Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)

A film review by Christopher Null - Copyright © 1999 Filmcritic.com

John Carpenter's third movie (2 years before Halloween), and one of his best, in a career that's filled with mostly downs. This low-budget shoot-em-up has L.A. gang-bangers taking a blood oath to kill a guy secreted inside a nearly vacant police station, and watching the people within resist the siege for 90 minutes is an awful lot of fun. Reportedly a remake of Rio Bravo. DVD features commentary by Carpenter.

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Rating

3.5 out of 5 Stars

Cast and Crew

  • Director: John Carpenter
  • Producer: J. Stein Kaplan
  • Screenwriter: John Carpenter
  • Stars: Austin Stoker, Darwin Joston, Laurie Zimmer, Martin West, Tony Burton, Charles Cyphers, Nancy Kyes
  • MPAA Rating: R