Rating: R
Genre:
Action
Release Date: 07/26/2005
Run Time: 91 Minutes
Distributor/Studio: Image Entertainment
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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