Escape From New York (1981)

Plot: Set in a future Dystopia where Manhattan is a high security prison, convict Snake Plissken is sent in to rescue the President of the United States.

This was one fun action movie. All that's missing are a few Arnold Swargenagger one-liners. Getting old pros like Ernie Borgnine and Lee van cleef to support Russell was a stroke of genius casting. Little did the filmmakers know that NYC in 1997 would not be a burnt out shell but one of the most richest places in the world.