this film show john carpenter film direction at it best . carpenter write this script after his house be rob and and it show . this dark view of a future world be mean to show where thing be head at the time with the crime rate rise a we be head into the 1980 . carpenter a always write a solid script and this time with help from his old film school buddy nick castle and who also be the original horror icon michael myers in john carpenter halloween . this film star a great all star john carpenter cast of kurt russell and donald pleasence and lee van cleef and harry dean stanton and charles cypher and carpenter ex wife adrienne barbeau . great plot with great character make this one of john carpenter best film and it be a shame they have to cut out the start of the movie when it be put in theater in 1981 and where snake plissken and his partner do the robbery and later and snake partner get kill and and snake get catch by the united state police force . also a great score by carpenter and alan howarth and this film be not to be miss by any fan of john carpenter and sci fi and horror or film in general .