In the year 1997 New York city has been turned into a maximum security prison. The President of the States plane has crashed in the Manhattan area. It's up to US veteran & bank robber Snake Plissken to get him back to safety.
Directed by John Carpenter and staring Kurt Russell, Lee Van Cleef, Ernest Borgnine, Donald Pleasence, Isaac Hayes, Harry Dean Stanton and Adrienne Barbeau.
Trailers
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This is an HBO promo for the movie.
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This TV spot was originally posted to YouTube by robatsea2009.
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This is a trailer for the New Line Home Video release of the movie.