Escape from L.A. (also known as John Carpenter's Escape From L.A.) is a 1996 science fiction action film co-written, co-scored and directed by John Carpenter, co-written and produced by Debra Hill and Kurt Russell, with Russel also starring as Snake Plissken. A sequel of Escape from New York, Escape from L.A. co-stars Steve Buscemi, Stacy Keach, Bruce Campbell, and Pam Grier. The film follows the adventures of Snake Plissken, a former war...
Snake tells the President he plans on going away, never to be caught again.
Snake threatens to activate the Doomsday device because he knows the Presiden...
Snake has the true Doomsday device, and the world shutdown code. He threatens...
Snake's only response to the Duty Sergeant is for him to be called by his mon...
The Duty Sergeant wants Snake to tell the country why he turned into a crimin...
The Duty Sergeant points out all the undesirable people to Snake as he walks ...
People who lose citizenship are sent to Los Angeles island by order of the Pr...
Malloy and Brazen discuss a signal that an operative emitted from Los Angeles...
The President speaks his prediction to the nation over a live, televised broa...
The United States army surrounds Los Angeles island to prevent any escape of ...
The US capital is moved to Lynchburg, and Los Angeles is declared to be no lo...
A devastating earthquake hits L.A. in the year 2000, causing an island format...
The history of L.A. island prison is narrated at the beginning of the film.
Map To the Stars Eddie greets Saigon Shadow, with Snake in tow, to meet Hershe.
Pipeline expresses his excitement at the approach of a tsunami to surf on wit...
Pipeline finds Snake washed out through the wastewater vents and into the via...
Map To The Stars Eddie changes his tune and switches sides, again.
Utopia comes to the realization that she is being targeted for death by Snake...
Cuervo Jones announces, to the waiting crowd, the main event of the night's e...
Snake makes his final cinematic quote to explain the new state of the world, ...
Utopia is saved from public execution by the activation of the Doomsday device.
Malloy begs Snake to not push the button on the device, or else everything ma...
Snake makes good on his promise to Malloy earlier.
Brazen realizes that Snake is serious about ending the world as we know it.
The President is not amused with Snake's tampering of the Doomsday device.
The President goes live on the airwaves to threaten all opposing forces of th...
Snake is unhappy with Malloy's description of the "new" rules of the USA.
Malloy describes to Snake that the USA is no longer as free as it used to be.
The President quotes the bible to guide him through the decision to kill his ...
Brazen explains to Snake that the Plutoxin-7 virus is nothing more than the c...
Malloy tells Snake the truth about the Plutoxin-7 virus he was injected with.
Snake orders the President to give him the antidote to the Plutoxin-7 virus h...
The President is overjoyed to see the Doomsday device returned in one piece.
Snake finds a dead thug on the ground and reclaims his property.
Cuervo Jones threatens Map To the Stars Eddie with castration.
Map To the Stars Eddie is confused about the Santa Anna winds, and the plan t...
Hershe can't stand that fact that Snake improvises at every opportunity rathe...
Hershe tells Plissken that the Plutoxin-7 virus is fake, a government scare t...
Hershe can't believe that Snake is being serious about getting to Cuervo Jone...
Hershe tells Snake that he can't kill her or he will be killed by her henchmen.
Hershe mocks the government's claim that the Plutoxin-7 virus actually does k...
The Surgeon General of Beverly Hills exclaims his amazement that Taslima's br...
The Surgeon General of Beverly Hills notices newly arrived Snake Plissken and...
The Surgeon General of Beverly Hills is commenting on the current state of hi...
The Surgeon General of Beverly Hills prepares to remove Snake Plissken's eye ...
Snake meets Taslima in the bushes, making a lot of noise for someone who is t...
Map to the Stars Eddie offers Snake a map of Beverly Hills so he can locate C...
Snake asks Map to the Stars Eddie where he can find Cuervo Jones after their ...
Snake encounters Map to the Stars Eddie for the first time on Sunset Boulevard.
Snake wants to give Cuervo Jones' thugs a chance to shoot him, by his rules.
Cuervo is displeased with Snake's disrespect for him.
Snake informs Commander Malloy that he found the rescue team member, dead.
As Snake is leaving through the alley, the skinhead calls him out.
Snake asks a skinhead in the lobby where he can find Cuervo Jones.
Snake's bracelet informs him that he is only 10 feet away from the target.
Snake's bracelet informs him that he is getting closer to the rescue team mem...
Pipeline expresses his gratitude to Snake for letting him live in Cuegan Pass.
Pipeline tells Snake that he used to see him a lot on the police channel duri...
Pipeline gets caught following Snake in the woods at Cuegan Pass.
The submarine's on-board computer warns Snake of the power plant overload.
Commander Malloy tells Snake to slow the submarine down, but Snake knows he h...
Commander Malloy warns Snake of obstructions as he gets underway.
Commander Malloy counts down the launch of Snake's nuclear submarine.
Snake's neurosystem shutdown counter bracelet is engaged.
Commander Malloy laughs at Snake's attempt to take the officers out before he...
Snake asks the officers who administers the antidote before he embarks on his...
Malloy tells Snake that the stakes are high and he just brushes it off and wo...
Malloy gives Plissken one last chance at freedom in exchange for following or...
Snake wants to know what to do with the survivor when he finds him.
Malloy talks to Snake about his mode of transport into Los Angeles prison.
Malloy talks about how the Third World countries are ready to attack.
Brazen informs Snake about who Cuervo Jones is, and what he plans on doing.
Malloy announces that war is about to be declared and makes a comment that Sn...
Brazen tells Plissken of the situation involving the power that Cuervo Jones ...
Snake's new clothes are given to him and their purpose explained.
Snake's supplies include regular stick matches just in case he needs them.
Brazen and Malloy remind Snake that the holocam has a timed, nuke battery.
Malloy tells Snake he needs his tracer to find the remaining rescue team member.
Brazen explains more of Snake's gear as she shows him the selection he has at...
Snake doesn't want the virus in his body, so he orders Malloy and Brazen to c...
Malloy talks to Snake about how his team isn't as stupid as they may seem.
The President talks about how Plissken hasn't got the mental ability to survi...
Brazen tells Snake that the virus is moving through his blood as they speak.
Malloy tells Plissken he hasn't got much time left, so he better get a move o...
Malloy talks about viruses for the future of warfare and human control.
Snake threatens his captors about what might happen if he survives Los Angeles.
Plissken asks the team who wants die if they try to stick him with a needle.
Malloy talks more about the virus's nasty effects.
Brazen talks about the Plutoxin Seven virus and its effects on humans.
The President reveals the government's leverage in getting Snake to head into...
Snake knows he will never be told the truth, so why bother asking.
Snake learns of Cuervo Jones and his reputation as ruler of Los Angeles prison.
Brazen judges Plissken based solely off his appearance as he is unloaded off ...
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