Escapes blazes a path through mid-20th-century Hollywood via the experiences of Hampton Fancher – flamenco dancer, actor, and the unlikely producer and screenwriter of the landmark sci-fi classic Blade Runner….

Prudence resigns from her teaching position after being criticized for giving a student her copy of a romance novel. She sails for Italy, takes a job at a small bookstore…

Parrish McLean lives with his mother Ellen on Sala Post’s tobacco plantation in the Connecticut River Valley. His mother winds up marrying Sala’s rival Judd Raike, ruthless planter who wants…