Escape from L.A.

"Snake is back."

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Ratings & Reviews

5.9/10

1,616 votes

Great

Average

Poor

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$50.0M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$42.3M

Global Box Office

Loss

$-7,722,635

ROI: -15%

Budget Recovery85% of budget

$0|Budget: $50.0M|Revenue: $42.3M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

48.4K

Daily Avg

806

7-Day Trend

-5%

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Filming Locations

Where this movie was filmed

Long Beach

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1 Location Found

Story Setting

Set In

Los Angeles

Series & Franchise

Timeline

Prequel

Escape from New York

1981

This Movie

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Gary B. Kibbe

Music / Score

Shirley Walker

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

Distributors

Paramount PicturesNetflix

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Aspect Ratio

2.35:1

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch Escape from L.A.

Available in 70 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaR	fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, YouTube TV, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel	—	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom15	Paramount Plus, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Basic with Ads	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
Canada	—	—	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
AustraliaM	—	10	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV
India	—	—	Amazon Video	—

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesR

United Kingdom15

AustraliaM

Germany16

France12

JapanR15+

Brazil16

CZ12+

+6 more countries

Production

Director

John Carpenter

Writers

John Carpenter, Debra Hill, Kurt Russell, Nick Castle, John Carpenter

Production Companies

Paramount PicturesRysher Entertainment

Cast

Kurt Russell

Snake Plissken

Stacy Keach

Malloy

Steve Buscemi

Eddie

A. J. Langer

Utopia

Cliff Robertson

President

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

Valeria Golino

Taslima

Tags & Keywords

prisonmartial artsshowdownusa presidentwar veterandystopiaanti heropost-apocalyptic futureearthquakeattempt to escapelos angeles, californiafranticreluctant hero

External Links

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