Fictional character from the films Escape from New York and Escape from L.A.
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Fictional character
Snake Plissken
Kurt Russell as Snake Plissken in Escape from New York (1981)
First appearance
Escape from New York
Last appearance
Escape from L.A.
Created by
John Carpenter Nick Castle
Portrayed by
Kurt Russell
In-universe information
Nickname
Snake
Gender
Male
Title
Lieutenant
Occupation
Soldier, criminal
Affiliation
United States Army Special Forces
S. D. Bob "Snake" Plissken is a fictional character who served as the protagonist of the films Escape from New York (1981) and Escape from L.A. (1996). Portrayed by Kurt Russell, the character was created by John Carpenter and Nick Castle. An antihero, Plissken is a former United States Army Special Forces lieutenant who served in the Soviet Union during World War III, for which he was awarded two Purple Hearts, before turning to a life of crime. In both movies, Plissken is approached by the federal government of the United States, which offers to pardon him if he agrees to carry out dangerous missions in New York City and Los Angeles, both of which have been transformed into maximum security prisons to deal with a massive increase in crime. The character went on to appear in John Carpenter's Snake Plissken Chronicles, a four-part comic book miniseries released in 2003, and has frequently been referenced in popular culture.
S. D. Bob "Snake" Plissken is a fictional character who served as the protagonist of the films Escape from New York (1981) and Escape from L.A. (1996)...
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