1997'. '.strtoupper('n')ew york city is now a maximum security prison'. '.strtoupper('b')reaking out is impossible'. '.strtoupper('b')reaking in is insane vice press home video continue our john carpenter vhs series with escape from new york, featuring cover art by matt ferguson.and yes, it plays!important information this release is only available in pal format, and will only play on uk and european vhs players'. '.strtoupper('p')lease take this into consideration when ordering.a chilling picture of the not too distant future john carpenter who gave you the fog and halloween.the time is 1997.new york is a maximum security prison operated by the newly formed united states police force'. '.strtoupper('c')ompletely walled in and virtually escape proof, the city is a corrupt and devastated wasteland inhabited by three million criminals.when the presidents plane crash lands there, he is taken prisoner by a gang of marauding criminals..'. '.strtoupper('a')nd there is only one man who can get him out alive.featuresclear clamshell with double sided cover featuring art by matt ferguson on one side and the original theatrical artwork on the otherblack vhs tape.packaging and label design by matt ferguson and floreydetailsavailable in pal format99 mins approx'. '.strtoupper('r')un time'. '.strtoupper('p')roduced and sold under licence in the uk by vice press ltd.