Escape From New York (1981) Fox Theater

Escape from New York

Escape from New York is a 1981 American cyberpunk action film co-written, co-scored and directed by John Carpenter. He co-wrote the screenplay with Nick Castle. The film is set in the near future in a crime-ridden United States that has converted Manhattan Island in New York City into a maximum security prison. Ex-soldier Snake Plissken (Kurt Russell) is given 24 hours to find the President of the United States, who has been captured after the crash of Air Force One.

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escape from New York