Escape from L.A.

Escape from L.A.
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	John Carpenter
Written by	John Carpenter Debra Hill Kurt Russell
Based on	Characters created by John Carpenter Nick Castle
Produced by	Debra Hill Kurt Russell
Starring	Kurt Russell Stacy Keach Steve Buscemi Peter Fonda Georges Corraface Cliff Robertson
Cinematography	Gary B. Kibbe
Edited by	Edward A. Warschilka
Music by	John Carpenter Shirley Walker
Production company	Rysher Entertainment
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures[1]
Release date	August 9, 1996 (1996-08-09)[2]
Running time	101 minutes[1]
Country	United States[1]
Language	English[1]
Budget	$50 million[3]
Box office	$42.3 million[4]

Escape from L.A. (stylized on-screen as John Carpenter's Escape from L.A.) is a 1996 American post-apocalyptic action film co-written, co-scored, and directed by John Carpenter, co-written and produced by Debra Hill and Kurt Russell, with Russell also starring as Snake Plissken. A sequel to Escape from New York (1981), Escape from L.A. co-stars Steve Buscemi, Stacy Keach, Bruce Campbell, Peter Fonda, and Pam Grier. Escape from L.A. failed to meet the studio's expectations at the box office and received polarized reactions from critics.^[5][6] The film later found a strong cult following.^{[7][8][9][10][11]}