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Escape from L.A.
Escape from L.A.

Escape from L.A.

Snake is back.

Genres

ActionAdventureScience FictionThriller

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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.

Others

Budget

$50000000

Revenue

$42277365

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

101 mins

Rating

5.9/10

Release Date

09 August 1996

Country

United States of America

Cast

Kurt Russell

Kurt Russell

Snake Plissken

Stacy Keach

Stacy Keach

Malloy

Steve Buscemi

Steve Buscemi

Eddie

A. J. Langer

A. J. Langer

Utopia

Bruce Campbell

Bruce Campbell

Surgeon General of Beverly Hills

Pam Grier

Pam Grier

Hershe Las Palamas

Peter Fonda

Peter Fonda

Pipeline

Georges Corraface

Georges Corraface

Cuervo Jones

Robert Carradine

Robert Carradine

Skinhead

Michelle Forbes

Michelle Forbes

Brazen

Valeria Golino

Valeria Golino

Taslima

Leland Orser

Leland Orser

Test Tube

Jeff Imada

Jeff Imada

Saigon Shadow

Al Leong

Al Leong

Hershe Gang Member

James Lew

James Lew

Hershe Gang Member

Breckin Meyer

Breckin Meyer

Surfer

Ina Romeo

Ina Romeo

Hooker

Peter Jason

Peter Jason

Duty Sergeant

Jordan Baker

Jordan Baker

Police Anchor

Caroleen Feeney

Caroleen Feeney

Woman on Freeway

Paul Bartel

Paul Bartel

Congressman

Shelly Desai

Shelly Desai

Cloaked Figure

Julien Cesario

Julien Cesario

Mescalito (uncredited)

Cliff Robertson

Cliff Robertson

President

Thomas Rosales Jr.

Thomas Rosales Jr.

Gang Member (uncredited)

John Koyama

John Koyama

Hershe Gang Member (uncredited)

Leo Lee

Leo Lee

Hershe Gang Member (uncredited)

Stuart Quan

Stuart Quan

Hershe Gang Member (uncredited)

Wyatt Russell

Wyatt Russell

Orphan Boy (uncredited)

Jamie Lee Curtis

Jamie Lee Curtis

Female Narrator (uncredited)

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