Escape from L.A.

Escape from L.A.

97 mins | Action, Thriller, Adventure, Science Fiction | Aug. 9, 1996

This time, a cataclysmic temblor hits Los Angeles, turning it into an island. The president views the quake as a sign from above, expels Los Angeles from the country and makes it a penal colony for those found guilty of moral crimes. When his daughter, part of a resistance movement, steals the control unit for a doomsday weapon, Snake again gets tapped to save the day.

Escape from L.A.

97 mins | Action, Thriller, Adventure, Science Fiction | Aug. 9, 1996

Escape from L.A.
This time, a cataclysmic temblor hits Los Angeles, turning it into an island. The president views the quake as a sign from above, expels Los Angeles from the country and makes it a penal colony for those found guilty of moral crimes. When his daughter, part of a resistance movement, steals the control unit for a doomsday weapon, Snake again gets tapped to save the day.
IMDb rating 5.7
Producers Paramount, Rysher Entertainment
Original title Escape from L.A.
Directors John Carpenter
Writers Nick Castle, John Carpenter, Kurt Russell, Debra Hill

Cast

Kurt Russell

as Snake Plissken

Stacy Keach

as Malloy

Steve Buscemi

as Eddie

A.J. Langer

as Utopia

Bruce Campbell

as Surgeon General of Beverly Hills

Pam Grier

as Hershe Las Palamas

Peter Fonda

as Pipeline

Georges Corraface

as Cuervo Jones

Robert Carradine

as Skinhead

Michelle Forbes

as Brazen

Valeria Golino

as Taslima

Leland Orser

as Test Tube

Jeff Imada

as Saigon Shadow

Al Leong

as Hershe Gang Member

James Lew

as Hershe Gang Member

Breckin Meyer

as Surfer

Ina Romeo

as Hooker

Peter Jason

as Duty Sergeant

Jordan Baker

as Police Anchor

Caroleen Feeney

as Woman on Freeway

Paul Bartel

as Congressman

Shelly Desai

as Cloaked Figure

Julien Cesario

as Mescalito (uncredited)

Cliff Robertson

as President

Thomas Rosales Jr.

as Gang Member (uncredited)

John Koyama

as Hershe Gang Member (uncredited)

Leo Lee

as Hershe Gang Member (uncredited)

Stuart Quan

as Hershe Gang Member (uncredited)

Wyatt Russell

as Orphan Boy (uncredited)

Jamie Lee Curtis

as Female Narrator (uncredited)