Escape From New York Movie Facts, Easter Eggs and hidden details

4 of the most interesting Escape From New York easter eggs you didn't know about. Handpicked and verified, these little-known hidden details can be obscure enough most people will miss. These behind the scene easter eggs and hidden messages will give you another view of Escape From New York movie message.

Escape From New York poster
Escape From New York poster
Escape From New York Plot

In 1997, when the U.S. president crashes into Manhattan, now a giant maximum security prison, a convicted bank robber is sent in to rescue him.

Genre Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Director John Carpenter
Stars Kurt Russell, Lee Van Cleef, Ernest Borgnine, Donald Pleasence
IMDB score 7.2

Escape From New York Movie Trivia

Jamie Lee Curtis has a cameo as both the narrator and voice of the computer.

Escape From New York Movie Easter Eggs

1 - The girl that Snake Plissken hides out in the Chuck Full O'Nuts with is played by his then wife Season Hubley.

The girl that Snake Plissken hides out in the Chuck Full O'Nuts with is played by his then wife Season Hubley.

Costume details in Escape From New York

1 - The scenes tracking Plissken (snake) gliding over New York was made to look like computer graphics but was really made with wire frame models & UV-florescent tape along the edges of the buildings to simulate computer graphics.

The scenes tracking Plissken (snake) gliding over New York was made to look like computer graphics but was really made with wire frame models & UV-florescent tape along the edges of the buildings to simulate computer graphics.

Escape From New York movie hidden details

1 - The digital display from Snakes glider is actually a scale model outlined in white and changed to green in post. This is because computers at the time that could accomplish this were "reserved for research work at large corporations and universities'- J.C. Wash

The digital display from Snakes glider is actually a scale model outlined in white and changed to green in post. This is because computers at the time that could accomplish this were "reserved for research work at large corporations and universities'- J.C. Wash