Escape from New York (1981)

Cast & Credits

• Cast

  • • 'Snake' Plissken

      Kurt Russell

    • Bob Hauk

      Lee Van Cleef

    • Cabbie

      Ernest Borgnine

    • President

      Donald Pleasence

    • The Duke of New York

      Isaac Hayes

    • girl in Chock Full o' Nuts

      Season Hubley

    • Rehme

      Tom Atkins

    • Secretary of State

      Charles Cyphers

    • Harold Helman, 'Brain'

      Harry Dean Stanton

    • Maggie

      Adrienne Barbeau

    • Taylor [scenes not used]

      Joe Unger

    • Romero

      Frank Doubleday

    • Cronenberg

      Jon Strobel

    • 1st gypsy

      John Cothran Jr

    • 2nd gypsy

      Garrett Bergfeld

    • gypsy guard

      Richard Cosentino

    • 3rd gypsy

      Robert John Metcalf

    • 4th gypsy

      Joel Bennett

    • 1st Indian

      Vic Bullock

    • 2nd Indian

      Clem Fox

    • 3rd Indian

      Tobar Mayo

    • stewardess

      Nancy Stephens

    • 1st Secret Service man

      Steven Gagon

    • 2nd Secret Service man

      Steven Ford

    • 3rd Secret Service man

      Michael Taylor

    • red bandana gypsy

      Lonnie Wun

    • 1st helicopter pilot

      Dale House

    • 2nd helicopter pilot

      David R. Patrick

    • duty sergeant

      Bob Minor

    • controller

      Wally Taylor

    • computer operator

      James O'Hagen

    • trooper

      James Emery

    • police sergeant

      Tom Lillard

    • theatre manager

      Borah Silver

    • theatre assistant

      Tony Papenfuss

    • punk

      John Diehl

    • bum

      Carmen Filpi

    • drunk

      George 'Buck' Flower

    • 3rd helicopter pilot

      Clay Wright

    • 4th helicopter pilot

      Al Cerullo

    • Slag, ring fighter

      Ox Baker

    • dancer

      Lowmoan Spectacular

    • dancer

      House, Ronald E.

    • dancer

      Alan Shearman

    • dancer

      Joseph A. Perrotti

    • dancer

      Bumpass, Roger

    • dancer

      Ron Vernan

    • voice of opening narrator/computer

      Jamie Lee Curtis  (uncredited)

• Credits

  • Direction:

    • Director

      John Carpenter

    • Assistant Director

      Larry Franco

    • Assistant Director

      Jeffrey Chernov

    Production:

    • Production Company

      Avco Embassy Pictures

    • Production Company

      International Film Investors

    • Production Company

      Goldcrest Films International

    • Production Company

      City Films

    • Producer

      Larry Franco

    • Producer

      Debra Hill

    • Associate Producer

      Barry Bernardi

    • Associate producer (spec visual effects)

      Aaron Lipstadt

    • Production Manager

      Alan Levine

    • Production manager (spec visual effects)

      Charles Skouras Iii

    • Production office co-ordinator

      Chip Fowler

    • Location Manager

      Barry Bernardi

    • Production liaison (spec visual effects)

      Mary Ann Fisher

    • Production Assistant

      Geoff Ryan

    Writing:

    • Screenplay

      John Carpenter

    • Screenplay

      Nick Castle

    Photography:

    • Director of Photography

      Dean Cundey

    • 2nd Unit Photographer

      Jim Lucas

    • Camera Operator

      Raymond Stella

    • 2nd unit camera operator

      Douglas Knapp

    • 2nd unit camera operator

      Frank Ruttencutter

    Special Effects:

    • Special Visual Effects

      New World Studios

    • Special visual effects (project sup)

      R.J. Kizer

    • Special visual effects (photography)

      James Cameron

    • Special visual effects (photography)

      George Dodge

    • Special visual effects (photography)

      Dennis Skotak

    • Special visual effects (photography)

      Austin Mckinney

    • Special visual effects (elicon camera)

      Ken Jones

    • Special visual effects (elicon camera)

      Steve Elliot

    • Special visual effects (elicon camera)

      Julia Gibson

    • Flicker Box Technician

      Steve Mathis

    • Rotoscope

      Steve Elliot

    • Matte Artist

      James Cameron

    • Matte Artist

      Jena Holman

    • Matte Artist

      Robert Skotak

    • Special Effects

      Pat Patterson

    • Special Effects

      Eddie Surkin

    • Special Effects

      Gary Zink

    • Special effects (supervision)

      Roy Arbogast

    • Miniatures (construction)

      Brian Chin

    • Miniatures (engineer)

      Tom Campbell

    • Graphic designer

      Arthur Gelb

    • Graphic displays

      John Wash

    • Graphic displays

      Motion Graphics

    Editing:

    • Editor

      Todd Ramsay

    Design:

    • Production Designer

      Joe Alves

    • Set Decorator

      Cloudia

    Costumes:

    • Costumes

      Steven Loomis

    • Men's costumes

      Mel Sawicki

    • Women's costumes

      Katrina Bronson

    Make-up:

    • Make-up

      Ben Douglas

    • Makeup supervision

      Ken Chase

    Titles:

    • Titles/Opticals

      Pacific Title

    Music:

    • Music composed and performed

      John Carpenter

    • Music composed and performed

      Alan Howarth

    Sound:

    • Sound Recording

      Thomas Causey

    • Stereo sound recording

      John Mosley

    • Special synthesizer sound

      Alan Howarth

    • Sound Re-recording

      Bill Varney

    • Sound Re-recording

      Gregg Landaker

    • Sound Re-recording

      Steve Maslow

    • Sound Editor

      David Lewis Yewdall

    • Sound Editor

      Warren Hamilton

    Stunts:

    • Stunt Co-ordinator

      Richard Warlock

    • Stunts

      Richard Warlock

    • Stunts

      Bob Minor

    • Stunts

      Bill Hart

    • Stunts

      Jesse Wayne

    • Stunts

      Loren Janes

    • Stunts

      George Sawaya

    • Stunts

      Fioramonti, Gloria

    • Stunts

      Sandra Gimpel

    • Stunts

      Mike H. Mcgaughy

    • Stunts

      Jim Winburn

    • Stunts

      Ted White

    • Stunts

      John A. Moio

    • Stunts

      Tony Brubaker

    • Stunts

      Jack Verbois

    • Stunts

      Fred Lerner

    • Stunts

      Lane, Bill

    • Stunts

      Harvey Parry

    • Stunts

      Buff Brady

    • Stunts

      Mags Kavanaugh

    • Stunts

      Jack Tyree

    • Stunts

      Kent Hays

    • Stunts

      George P. Wilbur

    • Stunts

      Mike Johnson

    • Stunts

      Eddie Hice

    • Stunts

      Roydon Clark

    Consultant:

    • Weapons adviser

      Syd Stembridge