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: Image Entertainment
: Action, Independent, Cops
: 91 min.
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Cops, secretaries, and prisoners stuck in a soon-to-be-shuttered L.A. police station fight off a horde of murderous gang members in director John Carpenter's homage to Howard Hawks. When police officer Bishop (Austin Stoker) is left in charge of Precinct 13 on the last day it's open, he isn't prepared for the onslaught of a murderous street gang who have come into the possession of an enormous arsenal of guns. Finding himself trapped in the precinct with a pair of secretaries (Laurie Zimmer and Nancy Loomis), a few civilians and a handful of prisoners, Bishop is unable to call for help because the phones have already been disconnected and the precinct is in a run-down, out-of-the-way neighborhood. Holding out for a rescue, he and his fellow prisoners band together to barricade themselves in and hold the bandits at bay. But as the casualties mount and the supplies run low, they must choose between a daring escape attempt, a fiery offensive, or certain death. The sophomore feature from auteur-in-the-making John Carpenter, Assault on Precinct 13 reunited the director with Douglas H. Knapp, his cinematographer on 1974's Dark Star. ~ Brian J. Dillard, All Movie Guide
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| "Assault on Precinct 13" is clearly made on a very low budget
by JEFRYE61
March 17, 2010 - 6:22 PM PDT
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| Carpenter took a drive-in movie on a shoestring budget and carved out a masterpiece. If you view this film with a jaded eye comparing it to action films of today, you will see blemishes. However, if you take into consideration that this movie was made in the mid-1970's on a small budget, you will see that Carpenter exceeded his mandate and created a tight action-suspense thriller that foreshadowed his future triumphs. Like the Romero zombie movies, this is a siege film, but in this case, the attackers are cognizant of what they are doing and willfully participating in destruction, murder, and mayhem, which is even more frightening in some ways than an attack of drones motivated by primal instincts. I would recommend this movie to anyone who appreciates well-crafted suspense or anyone interested in seeing the genesis of John Carpenter's style. |
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