Product Information
Classic thriller tale in which a Los Angeles police station is besieged by a gang of cut-throats who seek revenge on the cop who killed one of their members.Product Identifiers
ProducerJoseph Kaufman
EAN5030305510619
eBay Product ID (ePID)44100461
Product Key Features
ActorLaurie Zimmer, Darwin Joston, Charles Cyphers, Austin Stoker
Film/TV TitleAssault on Precinct 13
DirectorJohn Carpenter
LanguageEnglish
Run Time87 Mins
Aspect RatioWide Screen
Release Year2005
FormatDVD
FeaturesWidescreen, Special Edition\Brochure\Photo Gallery
GenreDrama, General
Additional Product Features
Number of Discs1
Certificate18
ComposerJohn Carpenter
Additional InformationDirector 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.
ReviewsBBCi - Stripped down terror - naked, raw, without rules.
ScreenwriterJohn Carpenter
Movie/TV TitleAssault On Precinct 13