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Escape from L.A.

  • Rated R
  • 1hr 41m
  • 54

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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

John Carpenter

Writer:

Nick Castle, Debra Hill, Kurt Russell

Release Date:

Aug 9, 1996

Runtime:

1hr 41m

Synopsis

Snake Plissken is once again called in by the United States government to recover a potential doomsday device from Los Angeles, now an autonomous island where undesirables are deported.

Cast

  • Kurt Russell
  • A.J. Langer
  • Steve Buscemi
  • Georges Corraface
  • Stacy Keach
  • Michelle Forbes
  • Pam Grier
  • Jeff Imada
  • Cliff Robertson
  • Valeria Golino

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Metacritic

54
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Based on 21 Critics
6.4

USER SCORE (33)

Generally favorable reviews based on 33 Reviews
60

Escape From L.A. is a mild letdown. It repeats the basic plot of the original, with a lighter tone, cheaper-looking (yet actually more expensive) special effects, and a grunge soundtrack.

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Metacritic review by Noel Murray
Noel Murray
The A.V. Club
88

John Carpenter's Escape From L.A. is a go-for-broke action extravaganza that satirizes the genre at the same time it's exploiting it.

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Metacritic review by Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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