Short storyline
In the future, crime is out of control and New York City is a maximum security prison. Grabbing a bargaining chip right out of the air, convicts bring down the President's plane in bad old Gotham. Gruff Snake Plissken, a one-eyed lone warrior new to prison life, is coerced into bringing the President, and his cargo, out of this land of undesirables.
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Runtime: 99 min
Release Date: 10 July 1981 (USA)
Country: UK, USA
Box office: Budget: $6,000,000 (estimated). Opening Weekend: $4,162,000 (USA) (12 July 1981) (579 Screens). Gross: $25,244,700 (USA)
Soundtrack: Everyone's Going to New York