Escape from New York

Escape from New York is a 1981 American drama film directed by John Carpenter. ==Story[ Edit] == The film is set in 1997. New York is a strictly guarded prison since 1988 because the crime increased enormously. When Air Force One is hijacked, the president through a security capsule to flee. The plane crashed in New York and the president is kidnapped by the gang of the Duke.

(Walken), Snake Plissken is being instructed by Bob Hauk, the responsible for the prison, freeing the president. Hauk leave a chip implantation in Plisskens neck, so he dies after 24 hours if he has not freed the president. Forced to save his own life, go Plissken looking for the president. ==Trivia[ Edit] == ==Division Of Roles[ Edit] ==
 * The studio wanted to Tommy Lee Jones for the role of Snake Plissken.
 * John Carpenter wrote the screenplay in the time of the Watergate scandal.
 * Jamie Lee Curtis is the Narrator at the beginning of the film.
 * Later, there is also a sequel to this film: Escape from L.A.