Escape from L.A. (1996)
Snake Plissken once more must work for the government against his own will.
Genre
Characters/Groups
Map to the Stars Eddie - Steve Buscemi
Cuervo Jones - George Corraface
Woman on Freeway - Caroleen Feeney
Surgeon General of Beverly Hills - Bruce Campbell
Female Narrator - Kathleen Blanchard
Mescalitos - William Luduena, Gabriel Castillo
Jacket Mescalito - William Pena
U.S. Cleric Justice - David Perrone
Character thumbnails with links to profiles
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- Secretary of State - Edited.png
Detailed Synopsis
"1998. In the late 20th Century hostile forces inside the United States grow strong. The city of Los Angeles is ravaged by crime and immorality. To protect and defend its citizens, the United States Police Force is formed. A presidential candidate predicts a millennium earthquake will destroy L.A. in divine retribution. An earthquake measuring 9.6 on the Richter Scale hits at 12:59 pm August 23rd in the year 2000. After the devastation the Constitution is amended and the newly elected president accepts a lifetime term of office. The country's capital is relocated from Washington D.C. to the president's hometown of Lynchburg, Virginia. Los Angeles island is declared no longer part of the United States and becomes the deportation point for all people found undesirable or unfit to live in the new moral America. The United States Police Force, like an army, is encamped along the shoreline, making any escape from L.A. impossible. From the southeastern hills of Orange County to the northwestern shore of Malibu, the great wall excludes L.A. from the mainland. The president's first act as permanent commander-in-chief is Directive 17, once an American loses his or her citizenship they are deported to this island of the damned and they never come back."
"2013, Now" On Friday at 1900 hours, Snake Plissken arrives at the deportation point. Police Anchor reports that Snake was arrested for gun fighting for profit in the U.S. territory of New Vegas, Thailand. Brazen tells Malloy they are still getting a tracer signal from the rescue team, but it is static and they Malloy decides the only chance they have is to use Snake. Duty Sergeant welcomes Snake to L.A. and as they are walking to the deportation area, Duty Sergeant lists off Snake's awards and asks why Snake threw it all away, but Snake refuses to answer instead telling Duty Sergeant to call him Snake. As Snake is walking through the processing area he is scratched by an officer on the back of his hand. He is brought into a room which Brazen and Malloy enter along with what appears to be the President. Brazen shows Snake a video of a group of government officials including Utopia, touring the Benford Space Defense lab at 1030 on Wednesday. During the tour Utopia stole a top secret prototype and while flying on Air Force 3, she hijacked the plane and then used an emergency escape pod to land in L.A. carrying the top secret device. Brazen tells Snake that while Utopia was in a virtual reality world, she met Cuervo Jones who convinced her to steal the top secret device. The President tells Snake if he brings back the device then he will receive a full pardon. Malloy tells Snake that they have infected him with the Plutoxin 7 Virus, which causes those infected to bleed out of their orifices until they die. They tell him he has less than 10 hours to live, but the President tells him he will give him the antidote if he brings back the device. Snake charges at them, but finds out they have all been nothing but holograms. Snake agrees to go on the mission but threatens that he will have his revenge if he makes it back. He is shown the equipment he will be bringing with him including weapons and equipment including a tracking device to try and find the last surviving member of the previous team sent to find the device and a fire retardant outfit. Before leaving he is told to kill Utopia when he finds her on orders of the President. He crosses the recently created San Fernando Sea by submarine and crashes onto the beach, but his submarine sinks into the ocean. Snake is confronted by Pipeline who tells him to stay off his beach. Snake enters the Los Angeles theater looking for the lost rescue team member, which he finds impaled into a wall. Skinhead walks up to Snake and bets him 300 bucks he can't throw a blade from his distance into the rescue team member, but Snake just walks away. Blonde Hooker propositions Snake and she tells him he can find Cuervo Jones on Sunset Boulevard. Skinhead and another man step outside and Skinhead yells at Snake who just turns around and shoots Skinhead dead. Snake walks to Sunset Boulevard and witnesses Cuervo Jones lead a vehicle parade down the street with Utopia next to him and he tells the people to meet him at the Happy Kingdom. Snake steals a motorcycle from a pair of Mescalitos, but is knocked to the ground by Cuervo Jones with a pair of bolos. He is forced to leave his coat behind, which is taken by Jacket Mescalito. Snake takes a seat and meets Map to the Stars Eddie.