Escape From L.A.

1996 • 100 minutes
4.1
221 reviews
54%
Tomatometer
R
Rating
Eligible
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About this movie

The man with the patch is back. Call him Snake. Kurt Russell rejoins filmmakers John Carpenter and Debra Hill to do to the Big Orange what they did to the Big Apple in Escape From New York, with even more futuristic thrills and slam-bang action! Into the 9.6-quaked Los Angeles of 2013 comes Snake Plissken (Russell). His job: wade through L.A.'s ruined landmarks to retrieve a doomsday device. Don't miss the excitement as Snake surfs Wilshire Blvd., shoots hoops at the Coliseum, dive bombs the Happy Kingdom theme park, and mixes it up with a wild assortment of friends, fiends and foes (Stacy Keach, Steve Buscemi, Peter Fonda, George Corraface, Cliff Robertson, Pam Grier and more). Escape From L.A. is a "go-for-broke action extravaganza!" (Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times).
Rating
R

Ratings and reviews

4.1
221 reviews
avery getchell
February 18, 2018
In many ways it is the same as the first but in many ways it is different. Unlike the New York's gritty tone Escape from L.A. more focuses on witty tounge and cheek humor with off the wall action and social satire. It has it's weak spots (mainly the cgi) but is still entertaining.
Andruw Bratanov
January 13, 2013
Kurt plays really badass, awsome,straight-throat, knife slashing, F~You & give me ur gun punk, Blazing Bullets all over L.A., And Last Could of been better if made it look more realistic but good FireSurffing Maniac.
Lee “NotLeeRoss” Ross
February 28, 2016
Watch a true definition of a cult classic. Amaze your friends. You will become more enlightened by joining an underground society of individuals who actually have taste. Snake Plisken