We are in the year 1997, the Air Force One is hijacked by a band of revolutionaries and the President (Donald Pleasence : Halloween) is dropped into a capsule crashing on a nearly deserted Manhattan, which is an island turned into a maximum security jail and finds itself under siege by violent gangs . A previous war hero named Snake Plissken (Kurt Russell) gone rebel must effect a daring recapture and bring up the President in twenty four hours , but an interior device (installed by Lee Van Cleef and Tom Atkins) blowing him up . Snake must retrieve him and along the way facing off a lot of villains like the Duke (Isaac Hayes : Shaft's musician) and others . He's only helped by a sympathetic cab-man (Ernest Borgnine : Dirty dozen) , two action women (Adrienne Barbeau and Season Hubley , at the time Kurt Russell's wife) and a veteran (Harry Dean Stanton : Paris, Texas) . The world's greatest leader is a hostage in the most dangerous place on Earth. Now only the deadliest man alive can save him . As New York City is now a maximum security prison . Breaking out is impossible . Breaking in is insane. New York City has Become the Only Maximum Security Prison for the Entire Country. Once You go In, You don't Come Out... Until Today.
The film is a comic-book plenty of action , chills , fun , adventures , thriller and susprise-filled entertainment . Magnificent plethora of characters with exceptional performances for its entire cast . Kurt Russell as a tough and valiant renegade is terrific . Lee Van Cleef was hired by Carpenter and Debra Hill (the producer) for their admiration on spaghetti Western's hero roles. Adrienne Barbeau (at the time Carpenter's wife) is gorgeous , her role (similar to The Fog) was specifically written with her in mind . The picture contains an imaginative and memorable production design by Joe Alves (Jaws) . Colorful cinematography by Dean Cundey . John Carpenter also composed the eerie and atmospheric music score as well as he did in Halloween . The movie will probably like to action enthusiasts and Kurt Russell fans . It's followed by an inferior sequel by the same protagonist actor , Kurt Russell , and director Carpenter : ¨Escape from L.A.¨. Rating : Better than average ,good and enjoyable.
The film is a comic-book plenty of action , chills , fun , adventures , thriller and susprise-filled entertainment . Magnificent plethora of characters with exceptional performances for its entire cast . Kurt Russell as a tough and valiant renegade is terrific . Lee Van Cleef was hired by Carpenter and Debra Hill (the producer) for their admiration on spaghetti Western's hero roles. Adrienne Barbeau (at the time Carpenter's wife) is gorgeous , her role (similar to The Fog) was specifically written with her in mind . The picture contains an imaginative and memorable production design by Joe Alves (Jaws) . Colorful cinematography by Dean Cundey . John Carpenter also composed the eerie and atmospheric music score as well as he did in Halloween . The movie will probably like to action enthusiasts and Kurt Russell fans . It's followed by an inferior sequel by the same protagonist actor , Kurt Russell , and director Carpenter : ¨Escape from L.A.¨. Rating : Better than average ,good and enjoyable.