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Assault on Precinct 13|Austin Stoker

Assault on Precinct 13

Austin Stoker and Darwin Joston
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Overview

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 resources.

Awards:

Main Cast & Crew:
John Carpenter - Director
Gil Rankin
Austin Stoker
Darwin Joston
Laurie Zimmer
Martin West
Tony Burton
John J Fox
Marc Ross
Gilbert De la Pena
Al Nakauchi

Details

    Blu-Ray Disc Format
  • Format: Blu-ray
  • Run Time: 91
  • Color Format: Color
  • UPC: 826663144352
  • Genre: ACTION / ADVENTURE
  • Rating: R (MPAA)
  • Release Date: November 2013

Movie Reviews

Synopsis:
ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13 is an early John Carpenter film with explosive impact. A backwater L.A. police station gets lively fast when a man avenges the murder of his daughter and then takes shelter from the murderous gang in the 13th precinct house. Purportedly an homage to Howard Hawks, it matters little when the riotous action starts.

Notes:
Theatrical Release: November 5, 1976. ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13 is an homage to RIO BRAVO, a 1959 film directed by Howard Hawks. As with most of his films, director John Carpenter also wrote the musical score.

Reviews:
"...PRECINCT 13 is filled with delectable bits of business in direction and performances..." - 12/01/1977 Sight and Sound, p.58-9


"...Carpenter is an extremely resourceful director [with an] ability to construct film entirely out of action and movement..." - 08/18/1979 New York Times, p.10


"...A tight, tense thriller....Carpenter's eerie score and Douglas Knapp's stylish cinematography give this low-budget shoot-out all the weight of an urban RIO BRAVO..." - 03/14/2003 Entertainment Weekly, p.49


"[I]nstinctively punk....Brilliant..." - 02/01/2005 Uncut, p.104


Ranked #20 in Uncut's Best DVDs Of 2005 -- "Carpenter's film is a classic in its own right, a benchmark of lean action cinema." - 01/01/2006 Uncut, p.84-85


4 stars out of 5 -- "[A] stripped-down thriller....It owes as much to George A. Romero as Howard Hawks....Raw and visceral..." - 05/01/2008 Empire, p.159


"ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13's shootouts boast a swift, gripping brutality..." -- Grade: A- - 11/20/2013 A.V. Club

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