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.
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
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
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.