's Russell who must carry this swiftly paced picture. As rugged as ever and attractively weathered, he does so with ease.
James Berardinelli
A significant improvement over the first Snake Plisskin adventure.
Critic reviews
Christopher Harris
Escape from L.A. is too preposterous to be a good film. But in keeping with its title, it does provide a couple of hours of entertaining escapism.
Kevin Thomas
Buscemi, Fonda, Robertson, Grier and many others get to make vivid impressions, but of course it's Russell who must carry this swiftly paced picture. As rugged as ever and attractively weathered, he does so with ease.
Stephen Holden
As amusing as some of its notions may be, none are developed into sustained running jokes.
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Cast and credits
Actors | Kurt Russell, Stacy Keach, Steve Buscemi, Peter Fonda, Cliff Robertson, Georges Corraface, A.J. Langer, Jeff Imada, Caroleen Feeney, Leland Orser |
Producers | Debra Hill, Kurt Russell |
Director | John Carpenter |
Writers | John Carpenter, Debra Hill, Kurt Russell |
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English
Rental period
Start within 30 days, finish within 48 hours.
Run time
100 minutes
Rating
R
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