Escape from New York

Summary

Escape from New York is a film^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,178 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Escape from New York's instance of is recorded as film^[3].
• Escape from New York's director is recorded as John Carpenter^[4].
• Escape from New York's screenwriter is recorded as John Carpenter^[5].
• Escape from New York's screenwriter is recorded as Nick Castle^[6].
• Escape from New York's composer is recorded as John Carpenter^[7].
• Escape from New York's genre is recorded as action film^[8].
• Escape from New York's genre is recorded as thriller film^[9].
• Escape from New York's genre is recorded as science fiction film^[10].
• Escape from New York's genre is recorded as post-apocalyptic film^[11].
• Escape from New York's genre is recorded as prison film^[12].
• Escape from New York's genre is recorded as dystopian film^[13].
• Escape from New York's followed by is recorded as Escape from L.A.^[14].
• Escape from New York's cast member is recorded as Ernest Borgnine^[15].
• Escape from New York's cast member is recorded as Kurt Russell^[16].
• Escape from New York's cast member is recorded as Lee Van Cleef^[17].
• Escape from New York's cast member is recorded as Isaac Hayes^[18].
• Escape from New York's cast member is recorded as Adrienne Barbeau^[19].
• Escape from New York's cast member is recorded as Harry Dean Stanton^[20].
• Escape from New York's cast member is recorded as Donald Pleasence^[21].
• Escape from New York's cast member is recorded as Frank Doubleday^[22].
• Escape from New York's cast member is recorded as Tom Atkins^[23].
• Escape from New York's cast member is recorded as Season Hubley^[24].
• Escape from New York's cast member is recorded as Charles Cyphers^[25].
• Escape from New York's cast member is recorded as George Buck Flower^[26].
• Escape from New York's cast member is recorded as Jamie Lee Curtis^[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Producers include Debra Hill^[28] and Larry J. Franco^[29]. Escape from New York's director is recorded as John Carpenter^[4]. Screenwriters include John Carpenter^[5] and Nick Castle^[6]. Cast members include Ernest Borgnine^[15], Kurt Russell^[16], Lee Van Cleef^[17], Isaac Hayes^[18], Adrienne Barbeau^[19], and Harry Dean Stanton^[20].

Publication

Publication dates include +1981-07-10T00:00:00Z^[30], +1981-07-27T00:00:00Z^[31], +1981-09-24T00:00:00Z^[32], +1981-09-03T00:00:00Z^[33], and +1981-00-00T00:00:00Z^[34]. Escape from New York's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English^[35]. Genres include action film^[8], thriller film^[9], science fiction film^[10], post-apocalyptic film^[11], prison film^[12], and dystopian film^[13].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include failed state^[36], global catastrophic risk^[37], kidnapping^[38], search and rescue^[39], and societal collapse^[40].

Reception

Reviews include 7.2/10^[41], 86%^[42], 76/100^[43], and 7.1/10^[44].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Inspired by Planet of the Damned^[45], a literary work^[46], written by Harry Harrison^[47] and Death Wish^[48], a film^[49], directed by Michael Winner^[50]. Escape from New York's followed by is recorded as Escape from L.A.^[14].

Why It Matters

Escape from New York ranks in the top 1% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,178 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[51] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[52]