Directed by John Carpenter Written by John Carpenter Nick Castle Cast Kurt Russell ... Snake Plissken Lee Van Cleef ... Hauk Ernest Borgnine ... Cabbie Donald Pleasence ... President Isaac Hayes ... The Duke Season Hubley ... Girl in Chock Full O'Nuts Harry Dean Stanton ... Harold 'Brain' Hellman Adrienne Barbeau ... Maggie Tom Atkins ... Rehme Charles Cyphers ... Secretary of State Joe Unger ... Taylor (scenes deleted) Frank Doubleday ... Romero John Strobel ... Cronenberg John Cothran ... Gypsy #1 (as John Cothran Jr.) Garrett Bergfeld ... Gypsy #2 Richard Cosentino ... Gypsy Guard Robert John Metcalf ... Gypsy #3 Joel Bennett ... Gypsy #4 Vicangelo Bulluck ... First Indian (as Vic Bullock) Clem Fox ... Second Indian Tobar Mayo ... Third Indian Nancy Stephens ... Stewardess Steven M. Gagnon ... Secret Service #1 (as Steven Gagon) Steven Ford ... Secret Service #2 Michael Taylor ... Secret Service #3 Lonnie Wun ... Red Bandana Gypsy Dale E. House ... Helicopter Pilot #1 (as Dale House) David R. Patrick ... Helicopter Pilot #2 Bob Minor ... Duty Sergeant Wally Taylor ... Controller James O'Hagen ... Computer Operator James Emery ... Trooper Tom Lillard ... Police Sergeant Borah Silver ... Theater Manager Tony Papenfuss ... Theater Assistant John Diehl ... Punk Carmen Filpi ... Bum George 'Buck' Flower ... Drunk (as Buck Flower) Clay Wright ... Helicopter Pilot #3 Al Cerullo ... Helicopter Pilot #4 Ox Baker ... Slag Lowmoan Spectacular ... Dancer Ronald E. House ... Dancer Alan Shearman ... Dancer Joseph A. Perrotti ... Dancer Rodger Bumpass ... Dancer (as Roger Bumpass) Ron Vernan ... Dancer Uncredited Cast Carla Barnett ... Gypsy Kathleen Blanchard ... Narrator - Opening scenes (unconfirmed) John Carpenter ... Secret Service #2 / Helicopter Pilot / Violin Player (voice) Nick Castle ... Pianist John Contini ... Eye-Patch Prisoner Jamie Lee Curtis ... Narrator / Computer (voice) Linda Daniels ... Sewer Orphan Mark Groseclose ... Crazy David E. Harshbarger ... Soldier / Bum in Theater Debra Hill ... Computer (voice) Jeff Sillifant ... Crazy / Food Drop Prisoner Mark Stern ... Guy in Chock Full O'Nuts Kelli Thompson ... Native American Woman Ken Tipton ... Ringside Prisoner Barron Winchester ... Sewer Dweller Produced by Barry Bernardi Jake Eberts Larry Franco Debra Hill Original Music by John Carpenter Alan Howarth

Additional Info Premiere: May 23, 1981 Theatrical Release: July 10, 1981 DVD Release: November 21, 2000 Blu-ray Release: August 03, 2010 Country: Distributor: Scream Factory Websites: Production Companies AVCO Embassy Pictures (present) International Film Investors (present) Goldcrest Films International (present) City Films (as A City Film) Distributors AVCO Embassy Pictures   (1981) (USA) (theatrical) Nelson Entertainment   (1982) (USA) (video) (laserdisc) Embassy Home Entertainment   (1984) (USA) (VHS) Columbia TriStar Home Video   (1994) (USA) (VHS) (director's special edition) Image Entertainment   (1994) (USA) (video) (laserdisc) PolyGram Video   (1998) (USA) (VHS) MGM Home Entertainment   (2000) (USA) (DVD) MGM Home Entertainment   (2000) (USA) (VHS) MGM Home Entertainment   (2003) (USA) (DVD) (special edition) 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment   (2007) (USA) (DVD) 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment   (2010) (USA) (Blu-ray) Rialto Pictures   (2013) (USA) (theatrical) (reissue) Scream Factory   (2015) (USA) (Blu-ray) (collector's edition) The Criterion Channel   (2019) (USA) (TV) (digital) HBO Max   (2021) (USA) (video) (VOD) Scream Factory   (2022) (USA) (Blu-ray) (Ultra HD Blu-ray) New Line Home Video   (USA) (VHS) Rating Stats Overall Rating 7.2 / 10 Our Rating 7.3 / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users 7.3 / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #1,199 / 20,698 Ratings Breakdown Perfect 7 total ratings Almost Perfect 11 total ratings Average 2 total ratings Mediocre 1 total rating Site Ranking #1,195 Evan Almighty (2007) #1,196 Fun With Dick And Jane (2005) #1,197 Borat Subsequent Moviefilm (2020) #1,198 The Lost Boys (1987) #1,199 Escape From New York (1981) #1,200 Bad Santa (2003) #1,201 The Nun (2018) #1,202 X (2022) #1,203 Brüno (2009)