Escape from L.A. (1996)

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Snake is back.

Into the 9.6-quaked Los Angeles of 2013 comes Snake Plissken. His job: wade through L.A.'s ruined landmarks to retrieve a doomsday device.

• Released: 1996-08-09
• Genres: Action, Thriller, Science Fiction
• Runtime: 1h 41m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 5.9/10 from 1,674 votes

Directed by John Carpenter.

Top cast

• Kurt Russell as Snake Plissken
• Stacy Keach as Malloy
• Steve Buscemi as Eddie
• A. J. Langer as Utopia
• Cliff Robertson as President
• Bruce Campbell as Surgeon General of Beverly Hills
• Pam Grier as Hershe Las Palamas
• Peter Fonda as Pipeline
• Georges Corraface as Cuervo Jones
• Robert Carradine as Skinhead

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Escape from L.A.

• United States: stream on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, MGM Plus, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel; watch free on YouTube Free; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on Paramount Plus, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Basic with Ads; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
• India: rent on Amazon Video
• Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV

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