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Escape from L.A.

Name: Escape from L.A.
Director: John Carpenter
Genre: Action, Thriller, Science Fiction
Released: 1996-08-09
Duration: 101 min
Rating: 5.7
Cast: Kurt Russell, Stacy Keach, Steve Buscemi, A. J. Langer, Cliff Robertson

1996 · 1h 41m · Action, Thriller, Science Fiction

IMDb 5.7 Metacritic 54 RT 56%

If you want campy, over-the-top sci-fi action with Kurt Russell's smirk carrying you through a gloriously ridiculous post-apocalyptic L.A., then absolutely YES—this is peak late-90s John Carpenter cheese that knows exactly what it is. Skip it only if you need grounded storytelling; embrace it if you're here for spectacle and fun.

Plot

Into the 9.6-quaked Los Angeles of 2013 comes Snake Plissken. His job: wade through L.A.'s ruined landmarks to retrieve a doomsday device.

Director: John Carpenter

Cast: Kurt Russell, Stacy Keach, Steve Buscemi, A. J. Langer, Cliff Robertson

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