Escape from L.A. (1996)
A chilling vision of the future, the film takes place in 2013, when Los Angeles has become a ruined landmark. Snake Plissken is once again called in by the United States government to recover a potential doomsday device from Los Angeles, now an autonomous island where undesirables are deported.
Primary Title
- Escape from L.A.
Date Broadcast
- Friday 29 March 2013
Release Year
- 1996
Start Time
- 20 : 40
Finish Time
- 22 : 25
Duration
- 105:00
Channel
- FOUR
Broadcaster
- MediaWorks Television
Programme Description
- A chilling vision of the future, the film takes place in 2013, when Los Angeles has become a ruined landmark. Snake Plissken is once again called in by the United States government to recover a potential doomsday device from Los Angeles, now an autonomous island where undesirables are deported.
Classification
- AO
Owning Collection
- Television Vault
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Action and adventure films
- Penal colonies--California--Los Angeles--Drama
- Weapons of mass destruction--Drama
- Los Angeles (Calif.)--21st century--Drama
- Feature films--United States
Genres
- Action
- Adventure
- Science fiction
Contributors
- John Carpenter (Director)
- John Carpenter (Writer)
- Nick Castle (Writer)
- Kurt Russell (Actor)
- Steve Buscemi (Actor)
- Stacy Keach (Actor)
- Peter Fonda (Actor)
- Debra Hill (Producer)
- Kurt Russell (Producer)
- Paramount Pictures (Production Unit)
- Rysher Entertainment (Production Unit)
- Valeria Golino (Actor)
- Pam Grier (Actor)
- Bruce Campbell (Actor)
- 99229423614002091 (MMS ID)
Subjects
- Action and adventure films
- Penal colonies--California--Los Angeles--Drama
- Weapons of mass destruction--Drama
- Los Angeles (Calif.)--21st century--Drama
- Feature films--United States