Escape from New York：Full Cast & Crew

Directed by

John Carpenter
(directed by)

Writing Credits

John Carpenter
(written by) and: Nick Castle
(written by)

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: Frank Doubleday
Romero: John Strobel
Cronenberg: John Cothran
Gypsy #1: Garrett Bergfeld
Gypsy #2: Richard Cosentino
Gypsy Guard: Robert John Metcalf
Gypsy #3: Joel Bennett
Gypsy #4: Vicangelo Bulluck
First Indian: Clem Fox
Second Indian: Tobar Mayo
Third Indian: Nancy Stephens
Stewardess: 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: 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: Carla Barnett
Gypsy: Kathleen Blanchard
Narrator - Opening scenes: John Carpenter
Secret Service #2 / Helicopter Pilot / Violin Player (voice) (uncredited): Nick Castle
Pianist: John Contini
Eye-Patch Prisoner: Jamie Lee Curtis
Narrator / Computer (voice) (uncredited): Linda Daniels
Sewer Orphan: Mark Groseclose
Crazy: David E. Harshbarger
Soldier / Bum in Theater (uncredited): Debra Hill
Computer: Jeff Sillifant
Crazy / Food Drop Prisoner (uncredited): 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
associate producer: Jake Eberts
executive producer (uncredited): Larry Franco
producer (produced by): Debra Hill
producer (produced by)

Music by

John Carpenter
(music by): Alan Howarth
(in association with)

Cinematography by

Dean Cundey
director of photography

Editing by

Todd C. Ramsay
film editor (as Todd Ramsay)

Production Design by

Joe Alves

Set Decoration by

Cloudia Rebar
(as C L O U D I A)

Costume Design by

Stephen Loomis
(as Steven Loomis)

Makeup Department

Frankie Bergman
hair stylist: Ken Chase
makeup artist supervisor: Benjamin Douglas
makeup artist (as Ben Douglas)

Production Management

Alan Levine
production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Jeffrey Chernov
second assistant director: Larry Franco
first assistant director

Art Department

Eugene Booth
assistant property master (as Gene Booth): Lee B. Drygas
swing gang (as Lee Drygas): Joseph C. Fama
propmaker (as Joe Fama): Arthur Gelb
graphic designer: Serge Genitempo
stand-by painter: Chris Horner
assistant art director: Mike May
property master: Art Molen
propmaker foreman: Andrew 'Sandy' Overholtzer
propmaker foreman (as Andrew Earl Overholtzer): Marvin Salsberg
construction foreman (as Marv Salsberg): Wayne Smith
paint foreman: Don Sutton
leadman: Ward Welton
paint supervisor: Frank White
laborer: Ed Zingel
painter: Sol Aquino
carpenter (uncredited): Michael W. Moore
prop maker (uncredited)

Sound Department

Joseph F. Brennan
boom operator (as Joe Brennan): Thomas Causey
sound mixer (as Tommy Causey): Carl Fischer
boom operator: Warren Hamilton Jr.
sound editor (as Warren Hamilton): Alan Howarth
special synthesizer sound: Gregg Landaker
rerecording mixer: Steve Maslow
rerecording mixer: John Mosley
stereo recordist: David Ritscher
assistant sound editor (as David Ritcher): Bill Varney
rerecording mixer: David Lewis Yewdall
sound editor (as David Yewdall): Nicholas James
foley editor (uncredited): Mark A. Mangini
dialogue editor (uncredited): Steve Rice
dialogue editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by

Roy Arbogast
special effects supervisor: Pat Patterson
special effects: Eddie Surkin
special effects: Gary Zink
special effects: Brian Bevis
special effects crew (uncredited): Johnny Borgese
special effects (uncredited): Hal Millar
special effects (uncredited): Kevin Pike
special effects (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

Steve Caldwell
camera assistant: special visual effects: James Cameron
director of photography: special visual effects (as Jim Cameron) / matte artwork (as Jim Cameron): Tom Campbell
engineer: special visual effects: Brian Chin
miniature construction: George D. Dodge
director of photography: special visual effects (as George Dodge): Steven Elliott
Elicon camera operator (as Steve Elliot) / rotoscope (as Steve Elliot): Mary Ann Fisher
producer/liaison: special visual effects: Randall Frakes
camera assistant: special visual effects (as Randy Frakes): Julia Gibson
Elicon camera operator: Jena Holman
matte artwork: Ken Jones
Elicon camera operator (as Dr. Ken Jones): R.J. Kizer
project supervisor: special visual effects: Aaron Lipstadt
associate producer: special visual effects: Austin McKinney
director of photography: special visual effects: Sara Nelson
production accountant: special visual effects: Tony Randel
lab liaison: special visual effects (as Anthony Randel): Dennis Skotak
director of photography: special visual effects: Robert Skotak
matte artwork (as Bob Skotak) / visual effects supervisor: Charles Skouras III
production manager: special visual effects: Dan Smith
rotoscope: Robin Thomas
production secretary: special visual effects: Gary Wagner
gaffer: special visual effects: John C. Wash
graphic displays (as John Wash): William L. Arance
visual effects (uncredited): Whitney Scott Bain
visual effects production assistant (uncredited): Stephen Barncard
motion control designer (uncredited): Mark Stetson
model maker (uncredited): Hoyt Yeatman
motion control photographer (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
Stunt double: Season Hubley: 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: Jack Tyree
stunts: Jack Verbois
stunts: Dick Warlock
stunt coordinator / stunts: Jesse Wayne
stunt double: stunt double: Donald Pleasence / 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

Leo Behar
grip: Clyde E. Bryan
first assistant camera (as Clyde Bryan): Scott Buttfield
electrician: Jim Coe
still photographer: Jack Lee Gary
assistant camera: second unit (as Jack Gary): Kim Gottlieb
still photographer: Douglas Knapp
camera operator: second unit (as Doug Knapp): Jim Lucas
director of photography: second unit: Drain M. Marshall
rigging gaffer (as Drain Marshall): Terry Marshall
electrician: Thomas Marshall
best boy electrician (as Tom Marshall): Steve Mathis
flicker box technician: George Mooradian
assistant camera: second unit: Douglas Olivares
second assistant camera: Seymour Owens
second grip: Frank Palmer
key grip: Frank Ruttencutter
camera operator: second unit: Tommy Sands
dolly grip: Raymond Stella
camera operator (as Ray Stella): Steve Tate
second assistant camera: Mark Walthour
gaffer: Curtis Foster
electrician (uncredited)

Casting Department

Pegi Brotman
casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Katrina Bronson
costumer: women: Mel Sawicki
costumer: men

Editorial Department

Dean Beville
assistant to assistant film editor: Sheri Eisenberg
theatrical & HDR mastering colorist: Barbara Gandolfo-Frady
apprentice editor (as Barbara Ann Gandolfo): Randy D. Thornton
assistant film editor

Location Management

Barry Bernardi
location manager: Frank Capra III
assistant location manager: Ron Littrell
location contact: Terry Murphy
location contact

Music Department

John Carpenter
music performer: Alan Howarth
music performer / musician: special synthesizer sound: Bruce Botnick
scoring mixer (uncredited): Tom Boyd
musician: oboe soloist (uncredited): Sandy De Crescent
orchestra contractor (uncredited): George Doering
musician (uncredited): Robert Fernandez
scoring mixer (uncredited): Kenneth Hall
music editor (uncredited): Dennis S. Sands
scoring recordist (uncredited): Steve Schaeffer
musician: percussion (uncredited): Steven L. Smith
music preparation (uncredited): James Thatcher
musician: French horn (uncredited): Ian Underwood
musician: synthesizer (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

Louise Jaffe
script supervisor

Transportation Department

Joe Benet
driver: Bobby Benton
driver: Rodney Berg
driver (as Rod Berg): Steve Boyd
driver: John Brumby
creative mobile technician: Michael Connolly
driver (as Mike Connolly): William Charles Hauer
driver (as Chuck Hauer): Dick Lee
driver: Wayne Roberts
driver: Mario Simon
driver: Tom F. Thomas
transportation captain (as Tom Thomas): Eddie Lee Voelker
transportation coordinator: Wayne Williams
driver: Ed Wirth
driver (as Eddie Worth): Tom Briggs
set driver (uncredited)

Additional Crew

Juan Betancourt
meals: Donald P. Borchers
avco nominee (as Don Borchers): Pegi Brotman
assistant: producers: John F. Buckley
accountant (as Jack Buckley): Louis Chirco
craft service (as Louie Chirco): Maurice Costello
nurse: Chip Fowler
production office coordinator: Matt Franco
assistant: the assistants: Bert Jetter
meals: David R. Lawson
medic: Sarah Preece
office production assistant: Geoffrey Ryan
production assistant (as Geoff Ryan): Syd Stembridge
weapons advisor: Kelli Thompson
unit publicist (as Kelli Garris): David DeCoteau
production assistant (uncredited): John L. Hammontree
militia coordinator (uncredited): Howard R. Schuster
financing (uncredited): Barron Winchester
stand-in: Mr. Pleasance (uncredited)

Thanks

Walter Abell
special thanks: David Cronenberg
special thanks: Dennis Foley
special thanks (as Lt. Col. Dennis R. Foley): George A. Romero
special thanks: Don Taylor
special thanks