• Director(s)

    John Carpenter

  • Production Year

    1980

  • Release date

    22/11/2018

  • Genre(s)

    Science Fiction, Thriller, Action, Drama

  • Approx. running minutes

    99m

  • Cast

    Kurt Russell, Lee Van Cleef, Ernest Borgnine, Donald Pleasence, Isaac Hayes, Season Hubley

Film

Escape From New York

strong violence, brief sexual threat

ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK is a post apocalyptic sci-fi action thriller, from 1981, in which a convicted bank robber must save the president from a city wide-prison, which was formerly Manhattan.…

ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK is a post apocalyptic sci-fi action thriller, from 1981, in which a convicted bank robber must save the president from a city wide-prison, which was formerly Manhattan.

violence
Scenes include a man driving his car into a woman, with subsequent sight of her bloodied body. There are also shootings, resulting in bloody impact detail.
threat and horror
There is brief strong sexual threat when a man witnesses three other men attempting to assault a barely conscious woman. The men push her around, and one man rips at her top revealing breast nudity.
additional issues
There is use of strong language ('f**k') and milder terms including 'shit', 'asshole', 'ass', 'son of a bitch', 'bullshit', 'bastard', 'Jesus', 'crap', 'damn', and 'slag'.

  • Director(s)

    John Carpenter

  • Production Year

    1980

  • Release date

    22/11/2018

  • Genre(s)

    Science Fiction, Thriller, Action, Drama

  • Approx. running minutes

    99m

  • Cast

    Kurt Russell, Lee Van Cleef, Ernest Borgnine, Donald Pleasence, Isaac Hayes, Season Hubley

strong violence, brief sexual threat
Classified Date:
30/10/2018
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Studio Canal
violence
Scenes include a man driving his car into a woman, with subsequent sight of her bloodied body. There are also shootings, resulting in bloody impact detail.
threat and horror
There is brief strong sexual threat when a man witnesses three other men attempting to assault a barely conscious woman. The men push her around, and one man rips at her top revealing breast nudity.
additional issues
There is use of strong language ('f**k') and milder terms including 'shit', 'asshole', 'ass', 'son of a bitch', 'bullshit', 'bastard', 'Jesus', 'crap', 'damn', and 'slag'.
Classified Date:
15/06/1981
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Barber International Films
Contains strong language, moderate bloody violence and brief sexual assault
Classified Date:
11/06/2008
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Optimum Releasing
Paperwork Remarks:
JOHN CARPENTER'S
Classified Date:
12/10/2005
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Technicolor Home Entertainment Services
Classified Date:
05/05/2000
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd. - Video
Contains strong language, moderate bloody violence and brief sexual assault
Classified Date:
22/11/1996
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
BMG Video
Classified Date:
06/09/1996
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
BMG Video
Classified Date:
13/02/1987
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Embassy Home Entertainment
Classified Date:
23/04/2003
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Momentum Pictures
Classified Date:
15/10/2018
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Studio Canal
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional material Audio commentary with actress Adrienne Barbeau and director ...
Classified Date:
15/10/2018
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Studio Canal
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional material Audio commentary with producer Debra Hill and production des...
Classified Date:
11/10/2018
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Studio Canal
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional material Audio commentary with director John Carpenter and actor Kurt...

  • Classified date

    30/10/2018

  • BBFC reference

    BFF029669

  • Language

    English