Escape from New York

(AVCO Embassy Pictures) Release Date: July 10, 1981 Director: John Carpenter Writer: John Carpenter, Nick Castle Cast: Kurt Russell, Lee Van Cleef, Ernest Borgnine, Donald Pleasence, Isaac Hayes, Season Hubley, Harry Dean Stanton Plot: In 1997, when the US President crashes into Manhattan, now a giant max. security prison, a convicted bank robber is sent in for a rescue. Genre: Action, Sci-Fi IMDb: tt0082340