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DVD Release Date
• R1: Nov 25, 1997
• R2: 28 May 2001
Budget $100,000
Official Website:
Assault on Precinct 13 Website
MPAA Rating
R
Running Time
1 hour, 31 minutes
Country USA
Studio CKK, Turtle Releasing
More info on IMDb.com
Other Titles
• Assault on Precinct 13
• The Anderson Alamo (1976)
• John Carpenter's Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)
• Assault - Anschlag bei Nacht (1979)
• Das Ende (1979)
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Genre: Action, Thriller, Police, Revenge, Suspense, Urban, Cult Classic, Murder, Escape, Tragedy
Tagline: L.A.'s deadliest street gang just declared war on the cops.
Plot: Director John Carpenter's second film is a brutal, realistic story about the siege of a small police precinct by a violent and well-armed gang. The gang is seeking the man who killed some of their members in revenge for the accidental shooting of his daughter. After the father enacts his revenge, he wanders to the police precinct in a distraught state. The poorly manned precinct is being phased out of use, and is unprepared for the relentless assult which ensues. The violence in ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13 was shocking for its time and has remained so over the years since its release, mainly due to the stark, unaffected direction of a young John Carpenter. Insipired by the cowboy and indian movies Carpenter watched as a boy, the film is more than just an action movie, as it shows the desperation and courage of people living in a violent society. Produced with a modest budget and without Hollywood backing, ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13 is a fine example of how a powerful film can be made with limited
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My only beef with Assault is that it's really too damn short--there's plenty of atmospheric (and brutal, and scary) buildup to the remarkable siege, but I couldn't drum up much compassion about the characters because I don't know much about them.  --Jack Witzig (ColdSpot)
...Let me put it this way instead sonny-boy; an inventive premise, lots of guns, heavy action, effective suspense, genuine laughs, a furious last half, and John Carpenter kicking B-Movie ass behind the camera while cracking skulls with his jiving score. That better for ya? You love The Carp! Hit this one, it can make your day a much better one. It did mine!  --'The Arrow' (Arrow)
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| Written by |
John Carpenter
Assault on Precinct 13, Halloween H20: 20 Years Later, The Fog |
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| Cast |
Kim Richards
The Car, Escape to Witch Mountain, Return from Witch Mountain |
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Battle for the Planet of the Apes, Riding with Death, Time Walker | | | | | | |
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| Music By |
John Carpenter
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers, Halloween, Halloween |
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