New York 1997 (1981)

En 1997, Manhattan est devenue la plus grande prison du monde, où vivent, en microsociété, près de trois millions d’individus. Snake Plissken, dangereux criminel, dispose de vingt-quatre heures pour libérer le Président des Etats-Unis fait prisonnier par un gang local.

Titre original : Escape From New York
Réalisateur(s) : John Carpenter
Scénariste(s) : John Carpenter (written by) & Nick Castle (written by)
Genre(s) : Action | Adventure | Crime | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Durée : 99 min
Pays : UK | USA
Sortie France : 1981-06-24
Sortie US : 1981-07-10
Langue(s) : English
Couleur : Color (Metrocolor)
Ratio : 2.35 : 1  
Son : Dolby



Kurt Russell - Snake Plissken
Lee Van Cleef - Hauk
Ernest Borgnine - Cabbie
Donald Pleasence - President
Isaac Hayes - The Duke
Season Hubley - Girl in Chock Full O'Nuts
Harry Dean Stanton - Brain
Adrienne Barbeau - Maggie
Tom Atkins - Rehme
Charles Cyphers - Secretary of State
Joe Unger - Taylor (scenes deleted)
Frank Doubleday - Romero
John Strobel - Cronenberg
John Cothran Jr. - Gypsy #1
Garrett Bergfeld - Gypsy #2
Richard Cosentino - Gypsy Guard
Robert John Metcalf - Gypsy #3
Joel Bennett - Gypsy #4
Vic Bullock - First Indian
Clem Fox - Second Indian
Tobar Mayo - Third Indian
Nancy Stephens - Stewardess
Steven M. Gagnon - Secret Service #1
Steven Ford - Secret Service #2
Michael Taylor - Secret Service #3
Lonnie Wun - Red Bandana Gypsy
Dale E. House - Helicopter Pilot #1
David R. Patrick - Helicopter Pilot #2
Bob Minor - Duty Sergeant
Wally Taylor - Controller
James O'Hagen - Computer Operator
James Emery - Trooper
Tom Lillard - Police Sergeant
Borah Silver - Theater Manager
Tony Papenfuss - Theater Assistant
John Diehl - Punk
Carmen Filpi - Bum
George 'Buck' Flower - Drunk (as Buck Flower)
Clay Wright - Helicopter Pilot #3
Al Cerullo - Helicopter Pilot #4
Ox Baker - Slag
Lowmoan Spectacular - Dancer
Ronald E. House - Dancer
Alan Shearman - Dancer
Joseph A. Perrotti - Dancer
Rodger Bumpass - Dancer
Ron Vernan - Dancer
Debra Hill - Computer (voice)
Carla Barnett - Gypsy (uncredited)
Kathleen Blanchard - Narrator - Opening scenes (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
John Carpenter - Secret Service #2 / Helicopter Pilot / Violin Player (voice) (uncredited)
Nick le - Pianist (uncredited)
John Contini - Eye-Patch Prisoner (uncredited)
Jamie Lee Curtis - Narrator / Computer (uncredited) (voice)
David E. Harshbarger - Soldier / Bum in Theater (uncredited)
Mark Stern - Guy in Chock Full O'Nuts (uncredited)
Ken Tipton - (uncredited)
Barron Winchester - Sewer Dweller (uncredited)