Escape from L.A. (1996)
| Release Date | 09 August 1996 |
| Budget | $50,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $25,000,000 |
| Tagline | Plan your escape this Summer |
| Genre | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Backlot, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Dolby |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Sci-Fi Action, Escape Film |
| Mood | Thrill Rides |
| Themes | Future Barbarians, Heroic Mission, Race Against Time |
| Tones | Campy, Slick, Stylized, Tense |
| Tags | Antidote [to Poison], Doom, Earthquake, Escape, Espionage, Island, Mission [quest], Poison, Prison, Prison Escape, Quarantine, Race Against Time, Resistance |
Escape From L.A. (also known as John Carpenter's Escape From L.A.) is a 1996 film directed by John Carpenter. The sequel to the action film Escape from New York, the film follows war hero Snake Plissken, played by Kurt Russell. It co-stars Steve Buscemi, Stacy Keach, Bruce Campbell, and Pam Grier.
Cast and Crew
Ina Romeo
Hooker
Jordan Baker
Police Anchor
Tom McNulty
Officer
Shelly Desai
Cloaked Figure
Kathleen Blanchard
Female Narrator
William Luduena
Mescalito
Gabriel Castillo
Mescalito
William Peña
Jacket Mescalito
David Perrone
US Cleric Justice
Brian Freifield
Hanging victim
Joseph B. Henry
Black Gang Member
Angela Torrez Parker
Hooker
Thomas Rosales Jr.
Gang Member
John Sencio
Skinhead in alley
Johnny Torres
Mescalito
Vivicca A. Whitsett
Bitch Gang Leader
Director
Writer
Nick Castle
Debra Hill
Producer
Debra Hill
producer
Original Music
Shirley Walker
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Cinematographer
Gary B. Kibbe
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Editor
Edward A. Warschilka
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Casting Director
Production Designer
Lawrence G. Paull
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Art Director
Bruce Crone
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Set Decorator
Kathe Klopp
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Costume Designer
Robin Michel Bush
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Makeup Department
Dennis Liddiard
personal makeup artist
Susan Mills
hair department head
Joseph Yuss Simon
makeup effects
Bill Sturgeon
special effects makeup foreman
Marvin G. Westmore
makeup artist
Production Manager
Alexandra Koch
production supervisor
David Witz
unit production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Christian P. Della Penna
assistant director
Martin Jedlicka
second assistant director
Jason Roberts
second second assistant director
Candace Suerstedt
first assistant director: visual effects unit
Art Department
Michael Casey
set dresser
Clete Cetrone
construction foreman
Larry A. Cornick
set dresser
Nathan Crowley
set designer
Dragon Dronet
props
Michael P. Finnegan
tool technician
Don E. Gaffney
prop construction
William Hiney
assistant art director
John Hoskins
construction coordinator
Travis Huffman
propmaker
Kurt V. Hulett
set dresser
Carol Kiefer
art department coordinator
Jonas Kirk
set constructor, general foreman
Lance Larson
weapons and props
Fireball Tim Lawrence
concept artist
Bill MacSems
property master
Richard F. Mays
set designer
Jim McPherson
sculptor: surgeon general and mutants
Lou Mouneu Sr.
plasterer
Luigi Mugavero
set dresser
Joseph Musso
production illustrator
Christopher S. Nushawg
set designer
Ken Peterson
assistant property master
Glenn H. Roberts
on-set dresser
Nicholas Rymond
set dresser
Patrick M. Sullivan Jr.
set designer
Darrell L. Wight
set designer
Lyndell Wolff
carpenter
Dan Platt
sculptor
Victor M. Shannon
plasterer
Sound Department
Willy Allen
dialogue editor
Ron Bartlett
sound re-recording mixer
Ted Caplan
foley editor
Michael C. Casper
sound re-recording mixer
Thomas Causey
sound
Matt Colleran
foley recordist
Zack Davis
adr editor
Joe Dorn
adr editor
John Dunn
supervising sound editor
Christopher Flick
supervising foley editor
Donald Flick
sound effects editor
Catherine Harper
foley artist
John Hulsman
sound effects editor
Scott A. Jennings
foley editor
Courtenay Marvin
assistant sound editor
Steve Maslow
sound re-recording mixer
John Pospisil
sound designer
Randy Singer
foley mixer
Robert Ulrich
supervising adr editor
David A. Whittaker
sound effects editor
David Williams
supervising dialogue editor
Kerry Dean Williams
adr editor
Special Effects
Martin Bresin
special effects coordinator
Roy L. Downey
miniature pyrotechnician
Dale Ettema
special effects supervisor
Roy Goode
special effects technician
Hiroshi Katagiri
special makeup effects artist: character shop
Rick Lazzarini
puppets: Kurt Russell & Pam Grier
Ian C. McArthur
special effects technician
David A. Poole
special effects
Michael Roundy
special effects foreman
Bryan Sides
special effects technician
Robert Simokovic
special effects foreperson
Anthony Simonaitis
special effects technician
Richard Stringfellow
underwater effects
Paul Vigil
special effects technician
Dennis Yeager II
special effects technician
Mark Yuricich
special effects shop foreperson
Jaime Galindo
special effects laborer
Visual Effects
Les Bernstien
visual effects director of photography
Denise Davis
visual effects producer: BVVE
Valerie Delahaye
computer generated art supervisor
Jason Dennis
technical administration
Harrison Ellenshaw
executive producer: BVVE
Joshua Geisler-Amhowitz
digital artist
Allen Gonzales
digital art department supervisor
Stephen Humphrey
visual effects electronics
David Jones
CG supervisor: Buena Vista
Michael Lessa
visual effects supervisor
Craig Mullins
digital matte painter
Kimberly K. Nelson
visual effects supervisor
Winston Quitasol
lead digital compositor
Michael Ramirez
digital artist
Joseph Thomas
FX animation
Shyam V. Yadav
visual effects documentarian
Lisa Fisher
digital artwork: Buena Vista Visual Effects
Lee Lanier
digital artist
Stunts
Laura Albert
stunts
Rochelle Ashana
stunts
John Ashker
stunts
Rick Avery
stunts
Janet Brady
stunts
William H. Burton
stunts
Jeff Cadiente
stunts
Damon Caro
stunts
John Casino
stunts
Mike Ceballos
stunts
Phil Chong
stunts
Eugene Collier
stunts
Paul Crawford
stunts
Gregg Dandridge
stunts
Jadie David
stunts
Gary Davis
stunts
Maria Doest
stunts
Richard L. Duran
stunts
Annie Ellis
stunts
Danny Epper
stunts
John Escobar
stunt driver, stunts
Ramiro González
stunts
Al Goto
stunts
Joe Greblo
stunts
John Hateley
stunts
Toby Holguin
stunts
Norman Howell
stunts
Shawn Howell
stunts
Brian Imada
stunts
Steven Ito
stunts
Freddie Jin
stunts
Matt Johnston
stunts
John Koyama
stunts
Michele Koyama
stunts
Brad Lackey
stunts
Peter Lai
stunts
Steven Lambert
stunts
Daniel Lee
stunts
Leo Lee
stunts
Brad Martin
stunts
Steve Martinez
stunts
Dwayne McGee
stunts
Wayne Montanio
stunts
Bennie Moore
stunts
Jimmy Ortega
stunts
Manny Perry
stunts
Stuart Quan
stunts
Simon Rhee
stunts
Vernon Rieta
stunts
Jimmy N. Roberts
motorcycle stunt double: Kurt Russell
Mario Roberts
stunts
Shawn Robinson
stunts
Troy Robinson
stunts
Gilbert Rosales
stunts
Thomas Rosales Jr.
stunts
Debby Lynn Ross
stunts
Lori Lynn Ross
stunts
Erik Stabenau
stunts
Chad Stahelski
stunts
Nils Allen Stewart
stunts
Ray Sua
stunts
Keith Tellez
stunts
Cris Thomas-Palomino
stunts
Mary Torres
stunts
Gary Toy
stunts
Dain Turner
stunts
Tierre Turner
stunts
David Wald
stunts
Danny Weselis
stunts
Danny Wong
stunts
Joni Avery
stunt performer
Ron Balicki
stunt driver
Nick Brett
utility stunts
Marian Green
stunts
Barbara Anne Klein
stunts
Zack Milan
stunt driver
Hugh Aodh O'Brien
stunts
Courtney Pakiz
stunt performer
J.N. Roberts
stunts
Arthur Tipp
stunt driver
Scott Waugh
stunts
Nancy Young
stunts
Camera and Electrical Department
Michael Condro
first assistant camera
Mark J. Coyne
assistant camera
Jerome Fauci
Steadicam operator
Antonio V. Garrido
dolly grip
Norman Glasser
chief lighting technician
Jan Gould
best boy grip
Mark Gutterud
vistavision camera operator
Jud Kehl
camera operator
Christopher J. Lama
electrician
Leo J. Napolitano
camera operator
Evan A. Nesbitt
first assistant camera: VistaVision camera
Charles Saldana
key grip
Chris Squires
camera operator
Stephen J. Ullman
assistant camera
Mark Vollmer
grip
Robert Zuckerman
still photographer, special photography
Robert Zullo
key rigging grip
Marc Marino
electrician
Casting Department
Jennifer Bender
extras casting
Barbara Harris
voice casting
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Joe Diaz
costumer
Bridgitte Ferry
costumer
Haleen K. Holt
costume illustrator
Damien Quinn
costumer
Editorial Department
Vaune Kirby Frechette
assistant editor
Paul Murphy
assistant editor
Theresa Repola Mohammed
negative cutter
Richmond Riedel
assistant editor
Music Department
Jason Arnold
music editor
Robert Fernandez
scoring mixer
Michael McCuistion
orchestrator
Thomas Milano
music editor
Lolita Ritmanis
orchestrator
Shirley Walker
conductor
Kristopher Carter
orchestrator
Kevin Crehan
assistant music editor
Transportation Department
Thomas Garris
driver
Robert K. Johnson
transportation captain
Dennis H. Murdoch
military vehicle supplier
Jim Petti
transportation
Other Crew
Gregory Alpert
location manager
Kelley Baker
assistant accountant
Luis G. Benavides
construction accountant
Jeffrey Berk
production coordinator
Benu Bhandari
script supervisor
Val Burnley
assistant location manager
Danny Carter
production assistant
Christian Clarke
key set production assistant
Karin Costa
assistant to director
Brian C. Davis
screen graphics: Video Image
Harrison Ellenshaw
executive producer: BVVE
Cecily Gambrell
production assistant
Don Garrison
location manager
Tony Giglio
production assistant
Paul Hackner
production assistant
Patti Hawn
unit publicist
Jeffrey M. Howard
production assistant
Steve Karnes
weapons armorer
Ken Lavet
location manager
James McCabe
location manager
Zack Milan
stand-in
Jim Petti
assistant to cast
Ken Rudolph
title designer: main title sequence
Nina Saxon
title designer
Angelica Sini
production assistant
Laurence Starkman
title designer: main titles
Jeffrey D. Stevens
key medic
Christina Svoboda
assistant to producer
Paul Taglianetti
video effects supervisor
David Thornsberry
location manager
Diane Ward
assistant production coordinator
Vanessa Grayson
stand-in: Valeria Golino
Denise Mora
assistant construction accountant
Rick Sander
screen graphics
Production Company
Paramount Pictures
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Rysher Entertainment
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Distributor
Paramount Pictures
American Broadcasting Company (ABC)
Bontonfilm - Alfa
CIC Vídeo
CIC-Taft Home Video
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Paramount Filmes do Brasil
United International Pictures (UIP)
United International Pictures (UIP)
Special Effects
Stirber Visual Effects Network
Larry Jolly Miniature Productions
Available Light Productions
Buena Vista Visual Effects
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Character Shop
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Miscellaneous
Lava Records
soundtrack
Milan Records
score album
Nina Saxon Film Design
title design
Pacific Title
titles and opticals
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