Escape From New York

Escape from New York is a 1981 American science-fiction action film co-written, scored and directed by John Carpenter. In a dystopian 1997, Manhattan has been converted into a maximum-security prison; when Air Force One crashes inside, war hero turned convict Snake Plissken (Kurt Russell) is given 24 hours to rescue the President in exchange for his freedom. The film became a cult classic and a touchstone of post-apocalyptic cinema (Wikipedia)