John carpenters 1981 sc fi classic escape from new york saw kurt russell take on the role of ex soldier snake plissken who is given 22 hours to find the president of the united states who has been captured by prisoners after the crash of air force one set in 1997 the then near future new yorks manhattan island acts as a maximum security prison this is not official merchandise it is a design inspired by escape from new york and should not be associated with official productst shirt des