Cinematic background from Escape from New York 1981 - In the future, crime is out of control and New York City's Manhattan is a maximum security prison. Grabbing a bargaining chip right out of the air, convicts bring down the President's plane in bad old Gotham. Gruff Snake Plissken, a one-eyed lone warrior new to prison life, is coerced into bringing the President, and his cargo, out of this land of undesirables.
Movie still from “Escape from New York” (1981), directed by John Carpenter – A view of a city at night from a window; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Escape from New York” (1981), directed by John Carpenter – A group of people in black suits and helmets; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Escape from New York” (1981), directed by John Carpenter – A man with a beard is standing in front of a crowd of people; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Escape from New York” (1981), directed by John Carpenter – A car is driving down a dark street at night; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Escape from New York” (1981), directed by John Carpenter – A man smoking a cigarette while standing in the dark at night; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Escape from New York” (1981), directed by John Carpenter – A woman in a bra and jacket standing next to a wall; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Escape from New York” (1981), directed by John Carpenter – A shirtless man standing in front of an audience; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Escape from New York” (1981), directed by John Carpenter – A man in a black shirt is talking to another man in a black shirt; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Escape from New York” (1981), directed by John Carpenter – A man in a black suit sitting in the driver's seat of an army jeep; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Escape from New York” (1981), directed by John Carpenter – People standing in a boxing ring at night; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Escape from New York” (1981), directed by John Carpenter – A person wearing a black jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Escape from New York” (1981), directed by John Carpenter – A man in a yellow shirt is talking on a cell phone; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Escape from New York” (1981), directed by John Carpenter – A man standing in front of bullet holes in a wall; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Escape from New York” (1981), directed by John Carpenter – A woman walking through a library holding a camera; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Escape from New York” (1981), directed by John Carpenter – An american flag hanging from a bridge over a river; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Escape from New York” (1981), directed by John Carpenter – A person wearing a eye patch; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Escape from New York” (1981), directed by John Carpenter – A person wearing a jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Escape from New York” (1981), directed by John Carpenter – An older man in a black shirt is in a dark room; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Escape from New York” (1981), directed by John Carpenter – A man and a woman sitting on a red chair; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Escape from New York” (1981), directed by John Carpenter – A woman sitting on a chair holding a gun; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Escape from New York” (1981), directed by John Carpenter – A person wearing a eye patch; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Escape from New York” (1981), directed by John Carpenter – A person wearing a eye patch; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Escape from New York” (1981), directed by John Carpenter – A view of a city at night from under a bridge; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Escape from New York” (1981), directed by John Carpenter – A man standing in the middle of a parking lot at night; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Escape from New York” (1981), directed by John Carpenter – An airplane flying through the night sky; Extreme Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Escape from New York” (1981), directed by John Carpenter – Two men are standing next to each other in an abandoned building; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Escape from New York” (1981), directed by John Carpenter – A man is being examined by a doctor; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Escape from New York” (1981), directed by John Carpenter – A group of people sitting on a bench playing a guitar; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Escape from New York” (1981), directed by John Carpenter – A person with a eye patch; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Escape from New York” (1981), directed by John Carpenter – A person wearing a eye patch; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Escape from New York” (1981), directed by John Carpenter – A man with a bandaged eye stands next to another man; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Escape from New York” (1981), directed by John Carpenter – A car that is sitting in the dirt; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Escape from New York” (1981), directed by John Carpenter – A car is parked in a dark parking lot; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Escape from New York” (1981), directed by John Carpenter – A man in a black shirt holding a rifle; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Escape from New York” (1981), directed by John Carpenter – A view of a city skyline from the water at dusk; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Escape from New York” (1981), directed by John Carpenter – A man with a bandage on his eye and a man with a bandage on his face; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Escape from New York” (1981), directed by John Carpenter – A person sitting in a chair; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Escape from New York” (1981), directed by John Carpenter – A group of people standing in a field with buildings in the background; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Escape from New York” (1981), directed by John Carpenter – A group of men sitting next to each other on a bench; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Escape from New York” (1981), directed by John Carpenter – A person wearing a eye patch; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Escape from New York” (1981), directed by John Carpenter – A man with a eye patch sitting in a leather chair; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Escape from New York” (1981), directed by John Carpenter – A man with a beard and a hat is in a dark room; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Escape from New York” (1981), directed by John Carpenter – A man in a black tank top holding a gun; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Escape from New York” (1981), directed by John Carpenter – A person wearing a eye patch; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Escape from New York” (1981), directed by John Carpenter – An older man sitting at a table looking at papers; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Escape from New York” (1981), directed by John Carpenter – A man holding a gun in a dark room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Escape from New York” (1981), directed by John Carpenter – A man sitting in a chair wearing a jacket and tie; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Escape from New York” (1981), directed by John Carpenter – A man in a suit and tie standing in front of a microphone; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Escape from New York” (1981), directed by John Carpenter – A night time scene of a building and a street; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Escape from New York” (1981), directed by John Carpenter – Two men standing next to each other in a dark room; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Escape from New York” (1981), directed by John Carpenter – A woman holding a gun in a room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Escape from New York” (1981), directed by John Carpenter – A person wearing sunglasses; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Escape from New York” (1981), directed by John Carpenter – An older man with a bruised eye stares at the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Escape from New York” (1981), directed by John Carpenter – A woman is smoking a cigarette in a dark room; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Escape from New York” (1981), directed by John Carpenter – Two men in a room with graffiti on the wall; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Escape from New York” (1981), directed by John Carpenter – A man and a woman face to face in the dark; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Escape from New York” (1981), directed by John Carpenter – A large american flag hanging in the middle of the night; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Escape from New York” (1981), directed by John Carpenter – A man with a blindfold is standing in front of a crowd; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Escape from New York” (1981), directed by John Carpenter – Two men in suits sitting at a table; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Escape from New York” (1981), directed by John Carpenter – A man with a beard and a red bandanna; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Escape from New York” (1981), directed by John Carpenter – An older man sitting at a desk with a camera; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Escape from New York” (1981), directed by John Carpenter – A man with a chain around his neck and chest; Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Escape from New York” (1981), directed by John Carpenter – An older man wearing a military hat in front of a wall with graffiti; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Escape from New York” (1981), directed by John Carpenter – A man in a black shirt is holding a book; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Escape from New York” (1981), directed by John Carpenter – An older man is making a funny face for the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Escape from New York” (1981), directed by John Carpenter – An older man standing on a railing at night; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Escape from New York” (1981), directed by John Carpenter – An old man holding a suit case in front of a wall; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Escape from New York” (1981), directed by John Carpenter – A woman talking on a cell phone in the dark; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Escape from New York” (1981), directed by John Carpenter – A couple of people that are in a room; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Escape from New York” (1981), directed by John Carpenter – A woman walking up a flight of stairs with torches; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Escape from New York” (1981), directed by John Carpenter – A person laying on a bed; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Escape from New York” (1981), directed by John Carpenter – A man hanging from a rope in a dark room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Escape from New York” (1981), directed by John Carpenter – Two men in black suits and helmets are welding together; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Escape from New York” (1981), directed by John Carpenter – An older man looking in the reflection of himself in a mirror; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Escape from New York” (1981), directed by John Carpenter – A view of a city skyline at night from the ocean; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Escape from New York” (1981), directed by John Carpenter – A group of men standing next to each other holding guns; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Escape from New York” (1981), directed by John Carpenter – A man and a woman standing in front of a train; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Escape from New York” (1981), directed by John Carpenter – A group of people walking down a street at night; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Escape from New York” (1981), directed by John Carpenter – A man and a woman standing next to each other in a dark room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Escape from New York” (1981), directed by John Carpenter – A man and a woman standing in front of a wall; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Escape from New York” (1981), directed by John Carpenter – A dark picture of a manhole cover in the dark; Extreme Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Escape from New York” (1981), directed by John Carpenter – A group of people in a room watching something on a screen; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Escape from New York” (1981), directed by John Carpenter – A person wearing a pair of sunglasses; Extreme Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Escape from New York” (1981), directed by John Carpenter – A person wearing a black shirt; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Escape from New York” (1981), directed by John Carpenter – A group of people standing in a room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Escape from New York” (1981), directed by John Carpenter – A woman is holding a cigarette in her hand; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Escape from New York” (1981), directed by John Carpenter – A man standing in the middle of an area with lights; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Escape from New York” (1981), directed by John Carpenter – A man in a black shirt and a flag in the background; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Escape from New York” (1981), directed by John Carpenter – A man and a woman standing next to each other in a room; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Escape from New York” (1981), directed by John Carpenter – A man with a shaving cream on his face and another man with a shaving cream on his face and another man with a shaving cream on his face; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Escape from New York” (1981), directed by John Carpenter – A man sitting in a chair with his hands on his neck; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Escape from New York” (1981), directed by John Carpenter – A group of people walking inside of a building; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Escape from New York” (1981), directed by John Carpenter – A man standing in front of a fire place; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Escape from New York” (1981), directed by John Carpenter – A man standing next to an atv in a parking lot; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Escape from New York” (1981), directed by John Carpenter – A group of men standing next to each other in a room; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Escape from New York” (1981), directed by John Carpenter – A man sitting in a chair next to another man; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Escape from New York” (1981), directed by John Carpenter – View of the presidential seal on the back of a car; Extreme Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Escape from New York” (1981), directed by John Carpenter – A digital clock that reads 3 : 3 5 : 2 5; Extreme Close Up shot, Low angle