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Escape from L.A.(1996)
Status: Released
Date: 1996-08-09
59%
1556 Votes
Time: 1h 41m
Snake is back.
Overview:
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.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
Budget: $50,000,000.00
Revenue: $42,277,365.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: Escape from L.A.
Top 10 Billed Cast
Kurt Russell
Snake Plissken
Stacy Keach
Malloy
Steve Buscemi
Eddie
A. J. Langer
Utopia
Bruce Campbell
Surgeon General of Beverly Hills
Pam Grier
Hershe Las Palamas
Peter Fonda
Pipeline
Georges Corraface
Cuervo Jones
Robert Carradine
Skinhead
Michelle Forbes
Brazen
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