Escape from L.A.
1996 American action film / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Escape from L.A. (stylized on-screen as John Carpenter's Escape from L.A.) is a 1996 American post-apocalyptic action film co-written, co-scored, and directed by John Carpenter, co-written and produced by Debra Hill and Kurt Russell, with Russell also starring as Snake Plissken. A sequel to Escape from New York (1981), Escape from L.A. co-stars Steve Buscemi, Stacy Keach, Bruce Campbell, Peter Fonda, and Pam Grier. Escape from L.A. failed to meet the studio's expectations at the box office and received polarized reactions from critics.[5][6] The film later found a strong cult following.[7][8][9][10][11]
This article is about the film. For the BoJack Horseman episode, see Escape from L.A. (BoJack Horseman). For the song by the Weeknd, see Escape from LA (song).
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Directed by | John Carpenter |
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Cinematography | Gary B. Kibbe |
Edited by | Edward A. Warschilka |
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Distributed by | Paramount Pictures[1] |
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Running time | 101 minutes[1] |
Country | United States[1] |
Language | English[1] |
Budget | $50 million[3] |
Box office | $42.3 million[4] |
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