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ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK opens. Directed by John Carpenter. Written by Carpenter and Nick Castle. In a dystopian near future a cynical, convicted bank robber is offered his freedom provided he can rescue the crash-landed POTUS from the island prison of Manhattan. Kurt Russell straddles enduring B-picture classic. Also starring Lee Van Cleef, Ernest Borgnine, Donald Pleasance, Harry Dean Stanton and Isaac Hayes.
