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Escape from L.A.
1996 • 1h 41m • Action · Thriller
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Rating
1h 41m
Runtime
Synopsis
About the Film
Into the 9.6-quaked Los Angeles of 2013 comes Snake Plissken. His job: wade through L.A.'s ruined landmarks to retrieve a doomsday device.
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Screening History
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May 11, 2023
Wild Times in Los Angeles / Leaving Los Angeles
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Credits
Behind the Film
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Directed by
John Carpenter
Written by
John Carpenter
Screenplay
Debra Hill
Screenplay
Kurt Russell
Screenplay
Nick Castle
Characters
Cast
Featured Performers
8 credited performers from TMDb.
Kurt Russell
Snake Plissken
Stacy Keach
Malloy
Steve Buscemi
Eddie
A. J. Langer
Utopia
Cliff Robertson
President
Bruce Campbell
Surgeon General of Beverly Hills
Pam Grier
Hershe Las Palamas
Peter Fonda
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