Escape from New York [1981]

In the future, crime is out of control and New York City is a maximum security prison. Grabbing a bargaining chip right out of the air, convicts bring down the President's plane in bad old Gotham. Gruff Snake Plissken, a one-eyed warrior new to pris…more »

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Snake Plissken:
Where's the President?

Cabbie:
The Duke got him. Everybody knows the Duke's got him. You don't have to put a gun to my head. I'll tell you.

Snake Plissken:
Who's the Duke?

Cabbie:
The Duke? The Duke of New York, A-Number-1, the Big Man, that's who!

Snake Plissken:
I wanna meet this Duke.

Cabbie:
You can't meet the Duke! Are you crazy? Nobody gets to meet the Duke. You meet him once and then you're dead!

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