Escape from L.A.
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.
26 May 1949, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
6 August 1938, Brooklyn, New York, USA
7 December 1952, Paris, France
29 January 1965, Waco, Texas, USA
30 September 1952
24 March 1954, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
23 February 1940, New York City, New York, USA
6 September 1952, Escalon, California, USA
20 August 1942, Covington, Tennessee, USA
22 May 1974, Columbus, Ohio, USA
22 October 1965, Naples, Campania, Italy
December 14, 2010
Violent, semi-spoofy action sequel is too dark for kids.
July 30, 2007
Escape from L.A. finds Carpenter in a playful mood.
June 18, 2002
Dark, percussive and perversely fun.
January 23, 2006
A dreadful belated sequel to the entertaining Escape From New York. Perfectly epitomizes how Carpenter's skills have eroded since his late '70s, early '80s heyday.
February 14, 2001
Buscemi, Fonda, Robertson, Grier and many others get to make vivid impressions, but of course it's Russell who must carry this swiftly paced picture. As rugged as ever and attractively weathered, he does so with ease.
July 05, 2002
The special effects vary from OK to lame to very lame.
January 01, 2000
This is the kind of movie Independence Day could have been if it hadn't played it safe.
April 12, 2002
Escape from L.A. is too preposterous to be a good film. But in keeping with its title, it does provide a couple of hours of entertaining escapism.
May 03, 2010
...for all its commotion, the movie never catches fire.
December 11, 2004
Diverting for the 100 minutes it runs, but once they're up, it is instantly forgettable.
October 24, 2002
Enjoyable in a playful way
June 23, 2007
In a summer filled with giant duds like Independence Day or The Rock or Chain Reaction, this is the best testosterone action flick of the season.
