1981
In a dystopian 1997, former Special Forces soldier Snake Plissken is tasked with rescuing the President from Manhattan Island, now a maximum-security prison, after Air Force One crashes there. Police Commissioner Bob Hauk injects Snake with micro-explosives, threatening detonation if he fails to retrieve the President and a vital cassette tape within 24 hours. Snake infiltrates the prison, locates the President with the help of an old associate, and after a violent confrontation and chaotic escape where his allies are killed, he delivers the President and the tape. However, Snake reveals he swapped the real tape, which contained crucial information for a global peace summit, for a fake, destroying the only hope for peace.
Save the Cat beat sheet
A daring special-forces operative, Snake Plissken, is coerced into rescuing the President from a lawless island.
Open full beat sheetS.D. Snake Plissken is listed as Protagonist. Former Special Forces soldier, war hero turned criminal, missing left eye, long wavy hair, two-day beard. In the parsed data, S.D. Snake Plissken is connected to 6 scenes, 6 dialogue lines, 6 text mentions, first appearing around scene 2.
6 scenes / 6 dialogue linesBob Hauk is listed as Antagonist/Handler. Police Commissioner of the New York Maximum Security Penitentiary. In the parsed data, Bob Hauk is connected to 4 scenes, 3 dialogue lines, 3 text mentions, first appearing around scene 1.
4 scenes / 3 dialogue linesBrain is listed as Supporting. Former associate of Snake, now works for the Duke, expert in maps and diagrams. In the parsed data, Brain is connected to 3 scenes, 3 dialogue lines, 3 text mentions, first appearing around scene 4.
3 scenes / 3 dialogue linesThe President is listed as Supporting. The leader of the United States, held hostage by the prisoners. In the parsed data, The President is connected to 2 scenes, 1 dialogue line, 3 text mentions, first appearing around scene 6.
2 scenes / 1 dialogue linesMaggie is listed as Supporting. Brain's companion and bodyguard. In the parsed data, Maggie is connected to 2 scenes, first appearing around scene 4.
2 scenes / 0 dialogue linesThe Duke is listed as Antagonist. Leader of the prisoners in Manhattan, wears a cowboy hat and sunglasses. In the parsed data, The Duke is connected to 1 scene, 2 dialogue lines, 2 text mentions, first appearing around scene 7.
1 scenes / 2 dialogue linesCabbie is listed as Supporting. A taxi driver who has lived in the prison for 30 years. In the parsed data, Cabbie is connected to 1 scene, first appearing around scene 4.
1 scenes / 0 dialogue linesRehme is listed as Supporting. Police official working under Hauk. In the parsed data, Rehme is connected to 1 scene, first appearing around scene 8.
1 scenes / 0 dialogue linesWeirdo is listed as Supporting. A henchman of the Duke. In the parsed data, Weirdo is connected to 1 scene, first appearing around scene 7.
1 scenes / 0 dialogue linesA driver reports an escape in progress to the security control.
Hauk recruits Snake Plissken for a mission to rescue the President.
S.D. Snake Plissken, Bob HaukSnake is injected with antitoxin and Hauk reveals the lethal charges in his arteries.
S.D. Snake Plissken, Bob HaukSnake confronts Brain about his past and demands to be taken to the President.
S.D. Snake Plissken, Brain, Maggie, CabbieBrain and Snake discuss the plan to rescue the President from the train cars.
S.D. Snake Plissken, BrainSnake infiltrates the train car, kills the guards, and rescues the President.
S.D. Snake Plissken, The PresidentSnake and the President are captured by the Duke and his men.
S.D. Snake Plissken, The Duke, Brain, Maggie, The President, WeirdoHauk and the Vice President argue over whether to enter the prison.
Bob Hauk, RehmeIt's all right. He's got to go in the front way. It'll take him five minutes. If you're not back to the car in four minutes you're on your own.
This is Gotham 4, North Bay, Station 17. I have an escape in progress. An object in mid-bay moving toward the wall.
When we get there, Harold, you just keep talking.
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