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    Escape from L.A.
    Snake Is Back.
    ( Action / Adventure / Sci-Fi / Thriller )


    Escape from L.A. Poster

    MPAA Rating:
    R
    [violence and some language]

    US Runtime: 101 min

    Premiere Date:
    09 Aug 1996   [USA]
     

    Cast:

    Kurt Russell as Snake Plissken
    A.J. Langer as Utopia
    Steve Buscemi as Map to the Stars Eddie
    Georges Corraface as Cuervo Jones
    Stacy Keach as Malloy
    Michelle Forbes as Brazen
    Pam Grier as Hershe Las Palmas
    Jeff Imada as Saigon Shadow
    Cliff Robertson as President
    Valeria Golino as Taslima
    Ina Romeo as Hooker
    Peter Jason as Duty Sergeant
    Jordan Baker as Police Anchor
    Caroleen Feeney as Woman on Freeway
    Paul Bartel as Congressman
    Tom McNulty as Officer
      Bruce Campbell as Surgeon General of Beverly Hills
    Breckin Meyer as Surfer
    Robert Carradine as Skinhead
    Shelly Desai as Cloaked Figure
    Leland Orser as Test Tube
    Kathleen Blanchard as Female Narrator
    William Luduena as Mescalito
    Gabriel Castillo as Mescalito
    William Peņa as Jacket Mescalito
    David Perrone as US Cleric Justice
    John Sencio as Skinhead in alley (uncredited)
    Angela Torrez Parker as Hooker (uncredited)
    Joseph B. Henry as Black Gang Member (uncredited)
    Al Leong as (uncredited)
    Vivicca A. Whitsett as Bitch Gang Leader (uncredited)
     

    Special Effects:

    Available Light Limited ..... gunfire animation and compositing
    Buena Vista Visual Effects
    Larry Jolly Miniature Productions ..... miniature helicopter
    Stirber Visual Effects Network Inc. ..... action minatures
    The Character Shop
    The Character Shop ..... hang glider puppies
     

    Filming Locations:

    • Backlot, Universal Studios, Universal City, California, USA   [as defunct theme park]
    • Los Angeles Sports Arena, Exposition Park, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Miami, Florida, USA
    • New Braunfels, Texas, USA

    Tech Info:

    • Budget: $50,000,000 (USA)
    • Color Info: Color (DeLuxe)
    • Cinematographic Process: Panavision
    • Sound Mix: the double-d symbol Dolby
    • Aspect Ratio: 2.35 : 1
    • Film Negative Format: 35 mm
    • Printed Film Format: 35 mm
    • Film Length: 2829 m

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