Escape from New York Info:

Released in US	1981
Total US Gross	$25,244,700
Franchises	Escape from New York
Genres	Hostage
Distributed by	Avco Embassy
Major Genre	Science Fiction
Country	United Kingdom
Director	John Carpenter

Cast:

Donald Pleasance		( as President of the United States )
Kurt Russell		( as Snake Plissken )
Harry Dean Stanton		( as Brain/Harold Helman )
Lee Van Cleef		( as Bob Hauk )
Ernest Borgnine		( as Chabbie )