Escape From New York
(Escape from New York)
Credits
Cast
- Snake Plissken
- Kurt Russell
- Hauk
- Lee Van Cleef
- Cabbie
- Ernest Borgnine
- President
- Donald Pleasence
- The Duke
- Isaac Hayes
- Girl in Chock Full O'Nuts
- Season Hubley
- Brain
- Harry Dean Stanton
- Maggie
- Adrienne Barbeau
- Rehme
- Tom Atkins
- Secretary of State
- Charles Cyphers
- Taylor (scenes deleted)
- Joe Unger
- Romero
- Frank Doubleday
- Cronenberg
- John Strobel
- Gypsy #1
- John Cothran Jr. (John Cothran Jr.)
- Gypsy #2
- Garrett Bergfeld
- Gypsy Guard
- Richard Cosentino
- Gypsy #3
- Robert John Metcalf
- Gypsy #4
- Joel Bennett
- First Indian
- Vic Bullock
- Second Indian
- Clem Fox
- Third Indian
- Tobar Mayo
- Stewardess
- Nancy Stephens
- Secret Service #1
- Steven Gagon (Steven M. Gagnon)
- Secret Service #2
- Steven Ford
- Secret Service #3
- Michael Taylor
- Red Bandana Gypsy
- Lonnie Wun
- Helicopter Pilot #1
- Dale House (Dale E. House)
- Helicopter Pilot #2
- David R. Patrick
- Duty Sergeant
- Bob Minor
- Controller
- Wally Taylor
- Computer Operator
- James O'Hagen
- Trooper
- James Emery
- Police Sergeant
- Tom Lillard
- Theater Manager
- Borah Silver
- Theater Assistant
- Tony Papenfuss
- Punk
- John Diehl
- Bum
- Carmen Filpi
- Drunk
- Buck Flower (George 'Buck' Flower)
- Helicopter Pilot #3
- Clay Wright
- Helicopter Pilot #4
- Al Cerullo
- Slag
- Ox Baker
- Dancer
- Lowmoan Spectacular
- Dancer
- Ronald E. House
- Dancer
- Alan Shearman
- Dancer
- Joseph A. Perrotti
- Dancer
- Rodger Bumpass
- Dancer
- Ron Vernan
- Gypsy
- Carla Barnett (*)
- Narrator - Opening scenes (unconfirmed)
- Kathleen Blanchard (*)
- Secret Service #2 / Helicopter Pilot / Violin Player (voice)
- John Carpenter (*)
- Pianist
- Nick Castle (*)
- Eye-Patch Prisoner
- John Contini (*)
- Narrator / Computer (voice)
- Jamie Lee Curtis (*)
- Sewer Orphan
- Linda Daniels (*)
- Crazy
- Mark Groseclose (*)
- Soldier / Bum in Theater
- David E. Harshbarger (*)
- Computer (voice)
- Debra Hill (*)
- Crazy
- Jeff Sillifant (*)
- Guy in Chock Full O'Nuts
- Mark Stern (*)
- ...
- Ken Tipton (*)
- Sewer Dweller
- Barron Winchester (*)
Director
- Director
- John Carpenter
Writing credits
- Written by
- John Carpenter
- Written by
- Nick Castle
Producer
- Associate producer
- Barry Bernardi
- Producer
- Larry Franco (Larry J. Franco)
- Producer
- Debra Hill
Music
- Music
- John Carpenter
- Music
- Alan Howarth
Cinematography
- Cinematographer
- Dean Cundey
Editor
- Editor
- Todd Ramsay (Todd C. Ramsay)
Production design
- Production designer
- Joe Alves
Set decoration
- Set decorator
- C L O U D I A (Cloudia Rebar)
Costume design
- Costume designer
- Steven Loomis (Stephen Loomis)
Makeup department
- Hair stylist
- Frankie Bergman
- Makeup artist supervisor
- Ken Chase
- Makeup artist
- Ben Douglas (Benjamin Douglas)
Production management
- Production manager
- Alan Levine
Assistant director
- Second assistant director
- Jeffrey Chernov
- First assistant director
- Larry Franco (Larry J. Franco)
Art department
- Assistant property master
- Gene Booth (Eugene Booth)
- Swing gang
- Lee Drygas (Lee B. Drygas)
- Propmaker
- Joe Fama (Joseph C. Fama)
- Graphic designer
- Arthur Gelb
- Stand-by painter
- Serge Genitempo
- Assistant art director
- Chris Horner
- Property master
- Mike May
- Propmaker foreman
- Art Molen
- Propmaker foreman
- Andrew Earl Overholtzer (Andrew 'Sandy' Overholtzer)
- Construction foreman
- Marv Salsberg (Marvin Salsberg)
- Paint foreman
- Wayne Smith
- Leadman
- Don Sutton
- Paint supervisor
- Ward Welton
- Laborer
- Frank White
- Painter
- Ed Zingel
- Carpenter
- Sol Aquino (*)
- Prop maker
- Michael W. Moore (*)
Sound department
- Boom operator
- Joe Brennan (Joseph F. Brennan)
- Sound mixer
- Tommy Causey (Thomas Causey)
- Boom operator
- Carl Fischer
- Sound editor
- Warren Hamilton (Warren Hamilton Jr.)
- Special synthesizer sound
- Alan Howarth
- Rerecording mixer
- Gregg Landaker
- Rerecording mixer
- Steve Maslow
- Stereo recordist
- John Mosley
- Assistant sound editor
- David Ritcher (David Ritcher)
- Rerecording mixer
- Bill Varney
- Sound editor
- David Yewdall (David Lewis Yewdall)
- Foley editor
- Nicholas James (*)
- Dialogue editor
- Mark A. Mangini (*)
- Dialogue editor
- Steve Rice (*)
Special effects
- Special effects supervisor
- Roy Arbogast
- Special effects
- Pat Patterson
- Special effects
- Eddie Surkin
- Special effects
- Gary Zink
- Special effects
- Kevin Pike (*)
Visual effects
- Camera assistant
- Steve Caldwell (Special visual effects)
- Director of photography
- Jim Cameron (Special visual effects) (James Cameron)
- Matte artwork
- Jim Cameron (James Cameron)
- Engineer
- Tom Campbell (Special visual effects)
- Miniature construction
- Brian Chin
- Director of photography
- George Dodge (Special visual effects) (George D. Dodge)
- Elicon camera operator
- Steve Elliot (Steven Elliott)
- Rotoscope
- Steve Elliot (Steven Elliott)
- Producer/liaison
- Mary Ann Fisher (Special visual effects)
- Camera assistant
- Randy Frakes (Special visual effects) (Randall Frakes)
- Elicon camera operator
- Julia Gibson
- Matte artwork
- Jena Holman
- Elicon camera operator
- Dr. Ken Jones (Kenneth Jones)
- Project supervisor
- R.J. Kizer (Special visual effects)
- Associate producer
- Aaron Lipstadt (Special visual effects)
- Director of photography
- Austin McKinney (Special visual effects)
- Production accountant
- Sara Nelson (Special visual effects)
- Lab liaison
- Anthony Randel (Special visual effects) (Tony Randel)
- Director of photography
- Dennis Skotak (Special visual effects)
- Matte artwork
- Bob Skotak (Robert Skotak)
- Production manager
- Charles Skouras III (Special visual effects)
- Rotoscope
- Dan Smith
- Production secretary
- Robin Thomas (Special visual effects)
- Gaffer
- Gary Wagner (Special visual effects)
- Graphic displays
- John Wash (John C. Wash)
- Visual effects
- William L. Arance (*)
- Visual effects production assistant
- Whitney Scott Bain (*)
- Motion control designer
- Stephen Barncard (*)
- Model maker
- Mark Stetson (*)
- Motion control photographer
- Hoyt Yeatman (*)
Stunts
- Stunts
- Buff Brady
- Stunts
- Tony Brubaker
- Stunts
- Roydon Clark
- Stunts
- Glory Fioramonti
- Stunts
- Sandy Gimpel (Sandra Lee Gimpel)
- Stunts
- Bill Hart
- Stunts
- Kent Hays
- Stunts
- Eddie Hice
- Stunts
- Loren Janes
- Stunts
- Mike Johnson
- Stunts
- Mags Kavanaugh
- Stunts
- Bill Lane (William T. Lane)
- Stunts
- Fred Lerner
- Stunts
- Mike McGaughy (Mike H. McGaughy)
- Stunts
- Bob Minor
- Stunts
- John A. Moio (John Moio)
- Stunts
- Harvey Parry
- Stunts
- George Sawaya
- Stunts
- Jack Tyree
- Stunts
- Jack Verbois
- Stunt coordinator
- Dick Warlock
- Stunts
- Dick Warlock
- Stunt double
- Jesse Wayne (Stunt double: Donald Pleasence)
- Stunts
- Jesse Wayne
- Stunts
- Ted White
- Stunts
- George Wilbur (George P. Wilbur)
- Stunts
- Jim Winburn (James Winburn)
- Stunt double
- Dick Warlock (*) (Kurt Russell)
Camera
- Grip
- Leo Behar
- First assistant camera
- Clyde Bryan (Clyde E. Bryan)
- Electrician
- Scott Buttfield
- Still photographer
- Jim Coe
- Assistant camera
- Jack Gary (Second unit) (Jack Lee Gary)
- Still photographer
- Kim Gottlieb
- Camera operator
- Doug Knapp (Second unit) (Douglas Knapp)
- Director of photography
- Jim Lucas (Second unit)
- Rigging gaffer
- Drain Marshall (Drain M. Marshall)
- Electrician
- Terry Marshall
- Best boy electrician
- Tom Marshall (Thomas Marshall)
- Flicker box technician
- Steve Mathis
- Assistant camera
- George Mooradian (Second unit)
- Second assistant camera
- Douglas Olivares
- Second grip
- Seymour Owens
- Key grip
- Frank Palmer
- Camera operator
- Frank Ruttencutter (Second unit)
- Dolly grip
- Tommy Sands
- Camera operator
- Ray Stella (Raymond Stella)
- Second assistant camera
- Steve Tate
- Gaffer
- Mark Walthour
- Electrician
- Curtis Foster (*)
Wardrobe department
- Costumer
- Katrina Bronson (Women)
- Costumer
- Mel Sawicki (Men)
Editorial department
- Assistant to assistant film editor
- Dean Beville
- Apprentice editor
- Barbara Ann Gandolfo (Barbara Gandolfo-Frady)
- Assistant film editor
- Randy D. Thornton
Music department
- Scoring mixer
- Bruce Botnick
- Musician
- Tom Boyd (Oboe soloist)
- Orchestra contractor
- Sandy DeCrescent
- Musician
- George Doering
- Scoring mixer
- Robert Fernandez
- Music editor
- Kenneth Hall
- Music performer
- Alan Howarth
- Musician
- Alan Howarth (Synthesizer)
- Scoring recordist
- Dennis S. Sands
- Musician
- Steve Schaeffer (Percussion)
- Music preparation
- Steven L. Smith
- Musician
- James Thatcher (French horn)
- Musician
- Ian Underwood (Synthesizer)
Other crew
- Meals
- Juan Betancourt
- Avco nominee
- Don Borchers (Donald P. Borchers)
- Assistant
- Pegi Brotman (Producers)
- Accountant
- Jack Buckley (John F. Buckley)
- Craft service
- Louie Chirco (Louis Chirco)
- Unit publicist
- Kelli Garris (Kelli Cole)
- Nurse
- Maurice Costello
- Production office coordinator
- Chip Fowler
- Assistant
- Matt Franco (The assistants)
- Script supervisor
- Louise Jaffe
- Meals
- Bert Jetter
- Medic
- David R. Lawson
- Location contact
- Ron Littrell
- Location contact
- Terry Murphy
- Office production assistant
- Sarah Preece
- Production assistant
- Geoff Ryan (Geoffrey Ryan)
- Weapons advisor
- Syd Stembridge
- Production assistant
- David DeCoteau (*)
- Militia coordinator
- John L. Hammontree (*)
- Financing
- Howard R. Schuster (*)
- Stand-in
- Barron Winchester (*) (Mr. Pleasance)
(*) uncredited