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Escape from New York
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Full cast and crew for
Escape from New York (1981)

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Directed by
John Carpenter 
 
Writing credits
John Carpenter (written by) and
Nick Castle (written by)

Cast (in credits order) verified as complete

Kurt Russell ... Snake Plissken
Lee Van Cleef ... Police Commissioner Bob Hauk
Ernest Borgnine ... Cabbie

Donald Pleasence ... President of the United States

Isaac Hayes ... The Duke of New York
Season Hubley ... Girl in Chock Full O'Nuts

Harry Dean Stanton ... Harold 'Brain' Helman

Adrienne Barbeau ... Maggie
Tom Atkins ... Rehme

Charles Cyphers ... Secretary of State
Joe Unger ... Taylor (scenes deleted)
Frank Doubleday ... Romero
John Strobel ... Cronenberg

John Cothran Jr. ... Gypsy #1
Garrett Bergfeld ... Gypsy #2
Richard Cosentino ... Gypsy Guard
Robert John Metcalf ... Gypsy #3
Joel Bennett ... Gypsy #4
Vic Bullock ... First Indian
Clem Fox ... Second Indian
Tobar Mayo ... Third Indian
Nancy Stephens ... Stewardess / Terrorist
Steven M. Gagnon ... Secret Service #1
Steven Ford ... Secret Service #2
Michael Taylor ... Secret Service #3
Lonnie Wun ... Red Bandana Gypsy
Dale E. House ... Helicopter Pilot #1
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 wearing tracking bracelet (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
Ron Vernan ... Dancer
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Debra Hill ... Computer (voice)
Carla Barnett ... Gypsy (uncredited)

John Carpenter ... Secret Service #2 / Helicopter Pilot / Violin Player (voice) (uncredited)

Jamie Lee Curtis ... Narrator / Computer Voice (uncredited) (voice)
David E. Harshbarger ... Soldier, Bum in Theater (uncredited)
Mark Stern ... Guy in Chock Full O'Nuts (uncredited)

Ken Tipton ... (uncredited)
Barron Winchester ... Sewer Dweller (uncredited)
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Produced by
Barry Bernardi .... associate producer
Larry J. Franco .... producer
Debra Hill .... producer
 
Original Music by
John Carpenter 
Alan Howarth 
 
Cinematography by
Dean Cundey 
Jim Lucas 
 
Film Editing by
Todd C. Ramsay  (as Todd Ramsay)
 
Production Design by
Joe Alves 
 
Set Decoration by
Cloudia 
 
Costume Design by
Stephen Loomis  (as Steven Loomis)
 
Makeup Department
Frankie Bergman .... hair stylist
Ken Chase .... makeup artist
 
Production Management
Alan Levine .... production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jeffrey Chernov .... second assistant director
Larry J. Franco .... first assistant director
 
Art Department
Serge Genitempo .... stand-by painter
 
Sound Department
Thomas Causey .... sound
Carl Fischer .... boom operator
Nicholas James .... foley editor
Gregg Landaker .... sound re-recording mixer
Steve Maslow .... sound re-recording mixer
Steve Rice .... dialogue editor
 
Special Effects by
Roy Arbogast .... special effects
Kevin Pike .... special effects
Gary Zink .... special effects
 
Visual Effects by
Stephen Barncard .... motion control design
James Cameron .... matte artist (as Jim Cameron)
James Cameron .... special effects director of photography (as Jim Cameron)
R.J. Kizer .... special visual effects supervisor
Dennis Skotak .... special effects director of photography
Robert Skotak .... matte artwork
Charles Skouras III .... visual effects production manager
Mark Stetson .... model maker
Gary Wagner .... visual effects gaffer
William L. Arance .... visual effects (uncredited)
Whitney Scott Bain .... visual effects production assistant (uncredited)
 
Stunts
Buff Brady .... stunts
Tony Brubaker .... stunts
Roydon Clark .... stunts
Glory Fioramonti .... stunts
Sandra Lee Gimpel .... stunts (as Sandy Gimpel)
Bill Hart .... stunts
Kent Hays .... stunts
Eddie Hice .... stunts
Loren Janes .... stunts
Mike Johnson .... stunts
Mags Kavanaugh .... stunts
William T. Lane .... stunts (as Bill Lane)
Fred Lerner .... stunts
Mike H. McGaughy .... stunts (as Mike McGaughy)
Bob Minor .... stunts
John Moio .... stunts (as John A. Moio)
Harvey Parry .... stunts
George Sawaya .... stunts
Jacky Tyree .... stunts
Jack Verbois .... stunts
Dick Warlock .... stunt coordinator
Dick Warlock .... stunts
Jesse Wayne .... stunts
Ted White .... stunts
George P. Wilbur .... stunts (as George Wilbur)
James Winburn .... stunts (as Jim Winburn)
Dick Warlock .... stunt double: Kurt Russell (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Clyde E. Bryan .... first assistant camera
Jim Coe .... still photographer
Curtis Foster .... electrician
Kim Gottlieb .... still photographer
Douglas Olivares .... assistant camera
Frank Palmer .... key grip
Raymond Stella .... camera operator
Mark Walthour .... gaffer
 
Animation Department
John C. Wash .... computer animator
 
Transportation Department
Tom Briggs .... set driver
Dick Lee .... driver
 
Other crew
Donald P. Borchers .... production associate
Frank Capra III .... assistant location manager
Kelli Cole .... unit publicist (as Kelli Garris)
John L. Hammontree .... militia coordinator
Louise Jaffe .... script supervisor
Tony Randel .... laboratory liaison
Geoffrey Ryan .... key set production assistant
David DeCoteau .... production assistant (uncredited)
Barron Winchester .... stand-in: Mr. Pleasance (uncredited)
 



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