Escape
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Escape may refer to:
Songs
Video game companies
- EscapismEscapismEscapism is mental diversion by means of entertainment or recreation, as an "escape" from the perceived unpleasant or banal aspects of daily life...
, mental diversion by means of entertainment or recreation - EscapologyEscapologyFor the Jessica Mauboy song, see Inescapable.Escapology is the practice of escaping from restraints or other traps. Escapologists escape from handcuffs, straitjackets, cages, coffins, steel boxes, barrels, bags, burning buildings, fish-tanks and other perils, often in combination.-History:The art...
, the study and practice of escaping from physical restraints - Prison escapePrison escapeA prison escape or prison break is the act of an inmate leaving prison through unofficial or illegal ways. Normally, when this occurs, an effort is made on the part of authorities to recapture them and return them to their original detainers...
, the act of breaking out of prison - Escape responseEscape responseEscape response, escape reaction, or escape behaviour is a possible reaction in response to stimuli indicative of danger, in particular, it initiates an escape motion of an animal...
, instinctive behaviour in animals
In literature
- Escape (Carolyn Jessop and Laura Palmer book), a book describing a difficult upbringing in the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
- Escape (Choose Your Own Adventure), a "Choose Your Own Adventure" book
- Escape (David McMillan book), an autobiographical book by smuggler David McMillan
- Escape (magazine), a British comic strip magazine published between 1983 and 1989
- "Escape!Escape!Escape! is a science fiction short story by Isaac Asimov. It was first published as "Paradoxical Escape" in the August 1945 issue of Astounding Science Fiction and reprinted as "Escape!" in the collections I, Robot and The Complete Robot .-Plot summary:Many research organizations are working to...
", a science fiction short story by Isaac Asimov
In film
- Escape (1930 film)Escape (1930 film)Escape is a 1930 British crime film directed by Basil Dean and starring Gerald du Maurier, Edna Best, Gordon Harker and Austin Trevor. A man escapes from Dartmoor Prison and is hunted across the moors by policemen to whom it is an unpleasant reminder of their experiences during the First World War....
, a 1930 film starring Austin Trevor and Edna Best - Escape (1940 film)Escape (1940 film)Escape is a 1940 drama film about an American in pre-World War II Nazi Germany who discovers his mother is in a concentration camp and tries desperately to free her. It starred Norma Shearer, Robert Taylor, Conrad Veidt and Alla Nazimova...
, a 1940 film starring Robert Taylor and Norma Shearer - Escape (1948 film)Escape (1948 film)Escape is a 1948 British-American thriller film directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz. It follows a RAF Second World War veteran who goes to prison and then escapes and meets a woman who persuades him to surrender...
, a 1948 film starring Rex HarrisonRex HarrisonSir Reginald Carey “Rex” Harrison was an English actor of stage and screen. Harrison won an Academy Award and two Tony Awards.-Youth and stage career:... - Escape (1980 film), a 1980 television film starring Timothy BottomsTimothy Bottoms-Early life:Bottoms was born in Santa Barbara, California, the eldest son of Betty and James "Bud" Bottoms, who is a sculptor and art teacher. He is the brother of actors Joseph Bottoms , Sam Bottoms and Ben Bottoms . In 1967, Bottoms toured Europe as part of the Santa Barbara Madrigal...
and Colleen DewhurstColleen DewhurstColleen Rose Dewhurst was a Canadian-American actress known for a while as "the Queen of Off-Broadway." In her autobiography, Dewhurst wrote: "I had moved so quickly from one Off-Broadway production to the next that I was known, at one point, as the 'Queen of Off-Broadway'...
In radio
- Escape (radio program)Escape (radio program)Escape was radio's leading anthology series of high-adventure radio dramas, airing on CBS from July 7, 1947 to September 25, 1954. Since the program did not have a regular sponsor like Suspense, it was subjected to frequent schedule shifts and lower production budgets, although Richfield Oil signed...
, a radio drama series on CBS - Escape (Sirius XM), a music channel on satellite radio
In music
Albums- Escape (Enrique Iglesias album)Escape (Enrique Iglesias album)Escape is an Enrique Iglesias album recorded in English in 2001.In late 2002, a special edition of the album was released with three extra songs, "Hero" , "Maybe" and "To Love a Woman", a duet with Lionel Richie....
, or the title song (see below) - Escape (Journey album)Escape (Journey album)-Personnel:*Steve Perry - Lead Vocals*Neal Schon - Guitar, Vocals*Ross Valory - Bass, Vocals*Steve Smith - Drums, Percussion*Jonathan Cain - Keyboards, Piano, Guitar, Vocals-Additional personnel:*Wally Buck - Engineer, Assistant Engineer...
, or the title song - Escape (Ram-Zet album)Escape (Ram-Zet album)Escape is the second album by avant-garde metal band Ram-Zet released on April 30, 2002 in the US by Spinefarm Records and Century Media Records. The band produced the album themselves...
- Escape (Whodini album)Escape (Whodini album)Escape is the second album by hip-hop group Whodini, released in 1984 on the Jive label. The album spawned the hit singles "Five Minutes of Funk," "Friends," and "Freaks Come Out at Night". This was one the first rap albums ever to include a synclavier...
, or the title song
Songs
- "Escape" (Enrique Iglesias song)Escape (Enrique Iglesias song)"Escape" is a pop song written by Kara DioGuardi, Enrique Iglesias, Steve Morales and David Siegel for Iglesias' 2001 album Escape. The song is the album's opening track, and was released as its second single in 2002 . The song reached number three in the UK and number twelve in the U.S. charts...
- "Escape" (Metallica song)
- "Escape" (Misia song)
- "Escape" (Rupert Holmes song), later known as "Escape (The Piña Colada Song)"
- "Escape", a song by Craig Armstrong
- "Escape", a song by Journey from the album Escape
- "Escape", a song by Matisyahu from LightLight (Matisyahu album)Light is the third album by reggae singer Matisyahu, which was released on August 25, 2009. It was anticipated since his major label debut Youth released three years before...
- "Escape", a song by Muse from Showbiz
- "Escapee", a song by Architecture in HelsinkiArchitecture in HelsinkiArchitecture in Helsinki is an Australian indie pop band which consists of Cameron Bird, Gus Franklin, Jamie Mildren, Sam Perry, and Kellie Sutherland...
from Moment BendsMoment BendsMoment Bends is the fourth album by Melbourne indie pop band Architecture in Helsinki. It was released on April 8, 2011 in Australia, and May 3, 2011 in the US. The project had previously been given the working title Vision Revision...
In video games
Video game titles- Escape (computer game)Escape (computer game)Escape is a ZX Spectrum video game developed and released by New Generation Software in 1982."Can you ESCAPE from the monsters? You must search through themaze to find the axe which will enable you to break down the door andESCAPE...
, a ZX Spectrum video game developed and released by New Generation Software in 1982
Video game companies
- Westone Bit EntertainmentWestone Bit EntertainmentWestone Bit Entertainment is a computer game developer founded in May 1986 and based in Mukoujima, Sumida-ku, Tokyo. They are most famous for their first work Wonder Boy and the Monster World series. Originally called Escape, the company was renamed to Westone as the word Escape make them sound...
, a video game company formerly known as Escape
Other uses
- Ford EscapeFord EscapeThe Ford Escape is a compact SUV sold by the automaker Ford Motor Company introduced in 2000 as a 2001 model year and priced below the Ford Explorer. Although technically it's a crossover vehicle, it is marketed by Ford as part of its traditional SUV lineup rather than its separate crossover lineup...
, a small sport utility vehicle - Escape characterEscape characterIn computing and telecommunication, an escape character is a character which invokes an alternative interpretation on subsequent characters in a character sequence. An escape character is a particular case of metacharacters...
, in document processing, a character which signifies that what follows takes an alternative interpretation - Escape key, the "Esc" key on a computer keyboard
- Escape sequenceEscape sequenceAn escape sequence is a series of characters used to change the state of computers and their attached peripheral devices. These are also known as control sequences, reflecting their use in device control. Some control sequences are special characters that always have the same meaning...
, a series of characters used to trigger some sort of command state in computers - E-scapeE-scapeE-scape is a project run by the Technology Education Research Unit at Goldsmiths University of London, England that developed an approach to the authentic assessment of creativity and collaboration based on open-ended but structured activities...
, a project at Goldsmiths University in London that has developed an approach to the assessment of creativity and collaboration based on open-ended but structured activities - Escape (paraglider wing), a paraglider wing manufactured and marketed bu UP Europe 1997-2000.