Directed by John Carpenter   Written by John Carpenter   Nick Castle   Debra Hill   Kurt Russell   Cast Kurt Russell ... Snake Plissken A.J. Langer ... Utopia Steve Buscemi ... Map to the Stars Eddie Georges Corraface ... Cuervo Jones (as George Corraface) Stacy Keach ... Cmdr. Malloy Michelle Forbes ... Brazen Pam Grier ... Hershe Las Palmas Jeff Imada ... Saigon Shadow Cliff Robertson ... President Valeria Golino ... Taslima Peter Fonda ... Pipeline Ina Romeo ... Hooker Peter Jason ... Duty Sergeant Jordan Baker ... Police Anchor Caroleen Feeney ... Woman on Freeway Paul Bartel ... Congressman Tom McNulty ... Officer Bruce Campbell ... Surgeon General of Beverly Hills Breckin Meyer ... Surfer Robert Carradine ... Skinhead Shelly Desai ... Cloaked Figure Leland Orser ... Test Tube Kathleen Blanchard ... Female Narrator (voice) William Luduena ... Mescalito Gabriel Castillo ... Mescalito William Peña ... Jacket Mescalito David Perrone ... US Cleric Justice Uncredited Cast Greg Anthony ... Armed Street Thug Jacqueline Artecona ... Street Walker Julien Cesario ... Mescalito Bojesse Christopher ... Surfer Nick Danger ... Self Mike Dawson ... Gang Member Michele Edison ... Hooker Brian Freifield ... Hanging Victim Isaac Hayes ... Guard at Basketball Court (unconfirmed) Joseph B. Henry ... Black Gang Member John Koyama ... Hershe Gang Member Leo Lee ... Hershe Gang Member Al Leong ... Hershe Gang Member James Lew ... Hershe Gang Member Curtis Newman ... Armed Street Thug (archive footage) Deirdre O'Brien ... Punker Girl Angela Torrez Parker ... Hooker Stuart Quan ... Hershe Gang Member Thomas Rosales Jr. ... Gang Member Wyatt Russell ... Orphan Boy Antony Sauvé ... Mescalito John Sencio ... Skinhead in Alley Aiden Starr ... Surgeon General Nurse Johnny Torres ... Mescalito Vivicca A. Whitsett ... Bitch Gang Leader Produced by Debra Hill   Kurt Russell   Original Music by John Carpenter   Shirley Walker

Additional Info Premiere: August 09, 1996 DVD Release: December 15, 1998 Blu-ray Release: May 04, 2010 Country: Distributor: Paramount Studios Websites: Production Companies Paramount Pictures Rysher Entertainment Distributors Paramount Pictures   (1996) (USA) (theatrical) American Broadcasting Company (ABC)   (2001) (USA) (TV) Paramount Home Entertainment   (2010) (USA) (Blu-ray) Paramount Home Entertainment   (1996) (USA) (VHS) Scream Factory   (2020) (USA) (Blu-ray) Rating Stats Overall Rating 5.4 / 10 Our Rating 5.1 / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users 5.0 / 10 Female Users 5.4 / 10 Site Ranking #1,930 / 21,102 Ratings Breakdown Perfect 1 total rating Almost Perfect 5 total ratings Average 6 total ratings Mediocre 4 total ratings Crap 1 total rating Site Ranking #1,926 Four Christmases (2008) #1,927 Ash vs. Evil Dead: Season 3 (2018) #1,928 Ash vs. Evil Dead: Season 1 (2015) #1,929 Ash vs. Evil Dead: Season 2 (2016) #1,930 Escape From L.A. (1996) #1,931 Frozen (2010) #1,932 Manhunter (1986) #1,933 Jawan (2023) #1,934 Good Boys (2019)