Escape from L.A.

1996 · 101 MIN · IMDB 5.7 · 82,855 VOTES · DIR. John Carpenter

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Overview

Into the 9.6-quaked Los Angeles of 2013 comes Snake Plissken. His job: wade through L.A.'s ruined landmarks to retrieve a doomsday device.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,393 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:02:30 In the late 20th century
00:07:37 Good old days. Let's get going.
00:12:01 Her emergency escape pod landed somewhere in L.A.
00:14:37 What's he talking about?
00:18:46 for an invasion of the United States.
00:22:10 There's lots of obstructions down there.
00:27:13 j& Seems like I'm slipping j&
00:31:32 [Shouting In Spanish]
00:37:06 He's setting up something big
00:40:50 You couldn't give them away.
00:44:53 Bye.
00:48:44 Oh, come on, man. I tried to tell you
00:50:43 unleashes an intense electromagnetic pulse
00:53:05 Now, I told you not to try to get this back, didn't I?
00:58:37 Miss a shot, you get shot.
01:04:07 Oh, God. You can't give that to him.
01:07:04 She hangs with Saigon Shadow.
01:11:05 All right, we're in.
01:13:14 Swear to God, Snake.
01:16:43 [Gunfire]
01:20:06 He's near.
01:28:03 President: Welcome back, sir.
01:31:54 7-7...
01:37:36 j& Yeah, I am the one j&

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,393
Dialogue density13.8 lines / min
First line00:02:30
Final line01:37:36

Production Record

DirectorJohn Carpenter
LanguageEnglish
Budget$50,000,000
Revenue$42,277,365
IMDb votes82,855