Escape From New York cost $7 million to produce. Escape From L.A. had a budget of $50 million.
You'll see some well-known sites in the film including Universal Studios Hollywood, where a submarine goes cruising through the San Fernando Valley, which is now underwater, and narrowly misses Jaws.
Kurt still has the costume that he wore in Escape From New York 15 years ago. It is the only costume that he ever kept. He wears it in the initial scenes.
It took 70 nights of shooting to finish. Shooting started on Dec. 11, 1995. Kurt earned $10 million for making this sequel.
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