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Plot Summary
The man with the patch is back. Call him Snake. Kurt Russell rejoins filmmakers John Carpenter and Debra Hill to do to the Big Orange what they did to the Big Apple in Escape From New York – with even more futuristic thrills and slam-bang action! Into the 9.6-quaked Los Angeles of 2013 comes Snake Plissken (Russell). His job: wade through L.A.'s ruined landmarks to retrieve a doomsday device. Don't miss the excitement as Snake surfs Wilshire Blvd., shoots hoops at the Coliseum, dive bombs the Happy Kingdom theme park, and mixes it up with a wild assortment of friends, fiends and foes (Stacy Keach, Steve Buscemi, Peter Fonda, George Corraface, Cliff Robertson, Pam Grier and more). Escape From L.A. is a "go-for-broke action extravaganza!" (Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times).
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Rotten Tomatoes Movie Reviews
TOMATOMETER
53%- Reviews Counted: 47
- Fresh: 25
- Rotten: 22
- Average Rating: 5.6/10
Top Critics' Reviews
Rotten: As amusing as some of its notions may be, none are developed into sustained running jokes.
Fresh: Intermittently clever ideas are rarely executed to full effect, but the film moves reasonably well on its way to surround-sound pyrotechnics amid a climactic aerial attack.
Fresh: 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.
Rotten: Tries but fails to be an action-hero flick or even a parody of one.
Customer Reviews
How about Escape from New York
This movie is pretty good, but not nearly as good as the classic movie made before this one, Escape from New York. How about getting that movie for us to buy iTunes?
Turn back while you still have money!
I have seen the DVD, and it was definetly NOT worth the $10.00. Please do yourself a favor and wait to BUY "Escape From New York", one of Kurt Russel's better movies.
Its alright
Wasn't a bad sequal. Escape From New York was the best and always will be.
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- Genre: Action & Adventure
- Released: 1996
- © 1996 Paramount Pictures. All Rights Reserved.
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- Escape from L.A. (Music from and Inspired By the Film)
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